Veterans Day Event - Nov 13 Area 3 Rotary Clubs

Contact: Gerry Norton
Online Registration
13
Nov.
2025
Edina
Nov. 13, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Edina Country Club
5100 Wooddale Ave
Edina, MN 55424
United States of America

If appropriate, if you're registering yourself as a veteran and/or your veteran guests, in "Comments", please enter the veteran's branch of service, rank and conflict served, i.e. Army, Sgt. 1st Class, Korean War  See Rotary Club of Edina pricing information below.

This year's event will be held:
 
DATE: Thursday, November 13.
TIME: Doors Open - Registration begins at 11:00 am with open seating
PROGRAM: Starts promptly at 11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave, Edina MN 55424
WHO: District 5950 Zone Area 3 Rotarians, Veterans and Guests
 
Rotary Club of Edina Pricing Information: 

Standard non-veteran Rotary Club of Edina members quarterly dues cover their lunch and the lunch of one veteran guest. Non-veteran special event guest cost will be $33.00 payable at the door or billed to a 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 $33.00 per additional veteran or non-veteran invited. Senior Active non-veteran members will be billed $27.00 for meeting fees with the additional special meeting fee cost of $6.00 absorbed by the club's meeting fee budget. Please contact Gerry Norton with any question or concern.

Pre-registration email links through your home club below is required with ticket price set and payable through your home club. Public general admission ticket price is $33 at the door for program and lunch
 
Area 3 club inquiries and registration assistance can be found by clicking on your home club below: 
See speaker line up below. Contact Rotary Club of Edina President Elect Gerry Norton for additional details. 

Mater of Ceremonies, Cory Hepola -- A 3-time Emmy Award-winning TV anchor and documentarian recognized for his work celebrating community, service, and resilience. A Minnesota native, he has built his career telling impactful stories and engaging audiences through “My Town” and “Rural By Choice” docuseries, making him a meaningful voice to  help honor veterans.

Featured Speaker, Joe Bennek, Minnesotans' Military Appreciation Fund Project Director -- Co-Founded by Joe Bennek in 2005, the Minnesotans’ Military Appreciation Fund  (MMAF) has raised over $20 million and awarded nearly 20,000 grants to Minnesota service members and families who served in combat zones post-9/11. It remains the only statewide initiative of its kind, dedicated to  honoring their sacrifice.

Featured Speaker, Richard Schulte, Sergeant First Class (Ret.), U.S. Army & MN National Guard -- (Biography to follow)