The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Renee DeLosh and Eric Wilkinson as program speakers at the Thursday, Aug. 30, meeting. They will talk about the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship that will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska.
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Register now and save for the Edina Rotary Fundraiser & Gala, “Rotary’s got Talent.” Early-bird pricing is available through Aug. 31.
Through the end of the month, tickets are available for $150—a savings of $25 per ticket. Young professionals under 40 can purchase tickets through Aug. 31 for $125.
All sponsors receive tickets to the event. Sponsors who would like to buy additional tickets for non-Rotarians can purchase them for $100 each.
The Fundraiser Committee reminds members to sell their raffle tickets and turn in stubs and money as soon as possible. In addition, the Committee seeks donations of restaurant gift cards and items for the online auction.
Rotarian Hannelore Brucker was honored at the Aug. 23 Rotary Club of Edina meeting for her generous donations to The Rotary Foundation. Tim Murphy recognized Hannelore's donations to TRF as a Paul Harris Fellow, making her a Major Donor. Hannelore joined our club in July 2016.
The next Rotary Vocational Development Group will be Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Once a month, Edina Rotarians have a chance to connect with other club members, and any guests, at the happy hour. This Rotary event is held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Mezz at the Lunds & Byerly's in Edina. The meeting will feature a brief presentation from a featured Rotarian, plus time for introductions, networking and questions. The speaker at the Sept. 5 get-together is EMRC member Mark Arnold. He is a registered jeweler at Continental Diamond. The Rotary Club of Edina and EMRC collaborate on this event.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 15, registration at 8 a.m., ceremony at 9:30, with walk immediately following WHERE: Target Field, Minneapolis WHO: All Rotarians, friends and families INFO: 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 for more info.
The Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club are embarking on starting and supporting a Rotaract Club. Rotaract clubs consist of young professionals between the ages of 18 and 30. Starting a Rotaract Club is one of five of our clubs visioning goals. It also is Rotary International President Barry Rassin’s goal this year is to expand Rotaract globally and strengthen the transition from Rotaract into Rotary.
The first meeting of the Rotaract Club of Edina will be held 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at The Mezz at Lunds & Bylerlys, 7171 France Ave. S. The speakers at the first meeting will be Clare Richards, Past President of the St. Cloud Rotaract Club, and Brandon Richards, St. Cloud Rotarct Financial Committee Head. They will share information on how to be a successful Rotaract club. St. Cloud Rotaract was founded in 2015 and currently has 26 active members.
Going forward, meetings will be held at the Mezz at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Each meeting will feature a speaker and focus on service projects in alignment with Rotary’s mission of “Service Above Self.”
We need Rotaract members. Please contact Sam Thompson at sthompson@transitionsib.com if you have friends, family, neighbors or work associates that would be interested in joining our Rotaract Club.
The Rotary Club of Edina will host the Leadership Ethics Seminar for Edina High School students on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at St. Patrick's Church in Edina. This all-day session features small group discussions, speakers, and a case study discussion for the entire group.
The Leadership Ethics Seminar is chaired this year by John Buttolph and Sutton McGraw. The seminar was started by longtime Rotarian Jerry Potter, who initiated this seminar for Edina students years ago. It was originally called "Do the Right Thing."
Twenty adults, mostly Rotarians, will be table leaders for the Edina High School students who are participating. We need Rotarians to volunteer to serve as Table Leaders. Please contact Sutton McGraw if you would like to volunteer or for more information.
The program speaker at the Aug. 23 Rotary Club of Edina meeting was former football player Ben Utecht. A Minnesota native who played football for the University of Minnesota, Utecht played for two teams in the NFL and won a Super Bowl ring in 2007 with the Indianapolis Colts. He spoke about The MVP Program/The Champion's Way." He is a professional singer as well as motivational speaker.
New members Doug Drake and Forest Green were officially inducted into the club at the meeting.
