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Frankies
3556 Winnetka Avenue North
New Hope, MN 55429
United States of America
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Our next morning meeting is at 7 a.m., Wednesday, February 12 at Frankie's.
 
Duties are:
Greeter: Lynn Anderson
Invocation: Tom Kosel
What's New:  Tom Kosel
Program: David Dumas - the program will be Haiti Outreach with an update on their efforts for clean drinking water in Haiti
 
See you bright and early Wednesday!
 
 
 
 
 
 
OUR MEETINGS ARE ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
 
            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, March 5 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
            Wednesday, March 12 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
            Wednesday, March 19 - 7:00 a.m., Club meeting, Frankie's (Zoom details sent separately)
            Wednesday, March 26 - 4:30 p.m. - Club Board meeting, TBA
            Wednesday, March 26 - 5:30 p.m. - Club Happy House Social, location TBA
 
And mark your calendar now for Tuesday, June 24 for the annual Rotary Golf Classic Fundraiser at Edinburgh USA!
 
 
        
        
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.
 
       
 
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. 

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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