VA Healthcare in the 21st Century – Caring for our Nation’s Most Deserving Citizens
Patrick J. Kelly, Captain, US Navy (retired) became the Director of the Minneapolis VA Health Care System on June 16, 2013. Prior to that appointment he was the Director of the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System beginning July 5, 2011. Mr. Kelly received his BA degree in 1979 from Creighton University, Omaha, NE. He received a Master of Public Health Degree in 1982 from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. He was commissioned a Lieutenant (junior grade) in 1983.
Please join The Rotary Club of Edina’s Leadership Series on Wednesday, July 21 as we welcome Dina Simon, CEO of Simon Says Lead to share an interactive learning experience entitled Teamwork… A Cohesive Team Begins With You!” Download the flyer HERE for details.
This session is open to the public so please forward this to your friends, colleagues, and employees so that can benefit as well. See you there!
NO - IN-PERSON REGISTRATIONStarting on Thursday, July 8, the club will return to self check-in attendance. The sheets will be located near the name badges, please be sure to check your attendance when you arrive. The club will continue to also broadcast the meetings via ZOOM. The registration for ZOOM will now be handle through ZOOM and you will need to register to get the link. This system will also ensure you will be counted as attending via ZOOM and receive the $10 meeting credit per attendance.
July kicks off a new year for the Rotaract Club of Edina! Mark Gasner did a wonderful job as the founder of this club and president for more than three years. I will be taking over and have big shoes to fill after Mark. I look forward to getting to know everyone better and planning service events, socials, and speakers. Our next event is at Unmapped Brewing on July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Let's get to know one another better and feel free to bring a friend. Let me know if you are coming or just show up.
Passionate about a specific volunteer organization or interested in planning a social? Our leadership team meets every other Tuesday morning on Zoom from 8 to 8:30 p.m. The next meeting is July 20 and we would love to hear your ideas. Below is the Zoom link to join.
We are happy to announce that we will be returning to 100% live meetings this month. Meetings will be held at CW's Bar andRestaurant, 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. No registration is necessary, just show up. Our speaker will be Rotary Club of Edina member, Karlan Padayachee.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to My Very Own Bed. Minneapolis-based My Very Own Bed provides beds to children throughout the Twin Cities metro area moving into stable housing. The grant will be used to support the purchase of 18 beds for children who would otherwise sleep on a floor or share a bed with a family member.
The Rotary Club of Edina recently presented a scholarship to a deserving graduate of Edina High School.
The Rotary Club of Edina presents scholarships to graduating Edina seniors who exemplify the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self” and have participated in Rotary programs such as Camp Enterprise, Camp RYLA, fall ethics seminar, Vocational Ethics Day, youth exchange, Edina Rotary Global Scholars or the Interact Club of Edina.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to Oasis for Youth.
Oasis for Youth was created in 2010 by community members in response to the alarming rise in the number of suburban youth experiencing homelessness and the lack of any services designed to meet their needs in south suburban Hennepin County. Oasis for Youth was the first suburban drop-in center in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, focusing on youth who live, work or attend school in Edina, Bloomington and Richfield.
Rotary Club of Edina President Sam Thompson recently recognized five Rotarians for outstanding service to the club and community. Robb Breding, Catherine Gump, Don Hutchison, Lindsey Smaka and Sylvester Thomas were each named “Rotarian of the Year.
The Rotary Club of Edina is working to assist a Minneapolis business damaged during civil unrest last summer.
Through a partnership with the Lake Street Council, several Rotary Clubs in Rotary International District 5950 were paired with Minneapolis businesses damaged or destroyed in late May or early June 2020. The Rotary Club of Edina was paired with Post Plus, a packing, shipping and mailbox rental store at 2740 Minnehaha Ave. Post Plus is located in Minnehaha Center, a mixed-use development with businesses on the street level and housing above. Owner, Amina Osman, hosted an Open House on Saturday, June 26.
Michael Stanzak was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina.
Stanzak is the Dealer Operator of Key Cadillac. He graduated from Edina West High School and studied accounting at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. He has been part of Key Cadillac, the family business, since 1990. Besides the Rotary Club of Edina, Stanzak has been on the board of directors of the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association and the Greater Metropolitan Auto Dealer Association. He and his wife of 37 years, Janet, live in Chanhassen with their English Springer Spaniel, Marley. They have two grown children, Adam and Natalie.
