The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Katie Clark Sieben as program speaker this Thursday, Oct. 19. Clark Sieben is an economic development consultant with the City of Edina. She will speak about "The Grandview Green Project."
This week is also Prospective Member Day! All Rotarians are encouraged to bring a friend or colleague that is intersted in learning more about our club and Rotary. All prospective members get lunch on the club at this week's meeting! Contact Membership Director Greg Yoch with questions.
Returning member Dick Teegen and new member Rich Kleber will be officially inducted into the club at the meeting.
For more on the speaker, click on the link below...
Rotary Camp Enterprise is right around the corner! Sam Thompson and his team are busily getting all the details worked out for the 120 high school students who will attend the three-day camp. You can help by volunteering to be a mentor! We are still looking for mentors for this year's camp, Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 2–4. To find out more or to volunteer, contact Sam.
WHAT: Steve Rummler Hope Network video on the opioid crisis at the Twin Cities Film Festival WHERE: Kerasotas Minneapolis ICON Showplace Theatre at the West End, St. Louis Park WHEN: 12:10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 WHO: This event is free for all Rotarians, family and friends WHY: Edina Rotary Foundation has granted funds to the Steve Rummler Hope Network to produce videos educating doctors and the public about the dangers of opioids, the long-term effects and overdoses INFO: The Steve Rummler Hope Network video will show before another movie, "DEA's Chasing the Dragon," that is part of the Twin Cities Film Festival. It will be a short version (7 minutes) of the video. The full 22-minute video will air on the local PBS channel, TPT. Contact Ann Platt or Josh Sprague with questions on the event. For more on the video and event, go to the Steve Rummler Hope Network website.
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WHAT: Workshops to construct sanitary pad kits for South Sudan Rotary grant project WHEN: 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 22 and Nov. 5
WHERE: 2833 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408 WHO: Any Rotarians willing to help, sewing experience is appreciated but not required INFO: This is a great opportunity for club members to connect with the work being done in our local and international communities. They are also asking for donations of washed flannel or 100 percent cotton (dark and wild patterns with the smallest size of 5"x5"), washcloths, hotel-size soap and gallon-sized Ziploc bags. Contact Minneapolis #9 Rotary Club member Fred Semmer at fred.semmer@gmail.com or 858-525-2947 with questions or for more information.
It is time again to plan the Rotary Club of Edina Fall Fireside Chats! The Social Committee has four gatherings planned for late October:
• Josh Sprague's home, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 4720 70th St. W., Edina. Go here to register.
• Renee Harberts's home, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 6125 Blake Ridge Road, Edina. Go here to register.
• Paul Mooty's home, Thursday, Oct. 26, 5320 Kelsey Terrace, Edina. Go here to register.
• Gordy Lewis's home, Friday, Oct. 27, 6824 Chapel Lane, Edina. Go here to register.
All Fireside Chats are from 7 to 9 p.m. Members are encouraged to come to all the Fireside Chats, or pick the one that best works with their schedule. Please register for any gathering you will attend to allow for the hosts to plan.
The Fireside Chats are very informal social exchanges for the members to enjoy and learn about Rotary and to get to know one another. The hosts are asked only to encourage discussion and a good time for all. It is a chance to meet our new members or reconnect with old friends! Members are encouraged to come to all the Fireside Chats, or pick the one that best works with their schedule.
New members—you are especially encouraged to attend one or all of the Fireside Chats! It is a great way to get to know your fellow Rotarians in a casual atmosphere. Let us know if you have questions.
For more information, contact the host or Brad Hepp at heppbrad@gmail.com.
WHO: Any Rotarian and family and friends. Children must be 5 or older.
INFO: It is time for our fall visit to Feed My Starving Children to pack meals for those around the world in need! We will pack enough food to feed over 60 people for a year in just two hours. Contact Mike Sitek with questions.
The annual Area 3 Rotary Veterans Luncheon is set for Thursday, Nov. 9, at Bearpath Golf and Country Club, 18100 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. with live music, with the luncheon beginning at 11:15 and concluding at 1:15 p.m.
Please register yourself and all guests online by Nov. 1. We need to report our attendance to the planners, so all are asked to register if they plan to attend.
Each Rotarian may invite up to two veterans as guests of our club, and Senior Active and Honorary Rotarians who are veterans may attend free of charge. Cost for guests that are not veterans will be $25. Senior Active or Honorary members who are not veterans will be charged the usual $20.
