Deborah shares her inspirational journey to risk everything to successfully pursue her dream to build an internationally highly regarded performing arts center with partner studios in Europe and Asia. Her odyssey includes her flight from a physically and emotionally abusive marriage of 23 years that culminated in threats from a rifle aimed at her to winning the first domestic violence law suit in US Civil Court.
Join us for the Edina Rotary Happy Hour/Vocational Development Group. The next gathering will be Wednesday, October 7, from 6:00 to 7 p.m. via ZOOM (Link sent to you by Renee Harberts) and an in-person meeting at LIV Chiropractic.
In Person meeting attendance-- REGISTER HERE. Details for the in-person meeting are within the registration. Read more for additional details on Robb's career path and the purpose of the Rotary Vocational Happy Hour.
At the October 8th meeting, the 2020 Edina Foundation Raffle Committee with the help of Jennifer Hendrickson drew the winning ticket stubs for this year's event. Check will go out to the winners this week. They are:
$100 Winners --
Jennifer Bennerotte
Paul Mooty
Sharon Chandler
Joe Arends
Shelly Loberg
Grand Prize $1,000 Winner --
Ed Bather
THANK YOU to all our members for participating in selling or purchasing this year's Gala Raffle tickets. Grandview Tire and Auto is this year's sponsor. Check the back of the ticket for $10 off an oil change or $25 off any $149 repair.
Edina Morningside Rotary Club's annual Poinsettia sale is in progress. Last day to order is October 8th. Funds raised go to the Rotary Polio Fund. Click HERE for order form.
The Edina Rotary Global Scholars Program officially launched this fall at Edina High School. We are searching for internships and volunteer opportunities for students who are working on their Capstone research projects. Please read the seven students short biographies and research interests here.
If you are able to help place one of these students with a local internship or volunteer opportunity, please email lindsey.smaka@edinaschools.org. Thank you!
The Edina Rotary Foundation is accepting applications from non-profit organizations in Edina and its contiguous communities for grants to be used for capital purchases. Applications are due Oct. 31. Read on for details and contact information.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina has provided $500 for the Cambia Hills Playground and Thinking Park in East Bethel.
Cambia Hills built a state-of-the-art psychiatric residential treatment facility in the northern Twin Cities metro area. The facility opened in March and serves children ages 6-17 with complex mental health conditions. Medically managed care is provided 24/7.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina provides much needed grants for local and international causes. The most recently funded international grant will provide $5,000 for the Ejeda Hospital in Madagascar.
Ejeda Hospital in Ejeda, Madagascar, is a Lutheran Christian Mission Hospital that provides healthcare for an area of more than 125,000 people living in extreme poverty in a remote area. Currently, the hospital does not have access to reliable and sustainable electricity or water to serve its thousands of patients each year. The next closest hospital is 90 kilometers north and does not staff full-time surgeons.
. . .to connect with and support your fellow Edina Rotarians.
Because, as Edina Rotarians, what we do best is reach out and serve, the Helping Hands initiative is now a part of the Membership Committee. We want our members to know we care. See how it works. . .
Communication today is very important in both our professional and personal lives. In this session you will learn what the top five communication skills are and how to improve them! Get the details HERE. Click HERE to register via Zoom and get the link.
Shelly Loberg is currently the Vice President of the Edina Chamber of Commerce and Explore Edina. She possesses a B.A. degree in “Communications” from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. She has been a member of the Edina Rotary Club since 2015 and recently traveled to Guatemala with her club. She loves to be involved with the global grant writing and execution and is the former director of international service. Shelly currently serves on the Edina Rotary board of directors in the secretary position and will be the club’s President in the 2023/2024.Rotary Year.
Five volunteers are needed to clean and winterize the “Grow and Give” gardens Oct. 24 at The Sheridan Story. The gardens were built earlier this year with funds from the Rotary Clubs of Edina, Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis and Roseville and Rotary International District 5950. SIGN UP HERE.