Several Rotarians took part in the Air Guitar Championships at the meeting, in the hopes of being featured at the 2018 Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala "Rotary's Got Talent." Fundraiser Online Auction co-chair Jennifer Hendrickson gave us a sneak peek at items that will be up for bidding. Don't forget to buy your early-bird tickets before the early-bird deadline ends at the end of the month!
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2018 Rotary's Got Talent!
Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala
Sept. 29, 2018
Rock Star Sponsors
Lead Guitar Sponsor
The Jennings Family Foundation
Bass Guitar Sponsor
The Brookshire Co.
Faribault Woolen Mill Company
Drums & Sticks Sponsors
Grandview Tire & Auto
Jack & Anne Kennefick
Key Cadillac
McNellis & Asato
North American Banking Company
The Tankenoff Families Foundation
Backup Singer Sponsors
American Family Insurance
Cahill Financial Advisors
Carl M. Hansen Companies
Christensen & Laue P.A.
Les Jones Roofing
Peters Billiards
Smith Financial Group
Dr. Steven Veker, DDS—44th Street Dental
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage—Jody Kern
Groupie Sponsors
Abdo, Eick & Meyers
Advent Group
Hannelore A. Brucker, M.D., F.A.C.P., active as Scientific Fellow of the ACAAI
Lois & Frank Cardarelle
Carpathian Capital Management
Brett & Heather Edelson
EdinAlarm
End Polio Now! Katy & Ralph Campbell
John Flynn
Rosie & Bob Gubrud
Wayne & Dana Harmon
Hatzung Insurance
Kallas Law Office
Dave & Lori Kunz
Gordy Lewis
Mac & Mac
Dan & Stacy Mott
Bob & Rhoda Perkins
Kip & Rebecca Peterson
Pets Are Inn
David & Sandy Phillips
Bonnie Rolstad
In Memory of Babby Schwarz
SideKick Inc.—Advanced Document Services
Sue & Dave Spalding
Harry & Angie Spell
Josh Sprague, Realtor—Sotheby's International Realty
Will & Lottie Steinke
Axel & Loreli Steuer
Terry & Marilee Stevens
Think Bank
Skip Thomas, Realtor—RE/MAX Results
Transitions In Business
Les & Mary Wanninger
The Wooddale Team of American Mortgage & Equity Consultants
The Edina Country Club will serve bacon-wrapped pork loin or faro kale salad with grilled chicken at the Thursday, Aug. 30, Rotary Club of Edina meeting.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part time, mainly on Wednesday and Thursday. She attends the Rotary meetings on Thursday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to answer questions. Contact her at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a message on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.
The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Renee DeLosh and Eric Wilkinson as program speakers at the Thursday, Aug. 30, meeting. They will talk about the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship that will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska..png)
Register now and save for the Edina Rotary Fundraiser & Gala, “Rotary’s got Talent.” Early-bird pricing is available through Aug. 31.
The next Rotary Vocational Development Group will be Wednesday, Sept. 5..jpg)
WHAT: Walk to End Alzheimer's
The Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club are embarking on starting and supporting a Rotaract Club. Rotaract clubs consist of young professionals between the ages of 18 and 30. Starting a Rotaract Club is one of five of our clubs visioning goals. It also is Rotary International President Barry Rassin’s goal this year is to expand Rotaract globally and strengthen the transition from Rotaract into Rotary..jpg)
WHAT: Rotary Club of Edina's fall visit to Feed My Starving Children
The Rotary Club of Edina will host the Leadership Ethics Seminar for Edina High School students on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at St. Patrick's Church in Edina. This all-day session features small group discussions, speakers, and a case study discussion for the entire group. 
The program speaker at the Aug. 23 Rotary Club of Edina meeting was former football player Ben Utecht. A Minnesota native who played football for the University of Minnesota, Utecht played for two teams in the NFL and won a Super Bowl ring in 2007 with the Indianapolis Colts. He spoke about The MVP Program/The Champion's Way." He is a professional singer as well as motivational speaker. .png)
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The Edina Country Club will serve bacon-wrapped pork loin or faro kale salad with grilled chicken at the Thursday, Aug. 30, Rotary Club of Edina meeting.