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Rotary rocks at Fundraiser & Gala!
 
Saturday night, Sept. 29, 200+ Rotary Club of Edina members and guests celebrated Rotary at our annual Fundraiser & Gala. It was a fantastic night of fun, food, music and fellowship. We even saw Rotarians dance...late into the night to the sounds of Ronny Loew, Kimberly Michaels and JayBee!
 
The financial results are not finalized but all indications look good. A final report will be issued shortly. A special thank you to all 58 of our gala sponsors for helping us reach our financial goal! And our club gives a HUGE THANK YOU to our event chairs Jody Kern and Kip Peterson, and their fabulous committee of volunteers. It was the best Rotary Party ever! Enjoy these photos (more if you click below), and visit the Club Facebook page for even more photos from "Rotary's Got Talent!"
 
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Prospective Member Day is Oct. 4
The Rotary Club of Edina will hold a Prospective Member Day at the Thursday, Oct. 4 meeting. All Rotarians are encouraged to bring friends and colleagues that are interested in learning more about Rotary and our club.
 
The speaker Oct. 4 will be Kate Mortenson, president and CEO of the 2019 Minneapolis Final Four Local Organizing Committee. She will play a key role in efforts to ensure the next huge sporting event headed for the Twin Cities is a big success. 
 
Rotarian Rich Kleber will give his Classification Talk at the meeting.
Happy Hour is today, Wednesday, Oct. 3
The next Rotary Vocational Development Group will be today, Wednesday, Oct. 3.
 
Once a month, Edina Rotarians have a chance to connect with other club members, and any guests, at the happy hour. This Rotary event is held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Mezz at the Lunds & Byerly's in Edina. The meeting will feature a brief presentation from a featured Rotarian, plus time for introductions, networking and questions. The speaker at the Oct. 3 get-together is Royce Pavelka. The Rotary Club of Edina and EMRC collaborate on this event.
 
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Edina Rotaract meeting is Oct. 10
The next meeting of the Rotaract Club of Edina will be Wednesday, Oct. 10. We will meet at 6 p.m. at The Mezz at Lunds & Bylerlys, 7171 France Ave. S. The speaker at the meeting will be Josh Sprague, a real estate agent at Lakes Sotheby's International Realty in Edina. He will provide valuable tips on how to buy a house. He will also share information about the Edina High School Interact Rotary Club. Sprague is President-Elect of the Rotary Club of Edina.
 
The Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club are embarking on starting and supporting a Rotaract Club. Rotaract clubs consist of young professionals between the ages of 18 and 30. Meetings will be held there 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Each meeting will feature a speaker and focus on service projects in alignment with Rotary’s mission of “Service Above Self.”
 
We need Rotaract members. Please contact Sam Thompson at sthompson@transitionsib.com if you have friends, family, neighbors or work associates that would be interested in joining our Rotaract Club.
 
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Oct. 11 meeting is at Faribault Woolen Mill

The Rotary Club of Edina will hold a Vocational Day meeting Thursday, Oct. 11, at Faribault Woolen Mill. Box lunches and bottled water will be provided on the bus ride to the mill. Host Paul Mooty will share the story of Faribault Woolen Mill on the bus ride.

Estimated arrival time at the mill is 12:30 p.m. We will break into smaller groups and get tours of the mill, as well as time in the gift shop. Anyone purchasing an item at the gift shop that day will get a 15 percent discount! Thanks, Paul! 

Bus transportation is available, but please RSVP online to reserve your spot. The bus will leave from the Edina Country Club Check promptly at 11:30 a.m. The bus will leave Faribault Woolen Mill at 1:30 p.m., and be back at the ECC by 2:30 p.m. 

Registration is required to attend this meeting. Space is limited, so please sign up now. Please indicate when you register if you will be riding the bus, so that we can make sure to have enough spots for everyone. (The space to request space on the bus is in the remark field when you click on register).  Due to the limited number of space on the bus, we are asking that only Rotary Club of Edina members attend this special meeting. If you any questions regarding this request, please contact Marty Kupper.

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Feed My Starving Children event is Oct. 13
WHAT: Rotary Club of Edina's fall visit to Feed My Starving Children
WHEN: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13
WHERE: Feed My Starving Children, 18732 Lake Drive East in Chanhassen, right off Highway 5 and Dell Road
WHO: All Rotarians, family and friends. We need at least 30 volunteers for the event.
INFO: Sign up online! Contact Mike Sitek, chair of the event, with questions.

