Amy Dahl was appointed vice president, international in March 2023 and continues to serve as general counsel and corporate secretary until a successor is named, positions she has held since January 2020. Dahl joined The Toro Company in 2007 as corporate counsel and served in various legal roles of increasing responsibility, including as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary. She provided legal counsel primarily in the areas of securities law, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law, and had oversight responsibility for the Company’s product integrity team.
MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!! Next Vocation/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, May 3, 2023. 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. meet and greet. Our speaker and host will be Susan Stiles, founder of Stiles Financial Services, an independent consulting firm. She emphasizes custom portfolio management and holistic advice solutions. In addition to the wealth advisory practice, the firm specializes in advisory services to retirement and pension plans, providing in part, fiduciary oversight, investment monitoring, and participant financial education. Read more below or click HERE. Susan is a member of the Edina Rotary Noon club. Join us at The District Edina, 7777 Washington Ave, Suite 201, Edina MN 55439. Cost to attend is a $20.00 donation for food and beverages.
Join your fellow Rotarians for a Pickleball Social on Wednesday, May 10 from 3 to 5 pm at Lifetime - Edina Southdale. Cost is $25-$30 per person depending on number of participants. Social to follow at Lifetime Rare Sushi from 5:30 to 6:30 pm food and drink purchases on your own. RSVP Karlen at karlen@encompasslawmn.com. Register HERE.
We need six volunteers for the May 17, 2023 bag pack event. This will be our last VEAP packing event for the Rotary year. Please sign up for the next event to be held Wednesday, May 17 to help Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) pack food bags for local school children who go hungry over the weekends during the school year. Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Edina are needed for afternoon shifts at VEAP, 9600 Aldrich Ave., Bloomington, every other month July 2022 through June 2023. Shifts run from 2:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. A minimum of five volunteers per shift are needed. Sign upHERE.
Volunteer Dates for the year and further details below:
May 2023 Event - Thursday, May 18, 5:30-7pm. In partnership with Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen, Black Business Networking will encourage us to continue to expand the efforts of our club's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. The 2023 networking event will be held Thursdays Jan 19, Mar 16, May 18 from 5:30-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 2524 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. This week's featured business leader is will be announced soon. Meeting details are:
5:30-6:00 Social & networking time — the rum punch will be flowing! 6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room, including each attendee's business background 6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents their business story to the group 6:45-7:00 Q &A session and wrap up
Have you heard? This year there is a challenge between The Rotary Club of Edina and Edina Morningside Rotary Club to see which club will get the highest percentage of members to donate $25 or more to The Rotary Foundation. We would like to get 100% participation during this campaign and show EMRC we are the "Best Club in the Universe". Please Read More on how you can participate.
St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk All-Stars present The Minneapolis Sounds Tour at the Dakota on Friday, Apr 28 at 6:30 p.m. Prices $45/40/35 OR 8:30 p.m. Prices $40/35/30. Call the box office 612-332-5299 at or click HERE for ticket purchase.
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, 9 am to Noon, fellow Rotarian John Mazzara is sponsoring a FREE Shed Event in the parking lot of Re/Max at 7700 France Ave S. Bring your paper documents only for disposal. Please feel free to invite a friend, a large truck has been ordered. Go to the South side of the Building and look for the inflatable Re/Max Balloon and ShredIt truck. Let John know you're coming at john@johnmazzara.com. Flyer with details HERE
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $3,000 to Breanna’s Gift.
Breanna’s Gift is an arts program that brings the joy of dance, visual arts, music and performing arts to children facing cancer and other serious illnesses. In-person classes are offered at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul and Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis. Art Takeout is used at many children’s hospitals and healthcare facilities, including Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital in Rochester and Crescent Cove children’s hospice in Brooklyn Park.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul is an all-volunteer community nonprofit organization whose member volunteers feed and clothe children, enhance and enrich education and support and serve the Twin Cities area. Assistance League’s primary focus is to move low-income Twin Cities students forwarded by helping to meet basic needs.
Speaker: Amy Dahl, Toro Vice President, International
"Toro -- Much More Than Lawnmowers"
Lunch Buffet featuring Pork Loin with Mushroom Sauce
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 within 24 hours. Contact her at rmichalski@EdinaRotary.org.
Amy Dahl was appointed vice president, international in March 2023 and continues to serve as general counsel and corporate secretary until a successor is named, positions she has held since January 2020. Dahl joined The Toro Company in 2007 as corporate counsel and served in various legal roles of increasing responsibility, including as assistant general counsel and assistant secretary. She provided legal counsel primarily in the areas of securities law, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate law, and had oversight responsibility for the Company’s product integrity team.
MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!! Next Vocation/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, May 3, 2023. 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. meet and greet. Our speaker and host will be Susan Stiles, founder of Stiles Financial Services, an independent consulting firm. She emphasizes custom portfolio management and holistic advice solutions. In addition to the wealth advisory practice, the firm specializes in advisory services to retirement and pension plans, providing in part, fiduciary oversight, investment monitoring, and participant financial education. Read more below or click 
Join your fellow Rotarians for a Pickleball Social on Wednesday, May 10 from 3 to 5 pm at Lifetime - Edina Southdale. Cost is $25-$30 per person depending on number of participants. Social to follow at Lifetime Rare Sushi from 5:30 to 6:30 pm food and drink purchases on your own. RSVP Karlen at karlen@encompasslawmn.com. Register 
We need six volunteers for the May 17, 2023 bag pack event. This will be our last VEAP packing event for the Rotary year. Please 
Have you heard? This year there is a challenge between The Rotary Club of Edina and Edina Morningside Rotary Club to see which club will get the highest percentage of members to donate $25 or more to The Rotary Foundation. We would like to get 100% participation during this campaign and show EMRC we are the "Best Club in the Universe". Please Read More on how you can participate.
On Saturday, June 10, 2023, 9 am to Noon, fellow Rotarian John Mazzara is sponsoring a FREE Shed Event in the parking lot of Re/Max at 7700 France Ave S. Bring your paper documents only for disposal. Please feel free to invite a friend, a large truck has been ordered. Go to the South side of the Building and look for the inflatable Re/Max Balloon and ShredIt truck. Let John know you're coming at john@johnmazzara.com. Flyer with details 
