Welcome to the Rotary Club To End Human Trafficking

We meet via Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month at 7 AM US CT.

Email President@endHTrotaryclub.org to request the meeting link.

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Belonging to a Global Rotary Club brings unique challenges. I discovered one of those as I started writing this President’s letter. I live in Minnesota which is located in the northern part of the United States, bordering on Canada. Those of us who live here celebrate the coming of spring as we watch the snow melt, the temperatures become warmer, the leaves start blooming and we enjoy the warm rays of the sun. However, those of you who live in other parts of the world don’t understand the joy I feel as much!

Instead, I hope you read this issue of our club’s newsletter. It is packed with many activities of our club and the organizations we enjoy informal and formal partnerships. We also celebrate four new members! Welcome to all of you.

As we grow in membership and activities, the need for funding to support incredible projects that are starting to come to our Programs and Projects Committee for consideration is increasing. You will be hearing more about the specific needs in the weeks to come. But if you can support our growing needs, please see the article on page 3 for details on how to donate to the club foundation.

Thank you for your support of our club and more importantly, on our quest to end human trafficking in every community!

Karen Walkowski

Charter President

Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking

President’s Letter

OUR CLUB'S TITLE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR 2025

Rather than making resolutions, I like to pick a "title accomplishment" for my year. A title accomplishment is a singular, standout achievement that encapsulates what I want to make happen that year. It could be developing a new class, learning a new technology tool, moving, or launching a passion project. It serves as the defining moment for that year.

In reflecting on our club, it looks like this is the Year of Branches. Our club's goals include building Branches of eight or more members in one geographic area so that we can act locally. Progress on that goal has exceeded expectations this year.

Our last newsletter featured an article about our West African Branch's networking and outreach efforts, and their activities are highlighted again in this month's newsletter.

Led by Benedicta Gbadegbe and Mary Fiadese, the members of our West African Branch are already making an impact in their area! From their initial meeting to get things rolling to their ongoing progress, exciting news continues to emerge from Ghana.

ROTARY CLUB TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Dear Rotarians,

One of Rotary’s greatest strengths is the ability of our members to come together to create lasting change, and The Rotary Foundation helps us transform dreams of change into reality.

From eradicating polio to building peace, much of the work we do around the world would not be possible without our continued support of our different Foundations.

The many foundations that exist within the rotary structure offer so many ways to change the world for the better. It is a great time to get to know your Foundation better and pursue causes that appeal to you.

Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to pressing community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships.

District grants fund small-scale, short-term activities that address needs in your community and in communities abroad. Each district chooses which activities it will fund with these grants.

The Rotary Club to End Human Trafficking (RCEHT) also has its own Foundation that helps support projects around the world with a focus on economic development to prevent the scourge of human trafficking. Despite our Foundation’s relative youth, this year alone our club has co-sponsored a global grant with the Rotary Club of Edina to prevent the illicit recruitment of the youth in Cuenca, Ecuador and co-sponsored two separate youth education programs in the states of Georgia and Florida.

Your gifts to our Foundation make these projects possible.

The Magic of Rotary does not appear out of nowhere. We create the magic with every new member inducted, every project completed, and every dollar donated to our Foundation.

Please join me in supporting The Rotary Foundation, and the RCEHT Foundation, and together, we will change the world for the better.