Please join the Edina Community Foundation to honor My Very Own Bed Founders and Rotary Camp Enterprise the morning of Friday, March 7. These two organizations have examplary adults and youth who uplift and empower children throughout the area.

 

The Edina Rotary Foundation has provided My Very Own Bed grants, speaker thank you funds, and were the recipient of special recognition during President Michael Stanzak's 2022 ERF Gala, Let's Dance. This non-profit organization has provided over 8,500 new beds and Dream Kits to children moving into Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs housing. Camp Enterprise is an annual volunteer-based three-day camp for high school juniors and seniors designed to introduce them to the free enterprise system encouraging entrepreneurship and ethical business practices.

 

This event will be held at the Edina Country Club on Friday, March 7 beginning at 7:30 a.m. A complimentary breakfast will be served and no reservation is required.

Six RCE Rotarians will be traveling to Zimbabwe Africa beginning March 25 through April 8, 2025. Approximately 15 Edina High School Global Scholars or Interact members will be completing their capstone research project. The Rotarians traveling with them will serve as mentors during the time spent volunteering at Bulawayo Hospital (Edina Rotary Foundation International Grant Recipient), building classrooms at a secondary school, as well as immersing themselves in the amazing culture and breathtaking natural beauty of Zimbabwe. Please wish safe travels to Shelly Loberg, Lindsey Smaka, Jen Hendrickson, Susan Stiles, Corey Falls, and Tanwi Prigge as well as the students and their chaperones. We look forward to their travel story and grant success update upon their return.

 

Lindsey Smaka and her team has put together an Amazon Shopping list of items they will take with them to distribute to the children they meeting during their travels. If you'd like to add to the stash, please use the below QR code click HERE to go to the the list. 

 

Guatemala 2025 is on!  We are returning to Guatemala April 26-May 3, 2025. The purpose of the trip is to deliver 654 life-saving water purifiers to remote villages in the mountains surrounding Coban, in partnership with Resurrection Priory Monastery, St Patrick’s Church of Edina, and the Rotary Club of Coban.  Fellowship and travel to new, exotic places is also part of the journey!  Susan Stiles is heading up a small item children's gift campaign. She has set up a gift registry on Amazon under her name "Susan Stiles" Guatemala April 2025.  Scan the code to the left or click HERE.

2025 Spring Fireside chats are looking for hosts. These informal get-togethers are held in our member's home and attended by 10 to 20 Rotarians. During the chats, members get to know each other and about the club. Hosts typically provide appetizer and beverages, however, and while not required to attend, some hosts appreciate guests bringing and sharing treats and beverages. Chats typically run from 7:00 pm to 9:00 p.m. Please contact Julie Westbrock to get additional details.

LAST DAY TO ORDER, MONDAY, MAR 31. Once again EMRC has partnered with Gertens Fundraising to offer a beautiful selection of flowers and plants just right for your spring needs. The flower sale supports the effort to end Polio. Order deadline is Tuesday, March 31, 2025. Click HERE for order form. 

Bowling is in the books and fun was had by all. We had 12 athletes.

 

1^st Place Paul Mooty, Brent & Mia Lundell and boyfriend

 

2^nd Place John Flynn, Jackie Shiller, Cari Lundell & Joe Hayes

 

Biggest loser Gage, Lisa Walker, Sonja & Dave Tengdin

Gage Walker had the highest score 

 

Gifts and trophies were distributed! A big thanks to Paul Mooty for setting the teams, scoring and offering me to pay $100 dollars if people made splits.

 

The Rotary Club of Edina’s Board of Directors recently approved the following applicant below at the February 19, 2025 board meeting for membership.

Mar 20 -- Speaker: Tim Mulcrone, District 5950 Polio Plus

Mar 25 -- Zimbabwe Trip Begins

Mar 27 -- Speakers: Tim Murray & Holly Callen, Bravo Zulu House

Mar 31 -- EMRC Spring Plant Sale Orders Due

Apr 15 -- Joint Meeting with EMRC

Apr 17 -- No Meeting (EMRC on Apr 15)

Apr 20 -- Eden Prairie Eco Expo

Apr 26 -- District Leadership Training, Chaska

Jun 21-25 -- Rotary Convention, Calgary, Magic All Around

 

 

Our speaker was Greg Scott who's career in IT spans four decades,

including 15 years in cyber-security.  For the last four years

he has served as a senior technical account manager for Red Hat, Inc.

providing a concierge service to support their most important customers.

Scott's presentation covered point on how the predator thinks and works and

how through education, awareness and vigilance we can feel safer.