Edina, Minn., February 1, 2012 - Rotary Press Release Open House The Rotary Club of Edina is hosting an open house for prospective members on Thursday, March 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Avenue. Read more, here...

Edina, Minn., January 11, 2012 -Rotary Scholarship Program Seeks Applicants for Master’s In Peace Studies he Rotary Club of Edina and Rotary District 5950 invite applications for Rotary Peace Fellowships, an international 15-to-24-month scholarship program to earn a master’s degree in international studies and peace and conflict resolution. More information here...

Edina, Minn., December 8, 2011 - Rotary Club of Edina Sponsors Peace Fellow The Rotary Club of Edina sponsored one of 50 recipients in the worldwide 2011 Rotary Peace Fellowship program. Rotary Peace Fellows are selected annually based upon their dedication to peace and conflict resolution, community leadership, professional experience and academic achievement. More information, here...

Edina, Minn., November 8, 2011 - Nearly 100 High School Students Attend Camp Enterprise Nearly 100 high school students attended Camp Enterprise Minnesota, a unique opportunity to learn about leadership, business and the free enterprise system. At the conclusion of camp, six students were each awarded a $1,000 scholarship. The Rotary Clubs of District 5950 and 5960 sponsored and hosted Camp Enterprise Minnesota October 27-29. More information, here...

Edina, Minn., October 17, 2011 - Edina and Edina Morningside Rotary Clubs are seeking students for the Rotary International Youth Exchange Program” The Edina and Edina Morningside Rotary Clubs are seeking students interested in experiencing another culture as an international exchange student.  Rotary's  Youth Exchange Program offers teens between the ages of 15-19 the opportunity to travel to a foreign country as a goodwill ambassador for both Rotary and the United States. More info here...

Edina, Minn., October 5, 2011 - The City of Edina’s Communications & Marketing Department received the “Slumberland Making a Difference Award” during the National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences’ Upper Midwest Emmys Gala Saturday, Sept. 24. EDINA 16 was selected for the award for its story “The Moses Miracle.” In the spring of 2010, the Rotary Club of Edina brought 6-year-old cross-eyed Moses Mwaura from the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, to Edina where he underwent surgery to correct his eyes and damaged teeth. EDINA 16 followed the process and produced a documentary for its talk show “In Edina.” Learn more here ...

The award received by Sandy Schley and Jennifer Bennerotte on behalf of the club:

Edina, Minn, September 12, 2011 - Local Rotary clubs work to organize Camp Enterprise Minnesota TTo provide high school seniors with a unique opportunity to learn about leadership, business and the free enterprise system, the Rotary Districts of Minnesota 5950 and Wisconsin 5960 will host Camp Enterprise Minnesota in late October. The cost of this unique business camp are free to the students involved. Students can register now with their local Rotary Club and find additional information available online at www.CampEnterprise.org . Read more, here...

Edina, Minn, September 1, 2011 - The Rotary Club of Edina to host gala fundraiser Tickets are on sale now for the Rotary Club of Edina’s annual Fundraiser & Gala. The gala will be held Friday, October 14 at the Sofitel Minneapolis. All proceeds from the event will go back into the community. In 2010, more than $71,000 was raised for the Club’s service projects and local and international grants. Learn More here...

Edina, Minn, August 20, 2011 - The Rotary Club of Edina seeks applicants for 2011-2012 Group Study Exchange Rotary Club of Edina , in partnership with Rotary District 5950, is seeking four outstanding professionals to visit Rotary District 1720 in France Learn More here...

Edina, Minn, August 4, 2011 - The Rotary Club of Edina is accepting applications for grants. The Rotary Club of Edina is accepting applications from non-profit organizations in Edina and its contiguous communities for grants to be used for capital purchases. Learn More here...

Edina, Minn, July 25, 2011 - The Rotary Club of Edina ranked first in District 5950 in giving to The Rotary Foundation during its 2010-2011 fiscal year. Last year, the Rotary Club of Edina contributed $82,154 to The Rotary Foundation, ranking first among the 60 Rotary Clubs located in District 5950, comprising Central and Southwestern Minnesota. Learn More here...

