President Tom Gump
 
The 2016-2017 Rotary Year started with great energy on July 12th when we heard from our new President, Tom Gump.  Tom shared with the group how he prepared for his presidential year, he introduced each member of the board of directors and their specific role/charge, and he concluded by sharing his three primary goals for the year (the 1-2-3 punch):
 
1. Membership - increase by 10%
2. Fundraising - R.I and 3 new Paul Harris Society members
3. Organization - formalize institutional knowledge and organize committees
 
We also had the great honor of welcoming six new Rotarians into the Rotary Club of Edina Morningside that morning.
 
(L-R) John Sorteberg (membership co-chair), Matt Samuel, Dan Werry, Mark Arnold, Ilse Akbar, Kelly Streit, Hein de Hoog, Tom Gump (president) and Kyle Girard (membership co-chair)