Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary

This Thursday: A Place to Belong with Kayla Castleberry!💙✨

Join us this Thursday at Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary for an inspiring presentation as we welcome Kayla, Executive Director of A Place To Belong!

With nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare, mental health, and addiction counseling, Kayla brings immense passion to empowering individuals on their recovery journeys. At A Place to Belong, she oversees programs in Detroit Lakes and Fergus Falls that provide a safe, supportive space for individuals with serious mental illness to build purpose, independence, and lasting community connections.

Kayla also serves on the board of United Way of Becker County and as Board President for the Becker County Local Advisory Council for Mental Health.

Come learn how her team is strengthening local resources and fostering a community where everyone belongs!

📍 Detroit Lakes VFW
🕛 Thursday @ Noon
🍽️ Guests eat free!
👉 Learn more: ap2b . org

Walk, Sip, and Connect: World Polio Walk is Next Weekend! 🔴🍻🚶‍♂️

Get ready to stretch your legs and support a global mission! On Saturday, October 24th from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, the Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary and Detroit Lakes Morning Rotary are teaming up to participate in the World’s Largest Polio Walk—and you're invited to join in!

We want to make sure everyone knows: this is a completely casual, flexible afternoon!

There is no formal group march, no timer, and no strict starting line. You get to set your own pace and enjoy the fall weather however you like:

🚶‍♀️ Chart Your Own Stroll: Walk between our two host spots, take a relaxing walk down the new beach boardwalk, or just wander through town at your own speed.
📍 Stop By the Hospitality Hubs: Whenever you're ready, drop by Bucks Mill Brewing and Lakeside Tavern & Brewery (upstairs) between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
🎥 Learn & Connect: Check out our Rotary informational tables, catch quick videos on global polio eradication efforts, chat with local Rotarians, and drop a contribution into the donation box!
🥤 Enjoy & Unwind: Grab a beverage, spend time with friends, and know that you're helping Rotary finish the fight against polio worldwide!

Whether you walk 10,000 steps or just stroll between the pubs for a casual drink and good conversation, every bit of awareness helps!

🔴 Attire: Wear red or your favorite Rotary gear!
👉 Click "Going" or "Interested" on our Facebook Event page and invite a friend to walk along with you!

Finding connection, purpose, and a true sense of belonging! 💙🤝✨

Join us this Thursday at Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary for an inspiring presentation as we welcome A Place To Belong!

Founded in 1997, A Place to Belong provides a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for individuals living with serious mental illness who are working on their recovery in our community. Through voluntary recreational, social, educational, and community service opportunities, they help members build lasting connections and combat isolation and loneliness.

Come learn how this vital local organization strengthens mental health recovery, fosters community support, and creates a place where everyone belongs.

📍 Detroit Lakes VFW
🕛 Thursday, October 15 @ Noon
🍽️ Guests eat free!
👉 Learn more about their mission at ap2b.org

How can our community improve? With YOUR input! 📋

One of our own fellow Rotarians, Vanessa, is working hard alongside local health leaders to bring the right care, resources, and wellness initiatives directly to Detroit Lakes and Becker County!

Every three years, the Community Health Improvement Survey gathers feedback from local residents to understand our area's true health and well-being needs. A partnership of local health care providers and community groups then uses these results to directly guide their work, improve local care, and launch targeted wellness programs.

Taking this survey takes just a few quick minutes, but your input makes a tremendous, lasting difference for our community!

📲 How to participate:
Simply scan the QR code on the flyer attached to take the quick survey right from your phone!
You can also visit this site to comlete the survey https://sanford.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da0yKYeGPYI8Wx0

Thank you for taking a few moments to help guide the future of health and wellness in Detroit Lakes! 🙌💙

Making Waves & Creating Ripples in Detroit Lakes! 🌊✨

We're enjoying greeting fellow Rotarians from the 2026 District 5580 Conference at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, MN!

We are soaking in two incredible days of leadership, service inspiration, and fellowship with Rotarians from across North Dakota, Northern Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and Canada!

🎉 THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT:
Get ready, Lakes Country—Detroit Lakes is hosting the 2027 District 5580 Conference! 📍 lake country style!
Save the date to join us next fall as we bring clubs from across our four-region district together right here in DL:
🗓️ DATES: October 8 – 9, 2027
📍 LOCATION: Detroit Lakes, MN
🌊 THEME: Create Ripples. Make Waves. Change Lives.

Under incoming District Governor Kim Nelson (2027–2028), we will be exploring what action our clubs can take to make waves and change lives globally and locally.

Start thinking about your personal ripple and get ready for an extraordinary conference in DL next October!

Wow... what a week!

2.... 2 new members inducted this week! Joe Vesey of Vesey Plumbing & HVAC and Rebecca Dahlberg of The BIG DL: Event Center and Rebecca Dahlberg. Both were brought in by Justin Dahlberg

We also had a FANTASTIC presentation by our member Tina Johnson Jaster of the Rural Minnesota CEP. Very engaging, informational, and Tina's even got some jokes! The opportunities they are providing to the community cannot be overlooked. If you know anyone looking for a job, training, or any kind of employment assistance, this is where they should start!

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Community Blood Screening event!

Get your tickets before they are sold out! This is a Detroit Lakes Morning Rotary fundraising event you do not want to miss.

It's almost w**e "Pairing" time at Spanky's Stone Hearth again, a very popular event that you don't want to miss!! Monday October 12th, cash bar at 5:30pm, dinner at 6pm.