Sixteen years and several misdiagnoses later, in 2015, Lisa Najarian was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Over the course of those years, she suffered greatly with symptoms that were a complete mystery to her. Lisa, a California native, has lived her adult life in the top three most prevalent Lyme infested regions in the nation. She believes she was bitten while living in Illinois, however, does not remember seeing a target rash. After 14 years in Illinois, she moved with her husband and two children to Connecticut, the mecca for Lyme disease. There, she became aware of Lyme, and strongly suspected a correlation between her multiple symptoms and the tick-borne disease. Her move to Minnesota in 2014 brought hope and a positive diagnosis.
Lisa received a BA in education at California State University, Chico and earned her Masters Degree in Education from National University. Sheand her husband, Pete, and children reside in the Twin Cities area.
We are happy to announce that we will be returning to 100% live meetings this month. Meetings will be 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. Our speaker will be Rotary Club of Edina member, Karlan Padayachee.
The North Minneapolis Neighborhood Ramble, sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Minneapolis, will be held on Saturday August 7th, 2021. The event will raise money for the Rotary’s community building projects on the Northside, including a program to support Black moms and babies at Hennepin Healthcare.Your ticket gets you: Event t-shirt, drink tickets at each location, a guided tour of North Minneapolis history. Click Read more for additional details. Signing up is easy. Just go to www.NorthMplsRamble.com. Tickets start at $25.
Please join The Rotary Club of Edina’s Leadership Series on August 11 as we welcome David Mann, to lead an interactive learning experience entitled Communication… Differentiating Your Business With a Simple Message! Click HERE for a flyer with event details.
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 Rotary Club of Edina is proud to present the Third Annual Edina Car Show on Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Edina Car Show will be hosted at Southdale Center parking lot (in front of the old Herberger’s). This family-friendly event will feature some of the best collector cars and bikes in Minnesota, including classic, vintage, and exotic. Our dealer sponsor Key Cadillac will also have some of the hottest new models on display. For more information and to register, visit the Rotary Club of Edina car show page HERE or contact Josh Sprague, (612) 501-0252, joshsprague7@icloud.com.
Join fellow Rotary Club of Edina friends and family at Target Field for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. Here are the details:
WHAT: Walk to End Alzheimer's WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 18, Walk starts 9:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Target Field Gate 28 WHO: All Rotarians, friends and families INFO: Come and join us for the social event of the season! Our club, along with other District 5950 Rotarians, are encouraged to join the Rotary Rally for ALZ team and join us for the Walk to End Alzheimer's! Sign up to participate, donate to the team, or do both! WATCH our video for more info!
REGISTRATION: Go HERE to register or donate. Contact Rick Carlson, Brad Hepp or Jennifer Hendrickson, Susan Johnson for more info.
Powerpoint Presentation Assistance – Several hours per week. Work with officers and committee directors to organize, draft and finalize weekly meeting Powerpoint presentations. Contact Michael Stanzak.
Gala Committee – Now through October 2. Work with Gala committee on tasks associated with event preparation and event day facilitation. Time commitment will vary and any help will be very much appreciated. Contact Jody Kern, Paul Mooty or Kayla Beehler.
Camp E – Now through November 6. Work with Camp E committee on tasks associated with preparing for and facilitating camp participants. Task length may range from a couple hours to full day attendance. Please contact Mary Brindle, Edina Morningside.
The Edina Global Scholars program is looking for a host for an International Exchange Student. If you're interested in getting more information or to be considered as a host, please fill out the form at tinyurl.com/EHSInternationalHost . The second opportunity is to become a mentor for our global scholars this fall and beyond. The interest form for this program can be found at tinyurl.com/globalscholarmentor Please visit www.edinaglobalscholars.org for additional details on these two programs and to review last spring's Capstone Projects. Questions? Contact Lindsey Smaka at
During the next several weeks, the Rotary Club of Edina will be consolidating it's "stuff" to be stored at one location. If you are in possession of and storing any Rotary related items, i.e. flags, banners, event promotion pieces, paperwork, please contact Marty Kupper marty@kupper.com / 612-508-2040at or Becci Michalski, rmichalski@edinarotary.org / 952-215-7924 to coordinate drop off or pick up.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to My Very Own Bed. Minneapolis-based My Very Own Bed provides beds to children throughout the Twin Cities metro area moving into stable housing. The grant will be used to support the purchase of 18 beds for children who would otherwise sleep on a floor or share a bed with a family member.
Click the "You Tube" links below. In the "Description" are bookmarks/time stamps for jumping to your area of interest.
Back to the hybrid version of your choice to attend club meeting via IN-PERSON or ZOOM platforms. The continued excellent editing talents of C-Vision Productions (Chris Laskowski) is allowing us to make better use of the taped and edited meetings posted weekly 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. In-person meeting photos will resume. Keep in mind watching the You Tube video counts as a make-up. Let Becci know what meeting dates you watched and she will mark you as attended.
We will post the link to the last meeting video taped (see above) and photos from the meeting.
Thursday, August 5, 2021 there will be the hybrid version with in-person meeting at the Edina Country Club with doors open at Noon and ZOOM meeting beginning at 12:30 a.m.. 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.
Sixteen years and several misdiagnoses later, in 2015, Lisa Najarian was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Over the course of those years, she suffered greatly with symptoms that were a complete mystery to her. Lisa, a California native, has lived her adult life in the top three most prevalent Lyme infested regions in the nation. She believes she was bitten while living in Illinois, however, does not remember seeing a target rash. After 14 years in Illinois, she moved with her husband and two children to Connecticut, the mecca for Lyme disease. There, she became aware of Lyme, and strongly suspected a correlation between her multiple symptoms and the tick-borne disease. Her move to Minnesota in 2014 brought hope and a positive diagnosis.
The North Minneapolis Neighborhood Ramble, sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Minneapolis, will be held on Saturday August 7th, 2021. The event will raise money for the Rotary’s community building projects on the Northside, including a program to support Black moms and babies at Hennepin Healthcare.Your ticket gets you: Event t-shirt, drink tickets at each location, a guided tour of North Minneapolis history. Click Read more for additional details. Signing up is easy. Just go to 
Please join The Rotary Club of Edina’s Leadership Series on August 11 as we welcome David Mann, to lead an interactive learning experience entitled Communication… Differentiating Your Business With a Simple Message! Click 
The Rotary Club of Edina is proud to present the Third Annual Edina Car Show on Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Edina Car Show will be hosted at Southdale Center parking lot (in front of the old Herberger’s). This family-friendly event will feature some of the best collector cars and bikes in Minnesota, including classic, vintage, and exotic. Our dealer sponsor Key Cadillac will also have some of the hottest new models on display. For more information and to register, visit the Rotary Club of Edina car show page 
Join fellow Rotary Club of Edina friends and family at Target Field for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. Here are the details:
Our Club Needs Help in the Following Areas:
The Edina Global Scholars program is looking for a host for an International Exchange Student. If you're interested in getting more information or to be considered as a host, please fill out the form at 
During the next several weeks, the Rotary Club of Edina will be consolidating it's "stuff" to be stored at one location. If you are in possession of and storing any Rotary related items, i.e. flags, banners, event promotion pieces, paperwork, please contact Marty Kupper marty@kupper.com / 612-508-2040at or Becci Michalski, rmichalski@edinarotary.org / 952-215-7924 to coordinate drop off or pick up.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to My Very Own Bed. Minneapolis-based My Very Own Bed provides beds to children throughout the Twin Cities metro area moving into stable housing. The grant will be used to support the purchase of 18 beds for children who would otherwise sleep on a floor or share a bed with a family member.
