The Thursday, July 28, meeting of the Rotary Club of Edina will be a Prospective Member Day! All Rotarians are encouraged to bring a friend or colleague that is interested in learning more about Rotary and joining our club. All prospective members get a free lunch on July 28! 
 
Speaking at the meeting July 28 is Patrick Hunt, General Chair of the 2016 Ryder Cup. Hunt is a member volunteer for Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska. Hazeltine will host the Ryder Cup Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, 2016.
 
Perfect Attendance Awards for the 2015–2016 Rotary year will be given out at the meeting. Rotarian Shelly Loberg will give her classification talk at the meeting.
 
The July 28 program speaker is Patrick Hunt. He is a member volunteer for Hazeltine National Golf Club in the role of General Chair of the 2016 Ryder Cup. Hunt's primary role is representing Hazeltine in its partnership with the PGA of America as they recruit and manage over 4,000 volunteers from Minnesota in welcoming 250,000 golf fans and a worldwide television audience to the grounds of Hazeltine and the Twin Cities community during Ryder Cup week, Sept. 27 to Oct. 2.
 
Hunt has been a member of Hazeltine since 1994. In that time, he has served in a number of roles including Board member, Executive Committee member and Chair of the Nominating, House and Clubhouse Design Committees. In addition, Hunt served on the Executive Committee of the 2002 and 2009 PGA Championships.
 
In his professional life, Hunt is the founder, President and CEO of Hunt Adkins, an award-winning brand strategy and advertising firm with clients including Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Health System, iWireless, Federal Premium and Canterbury Park.
 
The Rotary Club of Edina will honor members that had Perfect Attendance in the 2015–2016 Rotary year at the July 28 meeting. A record number of Rotarians attended all or most meetings of the club, and did make ups throughout the year at committee meetings, Rotary happy hour or other Rotary activities to achieve the Perfect Attendance Award. Congratulations to everyone for their dedication to Rotary!
 
Rotarian Shelly Loberg will give her classification talk at the meeting.
 
The Rotary Club of Edina meets at 12:15 p.m. Thursdays at the Edina Country Club. Cost for lunch and the program is $20 for adults, $12 for children. All are welcome. The Club accepts cash, check or credit card for payment at the door. Credit card transactions will include $1 fee per lunch.