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WELCOME TO EDINA MORNINGSIDE ROTARY CLUB

We are vibrant, civic-minded business, professional and community leaders who gather for fellowship, fun, career development, and the opportunity to serve locally, regionally and internationally. We teach, we lead, and we transfer what we do onto others.

Tuesday mornings from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Edina Country Club,5100 Wooddale Avenue, Edina, MN 55424

Contact us:612-270-9887, edinamorningsiderotary@gmail.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Please join us!

Doing good in the world through Service Above Self

Are you looking for a way to serve your community? If you are, we invite you to be our guest. Please join us at Edina Morningside Rotary Club where you will find a group of people just like you .. energized by working together for the good of the community.

In the words of Rotary International President Jennifer Jones, "In Rotary, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It does not matter who you are, who you love, how you worship, whether you have a disability, or what culture or country you are from. What matters is that you want to strengthen communities and take action to create lasting change."

Please join us! You can help us make a difference in our community, in our region, in our nation and around the world.

President Brad Johnson

HYBRID MEETINGS

HYBRID MEETINGS FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND FOR YOUR HEALTH.

Click here to see a list of speakers coming up.

Find us on YouTube here.

Click here to JOIN A MEETING.

OUR NEXT MEETING

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Bill Keegan, CEO, Dem-Con

Where does your trash and recycling go?

Click here to join via Zoom.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: PATRICK McDOUGLE and PATTY O'CONNOR

Originally from Brooklyn Park MN, Patrick McDougle holds a BA in Computer Science from Gustavus Adolphus College. He has 10+ years of experience in software engineering for higher-education, media, and ecommerce companies, and currently serves as the Senior Director of Engineering at Thuma — a furniture and design company headquartered in San Francisco. Having recently relocated to Edina, Patrick looks forward to serving his community.

Originally from Madison, WI, Patty O’Connor holds a BA in Mathematics and Classics from Gustavus Adolphus College and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame. As an Art Director at Vox Media, she leads a team of designers and has collaborated with the Obama Foundation, the Girls’ Opportunity Alliance, the It Gets Better Project, and When We All Vote.

Please direct inquiries about club membership to Eda Rivers.

UPCOMING MEETING SCHEDULE

We are meeting in person with virtual connection via Zoom HERE

Tuesday, Sept 27th
- Bill Keegan, DemCom: Where Does Your Solid Waste and Recycling Go?
October 4th
- No morning meeting; Joint meeting with Edina Rotary at Noon on October 6th
October 6th
- Joint meeting with Edina Rotary at Noon - BRING COATS TO DONATE
October 11th
- Scott Neal, Edina City Manager - BRING VEAP DONATIONS!!
October 18th
- Aaron Johnson, Twin Cities Orthopedics

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR FOR DETAIL

Friday, Sept 30th: Pints for People Beer Tasting @ Centennial Lakes Park Pavilion - Register here.

Saturday, October 1st, Edina Rotary Gala, 6:00 p.m. @ Marriot Southwest Hotel - Register here

Wednesday, October 5th, Vocational/Avocational Happy Hour, 5:30 p.m. @ The District Edina - NEW LOCATION!

Thursday, October 6th, Joint Meeting with Edina Rotary Club. Program Leading Diverse Organizations.
Bringing a guest to this meeting? Click here tp register your gueif you are bringing a guest.

Saturday, October 8th, Mark E. Moore Highway Cleanup, 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. @ Edina City Hall - Register here

Tuesday, October 11th, VEAP Donations collected at EMRC morning meeting

Thursday, November 3th to Saturday, November 5th: Camp Enterprise - Info Here.

PINTS FOR PEOPLE 2022

9th Annual Pints for People

Friday, September 30th, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Centennial Lakes Pavilion

Featuring Local Breweries: Beer, Cider, Seltzers; Silent Auction, Games, Food!

Tickets available here.

EMRC Pints for People Team: Kelly Tanke, Mike Andersen and Gerry Mimick

Hosted by Edina Morningside Rotary Club, South Minneapolis Evenings Rotary Club, partnering with Edina Liquor Store

Sponsors: Brad Johnson Oasis Advisors, Jim Bizal Bizal Built, Mike Andersen Red Pine Financial Advisors, Dave Wendt, Kelly Tanke Summit Mortgage, Bob Schriver, Doug McElrath, Afira Hasan, Jane Ehresmann, John Sorteberg, Alan Goltzman

WE NEED YOU AS A SPONSOR!!

$250 6-pack Sponsor: 1 ticket + Name on Event Sponsor Poster
$500 Growler Sponsor: 2 tickets + Name & logo on event poster, social media promotion
$750 Barrel Sponsor: 4 tickets + Name & logo on event poster, social media promotion, Special announcement at event
$1500 Game Sponsor: (limit 4): 6 tickets + Name & logo on game poster, social media promotion, Special announcement
$2500 Event Sponsor:(limit 1): 8 tickets + Featured name & logo on game poster, social media promotion, Special business introduction / thank you during event

NEW MEMBER PROPOSAL: BETSY KUMAGAI

Edina Morningside Rotary Club has accepted the New Member Application for Betsy Kumagai, Executive Director of Edina ABC. Betsy is a graduate of Edina High School, Gustavus Adolphus College and the William Mitchell College of Law.