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Smile! Edina Rotary membership photo Oct. 18!
 
Where were you in 1993? That was the last group photo we took of our club. At the Rotary Club of Edina meeting Oct. 18 we’re going to capture the 21st century version of Edina Rotary. That only gives you two weeks to get your hair cut and buy a new tie or necklace! (Please check your hats). And, remember to bring your smile!! 
 
Park Cleanup set for Oct. 21

WHAT: Edina Rotary Adopt-a-Park Day
WHEN: 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Ot. 21
WHERE: Wooddale and Utley Parks in Edina
WHO: Rotarians, family and friends
INFO: It is time for our annual fall cleanup of the parks! We could use 6 to 10 members willing to come out for an hour or 90 minutes to do light clean up in the parks. Contact Tom Cook for more info.
REGISTRATION: Go here to sign up yourself and others to help!

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Fall Fireside Chats are coming soon!

Autumn has arrived and it is time for the annual Fall Fireside Chats! We have four events scheduled for Rotarians to attend Oct. 16 through Oct. 26. All Fireside Chats begin at 7 p.m. and include:

Tuesday, Oct. 16—home of Tom Ries, 6600 Sally Lane, Edina. Register here.
Wednesday, Oct. 24—home of Thom Winninger, 5637 Interlachen Circle, Edina. Register here.
Thursday, Oct. 25—home of Gordy Lewis, 6824 Chapel Lane, Edina. Register here.
Friday, Oct. 26—home of Paul Mooty, 5320 Kelsey Terrace, Edina. Register here.

Held each spring and fall, the Fireside Chats are very informal social exchanges for members to enjoy and learn about Rotary and to get to know one another. The hosts are asked only to encourage discussion and a good time for all. It is a chance to meet our new members or reconnect with old friends! Members are encouraged to come to all the Fireside Chats, or pick the one that best works with their schedule. We encourage everyone to register to allow the hosts to plan for the event.

New members—you are especially encouraged to attend one or all of the Fireside Chats! It is a great way to get to know your fellow Rotarians in a casual atmosphere. Let us know if you have questions.

For more information, contact Brad Hepp.​

Join us in giving blood at Rotary Blood Drive

Did you know? You can still give blood if you…are a cancer survivor?

You are eligible to donate 1 year after a definitive course of treatment is complete and you are found to be cancer-free. Patients who have had certain forms of leukemia or lymphoma may be eligible after 5 years. Call 1-888-GVE-BLD to verify eligibility.

—Source: Memorial Blood Center "Did You Know"

Please RSVP To Be A Blood Donor on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Edina Country Club!

Every two seconds someone needs blood. Volunteer donors like you are the only people who can help. Please consider helping and Give Forward at our Edina Rotary Blood Drive on Thursday, Oct. 25! Memorial Blood Centers will have their bloodmobile in the parking lot of Edina Country Club.

Please register online if you are willing to help...we will accommodate your schedule and set appointments once we know who can help. (It takes less than an hour...complete with treats). Please invite family members, friends and neighbors to join you. 

Please contact President John Flynn or event chair Katy Campbell if you have questions. Thank you for your service to humanity!!

 

Area 3 Veterans Luncheon set for Nov. 12

The annual Area 3 Rotary Veterans Luncheon is set for Monday, Nov. 12, at Bloomington Hilton, 3900 American Blvd. W., Bloomington. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. with live music, with the luncheon beginning at 11:15 and concluding at 1:15 p.m.

Please register yourself and all guests online by Nov. 1. We need to report our attendance to the planners, so all are asked to register if they plan to attend.

Gen. Denny Schulstad, U.S. Air Force (retired), will be the emcee at the event. Schulstad is a former long-time member of our club. The featured speaker at the luncheon is Col. Ken Rizer, U.S. Air Force (retired). 

Each Rotarian may invite up to two veterans as guests of our club, and Senior Active and Honorary Rotarians who are veterans may attend free of charge. Cost for guests that are not veterans will be $25.

There is no Rotary Club of Edina meeting on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Edina Country Club. All members are encouraged to attend the Veterans Luncheon. 

