Tuesday, October 24th: 7:30 a.m. at Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Avenue, Edina
Justice Alan Page will speak about the work of the Page Foundation.
Justice Page and his wife Diane created the Page Foundation in 1988 to encourage Minnesota youth of color to pursue post-secondary education. He will speak about their work with the Foundation and his work as a picture book writer.
Hats & Mittens Distributed on Saturday, October 21rst -- A Tradition Continues!
Paul Nelson, Steve May, and John Sorteberg distributed hats and mittens to groups in the community. If you know a group that could benefit from hats and mittens please have them contact Paul Nelson.
EMRC President Afira Hasan attended the Zone Institute Meeting.
Afira is pictured with Rotary International President-Elect Stephanie Urchick and Tom Gump in the top photo. Below she is pictured with Rotary International Director Faiz Kidwai.
Camp E urgently needs volunteers to help as venture capitalists, essay readers, on-site go-fors, fun and game chaperones. Most volunteer positions need less than four hours of your time. Please consider signing up HERE.
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Erica Stern comes from a long line of Rotarians from her home state of North Dakota.
Erica's great-grandpa Herman Stern was a founding member of the Valley City club, and her grandpa was active in the Fargo club. Her uncle John Stern is a very active member of the Fargo West club. Erica's dad Rick Stern is a lifelong member of the Fargo Kiwanis Club, but has given his blessing for her to join Rotary as long as she continues to volunteer at their annual Pancake Karnival.
Erica moved to Edina with her mom Peggy Linrud during elementary school and graduated from Edina High School in 2002. Erica earned a BA in History from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and an MA in Art History from Christie's Education in London, England. Erica moved to Washington, DC, where she lived for 12 years, working first for U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan, and then as an auditor for the Department of Homeland Security and the United States Postal Service.
Erica was extremely active in her community, volunteering at the Hillwood Museum, the Kennedy Center, the Homeless Children's Playtime Project, and various mentoring programs. She also served on the board of her Lutheran church, sang in the choir, and was the Treasurer of her Toastmasters club. Erica met native South Dakotan Jeremy Funk in DC, and they married in 2016. They have adopted two basset hound mixes named Maggie and Zoey.
During the height of Covid in 2020, Erica accepted an opportunity in Minnesota to work for the Treasury Department as a financial crimes investigator. Erica and Jeremy found the perfect rambler in the Presidents neighborhood of Edina and are delighted to be closer to family and to reconnect with childhood friends. Erica tried her hand at coaching girls basketball for EBA last year and is excited for the upcoming season.
Erica enjoys visiting the Museum of Russian Art, seeing concerts and plays, attending events at the Alliance Francaise, and reading anything written by Agatha Christie. Erica looks forward to brining her community spirit and enthusiasm to the Edina Morningside Rotary Club.
Rotary strives for the fair treatment and advancement of all Rotary participants. Embracing equity means carefully considering how to provide differing levels of support, opportunities, and resources so participants have a welcoming and productive experience.
When we embrace equity, we create an environment built on respect and dignity for all participants.
Watch for more to come in the coming weeks on this topic!
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Erica Stern comes from a long line of Rotarians from her home state of North Dakota. 
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