Edina, Minn, July 8, 2011 - Rotary Club of Edina Announces Woodrow “Wooj” Byun was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina. Rotary International begins its fiscal year July 1, and its theme for the 2011-2012 fiscal year is “Reach Within to Embrace Humanity.” Learn More…

Edina, Minn, June 17, 2011 - Rotary Club of Edina Presents $1,000 scholarship to EHS Graduate. The Rotary Club of Edina recently presented a $1,000 scholarship to graduating Edina High School senior Abukar Mohamud. Mohamud will be the first in his family to attend college. He plans to attend Hamline University. Learn More…

Edina, Minn., March 23, 2011 – The Rotary Club of Edina seeks nominees for the fourth-annual “Chrysanne Manoles Women In Leadership Award.” To nominate a woman for the prestigious award, submit a one- or two-page letter explaining how the person demonstrates the Four Way Test and what she does in the community. Letters should be sent to Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN  55424 and be postmarked by April 15. Learn More…

February 9, 2011 - The Rotary Club of Edina donated more than $5,000 to local organizations in January, 2011. Edina, Minn., Feb. 9, 2011 – The Rotary Club of Edina donated more than $5,000 to local organizations in January. Learn More…

January 25, 2011: Rotary Club Seeks Applications for Ambassadorial Scholarships The Rotary Clubs of Edina and Edina Morningside are seeking applicants for Ambassadorial Scholarship to study abroad in the 2012-2013 academic year. The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarship program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and to support academic study. The program sponsors scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students. Learn More…

The Edina Rotary Foundation and Anderson family donated a total of $1,500 for the books. At a special dedication Nov. 29, Media Specialist Tracy Pearson shared her selections with the fifth-graders, Rotarians and family members. French and English books are part of the new collection, as are several bestsellers. About 130 books were purchased as part of the memorial. More details…

Last spring, the Rotary Club of Edina brought Moses to Minnesota from Africa to have his crossed eyes surgically corrected and to repair his damaged teeth. Each year, the Rotary Club of Edina raises money at a fall fundraiser to support its projects and award grants. More than $70,000 was raised in October for the Club’s service projects and local and international grants. An additional $30,000 was raised to fund the next 12 years of Moses’ education. More details…

 

The Rotary Club of Edina awarded two grants during the last month of 2010. Friends of H.O.M.E. received $298 for two LCD monitors for the H.O.M.E. office in south Bloomington, which offers eligible seniors services such as housekeeping, yard maintenance and repairs, allowing them to remain in their homes. Cornerstone Advocacy Services was given $3,500 to use toward replacing furniture in its residential shelter. More details…

 

The Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club host a Rotary Youth Exchange Program participant this year, Felix Spirlet of Belgium, and sponsor an "outbound" exchange student, Molly Anderson, who is spending the year in South Africa. More details…

Jon Barnett was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina. Officers include Barnett, President-Elect Wooj Byun, Treasurer Scott MacDonald, Secretary Steve Slyce and Past-President Ellen Kennedy. Members of the Board of Directors are San Asato, Jennifer Bennerotte, Estella Eckart, Jody Kern, Mike Krmpotich, Marty Kupper, Mike Opitz and Skip Thomas. More details…

 

The Rotary Club of Edina, in partnership with Rotary International District 5950, Rotary International and the Rotary Club of Kingstown, St. Vincent, has been actively involved in a three-year program of education, diagnosis and treatment of this disease. The Rotary clubs have contributed $50,000 to support sustained outreach education to schools and the general public. More details…

in Edina and its contiguous communities for grants to be used for capital purchases. January 14, 2010. More details…

applications from men and women who would like to study abroad in the 2011-2012 academic year as part of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program. January 14, 2010. More details…