The Sheridan Story identified an approximately 4,000-square-foot plot of land at its facility in Roseville to convert into a produce garden to expand its fresh produce program. The majority of this property is owned by Ramsey County. The small portion owned by The Sheridan Story’s landlord, CSM, was approved for use. The Grow and Give gardens were built and planted in May. Because of COVID-19, Rotarians were not able to help with the project. Read more for hours.
JOIN YOUR FELLOW EDINA ROTARY MEMBERS IN THIS VIRTUAL PRIVATE EVENT
Event Date is Thursday, November 12 - 6:30 to 7:30 pm - $69 per household
Cooks of Crocus Hill is taking the virtual happy hour to a whole new level! Connecting in the kitchen is in our DNA. We understand how important it is for folks to connect over food and come together with a common cause. A little learning, camaraderie and a whole lotta fun! Click HERE to read the details. Click REGISTER to pay and attend.
In their Kitchen Connections – Virtual Events, cooking and connecting are a click and a screen away! During the virtual meet-up the chefs from Crocus Hill will do a demonstration, provide insights, answer questions and be there for us while we cook together for a fabulous experience. Everyone will have their cameras and mics on so it’s sure to be a raucous event!
The Gala Committee would like to take a moment to thank all our members for the generosity of their time, financial resources and can-do spirit during this year's fundraising efforts. It's been a challenging year and to pivot to smaller gatherings held in member homes wasn't even a concept this spring. It's amazing how well we've embraced this new way of earning money to share and are making it work for us. We're working hard to put the finishing touches on organizing the dinners, the videos, the fun and games and can't wait to hear about all the special moments during each of these dinners. Please let co-chairs Catherine Gump or Bjorn Freudenthal know if you have any questions or comments.
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). Please see Facebook once they are posted.
Thursday, October 29, 2020 - Speaker: Mark Ritchie
President, Global Minnesota
Menu Choices: TBD - See Meeting Reminder E-Mail
Thursday, October 29, Speaker is Mark Ritchie, President of Global Minnesota. 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.
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.
Deborah shares her inspirational journey to risk everything to successfully pursue her dream to build an internationally highly regarded performing arts center with partner studios in Europe and Asia. Her odyssey includes her flight from a physically and emotionally abusive marriage of 23 years that culminated in threats from a rifle aimed at her to winning the first domestic violence law suit in US Civil Court.
Join us for the Edina Rotary Happy Hour/Vocational Development Group. The next gathering will be Wednesday, October 7, from 6:00 to 7 p.m. via ZOOM (Link sent to you by Renee Harberts) and an in-person meeting at LIV Chiropractic.
Edina Morningside Rotary Club's annual Poinsettia sale is in progress. Last day to order is October 8th. Funds raised go to the Rotary Polio Fund. Click 
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina has provided $500 for the Cambia Hills Playground and Thinking Park in East Bethel. 
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina provides much needed grants for local and international causes. The most recently funded international grant will provide $5,000 for the Ejeda Hospital in Madagascar.
. . .to connect with and support your fellow Edina Rotarians.
Communication today is very important in both our professional and personal lives. In this session you will learn what the top five communication skills are and how to improve them! Get the details 
Five volunteers are needed to clean and winterize the “Grow and Give” gardens Oct. 24 at The Sheridan Story. The gardens were built earlier this year with funds from the Rotary Clubs of Edina, Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis and Roseville and Rotary International District 5950. 
JOIN YOUR FELLOW EDINA ROTARY MEMBERS IN THIS VIRTUAL PRIVATE EVENT 
The Gala Committee would like to take a moment to thank all our members for the generosity of their time, financial resources and can-do spirit during this year's fundraising efforts. It's been a challenging year and to pivot to smaller gatherings held in member homes wasn't even a concept this spring. It's amazing how well we've embraced this new way of earning money to share and are making it work for us. We're working hard to put the finishing touches on organizing the dinners, the videos, the fun and games and can't wait to hear about all the special moments during each of these dinners. Please let co-chairs Catherine Gump or Bjorn Freudenthal know if you have any questions or comments. 
