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VOCATIONAL DAY - OFF-SITE MEETING
Register HERE by Midnight Tuesday
May 26, 2022
Involve MN - Grant Snyder
Women's Club of Minneapolis
Bus Leaves ECC Parking at 11:30 a.m.
 
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May 26 - MUST REGISTER Vocational Event - Involve MN 

REGISTER HERE ** REGISTER BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY, MAR 24

Please join your fellow Rotary Club of Edina Rotarians and attend the Rotary Club of Edina vocational event scheduled for Thursday, May 26. Club members will meet in the ECC parking lot and take a coach bus to the Minneapolis Women's Club. Registration is required to attend. Bus seats are limited to 56 and available on a first come/first serve basis.  If you will not be taking the bus, please note "Lunch Only" in the registration "COMMENTS". The club will confirm bus seat availability and provide directions to the facility once registration has closed. Registration closes midnight, Tuesday, March 24.  Register HERE.

We will be touring the Involve MN facility at the Women’s Club to see where they prepare meals and distribute the clothes that we collected for them last fall. Along with the tour, Lt. Snyder is a fabulous cook and he will be preparing a wonderful lunch for us.  Register HERE.

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Nominations Due May 27 for Women in Leadership Award
Letters must be postmarked by Friday, May 27.
 
To nominate a woman for the prestigious award, submit a one- or two-page letter explaining how the person demonstrates the Four Way Test and what she does in the community outside of any professional position she holds. Letters should be sent to jbennerotte@EdinaRotary.org or Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424. Letters must be postmarked by Friday, May 27. View press release HERE
 
Nominees cannot be current Rotarians and must live, work or volunteer in Edina. Female nominees must demonstrate Rotary’s “Four Way Test” of the things we think, say or do: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? For more information about the Women in Leadership Award, contact Past President Jennifer Bennerotte, 612-201-3467 or jbennerotte@EdinaRotary.org.
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June 1 Avocation/Vocational Happy Hour
Edina Morningside member, Mark Hegstrom, helps business owners that are 3-12 years out from exit to develop a customized plan. His firm, Business Owner Succession Strategies (BOSS), assists the owner to develop a plan around the three legs of the exit planning stool: business owner financial plan, personal plan post-exit, and business attractiveness. Every business owner will exit his or her business. That is why he thinks: exit planning is simply good business planning. Please join us for this year-end meeting at CW's Bar and Restaurant, 8302 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN 55437  We will meet at 5:30 for happy half hour and our speaker presentation from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. This event is a casually centered around becoming better acquainted with the business and career lives of our fellow Edina Rotary Noon and Edina Morningside Rotary Club members. Contact Wade Thommen at wadethommen@cbburnet.com with any questions. After this meeting, our next Avocation/Vocational Happy Hour will be August 3, 2022.
 
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June 2 - Race and Equity Series OPEN
"Building An Inclusive Economy in Minnesota", Race & Equity Series with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis series will be sponsored by District 5950, Rotary Club of Edina, and the Federal Reserve of Minneapolis.  This mini-series will take place at Edina Country Club on June 2 and October 6, 2022, 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. It will opened as a district-wide event.  Event details and registration can be found HERE
 
Rotary Club of Edina's meeting fees cover the cost of this event and counts toward meeting attendance. Please register as an Edina Rotary Club Member. Senior actives and guests of members may register and pay online HERE. Cost is $20.00 for senior actives, guests, other Rotary club members and the public. Space is limited to 300 participants.  Press release can be found HERE
June 8 - Engage and Lead Edina Leadership Series
Please join the Rotary Club of Edina and Edina Chamber of Commerce as we welcome speaker, Khalique Rogers, to share an interactive learning experience titled "Initiating Change” a workshop on racial justice.
 
This special Leadership Series evening session will be held Wednesday, June 8 at the Edina Country Club, doors open at 4:30 p.m., a mixer with complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. One-hour program begins at 6:00 p.m. This session is open to the public, so please forward this to your friends, colleagues, and employees so that they can benefit from Khalique’s message as well.
 
