FOX 9 Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard lives his life through one simple run-on sentence; I love my life, I love my wife, I love my daughters and I love my dog...I kinda like the cats.
In the past three years Ian survived cancer, finished the Lake Placid Ironman 140.6 and learned to empty the dishwasher at home. He works tirelessly for the 8,000 plus athletes of Special Olympics Minnesota all year long with the annual Polar Plunge in the winter and his Bad Pants Open Golf Tournament in the fall.
Through it all Ian has helped raise over $20 million for Special Olympics Minnesota in the past 14 years and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.
Michael Stanzak was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina.
Stanzak is the Dealer Operator of Key Cadillac. He graduated from Edina West High School and studied accounting at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. He has been part of Key Cadillac, the family business, since 1990. Besides the Rotary Club of Edina, Stanzak has been on the board of directors of the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association and the Greater Metropolitan Auto Dealer Association. He and his wife of 37 years, Janet, live in Chanhassen with their English Springer Spaniel, Marley. They have two grown children, Adam and Natalie.
“This year’s Rotary International theme is ‘Serve to Change Lives’ and we are committed to doing that through our many committees and volunteer projects,” Stanzak said. “Please consider attending one of the Rotary Club of Edina’s meetings to learn more and get involved in giving back to the community.”
NO - IN-PERSON REGISTRATIONStarting on Thursday, July 8, the club will return to self check-in attendance. The sheets will be located near the name badges, please be sure to check your attendance when you arrive. The club will continue to also broadcast the meetings via ZOOM. The registration for ZOOM will now be handle through ZOOM and you will need to register to get the link. This system will also ensure you will be counted as attending via ZOOM and received the $10 meeting credit per attendance.
Rotary Club of Edina President Sam Thompson recently recognized five Rotarians for outstanding service to the club and community. Robb Breding, Catherine Gump, Don Hutchison, Lindsey Smaka and Sylvester Thomas were each named “Rotarian of the Year.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to Oasis for Youth.
Oasis for Youth was created in 2010 by community members in response to the alarming rise in the number of suburban youth experiencing homelessness and the lack of any services designed to meet their needs in south suburban Hennepin County. Oasis for Youth was the first suburban drop-in center in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, focusing on youth who live, work or attend school in Edina, Bloomington and Richfield.
The Rotary Club of Edina recently presented a scholarship to a deserving graduate of Edina High School.
The Rotary Club of Edina presents scholarships to graduating Edina seniors who exemplify the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” and have participated in Rotary programs such as Camp Enterprise, Camp RYLA, fall ethics seminar, Vocational Ethics Day, youth exchange, Edina Rotary Global Scholars or the Interact Club of Edina.
The Rotary Club of Edina is working to assist a Minneapolis business damaged during civil unrest last summer.
Through a partnership with the Lake Street Council, several Rotary Clubs in Rotary International District 5950 were paired with Minneapolis businesses damaged or destroyed in late May or early June 2020. The Rotary Club of Edina was paired with Post Plus, a packing, shipping and mailbox rental store at 2740 Minnehaha Ave. Post Plus is located in Minnehaha Center, a mixed-use development with businesses on the street level and housing above. Owner, Amina Osman, hosted an Open House on Saturday, June 26.
The July 2021 thru December 2021 Duty Roster will arrive via your email and will be posted on "Member" page of the club website under "Organization - Documents - Meeting" The list of assigned duty will be in both a schedule format at and alphabetically by last name as a pdf document. If for some reason you cannot attend the meeting and fulfill your assigned duty, it is your obligation to find a replacement within the club and communicate that change to Mike Martiny, Club Administration Director or Becci Michalski. Please contact members individually when asking for a replacement, rather than sending a message to the entire club. Let club administration know of any changes in duties as soon as possible. The President of our club shapes his remarks based on who will be performing the duties for that particular meeting. Thank you for your help and club support.
Rotary Club of Edina recipient of "Thank the Speaker" donations and the Edina Education Fund sent the following thank you letters, . Click read more to see :
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.
Menu -- Sliced Roast Beef with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
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Caribbean Chicken Salad
Thursday, June 8, 2021 there will be the hybrid version with in-person meeting at the Edina Country Club with doors open at 12:15 a.m. and ZOOM meeting beginning at 12:30 a.m.. Please see our club web page and watch your email for meeting place 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.
FOX 9 Chief Meteorologist Ian Leonard lives his life through one simple run-on sentence; I love my life, I love my wife, I love my daughters and I love my dog...I kinda like the cats.
Michael Stanzak was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina.
Rotary Club of Edina President Sam Thompson recently recognized five Rotarians for outstanding service to the club and community. Robb Breding, Catherine Gump, Don Hutchison, Lindsey Smaka and Sylvester Thomas were each named “Rotarian of the Year.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to Oasis for Youth.
The Rotary Club of Edina is working to assist a Minneapolis business damaged during civil unrest last summer.
