June 19, 2018 Barker (Jun 19, 2018)

Rotary Family Picnic is tonight, July 19!

The Rotary Club of Edina Family Picnic is tonight, this Tuesday, June 19! The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and go until 7:30 at the Edina Country Club. Note the picnic is on Tuesday, but takes the place of the regular Rotary meeting that week.

The Edina Country Club will be serving burgers, brats, chicken, corn on the cobb, watermelon, potato salad, green salad, and cookies and bars. There will also be a cash bar. Valet parking will be available. Note that the ECC does NOT have a cash machine, so come prepared for the cash bar and valet tipping, if needed.

Make sure to bring your kids and grandkids! There will be face painting, balloon animals, T-shirt decorating and yard games! Registration for the event is closed. Contact Royce Pavelka if you have questions.

There is no regular Rotary meeting this, Thursday, June 21.

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Walk in the 4th of July Parade for Rotary!

WHAT: Edina Rotary is looking for volunteers to represent our club in the city of Edina's 4th of July parade!

WHERE: Volunteers will assemble with the other parade entrants on Normandale Boulevard behind the Community Center.
WHEN: 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 4. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and will go for approximately two hours.

WHO: Rotarians, family and friends
INFO: Not only will our volunteers be distributing Rotary goodwill, but also pencils and suckers to the kids along the road. Two lucky volunteers have the honor of carrying the Rotary banner. We will be accompanied by a posse of superheroes running alongside the presidential vehicle. Contact Club Service Director Marty Kupper or Jennifer Bennerotte with questions.

REGISTRATION: Online here

EMRC charitable golf tournament is July 16

WHAT: Edina Morningside Rotary Club third annual Patrick D. Kennedy Golf Tournament benefiting the Edina Morningside Rotary Club grant recipients

WHEN: Monday, July 16. Registration, practice and brunch are at 9 a.m. There will be a shotgun start at 11.

WHERE: Mendakota Country Club, Mendota Heights

WHO: All Rotarians are encouraged to participate. Individual golfers are welcome, as well as groups. It's not too early to get your foursome committed—please reach out to as many golfers and potential sponsors as possible.

INFO: There will be on-course friendly competitions and prize opportunities. At end of the day, participants will celebrate with drinks and a silent auction at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner and an awards ceremony at 6:30. You can register for the full day, or just for the dinner portion of the day. There are also sponsorship opportunities.

REGISTRATION: Go here to register online or for more information.

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Registration deadline for Lynx game is June 27

WHAT: Minnesota Lynx women's basketball game

WHERE: Target Center, 600 N. 1st Ave., Minneapolis
WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 24
WHO: Rotarians, significant others, family

INFO: Seating will be in the lower level. Cost for the tickets are $18. No pre-party is planned, any food or drink at the game is the responsibility of the ticket holder. There will be a photo taken on the court of all Rotarians and guests in attendance! Make sure you show up your Lynx wear! There is a possibility a Lynx player or two will pose for the photo with us! Contact Social Director Renee Harberts for more information.

REGISTRATION: Online here. Registration deadline is June 27.

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Billing update from treasurer

Posted by Josh Sprague on Jun 19, 2018

As this Rotary year winds down, I wanted to share some updates and changes with our billing process. Please click on the link below for more info on ACH sign up, increasing credit card fees and the option to enter a separate email address in ClubRunner for billing. Let me or Club Administrator Jennifer Garske know if you have questions.

Letter bag

Thank you so much for the scholarship award! You have no idea how much this means for me. While I was deciding between Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Minnesota, the only thing that stopped me from my dream school, Carnegie Mellon, was the cost of tuition. But a couple days before the deadline, I realized that I didn't want to look back and regret my decision of not choosing to attend my dream school. So I ended up committing to Carnegie Mellon with little to no idea how I would be able to afford it and pay the student loans off in the long run.

Being given this scholarship was just another reassurance that I made the right decision. Thank you so much for allowing me to believe in myself. I hope one day I'll be able to do the same thing as Rotary has done for me!

Thank you!