Register HERE
 
If you have questions or are interested in learning more about the Edina Rotary Club Leadership Development Series, please contact:  Robb Breding at robb@rev-advisors.com or 612.202.2485.
SAVE THE DATE Upcoming Events
May 26 -- Edina Noon Meeting Vocational, MN Involve - Register HERE
May 26 -- Black Business Networking. Register HERE
Jun 1 -- VEAP Volunteer Bag Packing Shift
Jun 1 -- Avocation/Vocational Happy Hour, Mark Hegstrom
Jun 2 -- Race & Equity Panel,. Session One, Register HERE
Jun 8 -- Evening at ECC Leadership Series with Khalique Rogers, Register HERE
Jun 9 -- Edina Noon Meeting, Women in Leadership
Jun 16 -- Edina Noon Meeting, Speaker: Peter Schmidt 
Jun 23 -- Edina Noon Meeting, 21-22 Recognition and Board Transition
Jun 23 -- Black Business Networking
Jun 27 -- EMRC Pat Kennedy Memorial Golf Classic, Braemar
Jun 29 -- Annual Family Picnic - NOTE DATE CHANGE
Jul 4 - Edina 4th of July Parade - Plan to Participate
 
EMRC Pat Kennedy Memorial Golf Classic, June 27
Mark Monday, June 27th for the Edina Morningside Rotary's Pat Kennedy Memorial Golf Classic. This event is one of the morning club's largest annual fundraising events. Click HERE to read their sponsorship letter and HERE to review the promotional flyer. Registration is HERE. Please contact EMRC committee chair, Jim Bizal at Jim.bizal@bizalbuilt.com or 952-649-1525 with any questions.
Rotary Club of Edina Little League Team
Do you love watching Little League? A $500 Rotary Public Image Grant funded uniforms for an Edina Baseball Association 3rd-grade travel league Gold Team of 9 year-old players. Click HERE for summer schedule.
Rotary International 10-Page Lake Street Project Spread
“Extra! Extra!” Have you seen the May 2022 international “Rotary” Magazine? — Amazing and rare, 10-page beautiful spread photos/story on the healing transformation of Rotary District 5950 work with Lake Street business partners. Read about our partner, Amina with Post Plus.  Full article HERE
In Review- Week of May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
Speaker, Mark Lanterman, Computer Forensic Services
In Review by Andrea Fahrenkrug
 
Please Click HERE to view the meetings and subscribe to our club You Tube channel.
View to catch up on your favorite Rotarians through Member Spotlight, Rotary happening through Rotary in the News, inspirational Invocation, who brought guests and more.
 
Click "Read More" for meeting review notes by Andrea Fahrenkrug.
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Meeting You Tube Videos
Click the "You Tube" links below. In the "Description" are bookmarks/time stamps for jumping to your area of interest. 
 
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. 
 
RECENT PAST MEETING VIDEOS
May 5, 2022 -- Speaker Sheila Qualls, Executive Director, TakeCharge MN, "Overview of Critical Race Theory"
 
April 7 -- Speaker: Don Johnson, VP Business Development, Shapco Printing
 
March 31 -- Speaker: Michael Brindisi, Resident Artistic Director and President, Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
 
March 24, 2022 -- Speaker: Dr. Stacie Stanley, Edina Public Schools Superintendent
 
March 17, 2022 -- Speaker, Chris Newhouse, MATTER (Edina International Grant Partner)
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Jones, Les
 
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Hagen, Mike
 
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Jessen, Mark
 
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Platt, Ann
 
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McGoldrick, Jr., Charles
 
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Carlson, Rick
 
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May 1
 
Dennis Hykes
May 3
 
Ross Peterson
May 5
 
Adam Stanzak
May 7
 
Bob Harvey
May 9
 
Daniel Mott
May 11
 
Joe Arends
May 12
 
Dan Hunt
May 13
 
Erick Ries
May 15
 
Bonnie Sue Rolstad
May 17
 
David Kunz
May 17
 
Joel Jennings
May 24
 
Randy Smasal
May 28
 
Charles Agan
June 1
 
Scott Tankenoff
June 2
 
Jody Kern
June 4
 
Bridget Hallstrom
June 7
 
Robb Breding
June 7
 
Tom Ries
June 7
 
Theresa Halverson
June 8
 
Karlen Padayachee
June 11
 
Bjorn Freudenthal
June 17
 
Doug Johnson
June 25
 
May 26, 2022
Vocational Day - Off-Site Meeting
Involve MN - Women's Club of Minneapolis
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED 
Lunch will be prepared by the kitchen staff of Involve MN and served at the Women's Club of Minneapolis
 
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.