Sharon is our District Governor for Rotary year 2024 to 2025 and her home club is Minneapolis Rotary Club #9. She celebrates her 21st anniversary in Rotary this year!
Sharon owns one of the largest private investment firms wholly owned by a woman in Minnesota and Florida. She says she attributes much of this success to Rotary. This is where she learned her public speaking and leadership skills, and her fellow Rotarians mentored her and welcomed her into this community. She is committed to giving back to Rotary. In 2023 she completed the largest ever fundraiser for our Rotary District – raising $3 million on top of the usual annual $1 million as District Foundation Chair.
For fun she coaches the top 150 women in global tennis on financial behaviors. She is a five-time Minnesota State Fair blue ribbon winning flower arranger and she collects shoes of very famous women including Margaret Thatcher and Audrey Hepburn.
In collaboration with Edina Morningside Rotary Club, Wed., Oct 2 will the first of our 2024-25 rotary year member mixers designed to get to know our members and their careers in a very casual networking environment.
Geetu Sharma is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of 95 Impact Partners, LLC, as well as the founder and investment manager of AlphasFuture, LLC. In these roles, she provides investment solutions and services to individuals, family offices and foundations. Previously she has worked at Pictet Asset Management in Switzerland, with Credit Suisse and Standard & Poor’s in the U.K. and with the ICICI Bank Group in India. Geetu earned a bachelor's degree in commerce from Delhi University, completed a graduate program in finance at the Management Development Institute in India, and earned an M.B.A. from the London Business School.
Please register HERE. It helps us plan for food and drink. Download the flyer HERE.
REGISTER for the Bridging Warehouse event on October 15 from 3pm ro 6pm. Click "Read More" for what we'll be seeing and doing at the facility that furnishes homes with hope.
It is time for the Fall Fireside Chats and we are looking for several volunteers to host events at their homes in the month of October/November. Days and times can be flexible to your schedule. If you would like to host a Fireside Chat, or are a new member and want to know more about these events, please contact Julie Westbrock.
Count down to Camp E is 9 days! There are still oppotunities to serve. Mentors can share the weekend with another volunteer. PLEASE review the list and sign up HERE
Hurricane Helene has caused widespread devastation in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, leaving countless families in need of urgent assistance. Rotary Zones 33/34 are responding swiftly, and your support is crucial in helping the hardest-hit areas. Today we, The Rotary Club of Edina, has responded with a $3,000 donation to the Rotary Zones 33/34 disaster relief fund. This was a quick and helpful response to a catasophic event that is made possible by your thoughtful and generous donations to The Edina Rotary Foundation. Thank you for your generousity.
Guatemala 2025 is on! We are planning to return to Guatemala April 26-May 3, 2025. The Rotary Club of Edina invites you to join the 2025 International Service trip to Coban, Guatemala. The purpose of the trip is to deliver 654 life-saving water purifiers to remote villages in the mountains surrounding Coban, in partnership with Resurrection Priory Monastery, St Patrick’s Church of Edina, and the Rotary Club of Coban. Fellowship and travel to new, exotic places is also part of the journey! Click Read More for trip itinerary and ZOOM Info sessions. Contact Josh Sprague for travel details and to answer any questions.
Our very own Rotary Club of Edina President, St. Paul Peterson, is playing at the Dakota on Friday, October 18th at 7:00 PM to celebrate his 60th birthday.
While reserve seating tickets are no longer availalbe. General Admission tickets are $60. Paul will be donating a portion of the proceeds to The Rotary Foundation. Call the Dakota at 612.332.5299 to purchase your tickets.
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 Oct. 31. Grant guidelines can be found HERE. Grant application can be found HERE.
Just a reminder our grant application process is open now through October 31, 2024. With the help and guidance of our Public Relations Director, Chris Laskowski, the Community Grants Committee has produced a quick way to introduce our guidelines for submitting a grant to potential grant recipients. Click HERE for access. This is a 3 minute You Tube video will give your grant applicants a quick understanding of our guidelines.
The weather was hot! The cars were hot! The crowds were hot! The winners were - yep - hot! Check out all the pictures on the Edina Car Show Facebook page HERE A huge thanks to all the car participants, vendors, traffic control, organizers and most of all our fellow Rotarians who donated their time and talents to make this the best car show in the universe.
DEADLINE for newsletter story and event submission is Monday Noon for Tuesday publication.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Becci Michalski, works part time and will respond to your inquiries. Contact her at rmichalski@EdinaRotary.org.
Sharon is our District Governor for Rotary year 2024 to 2025 and her home club is Minneapolis Rotary Club #9. She celebrates her 21st anniversary in Rotary this year!
In collaboration with Edina Morningside Rotary Club, Wed., Oct 2 will the first of our 2024-25 rotary year member mixers designed to get to know our members and their careers in a very casual networking environment. 
REGISTER
It is time for the Fall Fireside Chats and we are looking for several volunteers to host events at their homes in the month of October/November. Days and times can be flexible to your schedule. If you would like to host a Fireside Chat, or are a new member and want to know more about these events, please contact Julie Westbrock. 
Hurricane Helene has caused widespread devastation in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, leaving countless families in need of urgent assistance. Rotary Zones 33/34 are responding swiftly, and your support is crucial in helping the hardest-hit areas. Today we, The Rotary Club of Edina, has responded with a $3,000 donation to the Rotary Zones 33/34 disaster relief fund. This was a quick and helpful response to a catasophic event that is made possible by your thoughtful and generous donations to The Edina Rotary Foundation. Thank you for your generousity.
Just a reminder our grant application process is open now through October 31, 2024. With the help and guidance of our Public Relations Director, Chris Laskowski, the Community Grants Committee has produced a quick way to introduce our guidelines for submitting a grant to potential grant recipients. Click 
The weather was hot! The cars were hot! The crowds were hot! The winners were - yep - hot! Check out all the pictures on the Edina Car Show Facebook page 
