As November drew to a close and December began I was all ready to get my newsletter out, I was going to be early this month. But alas, life got in the way, my father had to have surgery yesterday. Before I go much further, he is doing great and will be back to his grumpy self soon. Where I am going with this is we are all busy people and we forget things. Give yourself some grace this holiday season and remember to worry about the important things, family, faith and friends. Through Rotary I have made such fabulous friends that I call some of them my family. I hope you all have those people in your life as well.
Rotary Rush
Rotary Rush is back for December, January and February. You should have received an email this morning about the matching program. Please consider using this incentive to encourage club members to become Paul Harris Fellows. Please let Suellen know if you did not receive the previous email.
End of the year giving
Please consider a year end donation to the Rotary Foundation. You can take advantage of all the tax benefits of your donations (as allowed by law) and help us continue to do good work both locally and internationally. There are so many ways to give of your treasures so please reach out if you need more information or go to the
Rotary.org website and donate directly online.
Rotary Global Scholarship Grants
Our District is honored to sponsor two Global Scholars this Rotary year, Hallie Johnson sponsored by the Decorah Club and Lela Udry sponsored by the Dubuque Club. Hallie is studying in Edinburgh, Scotland and Lela is studying in Barcelona, Spain. As required by Rotary, both scholars are pursuing graduate degrees. Chris Lindell,
kiwirotary@mac.com, our Global Scholar Committee chair is available to speak to your club about the process and how you might identify potential future scholars. Since there is no cost to the club, Global Scholarships provide a very accessible way for a club to participate in Global Grants. Contact Chris to learn more about Hallie, Lela and how your club might be a sponsor of a Global Scholar.
Happy Holidays!
Michelle
Michelle Bell, District Foundation Chair 