E-book Donations to Edina Schools
The Rotary Club of Edina makes a donation in honor of each speaker who presents the program at our weekly meetings. For the 2015–2016 Rotary year, President Jennifer Bennerotte selected Edina Schools as the recipient of the speaker donations. Each meeting speaker has an e-book donated in their name to either the middle school or high school libraries in ISD 273, the Edina School District.
Below is a list of the year's program speakers and their affiliation, along with the book title that was selected by Edina Schools staff to be purchased with the donation in that speaker's honor:
Month | Speaker at meeting |
Title and author of book selected for donation
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August |
David Nguyen,
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans |
Saint Anything by Sarah Dressen
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August | Rick Nelson, food critic for the Star Tribune |
Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
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September |
Jim Eppel,
CEO at UCare |
Hit Count by Chris Lynch
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September | Tom Chorske, retired professional hockey player |
Super Hockey Infographics by Jeff Savage
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September |
Tim Murphy,
Rotary District 5950 Governor 2015–2016 |
The Martian by Andy Weir
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September | Brigadier General Greg Haase, Minnesota National Guard |
American Sniper by Chris Kyle
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October | Jon Bream, music critic for the Star Tribune |
The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak
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October | David Peters, Operation 23 to Zero |
The Survivor by Vince Flynn
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October | Jason DeRusha, WCCO News |
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
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November |
David Murphy,
CEO at Fairview Health Services and CEO at Red Wing Shoe Co. |
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
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November |
Paul Douglas,
CEO at WeatherNation |
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
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November |
Brian Olson,
Public Works Director for the City of Edina |
Ember in the Ashes by Saaba Taahir
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November | Richard Leider, author of Unlock the Power of Purpose |
Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
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November | Elaine Wyatt, Executive Director at WomenVenture |
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
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December |
Lexi Reed Holtum,
Executive Director at the Steve Rummler Hope Foundation |
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
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December |
Keith Nelsen,
Executive Vice President/General Counsel at Best Buy |
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
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January |
Kathryn Nordberg,
Founder of and CEO at Erik's Ranch and Retreat |
Remember Dippy by Shirley Reva Vernick
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January |
Keith Simons,
Director of Personal Empowerment at Twin Cities R!se |
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
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January |
Steve Winnick,
Edina Human Rights and Relations Committee |
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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January |
Andy Zarras,
Vice President MSP Airport Customer Service for Delta Airlines |
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
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February |
James Eli Shiffer,
Star Tribune Editor, Watchdog and Data Team |
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg
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February |
Tim Murphy,
Rotary District 5950 Governor |
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost): A Memoir by Felicia Day
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February |
Stephen Yoch,
author, Becoming George Washington (book donated to Edina High School) |
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
|
Interact
Charter Night
|
John Crudele,
author, speaker, coach, John Crudele Presentations |
Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI
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March |
Christopher Clark,
President, Northern States Power |
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
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March
|
Zach Saueressig,
owner, Z Italiano restaurant |
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
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March |
Dr. Ric Dressen,
Superintendent, Edina Public Schools |
Overloaded and Underprepared: Strategies for Stronger Schools and Healthier, Successful Kids by Denise Pope
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March |
Jim Hoey and Willard Ikola,
authors, Ike: Minnesota Hockey Legend (book donated to Edina High School)
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Hockey Superstars: Past, Present and Future by Jennifer Rivkin
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March |
Tony Buettner,
Senior Vice President, Blue Zones
|
The Blue Zones Solution by Dan Buettner
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April |
Chris Werle and Randy Handel,
Associate Athletic Directors, University of Minnesota
|
Ordinary Grace n by William Kent Krueger
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April |
Paul Peterson,
musician, singer and Edina Rotarian
|
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
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April |
David Irvin,
Speaker on Ethics and Responsibility
|
LaRose by Louise Erdrich
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April |
Rob Zeaske,
CEO, Second Harvest Heartland
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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May |
Kelly Schuller,
President, Viracon |
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
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