Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. at Frankie's.
Duties are:
Greeter: Nichol Sutton
Invocation: David Dumas
What's New: David Dumas
Program: Daniel Bakken
See you bright and early 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
Co-President
Co-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Club Public Image Chair
Community Service
Club Foundation Chair
Membership Chair
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OUR MEETINGS ARE ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
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 - 4:00 p.m., Club Board meeting, Wicked Wort Meeting Space, Robbinsdale
Wednesday, January 29 - 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Area 4 Social and TreeHouse Presentation, Wicked Wort Meeting Space
Wednesday, February 5 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, February 12 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, February 19 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
Wednesday, February 26 - 4:30 p.m., Club Board meeting, TBA
Wednesday, February 26 - 5:30 p.m., Club Happy Hour Social, location TBA
Wednesday, February 26 - 5:30 p.m., Club Happy Hour Social, location TBA
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.
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.
Our Club tries to do at least one service project each quarter.
Several Club members were able to assist NEAR with its toy distribution event.
This year's December holiday project was helping PRISM pack 200+ cold weather packs.
Also that day, one of our Club members, David Dumas, lead the toy buying spree for toys for youth at domestic violence shelters throughout the metro area.
In September, 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.
NEAR Food Shelf partnered with our Club and the Benshoof Foundation for renovation of its space, including its office/meeting space. Several Rotarians at the ribbon cutting for the updated space.
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.
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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