Gift Wrapping/Fairbanks Golden Hearth club

Where: Sportsman's Warehouse

When: Friday Dec 14th 5-8pm

Saturday Dec 15th 12-6pm

Sunday Dec 16th 12-6pm

Thursday Dec 20th 5-8pm

Friday Dec 21st 5-8 pm

Saturday Dec 22nd 12-6pm

Sunday Dec 23rd 12-6pm

Monday Dec 24th 12-4pm

Scholarship Committe Meeting

In order to learn more about how we manage our scholarships through the Foundation, Tammy and Joanne, officers of the North Pole Rotary Club Foundation, will give a presentation at 11A this Wednesday at the Pagoda. If you are interested, please join us! If you would like to serve on the Scholarship Committee and help select this year’s recipients, please let Scholarship Chair Chuck know you are interested.

Fight against Polio

Dear Rotarians:
Rotarian Alana Bergh gave a presentation about Rotary's effort to fight Polio on November 14. She stated that Rotarians have an opportunity to triple their gift. For example: if you give $100 to PolioPlus, District 5010 will match your gift and the RI Foundation will also match your gift.
We have several members that have made a donation. If you would like to donate to PolioPlus, please let me know by December 7 (Yes, I can bill your account).
Thank you,
Margarita Bell
margbell@gci.net

Holiday Progressive Dinner

Thursday, December 20.

We will have a progressive dinner as follows:

Tammy Randolph - appetizers - 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Michelle Bunch - soup/salad - 7:15 p.m.
Neva Baker - main dish - 7:45 p.m.
Joanne Trefethen - dessert/coffee with ornament exchange
8:15 p.m. to approximately 9:00 p.m.
Tammy will be sending more information out soon! Thanks for all
your hard work on this Tammy and to our Rotarians who volunteered
to host at their homes! Hope to see some of our MIA Rotarians
at this evening event!

Food Bank Volunteers

Rotarians who volunteered at the Food Bank last Wednesday. Many thanks to those who could help the Food Bank. Sam Kirsten and the staff at Food Bank were extremely grateful. One thousand food boxes were packed last Wednesday. Pictured above, Joanne, Alana, John, Pamela, Jack, Katherine, Tasmine, (that’s Jeri cut off there). Not pictured: Jeff Tucker. As of this writing unfortunately I don’t have a complete list of volunteers but we thank you!!

Local Membership Meeting

Alana Bergh, Chair of D5010 Membership Committee 2005-08 and Marty Brantingham (College Rotary Club) are coordinating a Membership Development Workshop for all Fairbanks area club members. The workshop is this Thursday, November 29 from 5:30—8:30 p.m. at the Regency in the Embassy Room. Rotarians can order off the menu, then share ideas and best practices on how to recruit members, membership retention, continuing education and
more.

Please let either Alana (alana.bergh@att.net or 488-2243/460-
8646) or Marty (owlfin@mosquitonet.com or 590-5082) if you plan
to attend.

Rotary Foundation Month

Rotary Foundation programs include Humanitarian Grants, Educational Program and the Polio Plus Program.
Humanitarian Grants include: Matching Grants support international service projects involving Rotary clubs or districts in two or more countries. Volunteer Service Grants subsidize travel for humanitarian service in Rotary countries. District Simplified Grants support short-term humanitarian projects that benefit the community. Health, Hunger, and Humanity Grants (3-H) fund long-term, self-help, and grassroots development projects. Educational Programs include: Group Study Exchange provides a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young professionals. Ambassadorial Scholarships provide opportunities for students to study abroad and serve as ambassadors of goodwill. Rotary Centers for International Studies provide opportunities for scholars to study international relations and peace and conflict resolution. Rotary Grants for University Teachers provide opportunities for higher education faculty to teach at colleges and universities in developing countries. Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program provides a course in peace studies, conflict resolution, and mediation aimed at professionals. PolioPlus is Rotary's priority program that supports global efforts to
eradicate polio. For more information on these programs and more, visit
www.rotary.org

Remember bring your loose change to donate to the Foundation and either Mt. McKinley Bank or Alana will roll it for you!