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Guidelines for Speakers at Rotary Meetings
Rotary is a non-partisan, nondenominational organization with 1.2 million members in 164 countries. Speakers are asked to respect this diversity and not endorse political candidates, parties, or particular platforms and ideas.
Speakers are asked to be mindful of Rotary’s “Four-Way Test” of the things we think, say and do:
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Is it beneficial to all concerned?
Speakers are asked to provide a 30-minute presentation, which should include time for questions and answers.
Speakers must grant consent for their presentation to be videotaped for broadcast on Edina Community Channel 16 and the internet.
Although we don’t offer an honorarium, speakers will be thanked at the podium and a donation in their names will be made to ShelterBox, an organization that provides temporary shelter to people around the world who are displaced by natural and other disasters.
SCHEDULED PROGRAMS – 2012
(Past programs follow this list of upcoming programs)
January 5, 2012
Program Chair: John Neve
Speaker: Dana Neve
Program: Healthy Eating and Exercise
January 12, 2012
Program Chair: Bob Solheim
Speaker: Edina Fire Chief Marty Scheerer
Program: Edina Fire Department
January 19, 2012
Program Chair: Chris McGinty
Speaker: Ellen Kennedy
Program: Rotary in East Timor
January 26, 2012
Program Chair:
Speaker: Dr. Chris Foley
Program: Diabetes
February 2, 2012 NOTE: Meeting will be at Interlachen Country Club
Program Chair:
Speaker: Eric Kaler
Program: President, University of Minnesota
February 9, 2012
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Speaker: Cornerhouse Director
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February 16, 2012
Program Chair:
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Parker
Program: Snoring dilema, and how dentists can help
`February 23, 2012
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March 1, 2012
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March 8, 2012
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March 15, 2012
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March 22, 2012 NOTE: Meeting will be at Southdale YMCA
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March 29, 2012
Program Chair:
Speaker: Al Peters
Program: Can-Do-Canines
April 5, 2012
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April 12, 2012 NOTE: Meeting will be at Park Plaza Hotel Bloomington
Program Chair:
Speaker: Kenneth E. Goodpaster
Program: Vocational Ethics Day (Park Plaza Hotel)
April 19, 2012
Program Chair:
Speaker: Joel Maturi (U of M Athletic Director)
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April 24, 2012 (NOTE: Tuesday, joint meeting with Morning Club 7:30 a.m.)
Program Chair:
Speaker: Lucinda Jesson (Commissioner of Minn Dept. Of Human Services)
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May 3, 2012
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May 10, 2012 (NOTE: Blood Drive Today)
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March 17, 2012
Program Chair:
Speaker: Jean Morrison
Program: Mentor/Mentee Program
May 24, 2012
Program Chair:
Speaker: Jennifer Bennerotte
Program: Women In Rotary
May 31, 2012
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June 7, 2012
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June 14, 2012
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June 21, 2012
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June 28, 2012 (Last meeting of the Rotary Year)
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PAST PROGRAMS – 2011
January 6
Program Chair: Mike Krmpotich
Speaker: Phil Dow
Program: Redefining Investment Risk and Reward
January 13
Program Chair: Mary Hustad
Speaker: Joe Opatz
Program: Normandale Community College – Past, Present and Future
January 20
Program Chair: Sherm Hoyt
Speaker: Bill Jordan
Program: Lewis and Clark, The Corps of Discovery
January 27
Program Chair: Dennis Hykes
Speaker: Scott Neal
Program: Cardiac Transplantation: My Story
February 3
Program Chair: Melinda Inman
Speaker: Retired Major John Overland
Program: Effects of Wartime Service on Soldier’s Families
February 10
Program Chair: Gail Jacobson
Speaker: Scott Dodd
Program: Outreach Director for Partnership for the Education of in Children of Afghanistan
February 17
Program Chair: Bill Jadkowski
Speaker: Paul Scoggins
Program: Attorney for Henn. County - My experience as a prosecutor in Kosovo
February 24
Program Chair: Joel Jennings
Speaker: Tom Schmitt
Program: 100 Plus Years of Music - Schmitt Music "From Generation to Generation, Since 1896"
March 3
Program Chair: Chuck Rauenhorst
Speaker: Tom Hubler
Program: Legacy and the Last Challenge of Entrepeneurship
March 10
Program Chair: Mark Jessen
Speaker: Jennifer Van Wyk
Program: Feeding Body, Mind and Soul
March 17
Program Chair: Doug Johnson
Speaker: Ric Dressen
Program: Crisis or Opportunity
March 24
Program Chair: Les Jones
Speaker: Chris Matthew
Program: Breaking the Bitter Chains of Poverty
March 31
Program Chair: Kevin Kalal
Speaker: Amanda Cahow - Event Marketing Manager for ALSAC / St. Jude Children’s Research
Program: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
April 7
Program Chair: Mike Kallas
Speaker: Phil Soran
Program: From the Basement to the Floor of the NYSE
April 14
Program Chair: Dan Hallberg
