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Dec 29 -- No Meeting - Winter Break Jan 4 -- Vocational/Avocation Happy Hour, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Jan 5 -- Speaker: State Rep Heather Edelson Jan 12 -- Speaker: Dr. Kenny Beckman, U of M Genomics Center Jan 15 -- Guatemala Trip Registration Deadline REGISTER Jan 19 -- Jon Kaufman, CEO Global Water First (Guatemala Partner-Guide) Jan 26 -- Dana Erickson, Blue Cross Blue Shidel of MN CEO Jan 30 -- District Capitol Awareness Day |
Heather Edelson is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She represents District 50A, the City of Edina, a first ring suburb in the western Twin Cities. Her topic will be "Sneak Peak: Minnesota Capitol and the 2023 Session". Edelson worked as a clinical outpatient therapist and has been active on numerous State and local City boards and commissions She attended Hamline University with a focus on legal studies for her undergraduate work and the 
MEETING LOCATION - The District Edina!! Next Vocation/Avocation Happy Hour is Wednesday, January 4, 2023. 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. meet and greet. This will be a social happy hour format with NO speaker. Come and join us to celebrate the new year and affirm your 2023 Rotary and career plans with your fellow Rotarians. Newer member, Gregory Rich will host and is pleased to invite you to join us at The District Edina, 7777 Washington Ave, Suite 201, Edina MN 55439. Cost to attend is a $15.00 donation for food and beverages.
Our club's small international grant committee led by Dick Teegen, Dan Mott and Tim Murphy is in the process of working the Rotary District 5950 to secure a grant to supply prescription eyeglasses to the people of Tanzania. Should the grant be approved, it will only cover the pair of eyeglasses. We would like to show additional care to the DCMC eye patients and also supply an eyeglass case. We will be collecting these cases during the next few meeting. Look for a basket or box near the reception desk.
Made in the USA blanket manufacturer Faribault Mill is supporting the fight against Alzheimer's disease with a new specialty wool blanket featuring the Alzheimer's Association mission symbol pattern. Now through 2023, Faribault Mill will donate 20% of sales from each blanket, with a minimum donation of $50,000 to the Association.
The Edina Rotary Coke Rewards Community Service project is still on-going and full of life. The ERC community service committee will continue to collect and promote this project as a way to give back to St. Jude's throughout 2022/2023. Please collect and turn in your bottle caps and carton/plastic sleeve product codes to the basket located on the registration table. Keep in mind, carton product codes are found on the inside of the cartons (no visible UPC or Scan Codes accepted) and bottle caps codes are printed on the inside of the cap. Please contact Kris Maser with any questions or comments.
