May 2026 Rotary Bee (Apr 30, 2026)

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May 2026

Greetings, Salt Lake Rotarians!

I want to share my heart felt appreciation for the opportunity to sit in the president's seat this year. This was quite an honor and a deep commitment and I could NOT have done it well without fellow members, committee chairs, board members- especially your president elect- Don Weakley and the rest of the Executive Committee (Nick, Paul and Jeff) Also, the movement and implementation of so much has been so wonderfully moved forward with our Executive Director, Jacqui Voland.

We were able to achieve quite a lot but we still have much to do with net growth of our membership and I look forward to continuing that movement! We are excited to move forward with significant Marketing activities, but we need everyone's help in extending the messages virtually and in person as much as possible.

We are standing up a Public Image committee and appreciate the many members that will be supporting!! If you are interested, please let myself or Jacqui know.

Otherwise, I look forward to spending another year on the board to support the future Nominations committee and our work of Retention, Realistic Recruitment and Reputation.

Warm Regards to all and look forward to connecting with you soon at our wonderful programs, social and service opportunities!!

Heidi

Cell: 801-510-5914
heidi.ruster@redcross.org

Rotary Club of Salt Lake City Dates to Keep in Mind

May - Committee Reports for fiscal year 2025-26 activities due to club board and submission to Salt Lake City Rotary Foundation by June 1.
June - Club Business Meeting - Leadership Transfer, Budget Approval
July - New Board Leadership

Opportunities to Connect & Engage

May 27 - Franklin Elementary Field Day - Volunteers Needed - Sign up on link provided in article below
June 6 - Time to Register for the Inter-Club BBQ - The plans are coming together for our inter-club BBQ. Members from clubs across the Salt Lake Valley are starting to register. If you'd like to volunteer for set up that morning, please reach out to Kristy. Thanks to Chris Lake and Lux Catering for helping us with all the side items for the BBQ and Mike Delzotti for providing the meats and leading the BBQ competition.

If you have ideas for future social or service events, we’d love to hear them. Our goal is to increase engagement and get the Rotary Club of Salt Lake City back out into the community—living and sharing our message of Service Above Self.

Want to join the social or service committee? Reach out to Kristy Walker

Club 24 Scholarships and Education

May 5th was a day of celebration and recognition for the club as we welcomed our 2026 cohort of scholarship recipients and invited our Franklin Elementary mentoring program students to join us for lunch.

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Rotary & Utah Recycling Alliance

Making a difference in our community is part of Rotary's DNA. Rotary Club 24 members volunteered in April to help the Utah Recycling Alliance collect hard to recycle materials at a ChARM event.

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Career Day at Franklin Elementary

Career Day and Franklin Elementary - The Salt Lake Rotary Club brought back a long-standing tradition at Franklin Elementary on Thursday, April 16, 2026. This Career Day program, a pre-COVID service project, saw club members and colleagues present to fifth and sixth graders. The event was well attended, with over 100 students participating in five separate sessions.

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Field Day at Franklin

Fellow Rotarians, Franklin Elementary’s Field Day is coming up, and I’d love for our club to help make it a fun and memorable day for the kids!

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It's Time To Plan A Dine Around

It's time to plan a Rotary Club Dine a Round! Will you be a host?

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Programs Committee Meeting

Jun. 12, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Acts of Kindness Committee

Jun. 16, 2026

Jay Fox - Transportation in Utah - Alta Club

Jun. 16, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

International Projects Committee

Jun. 16, 2026
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-06:00)

Jobs, Growth and the AI Shift - Robert Spendlove

Jun. 23, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Utah League of Women Voters - Katharine Biele - June 30

Jun. 30, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Annual Business Meeting and Leadership Celebration

Jul. 07, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Programs Committee Meeting

Jul. 10, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

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Rotary Learning Center

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