Tim Mulcrone has been Rotary District 5950 Polio Chair since 2012.  He is a three time Club President and 32 year Rotarian from Chanhassen. Tasked with keeping our Polio Eradication at the forefront, he has delivered speeches of every flavor. Sometimes he has appeared as a leprechaun searching for his Pot-of-Gold for Polio, or as Dracula talking of a chance meeting with Polio at the Conference for Especially Evil in Las Vegas. He has coordinated Polio Eradication billboards, City Proclamations and the lighting upof the 35W Bridge in EndPolioNow colors.

LAST DAY TO ORDER, MONDAY, MAR 31. Once again EMRC has partnered with Gertens Fundraising to offer a beautiful selection of flowers and plants just right for your spring needs. The flower sale supports the effort to end Polio. Order deadline is Tuesday, March 31, 2025. Click HERE for order form. 

2025 Spring Fireside chats are looking for hosts. These informal get-togethers are held in our member's home and attended by 10 to 20 Rotarians. During the chats, members get to know each other and about the club. Hosts typically provide appetizer and beverages, however, and while not required to attend, some hosts appreciate guests bringing and sharing treats and beverages. Chats typically run from 7:00 pm to 9:00 p.m. Please contact Julie Westbrock to get additional details.

Six RCE Rotarians will be traveling to Zimbabwe Africa beginning March 25 through April 8, 2025. Approximately 15 Edina High School Global Scholars or Interact members will be completing their capstone research project. The Rotarians traveling with them will serve as mentors during the time spent volunteering at Bulawayo Hospital (Edina Rotary Foundation International Grant Recipient), building classrooms at a secondary school, as well as immersing themselves in the amazing culture and breathtaking natural beauty of Zimbabwe. Please wish safe travels to Shelly Loberg, Lindsey Smaka, Jen Hendrickson, Susan Stiles, Corey Falls, and Tanwi Prigge as well as the students and their chaperones. We look forward to their travel story and grant success update upon their return.

 

Lindsey Smaka and her team has put together an Amazon Shopping list of items they will take with them to distribute to the children they meeting during their travels. If you'd like to add to the stash, please use the below QR code click HERE to go to the the list. 

April 26 - Save the Date for District 5950 Club Leadership Training, 8:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the Chaska Community Center. This District Assembly gets clubs ready for a successful Rotary year by providing individual leadership growth elements to achieve their goals successfully. Keynotes: Implementation: Why It's Essential; Building a Result Driven Volunteer Team; Team Effort - a sky diving success story. Watch for future registration details.

 

Guatemala 2025 is on!  We are returning to Guatemala April 26-May 3, 2025. 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!  Susan Stiles is heading up a small item children's gift campaign. She has set up a gift registry on Amazon under her name "Susan Stiles" Guatemala April 2025.  Scan the code to the left or click HERE.

The 2025 Rotary International convention registration is now open. Take part in the transformative, one-of-a-kind event and experience the "Magic All Around" in Calgary, Canada June 21 - 25th. Click the photo above or visit HERE for more details and registration.

Mar 20 -- Speaker: Tim Mulcrone, District 5950 Polio Plus

Mar 25 -- Zimbabwe Trip Begins

Mar 27 -- Speakers: Tim Murray & Holly Callen, Bravo Zulu House

Mar 31 -- EMRC Spring Plant Sale Orders Due

Apr 15 -- Joint Meeting with EMRC

Apr 17 -- No Meeting (EMRC on Apr 15)

Apr 20 -- Eden Prairie Eco Expo

Apr 26 -- District Leadership Training, Chaska

Jun 21-25 -- Rotary Convention, Calgary, Magic All Around

 

 

Our speaker was Greg Scott who's career in IT spans four decades,

including 15 years in cyber-security.  For the last four years

he has served as a senior technical account manager for Red Hat, Inc.

providing a concierge service to support their most important customers.

Scott's presentation covered point on how the predator thinks and works and

how through education, awareness and vigilance we can feel safer.