The 2018 Chrysanne Manoles Women In Leadership Award will be presented this Thursday, May 24, at the Rotary Club of Edina meeting at the Edina Country Club. This is the ninth Women in Leadership Award given, named after Chrysanne Manoles, the first female member of our club. She is still active in Rotary today. In Manoles’ honor and to celebrate the work of women in the community, the Rotary Club of Edina established an annual women’s leadership award in 2008.
The speaker will be the 2017 Women in Leadership Award winner, Lauren Morse-Wendt.
For more on the award and this week's speaker, click on the link below...
The annual spring Fireside Chats are here! There are three Fireside Chats left to attend this week. Don't miss this chance to enjoy and learn about Rotary and to get to know one another. It is a chance to meet our new members or reconnect with old friends!
Here is the rest of the schedule. All gatherings begin at 7 p.m.:
Wednesday, May 23—home of Susan Stiles, 7305 Claredon Drive, Edina. Thursday, May 24—home of Gordy Lewis, 6824 Chapel Lane, Edina. Registration is closed. Friday, May 25—home of Michael Stanzak, 724 Lake Point, Chanhassen. Register here.
Members are encouraged to come to all the Fireside Chats, or pick the one that best works with their schedule. We encourage everyone to register to allow the hosts to plan for the event.
New members—you are especially encouraged to attend one or all of the Fireside Chats! It is a great way to get to know your fellow Rotarians in a casual atmosphere. Let us know if you have questions.
For more information, contact Brad Hepp at heppbrad@gmail.com.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There is no Rotary meeting that Thursday, June 21 WHERE: Edina Country Club, on the veranda, or indoors if weather dicatates WHO: All Rotarians and family—bring your kids and grandkids! There will be face painting, balloon animals, T-shirt decorating and yard games!
COST: Senior Active and Honorary Rotarians, as well as adult guests, are $20. Children are $12. Children under age 5 are free. Regular active members already paid for the picnic on their Q4 invoice. INFO: The Edina Country Club will be serving burgers, brats, chicken, corn on the cobb, watermelon, potato salad, green salad, and cookies and bars. There will also be a cash bar. REGISTRATION: Online here. Registration deadline is Thursday, June 14.
Are you someone who enjoys taking photos? If so, contact Club Service Director Marty Kupper to sign up for the Photo Committee! We have openings on the committee for the new Rotary year. You need not be an expert, just someone comfortable taking photos and willing to get a few pointers from this guy at right.
We all like to peruse the photos each week from our Rotary meetings. Our Photo Committee diligently takes photographs each week so we can share our meeting goings-on with other members and interested members of the public. The photos are used each week in The Barker, as well as being posted on Facebook. Those important photos drive a lot of traffic to our website and Facebook page, introducing our club and the great work of Rotary to a broader audience!
The Rotary District 5950 Conference was Monday, May 21, at the Guthrie Theater in downtown Minneapolis. The gathering was a year-end celebration of all the incredible work our District 5950 Rotarians have done this Rotary year.
The Opioid Awareness Workshop that our club held May 3 received an award at the conference! Josh Sprague, organizer of the event, accepted the award for our club. Congratulations to all involved!
And the rumors were true! Our own Tim Murphy did fly across the Guthrie stage at the conference!
Click on the link below for a few more photos from the conference...
The Rotary Club of Edina’s Board of Directors recently approved the applicant below for membership:
Dr. S.K. Dash
Classification: Health & Wellness
Sponsor: Don Hutchison
Written objections to the application must be submitted before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, to Rotary Club of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St., Edina, MN 55424 or emailed to administrator@EdinaRotary.org.
Your compassionate gift of $3,600.00 to Feed My Starving Children on April 30, 2018 has ensured that 16,363 nutritious MannaPack TM meals are reaching those in need around the world.
Thank you for your incredible generosity! Every meal means one more child gets to eat today. Your faithfulness shines love to the hard places around the world and gives hope to a child through the simple gift of a nourishing meal. It's amazing what a meal can do—and it all starts with your generosity.
"For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love." — Psalm 33:4-5
Bless all of you for this life-saving gift.
Gratefully serving God's kids with you,
Mark Crea Executive Director/CEO Feed My Starving Children
Rotarians and guests gathered at the University of Minnesota Athletes Village for a Vocational Day meeting Thursday, May 17. We enjoyed a short presentation on the new facilities along with box lunches, then headed out for tours of the training facilities.
Click on the link below for more on the meeting...
The Edina Country Club will serve the Edina Rotary Big Buffet featuring pork tenderloin and chicken marsala at the Thursday, May 24, meeting.
The Rotary Club of Edina's Administrator, Jennifer Garske, works part time Monday through Friday, and attends the Rotary meetings on Thursdays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. to answer questions. Contact her at jgarske@EdinaRotary.org or leave a message on the Rotary cell phone at 612-875-3109.
The 2018 Chrysanne Manoles Women In Leadership Award will be presented this Thursday, May 24, at the Rotary Club of Edina meeting at the Edina Country Club. This is the ninth Women in Leadership Award given, named after Chrysanne Manoles, the first female member of our club. She is still active in Rotary today. In Manoles’ honor and to celebrate the work of women in the community, the Rotary Club of Edina established an annual women’s leadership award in 2008..jpg)
WHAT: Annual Rotary Family Picnic
Are you someone who enjoys taking photos? If so, contact Club Service Director 
The Edina Country Club will serve the Edina Rotary Big Buffet featuring pork tenderloin and chicken marsala at the Thursday, May 24, meeting.