ABOUT DISTRICT 5580
District 5580 is an international district encompassing all of North Dakota, the northern half of Minnesota, a section of western Wisconsin and part of northwest Ontario, Canada. District 5580 was Rotary’s first international district. Geographically, Disrict 5580 is one of the largest districts in North America, stretching 1,200 miles across three time zones from Marathon, Ontario, to locations of the District’s most easterly Rotary Club, to Bowman, North Dakota on the west, and north to James Bay. A person traveling across the length of the vast district will see the Badlands and prairies of North Dakota, the fertile farmlands of the Red River Valley in both North Dakota and Minnesota, the lakes and forest of northern Minnesota, the iron mines of the Minnesota Arrowhead Region, the apple orchards of northwest Wisconsin, and the logging, mining, fishing and tourist areas of northwest Ontario. The District contains 66 Rotary clubs, 60 in the Unites States and six in Canada.
TEAM MEMBERS’ ROTARY CLUBS
Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary Club: Chartered in 1922. 90 members. Service projects: Dollars for Scholars, MUNA/RYLA, Interact Club, Boy Scouts, Rotary Soccer Fields, TeacHaiti, Eyes on Jamaica, Boys & Girls Club, Polio Plus www.clubrunner.ca/detroitlakesnoon/ Fargo West Rotary Club: Chartered in 1983. 65 members. Service projects include Toys for Tots, raising money for the local zoo, Rotary Youth Leadership Achievement Camp, Polio Plus, worldwide relief funds for natural disasters www.fargowestrotary.org/ Fort William Rotary Club of Thunder Bay: Chartered in 1916. 40 members. Service projects: Shelter House Lottery, Thunder Bay Regional Health Center, Northern Cancer Center Foundation http://www.fwrotary.ca/ Superior Sunrise Centennial Rotary Club: Chartered in 2005. 28 members. Service projects: Salvation Army bell ringing, food drives, collecting school supplies for children, Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival www.superiorsunriserotary.org/
GSE 2009 Team Taiwan
District 5580 — District 3480
Home: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Education: Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing Employment: Registered Nurse, St Joseph’s Care Group/Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre www.sjcg.net; www.tbrhsc.net
MEET THE GSE TEAM
Malika Carter Team Member
Therese Lim Team Member
Personal Interests: Time with family and friends, travel/cruising, reading, baking, knitting, shopping for jewelry, church involvement
Home: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Home: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Education: Doctor of Education in Institutional Analysis
Education: Bachelor of Science in Mass Communitcations
Employment: Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Services, North Dakota State University www.ndsu.nodak.edu
Employment: Marketing Coordinator, Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center www.dlccc.org
Personal Interests: Films, volunteering, gourmet food, advancing women in government, flowers
Personal Interests: Running, water skiing, wakeboarding, downhill skiing, teaching indoor cycling classes, music, shopping
Kesley Myhre Team Member
Home: Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Home: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Education: Masters of Science in Educational Administration
Education: Masters Degree in Business Management
Employment: Director of Curriculum and Instruction, School District of Superior www.superior.k12.wi.us
Employment: Human Resources Manager, SJE-Rhombus www.sjerhombus.com
Interests: Music, cooking, traveling, spending time with family and friends
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading, scrapbooking, enjoying the outdoor activities of Minnesota on the lake and in the snow
Mary Anne Korsch Team Leader
Natasha Nodsle Team Member
Read our team blog at http://gseteamtaiwan2009.blogspot.com.