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Join us for Peterson Family Christmas Dec. 16
WHAT: Peterson Family Christmas: Twas the Night Before Christmas, featuring our very own Paul Peterson and family
WHEN: 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16
WHERE: The Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant in Minneapolis
WHO: All Rotarians and any guests
INFO: There is a "Rotary block" of tickets on the main floor available on a first-come, first-served basis for the 6 p.m. show. We have reserved tables #110, 111, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 125 and 126. (A total of 48 seats.) Tickets are $35 each. If the Rotary block tickets are sold, you are welcome to buy tickets elsewhere in the venue as they are available.
TICKETS: Contact The Dakota directly. You can reach The Dakota box office at 612-332-5299. To buy tickets online or for more information, go to The Dakota website
INFO: Contact Joe Christensen
 
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Can you help deliver bread for service project?
Rotarian Doug Johnson is looking for help with a Rotary service project. Doug is one of our volunteers who picks up bread each Friday morning from Jerry's Foods in Edina and then drops the bread off at St. Stephen's Church and School, where it is used by the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen. Doug will be unable to make the bread deliveries in November and December. Can you fill in for Doug for a couple months? Please contact Doug and let him know you can help, and he'll give you more information. The project has several Rotarians that volunteer their time, and it is organized by Dan Hallberg.
 
Thanks for stepping up to help out a member and take part in one of our Community Service—Local Projects. 
 
Membership Report for September 
The Rotary Club of Edina welcomed two new members in September 2018. The Board of Directors approved memberships for Sharon Chandler and Sylvester Thomas. Welcome to Rotary!
 
The board accepted the resignations of Leann Stessman and Dan Stolfa in September.
 
These changes bring our club membership to 176 active members, and 9 Honorary members. Our year-end goal is 180 active members—please invite a friend or colleague to Prospective Member Day at this week’s Rotary meeting, Oct. 4!
 
For more information, contact Membership Director Royce Pavelka. 
 
 
Q2 billing sent this week
The Quarter 2, October–December 2018, billing will be sent to all members this week. Please pay attention to your email inbox or mailbox and let Club Administrator Jennifer Garske know if you have questions.
 
If you are signed up for ACH automatic payments, you DO NOT have to pay your invoice. Just look it over and let Jen Garske know if you have questions. Your automatic payment will come out of your account around Oct. 10.
 
If you would like to sign up for ACH automatic payments, contact Jen Garske at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org and she'll send you a form to fill out. 
 
Note that the credit card fee on payments made on online is now 5 percent of the total. You will see this fee on the next quarterly invoice after you pay. So if you paid your invoice by credit card in Q1 (July–September 2018), you will see the 5 percent fee on the Q2 invoice you receive this week.
 
Contact Jen Garske or Treasurer Sam Thompson with questions. Thanks!
 
Youth Exchange students in parade
Our two Youth Exchange students, Maya Somos and Marina Revkina, were part of the 2018 Edina High School Homecoming Parade on Friday, Sept. 21! Dan Hennen, Public Image Co-Director, drove them in a convertible as they passed out candy along the route. 
 
Don't forget to invite the students along if you have fun outings they might enjoy as they experience Minnesota! Contact Terry Stevens or Heather Hansen for more information.
Rotary at Edina Open Streets!
The Public Image Committee, in coordination with the Membership Committee, had a photo booth at the Edina Open Streets event Sunday, Sept. 23. Public Image Co-Chairs Val Burke and Dan Hennen greeted Open Streets attendees and welcomed them to get their photo taken at our booth. Josh Sprague and his children also spread the word about Rotary at the event. 
 
Proposed for membership
The Rotary Club of Edina’s Board of Directors recently approved the applicant below for membership:
 
Sylvester Thomas
Classification: Financial Advisor
Sponsor: Greg Hanks
 
Written objections to the application must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, to Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424 or emailed to administrator@EdinaRotary.org.
 
 
Letter bag
Thank you for generously supporting Memorial Blood Centers with your contribution of $75 in August in honor of program speakers at July Rotary meetings.
 
Now celebrating our 70th year, Memorial Blood Centers has been consistently meeting our community's need for a safe and stable blood supply for area hospitals. Your contribution touches the lives of many people, from the blood donor to the grateful patient, including family and friends.

