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December 14, 2023
No Noon Meeting
Rotary Club of Edina Member & Guests
Holiday Celebration at Edina Country Club
Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. 
 
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Dec 14 Holiday Cocktail Party

Eat, Drink and Be Merry!  Registration is closed. The Rotary Club of Edina Holiday Cocktail Party is right around the corner! The annual holiday gathering will be Thursday, Dec. 14, starting at 5:30 p.m. Join your fellow Rotarians and their significant others for hearty appetizers and a cash bar at the Edina Country Club. 

Cost for the party is $23 for guests, senior active or honorary Rotarians. Guests and senior actives will be billed on the January 2024 quarterly invoice. ECC requires attendance estimates for this event.  
 
Chairing the party this year is Social Service Director, Kayla Beehler. Let her know if you have questions or check for last minute cancellations. 
Dec 14 LAST Day to Give
This Rotary gathering will be the last opportunity to contribute to the annual Holiday Gift Giving program.  The Holiday Giving Program supporting 66 West, Good in the Hood, Young Parent Program, Simpson Housing Services and Edina Morningside Rotary and Edina Rotary Club, Thanksgiving Food Basket community outreach program and the Salvation Army Bell Ringers sessions. Contact Jean Morrison for Holiday Gift Giving and John Buttolph for event details and to volunteer. Unwrapped gifts, gift cards from Target, Cub Foods, Marshalls and Walmart, checks and cash are all welcome. Donate HERE.
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ATTENTION - Jan 11 Meeting Location Change
Beginning with our first meeting on January 11, 2024, the Rotary Club of Edina will be holding its meetings, programs and luncheons at the Braemar Golf Course, 6364 John Harris Drive, Edina MN 55439.  The Edina Country Club has scheduled some extensive reconstruction of the kitchen area that may last through the first three months of 2024.  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 be one item only with a vegetarian plate available on request. Please contact Mike Martiny with any questions or concerns. 
Dec 7 - Election of 2024-25 Board Members
At the December 7 meeting and in accordance with the Rotary Club of Edina bylaws, the immediate past president, Joe Hayes, presented the nominations of Secretary and the Club directors who needed to replaced to fill the 2023-24 outgoing committee directors at the end of the year, June 30, 2024. Past President Hayes will convened a meeting of the nominating committee comprised of him and the previous two past presidents and current officers to select nominees. The candidate, Erica Allenburg, for Secretary and directors received a majority of the votes and were elected. A complete list of board and committee directs can be found below by clicking Read More. After signing into your club profile, current club bylaws can reviewed HERE.
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Thanksgiving Thank You
 
To the members of the Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club:

Thank you so much to all of you who provide such wonderful support for our annual shared Thanksgiving Basket Assembly and Delivery Day. 
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Upcoming Events
Dec 14 -- No NOON Meeting 
Dec 14 -- Edina Rotary Holiday Party at ECC Starts at 5:30 pm
Dec 14 -- Last Day for Holiday Season Giving Campaign
Dec 21 & 28 -- No Meetings - Holiday Break,
Jan 4 -- No Meeting, Transition to Braemar Golf Club
Jan 11 -- Meeting Location Change to Braemar Golf Club
Jan 11 -- Past President Panel, "My Rotary Story & The Gift of Wisdom"
Jan 18 -- Angela Steward-Randle, Retired Colonel National Guard
Dec 7 Meeting Review, Speaker: Craig Rice
Rotary Club of Edina Meeting Review, December 7, 2023, Speaker: Craig L. Rice, Filmmaker and MCAD Professor
 
Speaker Craig Rice shared insight into the culture of filmmaking and how
the State of Minnesota can encourage more filmmakers to use our
resources to film their stories here which will economically and
artistically benefit us all.
 
 
 
 
Click Read More for additional photos.
 
Rotary Club of Edina Facebook Page photo albums.
Facebook posts
Instagram posts
 
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Holiday Donations Here
 
Meeting Duties
Administration
Michalski, Rebecca
 
Front Desk & Guest Intro
Hansen, Heather
 
Greeter & Guest Host
 
Greeter & Invocation
Lancaster, George
 
Intro Speaker & Thank Speaker
Ryman, Jim
 
Photographer
Laskowski, Chris
 
Rotary Birthdays
Member Birthdays
David Smith
January 2
 
Mike Hagen
January 6
 
André Brewer
January 16
 
Ted Yoch
January 16
 
Luther Amundson
January 18
 
Rick Carlson
January 22
 
Steve Slyce
January 23
 
Catherine Gump
January 24
 
Sam Cote
January 24
 
Kris Maser
January 26
 
Bob Gubrud
January 27
 
Charlie Barer
January 28
 
Shelly Loberg
January 30
 
Randy Scharpen
January 31
 
2023 Bootlegger's Ball Presenting Sponsors
 
$10,000
 
 
 
Bill & Lois Clynes Foundation
 
$10,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
$5,000
 
$5,000
 
$5,000
 
 
$5,000
 
 
December 14, 2023
NO NOON MEETING
Holiday Celebration -- Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
 
Cocktails, Hors D'Oeuvres, Potato Bar, Dessert
 
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.