“This year’s Rotary International theme is ‘Serve to Change Lives’ and we are committed to doing that through our many committees and volunteer projects,” Stanzak said. “Please consider attending one of the Rotary Club of Edina’s meetings to learn more and get involved in giving back to the community.”
We had a very nice service for my Dad on June 7 and our Rotary club was well represented and Tom Cook did a great job officiating. Wooj and I gave eulogy’s but a eulogy given by one of my dad’s pals from church, Juan Griak (8 years old) stole the show (text following). 74 + people were in attendance which we thought was a good showing with Covid on its last legs but still around.
Thank you for your very generous memorial contribution to N. C. Little Hospice. That certainly is a special place full of Agape - that has touched many lives.
Thank you also to my Edina Rotary friends that have lifted me with love and special ovations of kindness last fall during my dad’s last weeks and passing.
I have never witnessed a eulogy like this and I have been to many memorial services. Juan’s words were further confirmation to me of just how proud I am of my father, his spirit and his priorities.
Here is the text of Juan’s eulogy.
Hi, Some of you know me. My name is Juan. Bill Clynes was of my very first friends here at St Stephen’s when I first came.
I loved seeing Bill and David during dinner on Wednesday because they always had great things to say to me, so it is an honor to say some great things about Bill.
Bill made me feel special and very included here at Church.
He always treated me and my family to very nice dinners at his house and at the hospital.
I am so happy that Bill was around long enough for us to become friends and I will never forget talking with him and he will stay with me always.
Bill is probably treating God to lunch in heaven right now, that is the kind of person he was.
Hey Bill, since you are listening right now, I just want you to know that I love you and that I will carry on your love forever. And God, please share Bill’s love all over this world, and take care of Bill Clynes.
I will miss your smile and laugh. But I know you are here with me.
Thank you for listening.
David
Rotary Club of Edina recipient of "Thank the Speaker" donations and the Edina Education Fund sent the following thank you letters, . Click read more to see :
Back to the hybrid version of your choice to attend club meeting via IN-PERSON or ZOOM platforms. The continued excellent editing talents of C-Vision Productions (Chris Laskowski) is allowing us to make better use of the taped and edited meetings posted weekly to You Tube and use them as our new "In Review" format. This will eliminate the duty of "The Barker" note taker/writer and we will, for the time being, no longer publish written reviews. In-person meeting photos will resume. 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.
Thursday, June 15, 2021 there will be the hybrid version with in-person meeting at the Edina Country Club with doors open at Noon and ZOOM meeting beginning at 12:30 a.m.. Please see our club web page and watch your email for meeting updates.
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 or voicemail /text message at 612-234-7390.
VA Healthcare in the 21st Century – Caring for our Nation’s Most Deserving Citizens
Please join The Rotary Club of Edina’s Leadership Series on Wednesday, July 21 as we welcome Dina Simon, CEO of Simon Says Lead to share an interactive learning experience entitled Teamwork… A Cohesive Team Begins With You!” Download the flyer 
July kicks off a new year for the Rotaract Club of Edina! Mark Gasner did a wonderful job as the founder of this club and president for more than three years. I will be taking over and have big shoes to fill after Mark. I look forward to getting to know everyone better and planning service events, socials, and speakers. Our next event is at Unmapped Brewing on July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Let's get to know one another better and feel free to bring a friend. Let me know if you are coming or just show up.
We are happy to announce that we will be returning to 100% live meetings this month. Meetings will be held 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. No registration is necessary, just show up. Our speaker will be Rotary Club of Edina member, Karlan Padayachee. 
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to My Very Own Bed. Minneapolis-based My Very Own Bed provides beds to children throughout the Twin Cities metro area moving into stable housing. The grant will be used to support the purchase of 18 beds for children who would otherwise sleep on a floor or share a bed with a family member.
The foundation of the Rotary Club of Edina recently awarded a grant of $2,500 to Oasis for Youth.
Rotary Club of Edina President Sam Thompson recently recognized five Rotarians for outstanding service to the club and community. Robb Breding, Catherine Gump, Don Hutchison, Lindsey Smaka and Sylvester Thomas were each named “Rotarian of the Year.
The Rotary Club of Edina is working to assist a Minneapolis business damaged during civil unrest last summer.
Michael Stanzak was recently inducted as President of the Rotary Club of Edina.
