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Zonta International Overview - Sally Bean
Zonta International is a 104 year-old service organization whose purpose is building a better world for women and girls.  Zonta and Rotary have some overlapping goals and a shared vision of creating a better world.  Zonta’s goals are to 1) promote peace by ending gender-based violence, 2) help women and girls by ending child marriage, giving birthing kits and doing service projects, 3) support education by granting scholarships and expanding access to education, 4) fighting diseases like obstetric fistula, neonatal/maternal tetanus, and HIV/AIDS.
Zonta also works on climate change by working to reduce plastic pollution and by mangrove planting. Planting mangroves helps protect the natural embankments of river mouths, thus restoring the aquatic environment, and ultimately restoring ecological balance.
 
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School Forest Update - Club Assembly
Rick Wilson and River Falls School District Superintendent Jamie Benson provided an update about the school forest.  Despite the cold and snow over this past winter, work has been going on at the property, mainly by a group of enthusiastic and capable volunteers.  Equally important, there have been other developments that affect the opportunity that this education resource offers as a Rotary project. 
 
The land for the school forest was donated to the school in 1942. The land exchange in 2009-10 required a cash contribution due to the unequal parcel sizes. Rotary contributed $5,000 (half of what was needed), but the consolidated property was still landlocked. In 2019, the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust acquired the adjacent Community Forest property. Dale Jorgenson has compiled a more detailed history.  Click the link at the bottom of the Tidings to read what he provided to the club.
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UWRF Honors Program and Student Presentation
Dr. Kathleen Hunzer described the structure of the UWRF Honors Program and how it prepares students for life beyond college.  Her overview was followed by a talk by Madelyn Retzlaff, an Honors Program student who earned some of her Honors volunteer hours by building a webpage for Jumpstart To Literacy.  The presentation, as well as the work she did for Jumpstart, connects to her Marketing Communications major.
 
Honors Program students must perform volunteer hours that help the community. Since Rotary supports Jumpstart to Literacy, the work to create the website was very much appreciated.
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This Week's Announcements
"Catch-Up Tidings" Continues:  Recapping July 25th and 8/1 meeting this week.
 
Upcoming Service:  here's a rundown for August
 
August 13th -- Stillwater Club's bicycle tour water stop.  We're pretty well set for setup, staffing and takedown for the water stand at Glen Park.  We could use one or two more people to staff the stand early.  
 
August 21st and 22nd --   The Tools for School event will be held on August 21st and 22nd, not on 8/14 and 15 as listed earlier.  You'll have another chance, or even two, to sign up using the sheet circulating at weekly meetings.  Or contact Linda or the Rick of your choice.
 
August 29th -- personal care items for Wiley's closet are being collected.  Click Read More for the list.  Bring items purchased to any upcoming meeting.
 
Board Highlights:  Actions from July's Meeting:  1) increasing high school scholarship amounts from $500 to $1000 per student for 23-24; 2) committed to contribute $500 to a White Bear Lake Rotary clean water initiative in Uganda; 3) reviewed the very successful recent River Falls Days kettlecorn sales and planned several improvements for next year.  Next board meeting is 8/28 at 5:30 in the RFPL meeting room.
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Joke of the Week 
This week's "Walks Into a Bar" joke:
 
A cowboy walks into a bar wearing a hat made of brown wrapping paper, a shirt and vest made of waxed paper, and chaps made of tissue paper.  Before the cowboy can even sit down, the bartender calls the sheriff, who comes in and immediately arrests the cowboy for rustling.
 
 
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Aug 15, 2023 7:00 AM
Rotary Youth Exchange Presentations
Aug 22, 2023 12:00 PM
Film: Stories From the Water
Aug 29, 2023 7:00 AM
Fifth Tuesday in-meeting service
Sep 05, 2023
Student Growing Apples
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Devotions/Reflections
Baumann, Elaine
 
Meeting Set-up
 
Setup 1
McKay, Terry
 
Setup 2
Wilson, Rick
 
Meeting Take-down
 
Takedown 1
McKay, Terry
 
Takedown 2
DiPeso, JIm
 
April Meeting Schedule
 
4/4 - AM meeting
 
4/11 - Noon meeting
 
4/18 - AM meeting
Club Assembly re
School Forest 
Project
 
4/20 - 5:01 at Lazy River
Burger Battle Award
 
4/25 - Noon meeting
with Lunch Mob
 
 
 
 
 
 
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