Your gift allows Memorial Blood Centers to:
 
  • Operate 10 donor centers and conduct hundreds of blood drives each month
  • Provide specially matched units for cancer patients, newborns, and others with chronic medical conditions
  • Support local air ambulances with Type O negative blood, the universal donor, on all flights
  • Conduct workshops for area high schools to engage the next generation of blood donors
Your support helps us save lives every day and plays a vital role sustaining the health of our community. 

With gratitude for this thoughtful opportunity,
 
Larry Silber
Corporate and Community Relations Officer
Memorial Blood Centers
 
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Upcoming Events
Rotaract meeting
The Mezz
Oct 10, 2018 6:00 PM
 
Vocational Day at Faribault Woolen Mill
Faribault Woolen Mill
Oct 11, 2018
11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
 
Feed My Starving Children
Feed My Starving Children
Oct 13, 2018
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
 
Fall Fireside Chat hosted by Tom Ries
Home of Tom Ries
Oct 16, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of Edina Board of Directors meeting
Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel
Oct 17, 2018
 
Edina Rotary Adopt-a-Park Day
Wooddale Park
Oct 21, 2018
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
 
Leadership Ethics Seminar
Church of St. Patrick
Oct 23, 2018
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board of Directors meeting
Edina City Hall
Oct 24, 2018
 
Rotaract meeting
The Mezz
Oct 24, 2018 6:00 PM
 
Fall Fireside Chat hosted by Thom Winninger
Home of Thom Winninger
Oct 24, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Edina Rotary Blood Drive
Edina Country Club
Oct 25, 2018
 
Fall Fireside Chat hosted by Gordy Lewis
Home of Gordy Lewis
Oct 25, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Fall Fireside Chat hosted by Paul Mooty
Home of Paul Mooty
Oct 26, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Camp Enterprise
YMCA Camp Ihduhapi
Nov 01, 2018 – Nov 03, 2018
 
Rotary Happy Hour/VDG featuring Valerie Burke
The Mezz, Byerly's
Nov 07, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Area 3 Rotary Veterans Luncheon
Bloomington Hilton
Nov 12, 2018
11:00 AM – 1:15 PM
 
Rotaract meeting
The Mezz
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of Edina Board of Directors meeting
Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel
Nov 21, 2018
 
Thanksgiving Baskets Assembly
Edina Country Club
Nov 21, 2018
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board of Directors meeting
Edina City Hall
Nov 28, 2018
 
Rotaract meeting
The Mezz
Nov 28, 2018 6:00 PM
 
Rotary Happy Hour/VDG
The Mezz, Byerly's
Dec 05, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
 
Rotaract meeting
The Mezz
Dec 12, 2018 6:00 PM
 
Peterson Family Christmas Concert at the Dakota
The Dakota Jazz Club
Dec 16, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of Edina Board of Directors meeting
Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel
Dec 19, 2018
 
Rotary Club of Edina Holiday Party
Edina Country Club
Dec 20, 2018
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board of Directors meeting
Edina City Hall
Dec 26, 2018
 
Rotaract meeting
The Mezz
Dec 26, 2018 6:00 PM
 
Duties for the Oct. 4 Rotary meeting
The Barker writer
Arends, Joe
 
Photographer
Kupper, Marty
 
Introduce the Speaker
Flynn, John
 
Thank the Speaker
Flynn, John
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Past President
 
Club Service (Administration) Director
 
Community Service—Local Funding Co-Director
 
Community Service—Local Funding Co-Director
 
Community Service—Local Projects Director
 
International Service Director
 
Membership Director
 
Public Image Co-Director
 
Public Image Co-Director
 
The Rotary Foundation Director
 
Social Director
 
Youth Service Director
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board Director
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board Director
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board Director
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board Director
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board Director
 
Edina Rotary Foundation Board Director
 
Club Administrator
 
Rotary Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Sonja Tengdin
October 6
 
