The Rotary Club of Edina, along with support of Rotary District 5950 and several area Rotary Clubs, will host a Opioid Awareness Workshop this Thursday, May 3, at the Edina Country Club. 

Edina Rotary members were encouraged to register themselves and any guests. Registration for the workshop closed April 27. If you would like to attend but did not register, please contact Josh Sprague or Jennifer Garske. 

Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. Cost for the event is the same as a regular Rotary Club of Edina meeting: Senior Active and Honorary members pay $20 at the door, as do any guests. Regular members have already paid for the meal on their quarterly invoice. 

The sponsoring clubs for the event are Bloomington, Buffalo, Eden Prairie Noon, Edina, North Minneapolis and Rogers. Rotary members from clubs other than Rotary Club of Edina will sign up through their home club. They will not pay at the door, their club will be invoiced for their lunch. Other guests should have registered online on our website, and will pay at the door. All registrations are final April 27.

The workshop takes the place of the regular Rotary Club of Edina meeting that day.

Questions? Contact organizer Josh Sprague at josh@joshsprague.com or 612-501-0252.

The Rotary Club of Edina, along with support of Rotary District 5950 and several area Rotary Clubs, will host a Opioid Awareness Workshop on Thursday, May 3, at the Edina Country Club. 

The sponsoring clubs for the event are Bloomington, Buffalo, Eden Prairie Noon, Edina, North Minneapolis and Rogers. Rotary members from other clubs will sign up through their home club. They will not pay at the door, their club will be invoiced for their lunch. Other guests can also register online on our website, and will pay at the door. 

Edina Rotary members were encouraged to register themselves and any guests. Registration for the workshop closed April 27. If you would like to attend but did not register, please contact Josh Sprague or Jennifer Garske. 

Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. Cost for the event is the same as a regular Rotary Club of Edina meeting: Senior Active and Honorary members pay $20 at the door, as do any guests. Regular members have already paid for the meal on their quarterly invoice. 

The schedule of events:

 11–11:30 a.m.—Registration and networking
• 11:30–11:45 a.m.—Welcome, Introductions and History of Opioid Epidemic, by Josh Sprague
• 11:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.—Online Opioid Seminar and Table Discussion, led by Lexi Reed Holtum, Executive Director of the Steve Rummler Hope Network
• 12:15—12:30 p.m.—Treatment and Intervention Options, featuring Dr. Stephen Delisi of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
• 12:30–12:45 p.m.—Treatment and Intervention Options, by Dr. Peter Stiles of TRIA
​• 12:45–12:55 p.m.—Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Demonstration by Rich Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff 
• 12:55–1:05 p.m.—Cutting the Supply: Safe Disposal of Unused Opioids, by Rob Reynolds of Verde Technologies
• 1:05–1:25 p.m.—Panel Discussion and Questions
• 1:25–1:30 p.m.—Closing Remarks

The committee is working hard on this workshop, and all Rotarians are encouraged to attend. Questions? Contact organizer Josh Sprague at josh@joshsprague.com or 612-501-0252.

This event takes the place of the regular Rotary meeting that day.