Begorra, 20 members, including 12 on Zoom, heard Prior Lake Rotary member Rick Olson speak on his club’s ongoing Rotary Global Grant projects at the Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. The projects aim to help ameliorate the grim conditions at the settlement, which shelters 140,000 people from the surrounding nations. Rick reviewed the settlement’s history, operation, and needs. It is primarily supported by the United Nations; Prior Lake’s projects focus on water, sanitation, and literacy. The club board will take up the question of donating to its grant at its board meeting April 7.

 

 

In Rotary March is Water Sanitation and Hygiene month. March 22nd is World Water Day which is an Annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of fresh water. For more information, click here to download the World Water Day Toolkit

 

Kristen Stuenkel announced that a follow-up to last week’s Zoom meeting introductory session on Operation Pollination will be held next Wednesday, March 24, beginning at 7:30 a.m.; the Zoom sign in will be the same as that for the club meeting, provided above. The City of Columbia Heights already cooperates through the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge campaign; see http://bit.ly/3rXqcx8

 

Steve Klaers announced that a mentoring effort has been started for STRIVE students at Fridley High School. An in-person gathering will hopefully take place in June.

 

 

The club will meet only on the first and third Wednesdays of the months from December through March; the next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7.

 

Members may sign up to deliver groceries for SACA on any Saturday in March at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040548a8ab29Ona7f49-saca2. If you will be driving, provide your insurance card and driver’s license for SACA to copy for its records.

 

Gre Schraufnagel reminded that The Refuge golf course has been reserved for the next Golf Classic, on July 19, 2021. Save the date, line up your foursome, and spread the word!