Alex Bortolot is the Content Strategist at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, where he provides high-level planning, development and management of museum content as it manifests in special exhibitions, permanent collection galleries, print and digital publications, Mia’s website, and other interpretive approaches. Bortolot consistently champions new approaches to curatorial work, with an emphasis on inclusion, equity, accessibility, and diversity.
!!NEW MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!! Next Vocation/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, October 5, 2022. 5:30 p.m. meet and greet with speaker program beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The speaker for October 5 will be Edina Morningside Rotary member, Don Archibeque. Additional speaker and meeting details below by clicking "Read More".
THIS WEEKEND! CAR REGISTRATION NOW OPEN HERE The Rotary Club of Edina is proud to present the Fourth Annual Edina Car Show on Saturday, September 10, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Rotary Club of Edina Car Show will be hosted at Southdale Center parking lot. This family-friendly event will feature some of the best collector cars and bikes in Minnesota, including classic, vintage, and exotic. Our dealer sponsor, Key Cadillac, will also have some of the hottest new models on display.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED -- The Edina Chamber is seeking information booth volunteers and booth sitters for artists throughout the weekend of Sept 10-11. Shifts are typically 3 hours long. Edina Fall into the Arts Festival volunteers are paid and welcome to sign-up for as many shifts as they would like. Grab a friend and join us! Saturday, September 10th: 12PM-3PM & 3PM-6PM Sunday, September 11th: 12PM-3PM & 3PM-6PM, Load-Out: 5PM-8PM If you are interested, please contact Caitlyn Quast at Caitlyn@edina.org 952-806-9060
Join fellow Rotary Club of Edina friends and family at Target Field for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's. Here are the details:
WHAT: Walk to End Alzheimer's WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 17, Walk starts 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Target Field Gate 29 WHO: All Rotarians, friends and families INFO: Come and join us for the social event of the season! 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!
REGISTRATION: Go HERE to register or donate. Contact Rick Carlson, Brad Hepp or Jennifer Hendrickson, Susan Johnson for more info.
Sept 15 to Sept 18 Minneapolis. The 2022 North Star Zone Institute for Zones 25B and 29 will take place September 15 to September 18 at the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Sign up todaty 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 up HERE.
Volunteer Dates for the year and further details below:
Saturday, November 12 -- MN Involve Feed the Homeless
2022-2023 VEAP Bag Pack Dates Available
As this year's Rotary service projects and fundraising efforts get started each committee is looking for members to VOLUNTEER in support of our club's mission and theme, "Imagine Rotary". We are excited to find members who will bringing good ideas to the group and join us in our "Service Before Self" Rotary principle! Each week there will be volunteer opportunities on the tables and a sign up board at the entry near the attendance sheets. See John Buttolph at johnebuttolph@yahoo.com for details.
The Rotary Club of Edina will host the fourth-annual Edina Car Show noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at Southdale Center.
The Edina Car Show will be held rain or shine in the parking lot in front of the old Herberger’s store. The family-friendly event will feature some of the best collector cars in Minnesota, including classic, vintage and exotic. Key Cadillac, the dealer sponsor of the event, will also have new models on display. Restrooms and food are available inside the shopping mall.
Edina Rotary Clubs are looking for Host Families for 2022-23 School Year
Become a Host Family TODAY!! Both students, Sam and Ivo, have arrived and we are looking for two additional host families that wish to expand their world and learn more about another culture while sharing their culture with a Rotary Exchange Student. The primary requirement is a willingness to open your heart and home to an exchange student and accept him or her as your own. Family makeup is less important than a desire to host. Families with or without kids, empty-nesters, single parents.... it’s all a part of the experience! YOU ARE WHAT WE NEED!!
Speakers: Dr. Alex Bortolot, Mia Content Strategost
In-Review by Sam Thompson
Speaker: Dr. Alex Bortolot, Cantent Strategist
Mia - Minneapolis Institute of Art
As the Car Wash background music by the Rose Royce was wrapping up President Joe Hayes opened the meeting at 12:28 pm. Joe had lots to cover including 17 September birthdays, 4 Rotary anniversaries (Ed Bather 49 years…WOW!), Member Spotlight that included thanking the many Gala sponsors, thanking Paul Peterson for his Happy Hour talk on Wednesday, EliteGate tailgate party before the Gopher game, Paul and Jean Mooty’s son got married and Joe and Kris Hayes have a new granddaughter.
Click "Read More" of Sam's meeting review and see meeting, this year's car show and Fall Into the Arts photos. It's a photo extravaganza
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.