Five area high school students won scholarships during Camp Enterprise earlier this month. Camp Enterprise, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edina and Edina-Morningside Rotary Club, provides high school seniors with a unique opportunity to learn about leadership, business and the free enterprise system. More details… And, additional information about Camp Enterprise can be found online at: http://www.CampEnterprise.org

The gala will be held Friday, Oct. 2, in the Nickelodeon Universe Great Room at the Mall of America and will feature a full performance of the wildly popular interactive musical “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding.” More details…

Tom Thorfinnson of Eden Prairie recently began a two-year term as one of 19 members of Rotary International’s Board of Directors.

program of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. More details…

With her husband, Duane, and sons Geoff and Steve at her side, Edina resident and longtime community volunteer Sandra G. Schley was recently inducted as District Governor of Rotary International District 5950, representing nearly 3,000 Rotarians in the area. More details…

Rotary International begins its fiscal year July 1. At a year-end meeting June 25, the Rotary Club of Edina’s officers and committee leaders were introduced. Officers include Kennedy, President-Elect Jon Barnett, Treasurer Wooj Byun, Secretary Scott MacDonald and Past-President Paul Mooty. More details…

Edina High School Juniors Dolan and Hailey Lee recently represented the Rotary Club of Edina at Camp RYLA. Similar to Camp Enterprise, Camp RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) strengthens leadership skills and capabilities of high school students through five days of physical, mental, emotional, and intellectual challenges through problem solving, teamwork and interaction with other outstanding students and volunteer counselors and presenters. The camp was held April 24-28 at the YMCA St. Croix Camp near Hudson Wis. More details…

Edina, Minn., May 19, 2009 Edina Rotarian Tim Murphy will leave later this week for Africa with a group from the area to view existing service projects currently under way and participate in hands-on activities related to them in the eastern part of the continent. More details…

A woman endorsed by the Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club has been selected by District 5950 for an 2010-2011 Ambassadorial Scholarship. Amy Heinzerling was selected earlier this month for one of three Ambassadorial Scholarships. More details…

The Edina Rotary Foundation at its meeting April 16, 2009, awarded a $1,500 grant to Joyce Uptown Food Shelf to use toward the construction of a new garage on the property used to store dry and paper goods; $500 to Fairview Southdale Hospital for toys and equipment for pediatric occupational, physical and speech therapies; $1,320 to the Korean Service Center to purchase four pressure cookers to be used as part of the organization’s dining program, used primarily by those in assisted living and caregiver support programs.; and $2,500 to Steiger International to purchase a van, contingent on the ministry securing the rest of the funds for the vehicle before July 1, 2009.

Edina High School students Ameer Kian and Eric Sannerud will represent the Rotary Club of Edina May 7-9 at the Model UN held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Model UN is organized and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The objectives of Model UN are to give a representative group of high school students first-hand experience in the workings of the United Nations; to establish an understanding and acceptance of the responsibility of the individual citizen for the success of the United Nations; and to make the United Nations a better understood instrument for world peace.

Paul R. Mooty [pictured at right] was recently inducted President of the Rotary Club of Edina. Rotary International begins its fiscal year July 1. At a year-end meeting June 26, the Rotary Club of Edina’s officers and committee leaders were introduced. Officers include Mooty, President-Elect Ellen Kennedy, Treasurer Jon Barnett, Secretary Wooj Byun and Past-President Terry Stevens. Members of the Board of Directors are Buzz Bainbridge, Jennifer Bennerotte, Joe Christensen, Mary Hustad, Melinda Inman, Jeff Ohe, Skip Thomas and Mary Younggren.

Last year, the Rotary Club of Edina contributed $98,837 to The Rotary Foundation, which ranked eighth in the world out of more than 30,000 clubs. Additionally, the Club ranked second in the world in per member giving for clubs with 150 members or more.

Edina, Minn., June 29, 2008 – The Rotary Club of Edina and Edina Morningside Rotary Club are looking for residents and business leaders interested in participating in a Group Study Exchange (GSE) to India in February 2009.

Edina, Minn., Dec. 29, 2008 – The Rotary Club of Edina donated $12,280 to local organizations in December.