For the first meeting of the new Rotary year, the Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Doug Baker, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ecolab Inc., as the program speaker. Baker will speak at the Thursday, July 7, meeting about "Water Scarcity: A Report from the Front."
Baker joined Ecolab in 1989, following seven years in brand management at Procter & Gamble. At Ecolab, he held a number of marketing and general management roles in the United States and Europe before becoming president and chief executive officer in July 2004. In May 2006, Baker added chairman of the board to his duties.
A trusted partner at more than one million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With 2015 sales of $13.5 billion and 47,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
In addition to his Ecolab responsibilities, Baker serves on the board of directors of Target Corporation and U.S. Bancorp. He is involved in a number of community initiatives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Baker is trustee emeritus of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and a member of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP).
Bjorn Freudenthal will give his classification talk at the meeting.
A former Rotary Scholar hosted by the Rotary Club of Edina was recently consecrated a bishop in the Church of England. Rotary Club of Edina Member David Clynes was present for the event.
Jo Bailey Wells, 50, was named the new Bishop of Dorking in March and ceremonies were recently held in Canterbury. The Bishop of Dorking is an assistant bishop for the whole Diocese of Guilford. Jo will have a particular focus on education and also the recruitment of clergy, amid provision from the Church of England for a 50 percent increase in new trainee-vicars by 2020. Jo is just the fifth Bishop of Dorking, following the retirements of the Rt Revd Ian Brackley, who had served for 19 years in that role. She is the 10th woman bishop in the Church of England.
A native of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, Jo was a Rotary Scholar in 1987 and 1988, studying for her master’s degree at the University of Minnesota. Her Rotary counselors were Bill and Lois Clynes. She received her bachelor’s degree at Cambridge University before coming to the United States. Later, she received her doctorate from St. John’s College in Durham, England. She was ordained in 1995 in the first wave of female priests.
Jo is married to Sam, who is a vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, central London. They have two children: Laurence, 13, and Stephanie, 12. Jo’s interests include art, renovation and textiles.
There is no Rotary Happy Hour in July! Join us for the next Edina Rotary Happy Hour/Vocational Development Group. Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Mezz, located upstairs in Lunds & Byerly's at 7171 France Ave. S. in Edina. Access The Mezz from the entrance closest to France Avenue (SW corner of the store). Wine and craft beer is available at your own cost. A limited menu may be available, but you can also purchase food in the grocery deli and bring it upstairs.
The event will feature a short social period, with a "formal" program beginning at 6 p.m. Each person will have a brief opportunity to introduce themselves and make new connections. A featured presenter will have 15 minutes to share information that is relevant to his or her profession followed by a short Q&A period. The speaker at the Aug. 3 happy hour will be Edina Morningside Rotary Club member Dr. Casey Moore.
Rotary Happy Hour is a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Edina and EMRC. Renee Harberts has recently taken over the planning of the speakers from Kip Peterson, who started the monthly gathering back in 2014.
"I am truly overwhelmed by your generosity. Our lovely new Community Room is beautiful. Our event on June 2 was well attended and the renovation well received. Lots of oohs and ahhs!
"We are thrilled to be able to offer this luxurious space to guests and to the larger community for meetings, workshops, retreats, conferences and other gatherings. In fact, we have two separate groups using the Community Room this week for meetings and we received an inquiry last week about using the space for a potential yoga workshop!
"In keeping with our focus of bidirectional integration, this tremendous gift will allow us to fulfill our mission of educating the broader community about autism and focusing on all of the amazing gifts these talented young adults possess and are capable of. Our members will help host these events by greeting attendees at the front door, assisting with food and beverage, public speaking and leading an Erik's Minnesota Adventures tour. This reciprocal interaction will last a lifetime. Thank you."
-- Kathryn Nordberg, Erik's Ranch, Inc.
"Thank you to the Rotary Club of Edina for making a library donation in my name to the Edina Public Schools. This pleases me very much. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with your members and friends. God bless you!"
The Rotary Club of Edina’s Board of Directors recently approved the applicant below for membership:
Brandon Azbill
Classification: Residential Real Estate
Sponsor: Wooj Byun
Written objections to the application must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, to Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424.
Lunch at a Rotary Club of Edina meeting will now be $20 starting July 7. Regular members will see this increase on their Q1 billing (July–September), to be sent out this week. Senior Active and Honorary members, as well as guests, will pay $20 at the door.
Our club now accepts credit cards for payment for meals at meetings. Members and guests can pay for lunch at the door using credit cards, in addition to the usual cash or check. Club Administrator Jennifer Garske will be using Square, which gives the club the ability to swipe magstripe cards and take chip cards at meetings, and use a point-of-sale app to charge customers. There is an additional $1 service charge on each meal, so you will be charged $21 for each lunch if you pay by credit card.
Please see Jen at the front desk if you wish to pay by credit card. A receipt will be emailed to you after purchase.
Please let Jennifer Garske or Past President Jennifer Bennerotte know if you have any questions. Thanks!
The Edina Country Club will serve roast pork loin with peach BBQ or chicken wild rice salad at the Rotary Club of Edina's July 7 meeting.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part-time Tuesday through Friday. To contact her, call 612-875-3109 or write to jgarske@EdinaRotary.org.
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For the first meeting of the new Rotary year, the Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Doug Baker, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ecolab Inc., as the program speaker. Baker will speak at the Thursday, July 7, meeting about "Water Scarcity: A Report from the Front."
A former Rotary Scholar hosted by the Rotary Club of Edina was recently consecrated a bishop in the Church of England. Rotary Club of Edina Member David Clynes was present for the event..png)
The Edina Country Club will serve roast pork loin with peach BBQ or chicken wild rice salad at the Rotary Club of Edina's July 7 meeting.