Heather Edelson is a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She represents District 49A, the City of Edina, a first ring suburb in the western Twin Cities. Edelson worked as a clinical outpatient therapist and has been active on numerous State and local City boards and commissions She attended Hamline University with a focus on legal studies for her undergraduate work and the University of Minnesota for graduate school. Her policy focus areas are Public Health, Education Policy and Finance and Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform.
The next Rotary Vocational Development Group will be tonight, Wednesday, November 6.
Once a month, Edina Rotarians have a chance to connect with other club members, and any guests, at the happy hour. This Rotary event is held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Mezz at the Lunds & Byerly's in Edina. The meeting will feature a brief presentation from a featured Rotarian, plus time for introductions, networking and questions. The Rotary Club of Edina and EMRC collaborate on this event.
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The annual Area 3 Rotary Veterans Luncheon is Monday, Nov. 11, at the Edina Country Club. Check-in begins at 11 a.m. with live music and the luncheon beginning at 11:15 and concluding at 1:15 p.m. Registration for this event closed Monday, November 4th. Space may be available, please call Fred Sylvester or Sam Thompson.
Gen. Denny Schulstad, U.S. Air Force (retired), will be the emcee at the event. Schulstad is a former long-time member of our club. The featured speaker at the luncheon is Congressman and Gold Star Son, Dean Phillips.
There is no Rotary Club of Edina meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Edina Country Club. All members are encouraged to attend the Veterans Luncheon.
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Donation Box -- New and Gently Used Socks Needed This Week
Please take a look through your sock drawer and bring your gently used or new socks to this week's meeting. While finding enough food is a challenge, it is much more difficult for the homeless population to find socks. Being without socks leads to sores on the knees, toes and ankles of someone who spends a lot of time on their feet. With the colder weather quickly approaching, frostbite and wetness also become a factor. This drive is in conjunction with Sgt. Grant Snyder's lunch service scheduled for Saturday, November 16. See Ann Platt or Toshie Metzeger for details.
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.
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
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.
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.
President Josh Sprague opened the session with a welcome to all members of the number 1 club in the universe, reminded us of the origins of Halloween from the Celtics in Ireland 2,000 years ago, provided an impactful summary of the Rotarian Code of Ethics, and the importance of working for the benefit of others. Visitors, including the president and members of Interact, were introduced. Three individuals gave their classification talks: Sarah Line, Mike Martiny and Robb Breding. Their presentations gave us the moral compass for the day to remind us why we are Rotarians.