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Joint Meeting with
Edina Morningside Rotary Club - Tues., Apr. 16
Start 7:30 a.m.
Guests Welcome!
Speaker: Michael Speetzen, Polaris VP/CFO
No Noon Meeting Thurs., Apr. 18, 2024
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EMRC Apr 16 Speaker: Michael Speetzen, Polaris EVP/CFO
Michael Speetzen joined Polaris in August 2015 as executive vice president, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
 
Prior to joining Polaris, Speetzen was senior vice president and CFO of Xylem, Inc. since 2011, when the Company was formed from the spinoff of the water businesses of ITT Corporation. He joined ITT in 2009. Speetzen was responsible for the financial planning, accounting, controls, treasury, M&A activity, investor relations and strategy of Xylem Inc. Prior to joining ITT, he served as executive vice president and CFO for the StandardAero Company owned by the private equity firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility in the finance functions at Honeywell and General Electric.
 
Speetzen currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pentair. Speetzen earned his Master of Business Administration from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University and his bachelor’s degree in management from Purdue.
Apr 11 Meeting--The 5 Happy Habits PDF QR-Link
Here is the QR code for April 11 Speaker promoted 5 Happy Habits PDF
 
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Rotary Club of Edina Seeks Nominees for Women In Leadership Award
DEADLINE for nominations is Tuesday, April 30th.  Application HERE. The Rotary Club of Edina seeks nominees for the 17th-annual “Chrysanne Manoles Women In Leadership Award.”
 
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Volunteers Needed to Select Women’s Award and Scholarship Winners
Rotarians are needed to help select the 17th-annual Chrysanne Manoles Women in Leadership Award winner and Edina High School scholarship recipients this spring.

 
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Global Scholar Kids Zimbabwe Trip Fundraiser
May 8 EMRC Spring Plant PickUp
Edina Morningside Foundation 2024 Spring Plant Sale PICK UP
 
Plant pick up: Wednesday, May 8th, 4:30 to 6:30 PM at St. Peter's Lutheran Church parking lot: 5421 France Ave So, Edina, MN 55410.
Edina Rotarians Celebrate Dr. Dash at RI Headquarters
Edina Noon Rotarians, President Shelly Loberg, Public Image Co-Chair, Jennifer Hendrickson, International Grant Chair, Renee Harberts, Membership Chair/2024-25 Board Secretary Elect, Erica Allenburg and RI Foundation Chair Raj Kumar, traveled to Evanston, Illinois, April 5 to 7, to participate in Dr. Sita and Kalpana Dash's induction ceremony into Rotary International's Arch Klumph Society. The weekend was filled with ceremony events including a heartfelt and meaningful recognition of the substantial monetary contribution given by Dr. Sita and Kalpana Dash as well as their physical efforts in India. The weekend itinerary also included tours of Rotary International headquarters, RI educational work sessions, three topic related ceremonies and time for international fellowship. Click PHOTOS to see additional event pictures.
What Is My TRF Donation History?
In this season of giving and tax preparation you may be curious about your TRF (The Rotary Foundation) donation history.  By visiting the Rotary International site and accessing your personal profile you can check the status of your account at any time. Click HERE to download an instruction sheet on how to independently view your Rotary Foundation giving statistics. 
Upcoming Events
Apr 25 -- Edina Rotary Meeting, Jessica Poole, MN Aurora Women's Soccer
Apr 19-25 -- 2024 Camp RYLA, YMCA Camp St. Croix
Apr 30 -- Women in Leadership Nomination Deadline
May 1 -- Vocational Mixer, Speaker: Toshie Metzger
May 2 -- Edina Rotary Meeting, Odell Wilson, The Redemption Project
May 2 -- Prospective Member Day!
May 14 -- Fireside Chat, Kelley Burnett's Home
May 15 -- Service Opportunity - VEAP
May 16 -- Fireside Chat, Joe Hayes' Home
May 16 -- Black Business Mixer, Speaker: Armetha Pihlstrom
May 22 -- Fireside Chat, John Buttolph's Home
May 23 -- Women in Leadership Award Luncheon
May 30 -- Annual Rotary Family Picnic
 
 
Meeting Recap - April 16, 2024
Meeting Recap, April 16, 2024, Edina Morningside Rotary Club
Joint Meeting - Speaker: Mike Speetzen, CEO of Polaris
 
Twice each Rotary year we join with the Edina Morningside Rotary
members for fellowship and a show of support for each
other's club and their activities. In general we host them at a
meeting in the fall and they host in the spring. Pictured above
is 2023-2024 EMRC President, Afira Hasan with speaker,
Michael Speetzen, CEO of Polaris.   
 
 
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Rotary Club of Edina Facebook Page photo albums.
Facebook posts
Instagram posts
 
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Meeting Duties
Administration
Michalski, Rebecca
 
Front Desk & Intro Guests
 
Greeter/Guest Host
Steuer, Axel
 
Greeter/Invocation
Stevens, Terry
 
Speaker Intro/Thank the Speaker
Steffl, Vinita
 
Photographer
Laskowski, Chris
 
Rotary Birthdays
Member Birthdays
Jennifer Bennerotte
April 1
 
Nikki Ahlgren
April 4
 
Marie Pribyl
April 7
 
Scott MacDonald
April 10
 
Mary Hustad
April 13
 
Royce Pavelka
April 14
 
Jennifer Garske
April 16
 
Kaylin Eidsness
April 17
 
Nick Van Beek
April 28
 
EDINA COUNTRY CLUB
Guests Welcome!
Speaker: Jessica Poole
MN Aroura FC, President & COO
 
Lunch Options: Crab Stuffed Walleye or Tarragon & Roasted Asparagus Salad with Chicken
 
DEADLINE for newsletter story and event submission is Monday Noon for Tuesday publication. 
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.