Mike Max will be the program speaker at the Thursday, April 13, Rotary Club of Edina meeting. Max is a sports anchor and reporter on WCCO Channel 4 and hosts Sports to the Max on WCCO Radio.
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The annual Area 3 Rotary Vocational Ethics Day meeting will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Edina Country Club. All Edina Rotarians are encouraged to attend, and many Rotarians from area clubs, as well as local high schools, will also be in attendance. This year's keynote speaker is Michael Bellotti. He will speak about "How Art Saved My Life."
For more information, contact Dan Hallberg at 952-541-0352.
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WHERE: regular Rotary meeting, Edina Country Club. The program speaker for the meeting is Lee Anderson, legal counsel at General Mills.
WHO: All Rotarians are encouraged to bring a friend or colleague that is interested in learning more about Rotary and our club to the meeting. Lunch is on the club for all prospective members!
REGISTRATION: No need to register in advance, but make sure your guest(s) sign in at the front desk when they arrive. Contact Membership Director Greg Yoch for more information.
Our club's The Rotary Foundation Director Sue Spalding, with the help of David Clynes, honored more Rotarians as Paul Harris Fellows at the April 6 meeting. The following Rotarians were honored for their donations to The Rotary Foundation:
Hannolore Brucker, PHF
Jim Ryman, PHF+2
John Solberg, PHF+2
Greg Yoch, PHF+2
Sue Spalding, PHF+3
Les Jones, PHF+3
Marty Kupper, PHF+3
Kris Maser, PHF+4
Brad Pearson, PHF+5
Mike Kallas, PHF +6
John Flynn, PHF+7
Joe Christensen, PHF+8
Thank you to all Rotary Club of Edina members who have generously donations to The Rotary Foundation! Contact Sue Spalding for more information about how to donate this Rotary year, TRF's 100th anniversary!
Time has gone fast this year, as we are already three-quarters of the way through the school year! Our inbound students, Justine and Claudio, are busy with studies and activities. In the next few weeks they will each be presenting their Country Talks during a meeting—Justine April 27 and Claudio May 4! Please reach out to Justine and Claudio if you wish to invite them to an event or dinner with your family—Heather, Hansen, Mike Kallas or Terry Stevens can help you get in contact with the students. We need host families for our three inbound students next year as well. Contact Heather if you or someone you know is interested!
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WHAT: Rotary District 5950 Conference, "Serving Humanity, Together in Harmony"
WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 28
WHERE: Westin Edina Galleria
WHO: All Rotarians are encouraged to attend, the club will reimburse members for one of the sessions they attend (up to $60)
REGISTRATION: online here. Registration accepted through April 21. Please register soon and let Club Administrator Jennifer Garske know so you can be reimbursed on your Q1 Rotary invoice.
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Save the date, Edina Rotarians! You are invited to attend an event celebrating the career of retiring Edina Schools Superintendent Ric Dressen from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at Braemar Golf Club, 6364 John Harris Drive, Edina.
Superintendent Dressen is also a member of the Edina Morningside Rotary Club.
On behalf of our entire staff and the families we serve, thank you to the Edina Rotary Foundation for your recent $1,000 grant award to help fund Cornerstone's Large Group Room chair replacement project. We certainly appreciate your loyal support—and your willingness to consider projects that are undeniably necessary, yet difficult to fund.
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At the Thursday, April 6, Rotary Club of Edina meeting, the program speaker was Mark Stutrud, founder and president of Summit Brewing Co. He shared his story of being a brewing sod-buster, and also shared brews with the lucky attendees. New member Mark Stageberg was officially inducted into the club.
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The Edina Country Club will serve hunter style chicken or southwest chicken salad at the April 11 Rotary Club of Edina meeting.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part-time Monday through Friday. To contact her, write to jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a voicemail on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.
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Mike Max will be the program speaker at the Thursday, April 13, Rotary Club of Edina meeting. Max is a sports anchor and reporter on WCCO Channel 4 and hosts Sports to the Max on WCCO Radio. 
The annual Area 3 Rotary Vocational Ethics Day meeting will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Edina Country Club. All Edina Rotarians are encouraged to attend, and many Rotarians from area clubs, as well as local high schools, will also be in attendance. This year's keynote speaker is Michael Bellotti. He will speak about "How Art Saved My Life."
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Time has gone fast this year, as we are already three-quarters of the way through the school year! Our inbound students, Justine and Claudio, are busy with studies and activities. In the next few weeks they will each be presenting their Country Talks during a meeting—Justine April 27 and Claudio May 4! Please reach out to Justine and Claudio if you wish to invite them to an event or dinner with your family—Heather, Hansen, Mike Kallas or Terry Stevens can help you get in contact with the students. We need host families for our three inbound students next year as well. Contact Heather if you or someone you know is interested!
Save the date, Edina Rotarians! You are invited to attend an event celebrating the career of retiring Edina Schools Superintendent Ric Dressen from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, at Braemar Golf Club, 6364 John Harris Drive, Edina.
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The Edina Country Club will serve hunter style chicken or southwest chicken salad at the April 11 Rotary Club of Edina meeting.