During this exceptional year, registered members and their guests will spend an evening experiencing the culture and flavors of a foreign country. We will be gathering in small groups, hosted by our fellow Rotarians and friends.
The Rotary Clubs of Edina and Edina Morningside and the Edina Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a joint prospective member event at Pinstripes. This will be a fun evening of community connection. All Rotarians and Chamber members should bring a guest to the gathering. Guests will learn more about these great local organizations and have a chance to network with membership! Click "See More" for details.
The Rotary Club of Edina is proud to present the Second Annual Edina Car Show on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Edina Car Show will be hosted at Southdale Center parking lot (in front of the old Herberger’s). This family-friendly event will feature some of the best collector cars and bikes in Minnesota, including classic, vintage, and exotic. Our dealer sponsor Key Cadillac will also have some of the hottest new models on display. We will be giving away a free weekend lease of a new Maserati luxury sports car for the winner of our “Best in Show” contest, with attendees voting for their favorite car on the lot.
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Mary Younggren, owner of Advent Talent Group will present "Dealing with Adversity. How Hardship Makes Us Better People". A flyer with details can be found HERE.
The adversity caused by the financial downturn, racial unrest, Covid-19, and the political climate seem insurmountable at times. How do you deal with adversity? Mary will share her personal experience with hardship and its impact on her business career and personal life. We will explore the lessons that have helped her to keep climbing those mountains as they arise. You’ll come away with some action steps that, instead of running away, will help you to embrace adversity and use it to improve your life experience and become a better person! There is NO cost to register HERE and attend this third in a series of 12 session that will improve your professional effectiveness and expand your network of growth minded leaders.
The annual Patrick D. Kennedy Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, September 14th at the Braemar Golf Center. Tournament proceeds help to maintain Edina Morningside Rotary Foundation's support to programs such as Polio Eradication, International efforts including clean water and women's health initiatives, COVID-19 relief efforts including health and food organizations. For more information and to register visit www.emrotary.org
On Thursday, September 17, learn about human sex trafficking in Edina and the surrounding area. The pandemic has increased human trafficking. Learn to identify who is most at risk and the steps you can take to prevent sexual assault in families and in our backyard. This workshop is being presented by the Rotary Club of Edina and Rotary Club of Edina Morningside.
In -person registration is closed. The "REGISTRATION" button above will let you register for the "Zoom" Human Trafficking experience right up to to the meeting time. Please "Read More" to get details on the speakers, the two ways to access this workshop and guest cost.
Walk to End Alzheimer's is Saturday, September 26 starting at 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sign up to participate, donate to the team, or do both! Please bring a mask and observe social distancing during the entire event. Click HERE for complete details, to register on the Walk to End Alzheimer's site, donate or print the flyer to distribute. If planning to stay for lunch at Pinstripes or have additional questions please contact Rick Carlson at rick@sidekickinc.com
On the 3rd and 4th Wednesday of each month the Rotary Club of Edina Club Board and the Rotary Club of Edina Foundation Board respectively meet as a governing body to discuss and review the aspects of club organization and finances. The minutes of these meetings are located on our club website at www.edinarotary.org, "Organization" "Documents" Folder named: "Club Minutes (Year)" or "Foundation Minutes (Year)". You will need to sign into your Rotary Club of Edina account to view these folder OR a LINK to these folders is located on Home page in the left column under "Membership".
As this year's Rotary service projects and fundraising efforts get started each committee is looking for members to join them in support of our club's mission. We are excited to find the next crop of members who will bringing good ideas to the group and join us in our "Service Before Self" Rotary principle! Take a moment to download the Committee Sign Up sheet HERE and let us know where and how you'd like to help. Sign up today!
Edina Country Club is open and allowing us to meet in person. REGISTRATION and MASKS ARE REQUIRED. Please register HERE if you plan on attending in-person and will be having lunch with us. Doors open at 12:15 p.m. Register HERE is you would like to attend via ZOOM beginning at 12:30 p.m.
As we plan to meet live during these very unpredictable times, we need to adhere to guidelines established by the Edina Country Club, the city of Edina and our Governor. Your safety is our number one priority and we understand that not everyone will feel comfortable attending our in-person meetings. With this in mind, we will continue to offer the virtual meetings via Zoom for our July/August meetings and extend them for a longer period of time if needed. Advance reservations will be required for both the live and Zoom meeting options. Click "See More" to review the guidelines.
Click the "You Tube" logo above. In the "Description" are bookmarks/time stamps for jumping to your area of interest.
Due to two different meeting platforms and the excellent talents of C-Vision Productions (Chris Laskowski) it has been decided to make better use of the taped and edited meetings that are posted to You Tube and use them as our new "In Review" format. This will eliminate the duty of "The Barker" note taker/writer and we will, for the time being, no longer publish written reviews. We will continue to publish several live meeting still photos with captions at the end of each newsletter as a mini-recap.
We will post the link to the current meeting You Tube video (see above). Due to some technical difficulty. Still photos from the 9/10/20 meeting are not available. Please see Facebook once they are posted.
Thursday, September 24, 2020 speaker is Cathy Paper. The ballroom doors open at 12:15 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 12:35 p.m. sharp. Please remember for the safety of our members and guests we require masks be worn while not eating or drinking and follow strict social distancing guidelines.
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Check your meeting reminder on Thursday.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Becci Michalski, works part time and will respond to your inquiries within 24 hours. Contact her at rmichalski@EdinaRotary.org or voicemail /text message at 612-234-7390.
The Rotary Clubs of Edina and Edina Morningside and the Edina Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a joint prospective member event at Pinstripes. This will be a fun evening of community connection. All Rotarians and Chamber members should bring a guest to the gathering. Guests will learn more about these great local organizations and have a chance to network with membership! Click "See More" for details.
The Rotary Club of Edina is proud to present the Second Annual Edina Car Show on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Edina Car Show will be hosted at Southdale Center parking lot (in front of the old Herberger’s). This family-friendly event will feature some of the best collector cars and bikes in Minnesota, including classic, vintage, and exotic. Our dealer sponsor Key Cadillac will also have some of the hottest new models on display. We will be giving away a free weekend lease of a new Maserati luxury sports car for the winner of our “Best in Show” contest, with attendees voting for their favorite car on the lot.
Mary Younggren, owner of Advent Talent Group will present "Dealing with Adversity. How Hardship Makes Us Better People". A flyer with details can be found 
The annual Patrick D. Kennedy Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, September 14th at the Braemar Golf Center. Tournament proceeds help to maintain Edina Morningside Rotary Foundation's support to programs such as Polio Eradication, International efforts including clean water and women's health initiatives, COVID-19 relief efforts including health and food organizations. For more information and to register visit www.emrotary.org
On Thursday, September 17, learn about human sex trafficking in Edina and the surrounding area. The pandemic has increased human trafficking. Learn to identify who is most at risk and the steps you can take to prevent sexual assault in families and in our backyard. This workshop is being presented by the Rotary Club of Edina and Rotary Club of Edina Morningside.
Walk to End Alzheimer's is Saturday, September 26 starting at 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sign up to participate, donate to the team, or do both! Please bring a mask and observe social distancing during the entire event. Click 
As this year's Rotary service projects and fundraising efforts get started each committee is looking for members to join them in support of our club's mission. We are excited to find the next crop of members who will bringing good ideas to the group and join us in our "Service Before Self" Rotary principle! Take a moment to download the Committee Sign Up sheet 
