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3556 Winnetka Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55429
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Jim Benshoof
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Tom Kosel
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Mark Neubauer
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Mark Neubauer
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Our next meeting is Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00 a.m.
Our next morning meeting is Wednesday, December 11 at 7:00 a.m. at Frankie's.
 
Duties are:
Greeter: Anita Perkins
Invocation:  Bailey Beckman
What's New:  Jim Benshoof
Program: Lynn Anderson - Tom Goodrich of Fishing for Life will provide the latest news on his organization
 
See you Wednesday morning!
 
 
 
 
 

December and Beyond Calendar
OUR MEETINGS ARE ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
 
           Wednesday, December 11 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
           Thursday, December 12 - 7:00 - 9:30 a.m., NEAR - Toy Distribution - loading trucks at NEAR and unloading at Crystal Community Center(see email from Tom Kosel)
           Saturday, December 14 - 11 a.m. - 2:15 p.m., NEAR Toy Distribution, Crystal Community Center (see email from Tom Kosel)
           Wednesday, December 18 - NO MEETING
           Wednesday, December 25 - NO MEETING - Happy Holidays!
 
            Wednesday, January 1 - NO MEETING - Happy 2025!
            Wednesday, January 8 - 7:00 a.m.. Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
            Wednesday, January 15 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
            Wednesday, January 22 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
            Wednesday, January 29 - 4:30 p.m., Club Board meeting
            Wednesday, January 29 - 5:30 p.m., Club Happy Hour Social, location TBA
 
        
               
 
 
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Recent Club Programs

 
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.
 
       
 
April 24 was our Rotary Matters meeting.  Brian Bourassa of WSB spoke to our Club and guests about the importance of Rotary in his personal and professional life.
 
    
 
 
At a recent meeting, we heard from the New Hope, Crystal and Robbinsdale city managers - Reece Bertholf, Adam Bell and Tim Sandvik.
 
 
 
 
Service Projects
Our Club tries to do at least one service project each quarter. 
 
Our holiday project was helping PRISM pack 200+ cold weather packs.
 
          
 
 
Our Club participated in the Robbinsdale Chamber of Commerce's Meet and Greet.  Great to talk with so many people about what Rotary is and does.
 
     
 
 
 
In April, a mighty group packed rice at The Food Group.
 
 
 
 
Our January service project was doing a shift packing rice at Second Harvest.
 
 
In December, we did our annual holiday food basket assembly and delivery.  The Club assembled and delivery 90 baskets to families in need in our area.  
 
           
 
 
        
 
 
 
 
Club Grant Recipients
The New Hope YMCA partnered with our Club and the Benshoof Foundation for new turf for the Y's play area.  Club member and YMCA staff Nina Wolf receiving the Club's grant.
 
 
 
 
Our Club supports Baztec.  Baztec hosted a Mother's Day event in Robbinsdale.
 
     
 
In December, our Club partners with TreeHouse to sell coffee for TreeHouse programming.  At a January meeting, Club Treasurer Andrew Agosto presented Hector with TreeHouse a check from the proceeds from the coffee sale.
 
 
 
 
Our Club, along with other clubs, received a District grant to assemble and provide Dignity Backpacks to Conversations with Friends.  Participating clubs recently packed these backpacks.  
 
       
 
      
 
 
 

Ever wonder what Rotary is?  We invite you to visit our Club!
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. 

Thanks to our sponsors of the 2024 Rotary Golf Classic

  • We thank our generous sponsors of the 2024 Rotary Golf Classic at Edinburgh USA on June 25:
 GOLD SPONSOR:
 
Citizens Independent Bank Homepage
 
 
SILVER SPONSORS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Logo of ServiceMaster Restore®
 
 
 
 
We look forward to seeing you at our 2025 Golf Classic - mark your calendars now for June 24, 2025!
 
 
 
 
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