Jennifer Jones is an incredible engaging story teller who will captivate her audience by sharing her journey in Rotary and showing them ways "Rotary Connects the World".One of Rotary International's most recognized communicators, Jennifer has presented keynote addresses and training workshops at more than 100 conferences across North America and most recently in St Petersburg - Russia, Panama City, Bangkok, Lisbon, Finland, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia and Germany.
Registration has closed for this event. This is a District 5950 sponsored event and we expect a high volume of visitors. If you have not registered, there may be a few seats and meals available at the door on a first come first serve basis.
Please volunteer to help prepare and serve chili to the downtown homeless population through Sgt. Grant Snyder's out reach program. The event is on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in an open lot in the Cedar Ave area near The Cabooze (913 Cedar Ave). We need 4 to 6 more people to sign up. Sign up here or check your email. See Ann Platt for details.
After a solid month of planning, recruiting, and preparing Camp Enterprise 2019 wrapped up its annual three-day business camp on Saturday, Nov. 10. In its 39th year, Camp Enterprise is sponsored by the Edina and Edina Morningside rotary clubs. 104 students from Minnesota and western Wisconsin met at the YMCA Camp Iduhapi in Loretto to develop entrepreneuial skills and pitch their created plan to "Shark Tank" type venture capitalists. That’s part of the goal behind Camp Enterprise to teach students entrepreneurial skills, learn about leadership and business ethics.
Roughly 80 Rotarians from around the state volunteer their time and business leaders in the community serve as speakers and mentors. There is no cost for the student to attend camp with the $375 fee being paid by nearly 60 different area Rotary clubs. At the end of camp, five students each receive a $1,000 scholarship. Click on the following links to view the WCCO news piece and visit this year's Camp Enterprise web page for more information. WCCO and Camp Enterprise
On Monday, November 11th the Area 3 Rotary clubs of Bloomington, Eden Prairie A.M., Eden Prairie Noon, Richfield, The Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans, South Metro Minneapolis, Edina Morningside Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of Edina honored their member's invited veterans with a luncheon program filled with music and inspiration. The event was well attended with an impressive mix of 235 veterans, guests, fellow Rotarians as well as local, state and national dignitaries. Look for a more complete summary of the program's highlights and Congressman Dean Phillips keynote speech in next week's "Barker".
The Rotary Club of Edina will partner with the Edina Morningside Rotary Club again this year for the Thanksgiving Baskets Assembly event on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Plan to bring your family and join your fellow Rotarians at the Edina Country Club for this great event before you celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. We will gather at 11:45 a.m. for lunch. Afterwards, we'll begin assembling the Thanksgiving baskets for area families in need. Volunteers are needed for the basket assembly, as well as deliveries after the event. Registration has closed for this event, however if you'd still like to help or attended lunch, please contact Becci Michalski or Michael Stanzak.
Rotaract Club of Edina would love our help in securing speakers for their upcoming year of meetings. They are looking for members who feel compelled to share their life experiences, leadership principles, or other concepts with them.
At a recent board meeting, it was decided to focus their club efforts this year on personal and professional development. They are currently planning to engage people to help guide them in these areas. A Google Form, “Call for Proposals”, has been created to help start the speaking engagement process. Here’s the link to the Form: https://forms.gle/qLt7nG9ahnhtB5VZA
Rotaract clubs consist of young professionals between the ages of 18 and 30 to take action in their communities, develop their leadership and professional skills, and have fun. There is only one Rotaract Club in District 5950. The Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Morningside Rotary Club support The Rotaract Club of Edina and their members will manage its club independently. As Rotaract members connect with other young leaders, they can take advantage of all Rotary has to offer, including scholarships and peace fellowships, RYLA events, and friendship exchanges or vocational training teams. There is no charge to attend meetings.
"Thanks for all your support!", Mark Gasner, Rotaract Club of Edina President 2019-2020
Tuesday, Nov. 5 nine Edina rotarians served dinner at Cornerstone. Those that helped were Mike Sitek, Nick VanBeek, Joe Arends, Bonnie Rolstad, Mike Kallas, Nate Wenner, Renee Harberts, Kelley Burnett and Axel Steuer. Cornerstone is an advocacy group dedicated to providing services to victims of domestic violence in South Hennepin county. Cornerstone’s ultimate goal is to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking and general crime. Safe and stable futures are possible when we coordinate an effective crisis response, implement trauma-informed support services, mitigate the impact of violence on children and youth, and confront the roots of violence.
Due to some technical difficulties there are no words to note the absolutely fantastic meeting on November 7th. So, as they say -- a picture is worth a thousand of them!
Our speaker was our very own, Heather Edelson, MN State Representative.
She is standing with Wade Thommen, Social/Vocational Committee.
Jennifer Jones is an incredible engaging story teller who will captivate her audience by sharing her journey in Rotary and showing them ways "Rotary Connects the World".One of Rotary International's most recognized communicators, Jennifer has presented keynote addresses and training workshops at more than 100 conferences across North America and most recently in St Petersburg - Russia, Panama City, Bangkok, Lisbon, Finland, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia and Germany..jpg)
Please volunteer to help prepare and serve chili to the downtown homeless population through Sgt. Grant Snyder's out reach program. The event is on Saturday, November 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in an open lot in the Cedar Ave area near The Cabooze (913 Cedar Ave). We need 4 to 6 more people to sign up. Sign up 
After a solid month of planning, recruiting, and preparing Camp Enterprise 2019 wrapped up its annual three-day business camp on Saturday, Nov. 10. In its 39th year, Camp Enterprise is sponsored by the Edina and Edina Morningside rotary clubs. 104 students from Minnesota and western Wisconsin met at the YMCA Camp Iduhapi in Loretto to develop entrepreneuial skills and pitch their created plan to "Shark Tank" type venture capitalists. That’s part of the goal behind Camp Enterprise to teach students entrepreneurial skills, learn about leadership and business ethics..jpg)
On Monday, November 11th the Area 3 Rotary clubs of Bloomington, Eden Prairie A.M., Eden Prairie Noon, Richfield, The Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans, South Metro Minneapolis, Edina Morningside Rotary Club, The Rotary Club of Edina honored their member's invited veterans with a luncheon program filled with music and inspiration. The event was well attended with an impressive mix of 235 veterans, guests, fellow Rotarians as well as local, state and national dignitaries. Look for a more complete summary of the program's highlights and Congressman Dean Phillips keynote speech in next week's "Barker".
The Rotary Club of Edina will partner with the Edina Morningside Rotary Club again this year for the Thanksgiving Baskets Assembly event on Wednesday, Nov. 27. Plan to bring your family and join your fellow Rotarians at the Edina Country Club for this great event before you celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. We will gather at 11:45 a.m. for lunch. Afterwards, we'll begin assembling the Thanksgiving baskets for area families in need. Volunteers are needed for the basket assembly, as well as deliveries after the event. Registration has closed for this event, however if you'd still like to help or attended lunch, please contact Becci Michalski or Michael Stanzak..png){kind=logo}
Tuesday, Nov. 5 nine Edina rotarians served dinner at Cornerstone. Those that helped were Mike Sitek, Nick VanBeek, Joe Arends, Bonnie Rolstad, Mike Kallas, Nate Wenner, Renee Harberts, Kelley Burnett and Axel Steuer. Cornerstone is an advocacy group dedicated to providing services to victims of domestic violence in South Hennepin county. Cornerstone’s ultimate goal is to reduce the prevalence of domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking and general crime. Safe and stable futures are possible when we coordinate an effective crisis response, implement trauma-informed support services, mitigate the impact of violence on children and youth, and confront the roots of violence. 