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Program: Vocational Ethics Day
April 21
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Marna Anderson
Program: The Impact Of Court Monitoring
April 28
Program Chair: Morning Club
Speaker: Justice Alan Page
Program: Joint Meeting with the Morning Club
May 5
Program Chair: Marty Kupper and Jennifer Bennerotte
Speaker:
Program: Rotary Website101 - How to master Clubrunner
May 12
Program Chair: Jean Morrison
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May 19
Program Chair: Scott MacDonald
Speaker: Annie Young
Program: "Live Your Message"
May 26
Program Chair: Jennifer Bennerotte
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Program: "Women in Leadership"
June 2
Program Chair: Jon Barnett
Speaker: Jeff Long, Edina Police Chief
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June 9
Program Chair: Jody Kern
Speaker: Paul Batz
Program: "The Rotary Journey"
June 16 - Rotary Picnic
Program Chair: Peter Hoffman
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Program: Rotary Picnic
June 23
Program Chair: Jon Barnett
Speaker: Jim Hovland
Program: Mayor of the City of Edina
June 30
Program Chair: Jon Barnett
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Program: Transition Day
July 7, 2011
Program Chair: Bill McReavy
Speaker: Coach Jerry Kill of the Minnesota Gophers
Program: Gopher football program
July 14, 2011
Program Chair: Jeff Long
Speaker: Mike Nibbe from Edina Police
Program: Emergency Preparedness in Edina
July 21, 2011
Program Chair: Wooj Byun
Speaker: Chuck Berg
Program: Rotary District 5950 Governor
July 28, 2011
Program Chair: Wooj Byun
Speaker: Mark Hegstrom
Program: Rotary District Membership Director
August 4, 2011
Program Chair: Randi Markusen
Speaker: Dr. Alex Zubkov
Program: Prevention of Strokes
August 11, 2011
Program Chair: Matt Mattis
Speaker: Kathryn Thomas
Program: Breaking Down the Barriers of Learning Disabilities
August 18, 2011
Program Chair: Dave McElroy
Speaker: Col. Greg A. Hasse
Program: Yellow Ribbon Program
August 25, 2011
Program Chair: Chris McGinty
Speaker: Dr. Angela Wandera
Program: Africa Projects
September 1, 2011
Program Chair: Charles Mcgoldrick
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September 8, 2011
Program Chair: Anne Carlson
Speaker: Former Governor, Arne Carlson
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September 15, 2011
Program Chair: Jerry Potter
Speaker: Hannah Warren
Program: Ambassadorial Scholar Speaking on her Weaving Project in India
September 22, 2011
Program Chair: Valerie Burke
Speaker: Dr. Ric Dressen, Edina Superintendent of Schools
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September 27, 2011 Joint Social Meeting with the Morning Club
At Tavern on France restaurant at 5:30 PM. Lite food and cocktails for purchase
September 29, 2011 - No meeting today - Joint meeting September 27th instead
October 6, 2011
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker: Maureen Bausch, Executive Vice President/Marketing, Mall Of America and
Dan Jasper, Director of Public Relations, Mall of America
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October 13, 2011
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Program: No Meeting – Annual Fund Raiser
October 20, 2011
Program Chair: Bill McReavy
Speaker: Capt Dick Gayerman
Program: “My career as an airline captain”
October 27, 2011
Program Chair: Michael Stanzak
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Program: Vocational Day at Key Cadillac
November 3, 2011
Program Chair: Dan Mott
Speaker: Jeff Hall, Founder and Chairman of the Board of One Village Partners
Program: “Sustainable Improvement at the Village Level”
November 10, 2011
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Program: Veteran's Day Program (at ECC)
November 17, 2011
Program Chair: Tim Murphy
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November 24, 2011
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Program: No Meeting - Thanksgiving
December 1, 2011
Program Chair: Jody Kern
Speaker: Anita Reider
Program: Kickoff for The Rotary Foundation
December 8, 2011
Program Chair: Scott Neal
Speaker: Minnesota State University – Mankato President Richard Davenport
Program: The MSU presence in Edina and its future
December 15, 2011
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Program: Holiday Program
December 22, 2011
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Program: No Meeting -- Christmas Holiday Break
December 29, 2011
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Program: No Meeting -- Christmas Holiday Break
PAST PROGRAMS FROM 2010
February 4
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Patrick Dewayne
Program: Minnesota Opera
February 11
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Medical Examiner
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February 18
Program Chair: Dave Kunz
Speaker: Jonathan Yuhas, KARE 11 Morning Meteorologist
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February 25
Program Chair: Joe Christensen
Speaker: Ron Feldman, Senior Vice President, Minneapolis Federal Reserve
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March 4
Program Chair: Maria Baker
Speaker: Ron Schara and Raven
Program: How to Fish Good and Improve Your Mind
March 11
Program Chair: Keith Downey
Speaker: Art Berman, President of Twin Cities Rise!
