The Rotary Club of Edina will welcome Dr. John Wald as program speaker at the Thursday, Sept. 6 meeting. Dr. Wald is a consultant in the Department of Radiology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. His subspecialty training is in Neuroradiology with a focused interest in interventional spine and skull base procedures. He holds the academic rank of Professor. He will speak about "Mayo Clinic—Destination Medical Center."

 

 

 

 

 

Several Rotarians were honored at the Aug. 30 Rotary Club of Edina meeting for their contributions to The Rotary Foundation. Our club's TRF Director, David Clynes, handed out pins to the following Rotarians who were honored as Paul  Harris Fellows. Two are also members of the Paul Harris Society (PHS).

 

Congratulations to all the honorees! 

 

There is still time to buy your tickets to "Rotary's Got Talent"—the 2018 Edina Rotary Foundation Fundraiser & Gala! Send back the RSVP, along with payment, that came with the mailed invitation, or go online to purchase your tickets. Invite friends and family! There will be Gala invitations on the tables at meetings for the next few weeks. Please grab a few and give them to anyone you think might like to attend and help us raise money for local and international service projects while having a rock-solid night of fun! Register and buy tickets online at edinartaory.ejoinme.org/gala.
 
All sponsors receive tickets to the event. Please contact a member of the Sponsorship Committee or Club Administrator Jennifer Garske to let us know who is using your sponsorship tickets. You can also mail that info back with your RSVP. 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.

 

To donate restaurant gift cards or online auction items, contact Tom Bach or Jennifer Hendrickson.

 

The next Rotary Vocational Development Group will be today, 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.

 

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.

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WHAT: Walk to End Alzheimer's

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.

 

WHAT: Rotary Club of Edina's fall visit to Feed My Starving Children

WHEN: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13

WHERE: Feed My Starving Children, 18732 Lake Drive East in Chanhassen, right off Highway 5 and Dell Road

WHO: All Rotarians, family and friends. We need at least 30 volunteers for the event.

INFO: Sign up online! Contact Mike Sitek, chair of the event, with questions.

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The program speakers at the Aug. 30 Rotary Club of Edina meeting were Renee DeLosh and Eric Wilkinson. They talked about the 2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship that will be held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska.

 

Gary Pedersen, a member of the International Service Committee as well as the Edina Rotary Foundation Board of Directors, gave us a brief overview of international service projects our club is involved in, highlighting the water project our club spearheaded in Guatemala.