Our next morning Club meeting is at 7 a.m., Wednesday, July 16 at Frankie's.
Duties are:
Greeter: Anita Perkins
Invocation: David Dumas
What's New: Jim Benshoof
Program: Daniel Bakken
See you Wednesday morning!
ROTARY ROCKS!
We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 7:00 AM
Frankies
3556 Winnetka Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55429
United States of America
New Hope, MN 55429
United States of America
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OUR MEETINGS ARE ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
Wednesday, July 16 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, July 23 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, July 30 - NO morning meeting - Club Social or Service project - details TBA
Wednesday, July 30 - 5:00 p.m., Club Board meeting - location TBA
Wednesday, August 6 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, August 13 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, August 20 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, August 27 - NO morning meeting - Club Social or Service project - details TBA
Wednesday, August 27 - 5:00 p.m. - Club Board meeting, location TBA
Our annual Rotary Golf Classic is a fun event and our annual fundraiser for grants for the coming year. The 2025 event featured perfect weather, great golfers, generous sponsors and lots of fun! Thank you to our guests, sponsors and Club!
At a recent meeting, we heard from Club member Daniel Bakken on the latest with him and our program was KJ Rolenc of Youthlink and KJ612 Outreach.
We had a busy meeting recently. We heard from Holly and Becky with Robins Adapted Sports, Club member Jim Benshoof, and Seven Dreams Board President Richard Gentner.
At a recent meeting, we heard from former Club member and President John Slama and received an update about PRISM from Jason Wittak.
Robbinsdale Chamber President Kevin Lytle (a former member of our Club) and Secretary Dave Kiser updated the Club on what's happening with the Robbinsdale Chamber of Commerce.
Tom Goodrich of Fishing for Life shared with the Club exciting plans for a permanent facility for their operations.
Girl Scout Emi Filing updated the Club on her troop's activities, including Girl Scout Cookie sales.
At a recent meeting, our speaker was Jerry Kosel. Jerry Kosel is on the Fort Snelling Memorial Rifle Squad on the Tuesday squad. He is a veteran of the US military, active duty from 1971-1975. He was assigned to the USS Decatur (hull # DDG31) .
On the Wednesday before Valentine's Day, Assistant Governor Mary Timmons visited our Club with pink roses and a Valentine's poem. Our program that day was an update from Ceallaigh Smart on the work currently being done by Haiti Outreach.
Our Club hosted an Area 4 meeting and heard about the good work going on at TreeHouse. We also heard about how our Club's partnership with TreeHouse to sell coffee helps the youth at TreeHouse. District Governor Mary Timmons attended as did presidents and representatives of the Brooklyn Center, Golden Valley and St. Louis Park Sunrise Clubs.
Thea and Ron of NEAR provided a presentation of the remodeled NEAR space, including the renovated conference room, funded by a District grant and a grant from the Benshoof Foundation.
At a recent meeting, Club member Mark Neubauer was recognized for receiving his Paul Harris Plus One pin for contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Mark talked about the importance of the Foundation in our Club's ability to fund grant applications. Ron Nida was also presented with his Paul Harris Plus pin for his contributions to the Rotary Foundation,
Andrew Agosto with assistance from Marcello updated the Club on the annual TreeHouse Coffee Sales project. At the same meeting, Crystal Mayor-Elect Julie Deshler shared some thoughts with the Club.
Jim Benshoof updated the Club on his recent trip to Guatemala. And the program that day was learning about community engagement by the YMCA with Kurt Kamppainen of the New Hope YMCA.
At a recent meeting, we welcomed new member Kevin Lytle and heard from Robbinsdale Police Captain and New Hope Mayor-Elect John Elder.
John Elholm, Crystal Recreation Director, updated the Club on the Crystal Aquatic Center improvement project at a recent meeting,
Steve Kraemer, Executive Director of Conversations with Friends, talked about the Backpack Project that our Club helped fund.
Isaac Wheeler with TreeHouse shared the latest on how TreeHouse is supporting youth in our Club's area.
Land Trust Twin Cities President Aarica Coleman spoke to the Club about what LTTC is and does.
Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Lunde was at a recent meeting to provide a County update.
ISD 281 Board Member Helen Bassett was our program at a recent meeting.
At a recent program, Club Member Daniel Bakken provided a history of independently owned Citizen's Bank.
Karina Forest Perkins of Vail Communities spoke with the Club about efforts to improve mental health for Minnesotans.
St. Thomas University Women's Basketball Coach Ruth Sinn returned for the Club's program.
At the last meeting, a former exchange student, Lorena, returned for a visit.
Are you an established professional who wants to make positive changes in your community and the world? Our Club members are awesome!
Our 1.2 million-member organization started with the vision of one man - Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world's first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on February 23, 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary's name came from the group's early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.
You are invited to visit us at an upcoming meeting - we meet Wednesday mornings at 7 a.m. at Frankie's Pizza in New Hope.
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We thank our generous sponsors of the 2025 Rotary Golf Classic at Edinburgh USA:
GOLD SPONSOR:
with special thanks to:
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
SILVER SPONSORS:
Thanks so much for supporting our Club and this event!
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