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Announcements
The mailing address
for dues, invoices and make ups has been changed to: And call Annie Kennedy, Administrator, at 612-817-2323 Proposed for Membership The Rotary Club of Edina's Board of Directors recently approved the following applicants for membership:
Name:
David McElroy
Name:
Mark Jessen
Name:
Mary Swendsen
Written objections, if any, to the above members must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. March 10, 2010. Send objections to: Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 West 50th Street, Edina, MN 55424 From our meeting, March 4, 2010 Federal Reserve Speaker, Ron Feldman, Senior Vice President,
Minneapolis Federal Reserve
Vocational Day, March 25 Please join us for the Rotary Club of Edina's Vocational Day on Thursday, March 25, 2010, as we tour the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. This will serve as our regular meeting that week. The Guthrie is located at 818 South 2nd Street; parking is available in the ramp on South 2nd Street directly across from the Guthrie and in numerous parking lots throughout the neighborhood. Please sign up on the
website, using the link
here...; pre-registration is required for this event. Our speaker, Jonathan Yuhas, metorologist, KARE11:
Student Guest:
Rotary Bowling Gala Saturday, February 6, 2010
From recent meetings....
Left to right, above: Martin Loken, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada; Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Medical Examiner; Lucinda Winter, Executive Director, Minnesota Film and TV Board; Patrick Dewayne, Minnesota Opera
Above, left to right: Our newest Paul Harris Fellow award winners; Melinda Inman telling us about Paul Harris Fellows; New Member, Doug Johnson; Student guest (Contact Jeff Ohe on how to contribute and become a Paul Harris Fellow: (612) 859-2726; or email at jeff.ohe@gmail.com)
Santa's Helpers Rotarians rang bells at Byerly's for the Andrew D'Aurora
is an Ambassadorial Scholar from District 5950. He is an Edina High
School graduate, a graduate from New York University, and was
sponsored by our Rotary club. See the
letter he recently wrote to us on our "Student Exchange"
page, found under "International Service.:
Jeremiah House "Cook For Kids" November, 2009:
"Feed My Starving Children" October 24, 2009 The event was held at the FMSC Chanhassen packing center from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. 16 Rotarians and families participated and packed 23 boxes of food, which amounts to about 5000 meals! Special thanks to Bob Stehlik and Bill Jadkowski for organizing the event.
(The last picture: our new friends from Hopkins National Honor Society - they worked side by side with us and had the Rotarians cheering with each box filled with food!) Ohe Baby! Rotarian Jeff Ohe and his wife,
Alley, welcomed their third child
into the world at 3:50 p.m. Oct. 19,
2009. Maren Grace weighed
9.5 Annual Fundraiser - Friday, October 2, 2009 Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala, “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” Nickelodeon Universe Great Hall, Mall of America.
STRIVE
= Students Taking Renewed Interest
in the Value of Education.
Our newest initiative, in collaboration with the Edina Morningside
UpSwing Leadership
Series Not a Rotary event, but
of interest to Rotarians: The UpSwing Leadership Series
will be held quarterly and the first one
is Tuesday, September 29th – the topic is
“Surviving and Thriving in Harsh Economic Times.”
See attached a pdf with information about the event:
click
here ...
Tim Murphy, past
president of our club and District 5950 director for international
service, was chosen to lead the District Group Study Exchange (GSE)
team to Ethiopia and Kenya in spring 2010. Jean Morrison was interviewed on Sunday, July 26, 2009, on radio KFAI 90.3 FM 106.7 AM
to share her story about the Edina Rotary Mentor Program at PWCC/Bethune and the role of a mentor.
Edina Rotary Morning Club's 19th Annual Golf Fundraiser was held September 16th. Congratulations to the foursome of Matt Boockmeier, Bob Hildreth, Paul Mooty and Jeff Ohe, who won the Edina Morningside Rotary Club’s golf tournament in the “Visiting Rotary Team” category. The foursome won $250, which they donated to the Edina Morningside Rotary Foundation.
Read the District Governor's newsletter at: http://www.rotary5950.org/dg_newsletter.asp. Edina Rotary at the 4th of July parade, 2009 The Rotary Club of Edina sold hot dogs, chips, pop and water from Wooddale Park during the July 4 parade. Proceeds will be put into our Foundation account and could be used for such things as improvements at the Southdale YMCA or Yorktown Park, which we have adopted.
Vocational Day at New Edina Firestation #1 June 11, 2009 Pictures from the event:
From Tim Murphy,
Rotary District 5950 International Project Chair - Rotary Exchange
Visit from Kenya Fireside Chats
The Fireside Chats are a great way for newer members to learn more
about Rotary in a smaller, informal setting. Fireside Chats are held
at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards ("RYLA")
Our club sponsored 2 wonderful Edina High School students to
attend Camp RYLA (which
stands for "Rotary Youth Leadership Awards")
which was held 4/24/09 through 4/28/09
at Camp St. Croix near Hudson, WI. RYLA
Camps are operated by local Rotary Clubs in
various locations around the U.S. This one is run by the St.
