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Volume LXIIIII, No. 23, Jan. 18, 2017
BRANDING IRON DICKINSON
ROTARY ROTARY CLUB
OF DICKINSON
UPCOMING PROGRAMS & IMPORTANT DATES:
Jan. 18—Leadership Dickinson
Suzi Sobolik, Leadership Dickinson coordinator
Jan. 25—Rotary Foundation Bingo
Kris Fehr, Rotary Club of Dickinson Paul Harris Foundation chair
Suzi Sobolik, Leadership Dickinson Coordinator
Invocation: Thank you for the oppor-
tunity as community leaders to help
inspire the next generation of lead-
ers. — Amen
David Angel
Prayer: Guy Moos
Greeters: Deborah Lou Thompson, Jared Twogood /Birthdays: Glenice Hansen—1/20, Brad Fong—1/21
Rotary logo one of most recognized in world, says Shea
K ari Shea, the secretary for the Rotary Club of Dickinson, pre-
sented a “Fireside Chat – an Introduction to Rotary” at the Jan.
11 meeting.
The presentation served as information for new members and a
refresher for those who have been around awhile. Interesting facts about
Rotary presented included: the organization is one of the oldest service
groups in the world, there are 24,000 clubs worldwide, Rotary is in 200
countries — not even McDonalds can say that! — the Rotary logo is one of
the most recognized in the world, there are 1.2 million Rotarians world-
wide, our 4-Way Test is unique, and women were first admitted as Rotary
members in 1988.
During 2017, Rotary celebrates its 100th anniversary. In those 100 years,
we have immunized 2,000,000,000 (yes, that is billion) and have worked to
stamp out polio since 1986. The reason Rotary is so accepted worldwide is
that we approach every project and country as humanitarians.
If you want more information about Rotary, please go to www.rotary.org.
Among many topics, you will learn about the global awards, global fellow-
ships and friendship exchanges. The organization of Rotary includes the
national organization, districts and the local clubs. Dickinson is one of 66
clubs in District 5580. Our current District Governor is Herb Schmidt of the
Fargo-Moorhead AM Club.
Rotary Club of Dickinson projects include a bi-annual highway cleanup
along I-94 near the Painted Canyon, providing dictionaries to third graders,
reading at Head Start, providing service to the DSU Rodeo Club, and rais-
ing money for Rotary International’s Polio Plus Campaign through the an-
nual Pancake Karnival. This year’s event is on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the BAC.
Jay Elkin
Sanborn with her sponsor,
Shirley Dukart
Kari Shea
Rotary Club of Dickinson Contacts:
President: Chad Renicker— [email protected]
Secretary: Kari Shea—[email protected]
Branding Iron Editor: Mark Billings –
Branding Iron correspondents include
Linda Steve (second week)
Seth Poland (third week)
Valentine’s Day Party set for Feb. 15 at Ramada
It’s hard to believe that it is already time to RSVP for our 2017 Rotary
Valentine’s Day
Party, which is
scheduled at
5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday,
February 15 at the Ramada. Please mark your calendar with the time,
date and place!
The cost is $30 per person. Rotarians can pay upfront or have the
amount applied to their membership dues. Rather than Stepheny Re-
ger’s choice of romantic opera during our dinner, we will have a DJ that
will play all your favorite’s after we eat. Come ready to kick up your heals and dance! Please RSVP with the
number attending. We hope for a record turnout with the addition of a DJ.
Since it is our Valentine’s Day
celebration, there will be a few
door prizes and a photo of
members and their guest(s) to
remember the evening. If you
have any questions about the
Valentine’s Day Party, contact
Amy Kreidt
Stepheny Reger
2017 Pancake Karni-
val set for Oct. 15
The 2017 Pancake Karnival —
the Rotary Club of Dickinson’s
largest fundraiser — is sched-
uled for Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Biesiot Activities Center. The combined meeting and event run-through is on Wednesday, Oct.
11. Last year’s event raised almost $15,500 — one of the largest amounts in the event’s six-year history, thanks to a hard-
working committee led by Kris Fehr. A huge thank-you to every-
one who participated through their volunteerism, sponsorship and
ticket sales!
CLUB MEETING NEWS
Kari Shea
Thank you again to Rotarians who hosted a new member
in 2016. We appreciate your networking and promotion of
one of the greatest service organizations in Dickinson!
Members of the 2016 Pancake Karnival and other
first-shift volunteers enjoy a moment of quiet before
nearly 1,000 people redeemed their tickets for pan-
cakes and sausage at the Biesiot Activities Center.