There is no Rotary Club of Edina meeting on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Edina Country Club. All members are encouraged to attend the Veterans Luncheon.
For more information about the Veterans Luncheon, contact President-Elect John Flynn.
The annual Thanksgiving Baskets Assembly will be the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Nov. 22, at the Edina Country Club. Our club will partner with Edina Morningside Rotary Club again this year to assemble and deliver baskets to those in need. We will gather at 11:45 a.m. for lunch, and then will begin assembling the Thanksgiving baskets for area families in need after that. Volunteers are needed for the basket assembly, as well as deliveries after the event.
Bring friends and family to join in lunch, assembly of baskets and delivery. Please register here if you plan to attend, and make sure to register all guests. Cost for lunch is $20 for Senior Active, Honorary and adult guests. Children cost $12.
Contact Michael Stanzak or Mary Hustad with info about who you would like to be paired up with for deliveries or for more information about the event. Baskets are delivered to families in Edina, and north and south Minneapolis.
WHAT: The Peterson Family: Twas the Jam Before Christmas, Minnesota's First Family of Music, featuring our own Paul Peterson, will perform WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 WHERE: Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis
WHO: Any Rotarian and guests TICKETS: There is a "Rotary block" of tickets on the main floor available on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is at tables of four, so if you want to sit with someone specific, you should consider buying all four tickets at a table. Tickets are $25 each. If the Rotary block tickets are sold, you are welcome to buy tickets elsewhere in the venue as they are available. To procure your tickets, you must contact The Dakota directly. You can reach The Dakota box office at 612-332-5299. To buy tickets online or for more information, go to The Dakota website. Dinner and drinks are available for off the menu purchase at an additional cost.
INFORMATION: The Dakota website or Joe Christensen
Thank you for your recent gift in memory of Jean Bainbridge to the Arthritis Foundation. Your generosity allows the Arthritis Foundation to champion the fight against arthritis and make a positive impact on the lives of the millions of Americans affected by the disease while also continuing the search for a cure.
The program speaker at the Oct. 12 Rotary Club of Edina meeting was Tina Rexing, founder of T-Rex Cookie Company. And Tina brought some of her delicious and giant cookies to share with the club!
Rotarian Wooj Byun was the next speaker in the Six Carat Diamond series featuring longtime Rotary Club of Edina members. He spoke of his Rotary journey and what being a Rotarian has meant to him.
Youth were highlighted at the meeting as well. Steve Buettner brought forward the two Edina High School students who joined us and introduced themselves and what they are involved in at EHS. And Sam Thompson, this year's chair of Camp Enterprise, introduced Gregory Fink, a participant in last year's Camp E. He was sponsored by our club to Camp E, and he talked about the impact camp had on his life.
For more on the meeting, click on the link below...
2017 Diamond Jubilee
Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala
Presenting Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
Washburn-McReavy Funeral Chapels and Cremation Services
Wool Sponsor
Faribault Woolen Mill Co.
Gold Sponsors
Baird
Brandpoint
Grandview Tire & Auto
North American Banking Company
NorthMarq Capital
The Tankenoff Families Foundation
In-Kind Sponsor
City of Edina
The Edina Country Club will serve pork tenderloin sandwich or chicken Nicoise salad at the Thursday, Oct. 19, Rotary Club of Edina meeting.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part time Monday through Friday, and attends the Rotary meetings on Thursdays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to answer questions. Contact her at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a message on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.
The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Katie Clark Sieben as program speaker this Thursday, Oct. 19. Clark Sieben is an economic development consultant with the City of Edina. She will speak about "The Grandview Green Project." .jpg)
Rotary Camp Enterprise is right around the corner! Sam Thompson and his team are busily getting all the details worked out for the 120 high school students who will attend the three-day camp. You can help by volunteering to be a mentor! We are still looking for mentors for this year's camp, Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 2–4. To find out more or to volunteer, contact 
WHAT: Steve Rummler Hope Network video on the opioid crisis at the Twin Cities Film Festival
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WHAT: Feed My Starving Children event
WHAT: The Peterson Family: Twas the Jam Before Christmas, Minnesota's First Family of Music, featuring our own Paul Peterson, will perform 
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The Edina Country Club will serve pork tenderloin sandwich or chicken Nicoise salad at the Thursday, Oct. 19, Rotary Club of Edina meeting.