The annual Area 3 Rotary Veterans Luncheon is set for Thursday, Nov. 11, at Edina Country Club. Doors open and registration begins at 11 a.m. with live music and the luncheon and program begins at 11:15 and concluding by 1:15 p.m. If you would like to be a part of the program via ZOOM, click HERE for access to the meeting.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED - Contact Joe Hayes or Becci Michalski to check availability.
If you are not a veteran, but will be attending the meeting, please check with Joe Hayes or Becci Michalski to check availability. Accurate attendance counts are critical due to the high interest in the program.
Wednesday, November 3, we will be gathering together for live meetings held at CW's Bar andRestaurant, 8302 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN 55437. We will meet at 5:30 for happy half hour and our speaker presentation from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. No registration is necessary, just show up. Gay Clapp is a member of the noon Edina Rotary Club and a colleague at Twin Cities Legal Service, PLLC. Gay's practice focus is in the area of wills, estates and trusts.
Please feel free to extend an invitation to friends, prospective members, as well as members from other clubs. We hope you will join us for this great opportunity to have a lot of fun while getting to know your fellow Rotarians better. Don't be afraid to come "rub shoulders with people of significance."
2021 marked Dick Bremer’s 38th season as a broadcaster for the Twins. The Minnesota native graduated from St. Cloud State University in 1978. Following his graduation he worked for three years in Cedar Rapids, IA as a sportscaster for WMT-Radio and TV (now KGAN-TV). While there, he began his play-by-play career doing University of Iowa basketball for two years. For additional Dick Bremer details click "Read More".
Join us as we listen to Dick's story and welcome prospective members to our Rotary tables. Our meeting are held at the Edina Country Club with doors opening at 12:15 p.m. Choice of a hot lunch or salad is included with the program fee of $20, first time visitors interested in finding out more about Rotary lunch is on us. We look forward to meeting you!
ZOOM meeting viewing and attendance is available on Thursday, Nov. 4th at 12:30 p.m.. Register HERE to have the Zoom link emailed to you.
Due to in-person meeting attendance increasing and low member interest in attending our club meetings via Zoom, the board has decided to reduce the number of Zoom meeting broadcasts to one per month. Through the 2021-2022 Rotary year the first meeting of each month will be available via Zoom, recorded and posted to the club You Tube account. Viewing any Rotary Club of Edina You Tube material counts as a makeup for attendance. Send a email note to Becci and she will update your attendance record. Please contact President Michael Stanzak with any questions or concerns.
Please join The Rotary Club of Edina’s Leadership Series on November 10th as we welcome Erik Norman, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing at Bolger Inc. to share an interactive learning experience entitled “Leadership Through Adversity” This session is open to the public so please forward this to your friends, colleagues, and employees so that can benefit as well. See you there!
The Edina Rotary Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations in Edina and its contiguous communities for grants to be used for capital purchases. Applications are due Nov. 15.
Grant applications are available online at www.EdinaRotary.org or by contacting Director Ryan Wilson, ryan.wilson@tradition.bank or 952-806-6786. Completed applications should be completed online or emailed to Wilson. For additional details and recent grant recipients, click Read More.
On Wednesday, November 24, members of the Rotary Club of Edina, along with members of the Edina Morningside Rotary Club, will prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals to families in need throughout the Twin Cities region. A roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes and gravy along with vegetables, oranges, even a delicious pie, make their way to area homes via active Rotarians and their families. With a side of warm knit mittens to help with the coming winter, these Thanksgiving Baskets bring some brightness and joy into the holiday season.
There will be a call for canned goods, the opening of registration for both clubs to join together for a family luncheon and to organize their assembly teams and socialize. Registration for the luncheon and assembly times can be found HERE. Contack Tom Cook with any event day questions or Becci Michalski with any registration requests or issues.
The Rotary Club of Edina will host the Leadership Ethics Seminar for Edina High School students on Tuesday, December 7, at St. Patrick's Church in Edina. This all-day session features small group discussions, speakers, and a case study discussion for the entire group.
The Student Ethics Seminar is chaired this year by Youth Services Director, Andre Brewer. The seminar was started by longtime Rotarian Jerry Potter, who initiated the "Do the Right Thing" workshop for Edina students years ago.
20 Rotarians are invited to volunteer as table leaders to present the workshop provided materials and act as time and task master for each table of students. Sign up HERE and Sutton or John will contact you with the details.
For more information, contact Sutton McGraw, sutton suttonsadvancedcleaning.com or John Buttolph, johnebuttolph@yahoo.com
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,000 to Pillsbury United Communities.
Beginning in 1879 with Minneapolis’ first settlement house, Pillsbury United Communities co-creates enduring change toward a just society. Built with and for historically marginalized and underinvested groups across the community, Pillsbury United’s system of programs, neighborhood centers and social enterprises connects more than 55,000 people and their families each year. The organization is guided by a vision of thriving communities where every person has personal, social and economic power.
ZOOM MEETINGS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE AND RECORDED THE 1st THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH ONLY
Menu -- Chicken Olivia
Please see our club web page and watch your email for meeting updates.
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.