Shari West-Twittero was awarded her 7th Paul Harris today. Way to go Shari!
As part of Jennifer's last Rotary Day as president she honored the board members with her gratitude and a Rotary 4-way test challenge coin.
Jennifer also recognized her 12 Presidential Picks, people that have helped the club behind the scenes. They were presented with a Rotary International challenge coin. Congratulations to Tiffany Gikling, Kim Baker, Mary Kenner, Cindy Howell, Linda Rabe, Deb Niemi, John Johnson, Mark Barry, Rene Sorenson, Sandy White Shield, Bill Spindle, and April Malik.
We learned that Jennifer set 15 goals for her presidential year and met 12. The club will be receiving a citation from the district for meeting at least half of her goals. Congratulations!
As a club we have been addressing and planning for an inclusive future. This includes engaging diverse communities, intergenerational and people with disabilities. CBT training is available on the Rotary website at my.rotary.org in the learning center.
We also learned that a global grant led by the Brookings club dealing with educating businesses to recognize signs of past trauma in employees and referring them to the proper places for help was rejected, but the district is working to resolve and re submit. Another grant was to raise awareness of human trafficking within the Pined Ridge Indian Reservation through focus groups, educating kids, youth summits, and data collecting.
Jennifer will be sending out information on Rotary Organization 101 and encourages all to take it in order to learn the different levels of Rotary to help communication and getting the job done. This can also be found at my.rotary.org in the learning center.