Ray Widstrand is part of the MN Brain Injury Alliance Speaker's Bureau, traveling around the state teaching classes at high schools, universities, and to first responders in Crisis Intervention Training - talking about the science of brain injuries and his own experience recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ray suffered a TBI in 2013 when he intervened in a gang assaulting a young woman on St. Paul's East Side. In 2016, he received the St. Paul Police Chief's Medal of Valor. He currently works to secure long-term stabilization for the housing insecure and homeless- a group disproportionately affected by chronic health conditions including brain injuries.
MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!!REGISTER HERE Next Vocational Mixer formerly known as Vocational/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, March 6, 2024. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. meet and greet. Reserve your spot today.
Our speaker will be Nikki Ahlgren. She is the Founder and CEO of Hilo Talent Partners, a boutique talent search and people strategy firm. She has 20 years of experience leading people & operational strategy for organizations of all sizes and industries from start-ups to Fortune 10. Nikki is a member of the Rotary Club of Edina. Join us at The District Edina, 7777 Washington Ave, Suite 201, Edina MN 55439. Cost to attend is a $10.00 food/$20 for food and beverages. Reserve your spot today HERE.
RETURN TO EDINA COUNTRY CLUB. On March 7 we will return to the Edina Country Club for our meetings. Our meeting time (doors opening at 12:15 p.m./program start 12:35 p.m.) and quarterly dues and meeting fees will remain the same. Lunch service will return to the choice of a salad or hot meal with a vegetarian plate available on request. Please contact Mike Martiny with any questions or concerns.
The presentation will be emceed by City Manager Scott Neal and is co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edina, Rotary Club of Edina Morningside and Edina Chamber of Commerce. It will be presented at Braemar Golf Course, 6364 John Harris Drive, and recorded for broadcast on Edina TV.
Registration is closed. Read more for presentation details.
MAR 20 NEEDS FIVE PEOPLESign up today to help Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) serve the hungry in our community! Volunteers welcome participants to the VEAP pantry, explain the process and respond to participant questions, keep the shopping area clean and tidy, sort through food donations, stock shelves, load groceries into vehicles and overall help VEAP promote a positive shopping experience for participants. VEAP staff explain the process before every volunteer shift in the pantry. Register HERE Busy on March 20? May 15 is our next date and you can sign up HERE
Thursday, Mar 21, 2023, 5:30-7pm. REGISTERHERE In partnership with Tomme Beevas and Pimento Relief Services, Black Business Networking will encourage us to continue to expand the efforts of our club's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. The 2024 networking event will be held Thursday, March 21 from 5:30-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 2524 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404. This week's featured business leader is Nekima Levy Armstrong, founder of the Racial Justice Network, and owns two companies, Dope Roots and Black Pearl, LLC. In 2024, she was honored as a Minnesota Attorney of the Year for her work on an environmental justice case against the city of Minneapolis, called Smart Growth. Register HERE. See additional information below.
Minneapolis has been selected host city for the 2029 Rotary International Convention. We congratulate our Rotary District 5950 bid team led by Past District Governor Tom Gump (Edina-Morningside Rotary), and assisted by Rotary Club of Edina Past President Sam Thompson and Jamie Verbrugge, Past President of Bloomington Rotary, for their hard work and persistence in being awarded the convention in partnership with Meet Minneapolis and the City of Minneapolis. We thank our neighboring Rotary district in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and the Dakotas for their support in making this possible. Extended Rotary announcement WCCO NEWS clip and Katy Campbell's story found HERE.
Speaker: Ray Widstrand, MN Brain Injury Speaker Alliance
Lunch Option Not Available at Press Time
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.
Ray Widstrand is part of the MN Brain Injury Alliance Speaker's Bureau, traveling around the state teaching classes at high schools, universities, and to first responders in Crisis Intervention Training - talking about the science of brain injuries and his own experience recovering from a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ray suffered a TBI in 2013 when he intervened in a gang assaulting a young woman on St. Paul's East Side. In 2016, he received the St. Paul Police Chief's Medal of Valor. He currently works to secure long-term stabilization for the housing insecure and homeless- a group disproportionately affected by chronic health conditions including brain injuries.
MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!! REGISTER HERE Next Vocational Mixer formerly known as Vocational/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, March 6, 2024. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. meet and greet. 
Friday, March 8, 2024 - State of the Community -- Registration is closed.
Singapore awaits. May 25-29, 2024 Rotary International Convention. 
Minneapolis has been selected host city for the 2029 Rotary International Convention. We congratulate our Rotary District 5950 bid team led by Past District Governor Tom Gump (Edina-Morningside Rotary), and assisted by Rotary Club of Edina Past President Sam Thompson and Jamie Verbrugge, Past President of Bloomington Rotary, for their hard work and persistence in being awarded the convention in partnership with Meet Minneapolis and the City of Minneapolis. We thank our neighboring Rotary district in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and the Dakotas for their support in making this possible. Extended Rotary announcement 