Following a career in law, Betsy has experience in sales development with Stitch Fix.

When asked how she approaches her work, she says this: Assess, develop, and inspire talent by empowering people leaders to become the best versions of themselves.

For information about membership in Edina Morningside Rotary Club, please contact Membership Chair Eda Rivers.

JOINT MEETING WITH EDINA ROTARY OCTOBER 6TH

"Leading Diverse Organizations", Race & Equity Series with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis series will be sponsored by District 5950, Rotary Club of Edina, Edina Morningside and the Federal Reserve of Minneapolis. The second part of the series, “Leading Diverse Organizations,” will be held 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, October 6th, at the Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave. Tiffani Daniels and Ron Feldman will lead a discussion on the business case for diversity in the workplace. For speaker information and further details click below. Guest registration HERE.

Rotary Club of Edina's meeting fees cover the cost of this event and counts toward meeting attendance. Please register as an Edina Rotary Club Member. Senior actives and guests of members may register and pay online HERE. Cost is $23.00 for senior actives, guests, other Rotary club members and the public. Space is limited to 300 participants.

Rotary to Host 'Leading Diverse Organizations' with Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota

The Rotary Clubs of Edina and Edina Morningside are hosting a race and equity series with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Additional Information:

Daniels is the Managing Director for the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity, where she is responsible for building the organization’s strategy, structure and operational plans to address racial disparities in Minnesota. She has spent more than a decade in the Twin Cities, launching her career in advertising at global agencies BBDO Worldwide and McCann Worldgroup. As a brand manager for General Mills, she led growth for Wheaties, LARABAR, FiberOne and more. Beyond her official roles, she has always advocated for underrepresented groups, including her work as Chief Operating Officer for a non-profit focused on Black and Latinx undergraduate students, and a programming development lead for General Mills’ Black Employees. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri and an master’s degree from the University of Michigan.

Feldman is First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, where he leads Bank operations, including finance and budgeting, strategic planning, workforce and talent development and performance against strategic objectives. Since joining the Bank in 1995, Feldman has served as a senior officer for Supervision, Regulation and Credit and has run the Financial Services Support Office, which assists in the oversight of the Federal Reserve’s financial services. He has a bachelor’s from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s degree from the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, where he was a university fellow. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Cost for the luncheon is $23. Those interested but who cannot attend in person may participate for free via Zoom. Reservations are required and can be made online at edinarotary.org. At the meeting, the Rotary clubs will collect new and gently used winter coats, hats and caps, mittens and gloves, sweaters and sweatshirts for Involve MN to distribute to the homeless this winter.

STUDENT SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIMENT PROGRAM

Student Spaceflight Experiment Program

Edina Morningside Rotary Club member Dr. Anne Marie Leland, Director of Community Education for Edina Public Schools, shared the exciting news about the Student Spaceflight Exploration Program. It is a truly exceptional opportunity to foster curiosity and creativity, to develop critical thinking, and communication and collaboration skills through an authentic, scientific experiment design process. Edina Public School students will participate in the rigor of scientific competition and experience the thrill of having their experiment, or an experiment from their school district, included onboard the International Space Station. SSEP is another example of how Edina Public Schools is enabling each and every student to discover their possibilities and thrive.

Links for information:

MENTORS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdarOdy6XXU-H0nqhscKXj7BWElpL8TtnC4rtLGgBRIRvg_RA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

EVALUATORS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmOdW-44Zv7Lr0LGHwcyfhVVHJWJInQDCBYRVvz6Icttnw4g/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Here's the anticipated schedule:

September 1 – November 2, 2022: Experiment Design and Proposal Writing

November 2, 2022: Flight Experiment Proposals due to Edina District Review Committee

November 11, 2022: Local Review Board selects three finalist proposals to submit to NCESSE

December 15, 2022: NCESSE selects Edina’s flight experiment for the International Space Station

Late Spring 2023: Ferry Flight of SSEP Payload to ISS on SpaceX Dragon

4-6 weeks Post Launch: Ferry Flight of SSEP Payload back to Earth

Late June/ Early July 2023: SSEP National Conference for students at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC

ROTARY GLOBAL GRANT SCHOLARSHIP

Do you know someone planning to do graduate study abroad?

Please share this scholarship opportunity with them!!

Click the image for details.

AVOCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL HAPPY HOUR

First Wednesday of the Month Networking Event

Wednesday, October 5th, 5:30 happy hour, 6:00 presentation

The District Edina, 7777 Washington Avenue, Suite 201, Edina 55439

Featuring EMRC Member Don Archibeque

Don Archibeque, PMP, LEED AP, CMP, CI, is the managing partner of Arch #1 Inspection Services and partner Planifi A/E Project Management Software. Known to be a proactive and astute businessman, he is valued for bringing issues to a client’s attention before the client even knows that something may be wrong. Don keeps a close eye on what is happening in his clients’ buildings and projects by managing forward. Clients trust Don’s thoughtful and candid advice. He has been passionate about serving the engineering and construction industry from the beginning of his career in the engineering and construction industry.