Aarathi Garimella

Edina High School student
2017-2018 Edina Rotary Foundation scholarship winner

In review

Posted by Skip Thomas on Jun 14, 2018

The program speaker at our June 14 Rotary Club of Edina meeting was Eric Curry, a longtime Division I college basketball official. He spoke about "Called for Traveling: The Life of a College Basketball Official."

Youth Service Director Kip Peterson introduced two participants to Rotary Camp RYLA, who visited our club and shared their experience at camp. Our club sponsored four students to Camp RYLA this Rotary year.

Rotarian Jake Johnson gave his Classification Talk at the meeting.

Two local grant checks were presented by the Community Service—Local Funding Committee to Open Arms Minnesota and Oasis for Youth.

Rotarian Wooj Byun shared with us some history of Korea and his thoughts on why the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is so important.

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Rotary International Convention

Jun 23, 2018 – Jun 27, 2018

NO Rotary Happy Hour/VDG in July

The Mezz, Byerly's

Jul 04, 2018

City of Edina Fourth of July Parade

Edina City Hall

Jul 04, 2018
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

EMRC Patrick D. Kennedy Golf Tournament

Mendakota Country Club

Jul 16, 2018 9:00 AM

Prospective Member Day

Edina Country Club

Jul 19, 2018
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Minnesota Lynx women's basketball game

Target Center

Jul 24, 2018 7:00 PM

Rotary Day at Canterbury

Canterbury Park

Aug 10, 2018

Lawn Bowling

Brookview Golf Course

Aug 29, 2018

Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala

Sep 29, 2018

Prospective Member Day

Edina Country Club

Oct 04, 2018
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Front Desk

Hanks, Greg

Greeter 1

Kennefick, Jack

Greeter 2

Padilla, Eduardo

Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance/Four-Way Test

Pearson, Brad

The Barker writer

Steuer, Axel

Photographer

Kupper, Marty

President

San Asato

President Elect

John Flynn

Treasurer

Josh Sprague

Secretary

Sam Thompson

Past President

Ann Platt

Club Service (Administration) Director

Marty Kupper

Community Service—Local Funding Co-Director

Brandon Azbill

Community Service—Local Funding Co-Director

Paul Peterson

Community Service—Programs Director

Joe Arends

International Service Director

Shelly Loberg

Membership—Recruitment Director

Greg Yoch

Social Director

Renee Harberts

Public Image Director

Dan Hennen

The Rotary Foundation Director

David Clynes

Youth Service Director

Kip Peterson

Club Administrator

Jen Garske

Join Date

Ben McPheeters

June 1, 1989

29 years

Dick Teegen

June 1, 1990

28 years

Deirdre Kvale

June 5, 2014

4 years

Harry Weingartner

June 9, 1994

24 years

Ron Erhardt

June 9, 1994

24 years

Tom McNellis

June 13, 1985

33 years

Will Steinke

June 13, 2006

12 years

Thomas Ries

June 18, 1987

31 years

Daniel Mott

June 20, 2000

18 years

Andrea Thompson Miller

June 23, 2016

2 years

William Clynes

June 24, 1976

42 years

Adam Stanzak

June 25, 1974

44 years

Heather Hansen

June 25, 2009

9 years

Mike Kallas

June 25, 2009

9 years

Steven Veker

June 26, 2003

15 years

Wooj Byun

June 26, 1997

21 years

Jon Barnett

June 27, 1991

27 years

Terry Stevens

June 27, 1991

27 years

James Schwarz

June 28, 1990

28 years

Bob Harvey

June 29, 2012

6 years

Bill Carter

June 30, 1992

26 years

Marie Pribyl

June 30, 2010

8 years

Valerie Burke

June 30, 2011

7 years

The Edina Country Club will serve burgers, brats, chicken, corn on the cob, watermelon, potato salad, green salad and cookies and bars at the Rotary Family Picnic Tuesday evening, June 19.

The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part time Tuesday through Friday, and attends the Rotary meetings on Thursdays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to answer questions. During the summer, she will not be working Mondays. Contact her at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a message on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.