The meeting portion of the program was a reviewing the 2025-2026 Club Goals.
The even MORE fun part of the meeting was "Sing or Dare" presented to you by the Games Committee (Andy Bakkum, Michael Quam, Alex Attardo, Katie Berkedal, Niki Pohnl, Shy Jackson, Jeanne Meyer, Erin Kujak, Nell Saunders-Scott, Sarah Arendt-Beyer, and Lauren Journot).
“Our meetings are dull, dull, dull! Our club never does anything interesting! And why are you and I the only two members left?”
These are common complaints. Okay, they’re not exactly common. But your Rotary Club is probably looking for ways to grow, or ways to make your meetings more engaging, or ways to make your club more active and more visible.
What better way is there than to share ideas and learn from other clubs? And what better time and place than TriCon 2026? The heart of TriCon is ideas, ideas, ideas!
Past attendees have called TriCon “inspiring,” “energizing,” "transforming," and “simply amazing.” And that is no exaggeration.
Built around Rotary’s 2026 theme, Unite for Good, this year’s conference will show you how to increase Rotary’s impact at your club, in your community, and worldwide. TriCon 2026 will offer practical learning and a celebration of all that Rotary and Rotarians can do and can be to build a better world. And as a bonus, it offers a chance bring the family and enjoy the Kalahari’s waterpark.
Early Bird Pricing is available through February 13, 2026 — and who doesn’t like to save a few bucks. So, now is the time to register and book your room at Kalahari. Click the link on the bottom of this email to register.
FOUNDATION MINUTE: February 2, 2026.
Welcome to Week ONE of RI’s Month of Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution
Over 120 million people displaced worldwide. Mass displacement caused by: conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violation. Half of displaced population are children. Rotary creates an environment of Peace by refusing to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotarians resolve conflict by fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, improving the health of mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies. Over 1800 peace fellows have been trained by the Rotary Peace Centers to become catalysts for peace through careers in government, education, and international organizations. Rotarians are mediators, negotiating humanitarian ceasefires in areas of conflict to allow polio vaccinators reach children who are at risk. As advocates, Rotarians have an integral role as respected, impartial participants during peace processes and in post-conflict reconstruction. The Rotary Action Group for Peace gives Rotarians resources and support to advance peace efforts and turn ambitious ideas into life-changing realities.
“I wanted to do something to help prevent war, rather than addressing its consequences.” Robert Opira, Rotary Peace Fellow, University of Queensland, 2005-07.