Paul Rotary Club. Edina Bike Parade, Sunday, May 17
Edina Morningside Rotary Club hosted the
first Edina Bike Parade on Sunday, May 17, 2009 in an attempt to set
a world record to make a better world. The parade took place on a
two mile route around Lake Cornelia in Edina.
The parade did not set a world record, but it helped a lot of kids.
Rotary Event at the Ordway for "Legally Blonde" Was Wednesday, April 29th 8pm District 5950 Annual Conference Held the weekend of April 24th 25th, in downtown Minneapolis Rotary District 5950 celebrated the accomplishments and “Dreams Made Real” by the 3,000+ Rotarians of Rotary District 5950. The following is a brief summary from President Paul Mooty: The Rotary Club of Edina received an award in every category of the
Club
Leadership Awards. I believe that we were the only club that
received an
award in every category. Here is a list of the Club Leadership
Awards we
won: Recent Gifts The club has recently granted financial help to the Sojourner Project, Inc. and to Free Arts Minnesota. Sojourner provides safe shelter for women and children, advocacy and education for individuals and communities victimized by domestic violence. The club's grant was $2,680.00. Free Arts brings the healing powers of artistic expression and mentorship into the lives of abused, neglected, and at-risk children and their families. The club's grant was for $1,500 for a PC/workstation. See more information about the charitable work of the club on the Community Service page.
Pictures from the 2008 picnic:
Lewis Opperman Celebrates 95th birthday! We celebrated Lew Opperman's 95th birthday at our meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2009. Best wishes to Lew and many more happy years.
+ We regret to note the passing of Rotarian Judy Anderson on Thursday, July 30, 2009.
+We regret to report the passing of our long
time member Roy Fielder on Thursday March 19.
--------------------------------------------- Edina Rotary Family Movie Day December, 2008. Thanks to Skip Thomas!!
Plea from VEAP Your help is needed! VEAP was caught off guard with an unprecedented increase in the number of people requesting help (almost 5,000 people last month alone – a 25 percent increase from last year), and an alarming lack of donations, down from last year by more than 20 percent. Everyone has been affected by the economy. VEAP is organizing an additional food drive right now, collecting the following items that will make a vital impact on those served.
Food can be delivered to VEAP, 9731 James Ave. S., Bloomington, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. On Thursdays, VEAP is open until 7 p.m. Collection sites are also located in Edina, including one at City Hall. During October, if you donate five or more non-perishable items at Edina Liquor, you will receive 10 percent off your total purchase. For more information, call 952-888-9616. We are on TV and on the Internet! The program portion of the Rotary Club of Edina’s weekly meetings are being televised and air on Edina Community Channel 16 (EDINA 16) noon Mondays, 7 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Saturdays. It is also available on the Internet at: http://www.ci.edina.mn.us/departments/WatchaMeeting.htm Rotaract
Rotaract is a great way to get potential Rotarians (age 18-30) involved with Rotary early in their careers and is a great way to grow the Rotary family. If you or your members have friends, coworkers or relatives that you think would be good candidates for Rotaract based on the description of our club below, please extend our invitation to them to join us for this happy hour. If you're interested in learning more about the club yourself, we welcome you to attend a meeting or to contact me - Brian Edquist, President, Minneapolis Rotaract Club (bedquist@sjm.com or 651-491-7138. Thanks for your support! Look for us in the Choir Loft! The Minneapolis Rotaract Club is for young professionals aged 18 to 30. Our club focuses on international and community service projects, professional and leadership development, and fellowship through social events and volunteer projects that build friendships that last. In the last year our club has raked leaves for the elderly, remodeled a Teen Room at the Brian Coyle Center, cooked breakfast for young single mothers and their children at the Jeremiah Program, and volunteered at the Winter Carnival. Whether it is through our international or local service projects which connect us with Rotaractors and Rotarians from around the world or an opportunity to study abroad through a Rotary Foundation scholarship, you will be sure to find something that is suited to you. For more info: email@mplsrotaract.org or www.mplsrotaract.org
For
billing purposes (Quarterly statements and all checks): Our Club’s official new phone number is 952-946-8708.
Instructions for Writing Checks Rotary Club of Edina: All quarterly statements to include our monthly dues and meal costs. Edina Rotary Foundation: All tax-deductible contributions to our own Club’s foundation. This is primarily during and for our annual fundraiser. Rotary
International Foundation: All Paul Harris contributions or
tax-deductible contributions made throughout the year to RI. These are
not deposited into the Edina Rotary Foundation but go directly to RI and
are credited to each of our respective Paul Harris accounts. Meeting Make-Ups Also, every make-up must include the following four
items:
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District 5950:
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Visiting
GSE study team:
Salvation
Army on Monday, December 21st
Roy is survived by his sons, Douglas & Paul and his daughter, Robin.
Services were held Tuesday March 24 at 11:00am at Lutheran Church of
the Good Shepherd, 4801 France Ave South, Edina. 
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