CAMP ENTERPRISE 2022

Thursday - Saturday, November 3-5, 2022

We need YOU to volunteer - lots of opportunities for a few hours or all three days.

Take a look at this video ... and then contact Mary Brindle for details.

SERVICE PROJECTS: JOIN IN!

VEAP FOOD DONATION: Tuesday, October 11th

EMRC Community Service Committee members will collect your non-perishable food donations and and get them to VEAP.

Every month.

HOST FAMILIES FOR ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

Edina Rotary Clubs are looking for Host Families for 2022-23 School Year

Become a Host Family TODAY!! Just a few months can turn into an experience that lasts a lifetime! Edina’s Rotary Clubs are looking for families that wish to expand their world and learn more about another culture while sharing their culture with a Rotary Exchange Student. The primary requirement is a willingness to open your heart and home to an exchange student and accept him or her as your own. Family makeup is less important than a desire to host. Families with or without kids, empty-nesters, single parents.... it’s all a part of the experience!

YOU ARE WHAT WE NEED!!

Edina Rotary Morningside and Noon clubs will be hosting 2 International Students next year, from Czech Republic and Austria. We are looking for 4-6 willing families to open their hearts and homes and share our wonderful community with these kids. Each family has the opportunity to spend 3 -4 months with one of the two students, increasing the students’ exposure to our rich and diverse culture via three different host families over the course of one school year. Rotary Exchange students have gone through a thorough assessment and orientation program to prepare them for their exchange year.

Begin an adventure.... for an experience that lasts a lifetime!!! This program is a part of Rotary International, a worldwide service club that promotes peace, goodwill and understanding on local, national and international levels. Rotary members perform community services in their local communities (such as providing scholarships, maintaining parks or helping food shelves) and around the world (such as clean water initiatives, Polio Plus vaccinations and youth projects).

To learn more visit the North Star Youth Exchange Web site https://northstaryouthexchange.com/host-families for specific details on our program for inbound and outbound students or on becoming a host family. Call or email Heather Hansen if you are interested in becoming a host family. 612-366-0051 or heather@parkwood.net

BREWTARIANS ARE BACK!

Greetings Brewtarians!

The full Brewtarian Schedule through August:

25-Aug	Arbeiter Brewing	Mpls	3038 Minnehaha Av, 55406

22-Sep	Forgotten Star Brew	Fridley	38 Northern Stacks Dr, 55421

27-Oct	MetroNome	St. Paul	289 5th St E, 55101

17-Nov	Fulton	Mpls	414 6th Ave No, 55401

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As always, please invite others, bring guests, and enjoy the company. You don't have to be a Rotarian to join Brewtarians (but expect to be asked to join!). You don't have to be a member of Minneapolis Club 9 either.

Peace and good cheer until we meet next! If you would like to be on the distribution list, please email the pubmaster directly @ brewtarians@gmail.com.

Brian Bethune, Pubmaster

Minneapolis Rotary Brewtarians

Building Good Will and Better Friendships... one pub at a time.

AFGHAN COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA- ROTARY COMMUNITY CORPS

The Rotary clubs of Edina Morningside, Edina, Bloominigton and Eden Prairie AM are proud to support the Afghan Community in Minnesota Rotary Community Corps.

District 5950 Rotarians from several clubs support the Afghan Community in Minnesota “Rotary Community Corps" and gathered for its inaugural meeting Feb 5^th 2022.This community is expected to double in size as refugee families resettle; more Rotary volunteers and club sponsors are sought. For much more information and details.

These meetings bring Afghans together for fellowship. They are being resettled throughout the metro area and often do not live near each other. It gives them a space to tell their stories. It is also a time that Rotarians help connect them to services and resources. Your presence is welcome. Check with President Steve May about resources you might have to bring to these meetings.

This RCC is the realization of a wonderful concept: established members of the Twin Cities Afghan community provide mutual support to its newest community members comprising refugee families that fled Afghanistan in August to resettle amongst us in Minnesota. 750 people have resettled since October 2021 and another 750 are expected in the coming months. People resettling in these numbers have overwhelmed the system, including resettlement agencies and state and local government service organizations. As Rotarians, what we aim to do is to augment (not replace) the services already in-place, while simultaneously supporting the Afghan Community in Minnesota as it becomes recognized as the “go-to” mutual support organization for this community.

Because these new arrivals are resettling throughout the Twin Cities, we seek the support of additional sponsoring clubs and /or individual Rotarians.

Afghan Community in Minnesota RCC meetings are currently scheduled every other Saturday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the auditorium of the Normandale Elementary School, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424. Enter Door 10 at the South end of the building.

Please contact: Bob Keller, tel. 612-327-0682, email bob@3dbd.net

Watch a video about the Afghan Resettlement Story below.