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ROTARY ROCKS!

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Fridays at 7:00 AM
Frankies
3556 Winnetka Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55429
United States of America
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No Meeting on May 27 
There is NO meeting on Friday, May 27 - have a safe, happy Memorial Day weekend!
 
Our next in person meeting is Friday, June 3.
 
Duties are:
Greeter: Steve Sondrall
Invocation:  Daniel Bakken
What's New:  Lynn Anderson
Program:  Steve Sondrall
 
See you Friday morning!
 
 
 

May and Beyond Calendar
 
Here's what's coming up:
 
          Tuesday, May 24 - 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - annual Tim Kudalis & John Spilane Memorial Tree House Fundraiser, Frankie's
          Friday, May 27 - NO meeting
 
          Thursday, June 2  - 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Club Social/potluck, details TBA
          Friday, June 3 - 7:00 a.m. - Club meeting, Frankie's and via Zoom (details sent separately)
          Friday, June 10 - 7:00 a.m. - Club meeting, Frankie's and via Zoom (details sent separately)
          Friday, June 17 - NO MEETING - Service Project at The Food Group 9- 11 a.m.
          Monday, June 20 - John Spilane Rotary Golf Classic, Edinburgh USA
          Friday, June 24 - 7:00 a.m. - Club meeting, Frankie's and via Zoom (details sent separately)
 
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Recent Club Programs
 
Club member Senator Ann Rest provided a legislative update at our April 22 meeting.
 
 
At a recent meeting, local celebrity Zach Redmon of Redmon Popcorn, guest of Club member and other local celebrity Mayor Kathi Hemken, shared his story of Redmon Popcorn and his recent stardom on Colbert's Late Show.
 
Our Club Supports these initiatives
Treasurer Andrew Agosto  and President Bob Mattson with Renee Natzke of Tree House, recipient of the proceeds of the 2021 coffee sale project.
 
 
 
 
 
President Bob Mattson presenting a check to Heather Hegi to support the work of the Crystal Historical Society.
 
At a recent meeting, Club President Bob Mattson presented checks to the following initiatives helping youth in our area.  Sue Casserly of Lundstrum Performing Arts Center, and Sue and Dawn with the KidPack program.
 
2021- 22 Service Projects
On April 8, these volunteers worked a shift at Second Harvest packaging supplemental food boxes for seniors.
 
 
 
On a recent Saturday, several Club members helped out with a Fishing for Life event at Canterbury Park.
 
 
In January, a few brave Club members volunteered time at Second Harvest Heartland - guessing the project involved sweet potatoes.
 
 
Our Club participated in Robbinsdale's Meet & Greet event - and we beat the rain!  Great to see everyone!
 
 
 
 
In May our Club cleaned up Crystal's Becker Park the day before the community celebration of the improved park.  Way to go, Club!
 
 
The May District Conference included the opportunity plant trees at Brookdale Park in Brooklyn Park.  Club President Sharon Green was there (with District Governor Tom Gump and Rotary International Director Suzi Howe) and represented our Club and our Club-sponsored tree.
 
 
 
The latest service project for the Club was an updating at Tree House - painting and prepping for new couches.  Big improvement!
 
 
The Club did a service project at the Food Group on March 19 and our assignment was packing black beans.  Way to go, team!!!
 
 
The Club did a service project on February 20 at Bibles for Missions.  We helped with sorting and putting out inventory.
 

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 Friday mornings at 7 a.m. at Frankie's Pizza in New Hope. 
Top 10 Reasons to Join Our Rotary Club!
Top 10 Reasons to Join Our Rotary Club!
You know you've been wondering...what are the Top 10 Reasons to Join Rotary?
 
    10.  Awesome people in the Club!
     9.   Great breakfast at Frankie's every Friday!
     8.   Interesting speakers each week!
     7.   Working on clean water for everyone!
     6.   Working to eradicate polio from the world!
     5.   Working on international projects such as Future Roots Project, Days for Girls, Clean Water, etc!
     4.   Supporting community organizations such as the YMCA, Tree House , KidPack, Boy Scouts, Robbinsdale schools!
     3.   Holiday food baskets in conjunction with local food shelves!
     2.   Back to school school supplies with PRISM!
     1.   Doing good in the world, starting with our communities!
 
Please come visit us; we meet Friday mornings at 7 a.m. at Frankie's Pizza in New Hope!
 
 

Thanks to our 2022 Rotary Golf Classic Sponsors!

We thank our generous sponsors of the 2022 Rotary Golf Classic and we look forward to this year's event on Monday, June 20 at Edinburgh USA:

 
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