Ron Erhardt
October 8
 
Dan Hennen
October 12
 
Terry Moore
October 12
 
Paul Peterson
October 18
 
Donald Erickson
October 21
 
Mark Stageberg
October 27
 
Mark Jessen
October 28
 
William Clynes
November 2
 
Bruce Templeton
November 3
 
Wayne Harmon
November 3
 
Wooj Byun
November 5
 
Ian Colville
November 6
 
Susan Stiles
November 11
 
Burt Cohen
November 13
 
Les Wanninger
November 13
 
Sam Thompson
November 14
 
Skip Thomas
November 14
 
Jennifer Shinners
November 15
 
Sita Dash
November 15
 
Andy Finsness
November 17
 
Jim Platt
November 17
 
Katy Campbell
November 17
 
Mary Younggren
November 20
 
John Schwarz
November 21
 
Mary Swendsen
November 22
 
John Buttolph
November 23
 
Kevin Kalal
November 25
 
Raj Kumar
November 25
 
Charles McGoldrick
November 28
 
Anniversaries
Susan Johnson
Doug Johnson
October 5
 
Paul Peterson
Julie Peterson
October 13
 
Marty Kupper
Debbie Kupper
October 20
 
Lisa Walker
Gage Walker
October 27
 
Join Date
Mary Hustad
October 1, 1998
20 years
 
André Brewer
October 6, 2016
2 years
 
Mary Younggren
October 7, 1999
19 years
 
Renee Harberts
October 8, 2015
3 years
 
Charles Rauenhorst
October 13, 1994
24 years
 
Thomas Bach
October 18, 2001
17 years
 
Michael Opitz
November 1, 2001
17 years
 
Paul Peterson
November 1, 2012
6 years
 
Jennifer Bennerotte
November 3, 2004
14 years
 
Audri Schwarz
November 5, 1992
26 years
 
David Aase
November 5, 2015
3 years
 
John Mazzara
November 5, 2015
3 years
 
Joe Arends
November 7, 2006
12 years
 
Lloyd Pearson
November 8, 1963
55 years
 
Bill McReavy
November 14, 1996
22 years
 
San Asato
November 16, 2006
12 years
 
Matt Boockmeier
November 21, 2002
16 years
 
Dennis Hykes
November 29, 1979
39 years
 
2018 Rotary's Got Talent! 
Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala
Sept. 29, 2018
 
Rock Star Sponsors

 
Lead Guitar Sponsor
The Jennings Family Foundation
 
 
Bass Guitar Sponsor
The Brookshire Co.
Faribault Woolen Mill Company
 
 
Drums & Sticks Sponsors
Grandview Tire & Auto
Jack & Anne Kennefick
Key Cadillac
McNellis & Asato
North American Banking Company
The Tankenoff Families Foundation
 
 
Backup Singer Sponsors
American Family Insurance
Cahill Financial Advisors
Carl M. Hansen Companies
Christensen & Laue P.A.
Les Jones Roofing
Peters Billiards
Smith Financial Group
Dr. Steven Veker, DDS—44th Street Dental
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage—Jody Kern
 
 
Groupie Sponsors
Abdo, Eick & Meyers
Advent Group
Hannelore A. Brucker, M.D., F.A.C.P., active as Scientific Fellow of the ACAAI
Woodrow Byun Law Office
Lois & Frank Cardarelle
Carpathian Capital Management
Brett & Heather Edelson
Edina Liquor
EdinAlarm
End Polio Now! Katy & Ralph Campbell
John Flynn
Rosie & Bob Gubrud
Wayne & Dana Harmon
Hatzung Insurance
Jessen Press
Kallas Law Office
Dave & Lori Kunz
Gordy Lewis
Mac & Mac
Dan & Stacy Mott
Bob & Rhoda Perkins
Kip & Rebecca Peterson
Pets Are Inn
David & Sandy Phillips
Bonnie Rolstad
In Memory of Babby Schwarz
SideKick Inc.—Advanced Document Services
Sue & Dave Spalding
Harry & Angie Spell
Josh Sprague, Realtor—Sotheby's International Realty
Bob & Vianne Stehlik
Will & Lottie Steinke
Axel & Loreli Steuer
Terry & Marilee Stevens
Think Bank
Skip Thomas, Realtor—RE/MAX Results
Transitions In Business
Les & Mary Wanninger
The Wooddale Team of American Mortgage & Equity Consultants 
 

The Edina Country Club will serve chardonnay chicken or salmon Caesar salad at the Thursday, Oct. 4, Rotary Club of Edina meeting.

The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part time, mainly on Wednesday and Thursday. She attends the Rotary meetings on Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to answer questions. Contact her at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a message on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.