April 6, 2021 Newsletter (Apr 06, 2021)

April 7, 2021 Program

Building Hope Today

ZOOM Meeting

Rotary Monthly Area of Focus: Child and Maternal Health

Special Guest Speaker: Lynne Morgan -- Founder, Building Hope Today

Building Hope Today is a charitable organization dedicated to helping children & adults in Idaho find a healing way forward from sexual abuse.

CALL INFO FOR WEDNESDAY:

Idaho Falls Rotary is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: IF Rotary Club - 1st Wednesday Zoom Meeting

Time: Apr 7, 2021 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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It's District Raffle Time!

The Triple Grand Prize is $4500 of AAA travel to the winner, $4500 of AAA travel to seller of the winning ticket and $4500 cash to the seller's club. That totals $13,500!

We're asking each Rotarian to sell 10 District raffle tickets! If you are inactive Rotarian; hopefully you still have enough Rotary in your heart to support our raffle.

It is the only major fundraiser of the District. Every club and every Rotarian is obligated to participate. The purchase of least one $10 ticket (or a book 10), isn't too much to ask from every Rotarian.

The Triple Grand Prize is $4500 of AAA travel to the winner, $4500 of AAA travel to seller of the winning ticket and $4500 cash to the seller's club. That totals $13,500!
The second prize is a condo for a week in Puerta Vallarta and $1000 toward airfare.
The third prize is $500 at Best Buy.

The raffle proceeds go the District's Paul Harris matching points program, the exchange student program and to your club (if your club has one representative log onto the District Celebration).

Please purchase your tickets by May10th; so that your club can mail them on time. Please contact Rotarian Aaron Johnson at aaron.johnson@bateman-hall.com to purchase your tickets.

Club Survey

Thank you for being a member of the Idaho Falls Rotary Club.

Your Board of Directors have been preparing for a Rotary district led "Vision Facilitation" exercise that will consist of a survey (emailed to all club members in early April) as well as follow up meeting to further define our Club's strategic plan for the upcoming years.

Your participation is greatly appreciated.

SURVEY LINK: Idaho Falls Rotary Club Survey (google.com)

Night Out at the Museum

Thanks for joining us for Rotary Night Out at the Museum!

It was so fun visiting with fellow Rotarians face-to-face while enjoying MOI's amazing exhibit. Rotary events are always extra special when the kids join us!

Check out our calendar feature on our new Rotary website for a list of upcoming presentations and events!

Restaurant of the Month - Cafe Sabor

April's Restaurant of the Month - Cafe Sabor!

The Idaho Falls Rotary Club is grateful for Cafe Sabor for their support of the Great Snake River Greenbelt Duck Race!

Please join us in support of this local restaurant (and supporter of the Duck Race) with a take-out or dine-in order and tell them your a proud and loyal Idaho Falls Rotarian!

http://www.cafesabor.com/

Photo Credit: Cafe Sabor

Maternal and Child Health Month

RI Theme for the Month: Maternal and Child Health

An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation — all of which can be prevented.

Rotary International's theme for the month is Maternal and Child Health.

Learn how you can help: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/saving-mothers-and-children

District Conference (Virtual)

District Conference - May 21, 2021

Based on the guidance provided by both Rotary International and the District Leadership Council, the 2021 District Conference that was to be held at the Sun Valley Resort on May 21 – 22, 2021 will instead be held virtually on Friday, May 21, 2021.

This year's Virtual District Conference will include a fun-filled pre-show from 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. MST that you will not want to miss, with the actual District Conference being held from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. MST.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our amazing sponsors noted down below, this event will be free of charge! I would like to personally invite and encourage every Rotarian in our District to attend, either by themselves or with loved ones.

Ed Viesturs, the world famous climber, best-selling author, motivational speaker, National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, etc., will still be our keynote speaker (click here for his bio). There will also be other exciting events that will occur, including our popular District Raffle. Trust me when I say that you will not want to miss this event!

More information regarding this exciting event will be forthcoming, so please continue to check your emails to learn more about it and be sure to SAVE THE DATE!!!

Please join me in recognizing our fantastic 2021 District Conference Sponsors, as well as clicking on their names to learn more about these great businesses!

Event Sponsor:

Idaho Central Credit Union

Platinum Sponsor:

The J.R. Simplot Company

D.L. Evans Bank

Gold Sponsors:

Hawley Troxell, Attorneys and Counselors

St. Luke’s

Bronze Sponsors:

The Bank of Commerce

Western Building Maintenance

The Nichols Accounting Group