By Committee Chair Rob Altenburg, Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North 

 

Thank you to all those who attended our first District Environmental Committee on March 8^th.   

 

With Earth Day approaching on April 23^rd, the Environmental Committee would like to alert clubs about ideas for environmental projects that can be done alone or in partnership with other clubs. These can be completed projects, works in progress, or ideas still in the planning stages (particularly those for which you are pursuing one of this year’s micro-grants).   

 

Please submit a brief description of any projects to Rob Altenburg at rca@qrpc.com and mention if your club would be interested in partnering with another club to join in a project. If your club’s past project was already submitted for inclusion on the District’s service page there is no need to resubmit it. Go here to see past activities: https://rotary7390.org/page/service-activities. The deadline for project submissions is March 23^rd.  In a future Rotary Reporter project submissions will be shared including ways to partner with other clubs and get involved.

 

Lastly, we look forward to seeing you at the District Conference on April 1^st which will start with an Environmental Presentation at 8:30 AM by Patrick McDonnell, President, and CEO of Penn Future on the topic of: “Climate Change, Water Quality and Improvisation – We are at a tipping point.” Description: Our environment is at a crisis point, but the solutions have never been more within our grasp. How do we get there and how does a little improvisation bring us over the finish line? Register and learn more at https://rotary7390.org/  

 

The next meeting of the District Environmental Committee will be on May 10^th at 7:00pm. All Rotarians are welcome to attend. Contact Rob at rca@qrpc.com to get on the mailing list!