DATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2026 TIME: Seating begins at 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Epicenter, Eden Prairie Schools' Valley View Campus, 11849 Valley View Rd, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 WHO: District 5950 Zone Area 3 Rotarians, Veterans and Guests
Our weekly meeting during the second week of November will be held in collaboration with the Rotary Clubs of Area 3 for a special Veterans Day Luncheon. Registration is required for all Rotary Club of Edina members, veterans, and guests to ensure accurate catering counts and adequate seating.
Pre-registration is now closed.
Rotary Club of Edina Pricing Information: Standard non-veteran Rotary Club of Edina members in attendance will be billed a $8 special meeting fee on their next quarterly bill to cover fees above our standard lunch cost. Members may bring one veteran guest at no additional cost. Non-veteran special event guest cost will be $35.00, billed to Rotary Club of Edina member's quarterly statement.
Rotary Club of Edina senior active members who are veterans will not pay for lunch and may invite one non-member veteran as their guest at no cost. RCE members who wish to invite more than one veteran guest will pay $35.00 per additional veteran or non-veteran invited. Senior Active non-veteran members will be billed $35.00 for meeting fees. Please contact Erica Allenberg with any question or concern.
Featured Guest Speaker, Jeff Griffith, The Medal of Honor & American Battlefield Trust
Contact Rotary Club of Edina President Elect Erica Allenberg for last minute available seating.
Join us at "The Mezz" on Monday, November 9, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Lunds & Byerlys, located at 7171 France Ave, Edina.
This gathering is a casual, vocational and business network opportunity centered on featuring an Edina Noon or Edina Morningside Rotary member's career story. Guests are welcome. Personal food and beverage choices are available to order and purchase. Featured speaker is Dr. Rassacin Ly, D.C., a Chiropractic Doctor at Chiropractic Healing Arts Center. Registration is not required.
On Wednesday, November 25th at 11:30 a.m. members of the Rotary Club of Edina, along with members of the Edina Morningside Rotary Club, will pack baskets and deliver Thanksgiving meals to families in need throughout the Twin Cities region. A roasted turkey, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes and gravy along with vegetables, oranges, even a delicious pie, make their way to area homes via active Rotarians and their families. With warm knit mittens and hats to help with the coming winter, these Thanksgiving Baskets bring some brightness and joy into the holiday season.
Join your fellow Rotary Club of Edina members and guests for an evening of great conversation, stronger friendships and connections at our Fireside Chats. Fireside Chats are a casual and smaller gathering of like-minded Rotarians, spending an evening getting to know each other better outside of our weekly meetings. This is a great opportunity for new members to get to know other Rotarians.
Women in Rotary with Sandra Krebsbach: Thursday, November 12 @ 5:00 PM REGISTER HERE!
We look forward to seeing you! Are YOU interested in being a Fireside Chat Host? We are still looking for hosts! If you are interested, please reach out to Julie Westbrock at jwestbrock@trustpointinc.com.
We are doing a winter clothing drive in conjunction with the Edina Country Club Thursday, November 19th. Bring your gently used or new coats, sweaters, sweatshirts, gloves/mittens, winter hats and blankets to ECC. These items will be donated to Involve MN who feeds over 5,000 meals each week to the local area unsheltered using a special van to visit encampments and other areas where they gather. Involve MN is a Minnesota based non-profit collaborating with community, business and government to provide for the unsheltered and vulnerable people in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area. Your friends and family are welcome to participate.
Questions? Please reach out to Ann Platt at 952-292-6043 / 952-837-1877 or Jack Kennefick or 612-220-4972. Thank you in advance for your participation.
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to gather, celebrate friendships, and reflect on the many blessings in our lives. Please join us for The Common Table, a special evening of food, fellowship, laughter, and gratitude as we celebrate the spirit of Rotary and the friendships that bring us together.
We will also raise a toast to our dear fellow Rotarian Dr. Dash, celebrating his birthday and honoring his generous spirit of philanthropy and service to our community. Come hungry, bring your stories, and enjoy an evening of friendship and celebration!
Saturday, November 21, 2026 5:00 PM onwards At the Prigge Home: 250 Bergamot Drive, Medina
Hosted by Tanwi Prigge Rotary Club of Edina — Outreach & Inclusion
Register HERE or RSVP to Tanwi at tanwimp@gmail.com or 763.291.2722
The Rotary Club of Edina’s Membership Committee and Board of Directors welcome Guy Marzano as a member of the Rotary Club of Edina.
Guy Marzano Classification: Building Materials Professional Sponsor: Sandra Schley
After earning a B. S. In Biology at the University of Akron in June 1973, Guy served as an Aircraft Maintenance Officer in the U. S. Air Force from 1973 through 1985. He was stationed in Illinois, Florida, the Netherlands, Indiana, and California and was awarded the Meritorious Service Metal upon retirement. He earned an M. A. In Educational Psychology from Ball State University while he was in the USAF. After retiring from the military, he earned a second M. A. (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of North Dakota In Counseling. Guy has been a Rotarian for over thirty years. He is the Past President of the Rotary Club of Minnetonka, the Rotary Club of St. Louis Park, and the Rotary Club of Service to Minnesota Veterans. He has chaired Club membership, fundraising, and other committees. He was Chair of the District 5950 Visioning Team and is currently on the District Membership Committee. He was the Minnetonka Rotarian of the Year in 2012 - 2013. Guy future goal is to be of Loving Service for as long as possible.
The Rotary Club of Edina’s Membership Committee and Board of Directors welcome Anne Marie Leland as a member of the Rotary Club of Edina.
Anne Marie Leland Classification: Education Sponsor: Erica Allenberg
Anne Marie Leland is Director of Community Education and Strategic Partnerships at Edina Public Schools, where she leads early learning, school-age care, youth enrichment, adult programs and the district’s grants office. Her 30-year career has been built on service to students, families and communities, with a focus on educational equity, early childhood, and pathways to opportunity for young people and adults. She has secured more than $15 million in grants to expand access to preschool, summer learning, youth programs, and career training for adults. She serves on the boards of Think Small and Edina Give and Go. Dr. Leland was Community Education Director for Faribault Public Schools (2012–22), where she built strong partnerships with Somali and Latino families. While there, she served as Secretary of the Faribault Rotary Club and Vice Chair of Rice County United Way, and supported Faribault Youth Investment, River Bend Nature Center, and Growing Up Healthy.
Sign up today to help Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) serve the hungry in our community! Volunteers welcome participants to the VEAP pantry, explain the process and respond to participant questions, keep the shopping area clean and tidy, sort through food donations, stock shelves, load groceries into vehicles and overall help VEAP promote a positive shopping experience for participants. VEAP staff explain the process before every volunteer shift in the pantry.
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2:15pm - 5:15pm: Sign up here!
Dec 10 – Speaker, Allison Rempel Brown, President MN Science Museum
Dec 17 – Holiday Party, Edina Mann Theater
NEXT MEETING
Thursday, Nov. 19th, Dr. David Schultz, Hamline University
DEADLINE for newsletter story and event submission is Monday at 5 pm. RCE Administrator, Madeleine Isaacson, works part time and will respond to your inquiries as quickly as possible. Contact her at rotary.madeleine@gmail.com.
Sign up today to help Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP) serve the hungry in our community! Volunteers welcome participants to the VEAP pantry, explain the process and respond to participant questions, keep the shopping area clean and tidy, sort through food donations, stock shelves, load groceries into vehicles and overall help VEAP promote a positive shopping experience for participants. VEAP staff explain the process before every volunteer shift in the pantry. 