Free Travel to Taiwan!

Discover the culture and share your vocation with your Taiwanese Colleagues! Become a member of a Rotary Group Study Exchange Team!

The Group Study Exchange (GSE) program of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district.

To Apply Contact any member of North Pole Rotary or Call Alana Bergh 907 488 2243

Deadline August 13th 2007

Message from President Jeri Wigdahl

Thank you for attending today's Rotary meeting with District Governor Maynard and Marianne Gross. We had 70% attendance!!! Several members from the College Rotary Club attended including their president Julie Scott, secretary Carol Callahan and treasurer Marty Brantingham, as did Dave Miller from the Downtown Club. We inducted our two new members Chuck and Kacie! We learned some very interesting facts about Rotarian AC that you would never have guessed a mild-manner high school principal would do...... Glad to have you back AC after your two-month visit to Idaho.

Next week's speaker: Jeff Tucker on our international project Shelter Boxes.

To those that couldn't attend, we missed you and hope you will visit us again soon!

Jeri

Jimmy O'Connor Skatepark clean up Day!

Final on the Santa Claus Half Marathon

Cooperative Extension Service University of Alaska Fairbanks

Roxie gave a great demonstration of how nutritious our berries are in our very own back yards! The research done by Cooperative Extension has been very successful and made some astounding discoveries!

A Bit of Information on what Cooperative Extension is...
Agriculture and Horticulture in Alaska is distinct. Growers, farmers and gardeners must contend with unpredictably short growing seasons, yearly infestations of various insects, long daylight hours and even the occasional mid-season frost. While consumers may have a difficult time finding informed advice from the “outside,” local Extension Agriculture and Horticulture Agents and Specialists are highly-trained professionals who experience the same challenges as residents.

Helping Alaskans Grow Alaska
Agents work with farmers and recreational and commercial gardeners, provide landscaping advice and promote sustainable living. Program specialists focus on applied research by offering and reporting on scientific solutions to clientele’s needs and problems around the state. Agents use specialists’ reports, data and resources to deliver the information to the local public in a non-formal manner which can include holding workshops and farm forums, being “on-call” to answer consumer questions, conducting community-based research, and pursuing and developing new industry-related technologies. Don’t hesitate to contact your local Extension agent with any question. (Roxie Rodgers Dinstel) 474.2426

Thank you Roxie for your hard work and helping our local businesses!

North Pole Rotary Club 100% Attendance

July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007
Margarita Bell (3)
Alana Bergh (2)
Fred Brantingham (2)
Michelle Bunch (3)
Dave Gardner (3) *Transferred Rotarian
Katherine Hood (2)
Marisa Schuchart (2)
Joanne Trefethen (3)
Jeff Tucker (2)
Jeri Wigdahl (3)

July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
Margarita Bell (2)
Tasmine Bennett
Alana Bergh
Fred Brantingham
Michelle Bunch (2)
Barbara Cotting
Terry Ellington
Jack Harrison
Katherine Hood
Marisa Schuchart
Joanne Trefethen (2)
Jeff Tucker
Jeri Wigdahl (2)

July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2005
Margarita Bell
Michelle Bunch
Joanne Trefethen
Jeri Wigdahl

Jimmy O'Connor Outdoor Park Clean up 7 pm Monday

Dear Rotarians,

Just a friendly reminder about cleaning up the Jimmy O'Connor Outdoor Park on Monday July 23 at 7 pm. Bring gloves, tools to pull or cut weed along the fence etc.

I located two small Jersey Barriers,( Thanks to Tammy Randolph's eagle eyes. They are located on the edge of Pagoda's parking lot adjacent to Key Bank. Binny has agreed to let us have them for the park. Now we need a front end loader to scoop them up and place them at the entrance of the park where the fence is knocked down. I left a message with Joanne T. Anyone else have access to heavy equipment to do the job?

Jeff

Flower Beds....

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After...







Thank you Jeff Jacobson! Your attention to detail and community involvement is very inspring!

Bus Shelter

In partnership with an Eagle Scout Candidate, the North Pole Rotary Club provided a bus shelter for the North Pole community. The bus shelter is located near the North Pole Middle School and North Pole Senior Housing Complex and will offer youth, senior citizens, and other residents protection, comfort and safety. Special thanks to Rotarians Fred Brantingham, Jeff Jacobson, Jerry Million, and Joanne Trefethen for their assistance in the project.

Welcome the new President!

Board Meeting and Make-up 11am July 11th

When we meet as a board on Wednesday July 11 at 11A, before our first meeting of the 2007-2008 Rotary year, we will have some new things to discuss and approve. I will have an agenda to you before the board to review. Since we only have an hour, our meetings will be concise and to the point. If you have something you'd like to discuss at the board, please let me know a week in advance and I'll put it on the agenda.

North Pole Bus Shelter

The Bus Shelter will arrive on Thursday, July 5. In partnership with
Douglas Boyer Jr. (Eagle Scout Candidate), the club purchased the bus
shelter with funds from a District Simplified Grant and various fund raising
activities.
We are scheduled to construct the bus shelter on Tuesday, July 10 at 6:30
p.m. near North Pole Middle School (across from the Senior Housing Complex).
Since the padding has been completed, I anticipate no more than 2 hours to
complete the project.
I believe this is an excellent opportunity to provide an important service
to our community. Please let me know if you will be available to help.
Thanks,
Margarita Bell

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR
"Every Rotarian giving to the Foundation Every Year"

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of $26.50 to more than $1.792 million in 2005-06. The Foundation provides funds for the following programs:
PolioPlus: Rotary's priority program supports global efforts to eradicate polio.

PolioPlus: A program that supports Rotarians' efforts to achieve Rotary International's and its Foundation's goal of the certification of the eradication of the wild poliovirus.
Humanitarian Programs: Grants to fund club and district service projects.
District Simplified Grants: A tool for Rotary districts to support short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the community.

Volunteer Service Grants (formerly Individual Grants): Subsidize travel of individual or small groups for qualified international humanitarian service in Rotary countries for periods up to 60 days.

Matching Grants: Support international service projects involving Rotary clubs or districts in two or more countries.
Health, Hunger, and Humanity Grants (3-H): Awarded to fund large international long-term, self-help, and grassroots development projects that use an integrative approach to address humanitarian needs.

Educational Programs: Funding for students, faculty, and young professionals to serve abroad.

Ambassadorial Scholarships: Sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups.

Group Study Exchange: A unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries.

Rotary World Peace Scholarships: Located in seven leading universities around the world, Rotary Centers provide individuals the chance to study in a master's level program in conflict resolution, peace studies, international relations, and other related disciplines.

Rotary Grants for University Teachers: Provide funds to higher education faculty to travel abroad to teach at colleges and universities in developing countries. The program is intended to build international understanding and foster development while strengthening higher education in low-income countries.