Program: Twin Cities Rise!
March 18
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Col. Kenneth Wofford
Program: Tuskegee Airmen
March 25
Vocation Day – at the Guthrie Theatre
April 1
Program Chair: Scott MacDonald
Speaker: Bob Showers (author) and Roy Smalley
Program: Twins at the Met
April 8
No regular meeting – joint meeting with Edina Morningside Club on April 6
April 15
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Aleah Vinick, Program Associate, Minnesota Historical Society
Program: The Greatest Generation
April 22
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Jim Harkness, president of the International Agriculture and Trade Policy Institute
Program: Global Food Crisis (“Fast for Hope”)
April 29
Program Chair: Tim Fargo
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May 6
Vocational Ethics Day Luncheon with Area 3 clubs
May 13
Program Chair: John Flynn
Speaker: Dave St. Peter, Minnesota Twins
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May 20
Program Chair: Jean Morrison
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Program: Mentor/Mentee Program with STRIVE, Bethune and Cornelia Schools
May 27
Program Chair: San Asato
Speaker: Inbound and Outbound GSE Teams
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June 3
Program Chair: Patti Ellingson-Solheim
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June 10
Program Chair: Jennifer Bennerotte
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Program: Women in Leadership Award
June 17
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy/Jon Barnett
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Program: Transition Meeting
June 24
Picnic
July 1
No meeting – 4th of July holiday
July 8
Program Chair: Dan Hallberg
Speaker: Susan Russell Freeman, Executive Director, VEAP
Program: The VEAP Story
July 15
Program Chair: Ben Friswold
Speaker: Russ Williams, Vice President of Patient Experience AND Dr. Joseph Neglia, Section Chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital
Program: Finding Tomorrow’s Answers Today at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital
July 22
Program Chair: Jon Barnett
Speaker: Dick Enrico
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July 29
Program Chair: Jon Barnett
Speaker: Larry Zilliox, District Governor
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August 5
Program Chair: Grant Robinson
Speaker: Dennis Schulstad
Program: Minnesota Military Appreciation Fund
August 12
Program Chair: Estella Eckart
Speaker: Ana Luisa Fajer Flores Consul of Mexico in St. Paul, MN
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August 19
Program Chair: Jim Gibson
Speaker: Art Rolnick, Minneapolis Federal Reserve
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August 26
Program Chair: Greg Hanks
Speaker: Professor Peter Erlinder
Program: From St. Paul to Rwanda and Back
September 2
Program Chair: Heather Hansen
Speaker: Marcia Nelson
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September 9
Program Chair: Harold Hanson
Speaker: Andrew Borene
Program: Security Policies and Global Business: the information environment in the age of
Wikileaks, Facebook, and Twitter
September 16
Vocation Day Thom Winniger
September 23
Program Chair: Rod Hardy
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September 30
Program Chair: Wayne Harmon
Speaker: Suzie Shuman
Program: Losing a child to cancer: Transforming Lives through loss
October 7
Program Chair: Joe Hayes
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October 14
Program Chair: Dave Hatzung
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October 21
Program Chair: Hal Harris
Speaker: Professor David Schultz
Program: Politics 101 and Elections
October 28
No Meeting – Fundraiser October 29
November 4
Program Chair: Brad Hepp
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November 11
Veterans Day Program
November 18
Program Chair: Jody Kern
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Program: The Rotary Foundation (TRF)
November 25
No Meeting – Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving basket delivery Wednesday, November 24
December 2
Program Chair: Bob Hildreth
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December 9
Program Chair: Susie Holderness (Ted Yoch may handle intro?)
Speaker: Mary Brushard (Executive director of the Alzheimer’s Association)
Program: Alzheimer’s
December 16
Holiday Party – Joint Meeting with Edina Morningside Rotary Club
December 23
No meeting - Christmas
December 30
Year-End Event