Join us March 9th at 7:00am at Brackett's Crossing Country Club- Speaker Duke Pieper
I'm Alive" Courage, Hope, and a Miracle"
Duke Pieper was 15 years old when he was told that he had a 5% chance to live. It seemed that all the odds were stacked up against him. Except one, his determination. Through that determination and what is deemed as a medical miracle he was able to survive multiple surgeries in fact. How many Duke Pieper’s exist in the world? Not as many as you would think, he is truly a rare find and he has made sure to take full advantage of the life he has been given. According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, there are nearly 500,000 deaths worldwide each year caused by brain aneurysms and half the victims are younger than 50.
June 22 - Colleen LaBeau June 29 - Colleen LaBeau July 06 - Paul Marzahn July 13 - Sheila Longie July 20 - Doug Anderson July 27 - Aug 3 - Aug 10 - Club Picnic
CrossRoads Church is hosting the Lakeville Rotary’s 2017 Lakeville Community Blood Drive on Monday, March 13 from 3:00 pm until 7:30 pm. You are invited to help with this important project by registering to donate online at Memorial Blood Centers www.mbc.orgor contact Mike Cooper at 952/500‐0862. We also need help at the refreshment table to serve juice and snacks to the donors.
The presenter for the meeting was John Crudele, who is a professional speaker, member of the Eden Prairie AM Rotary Club and is involved with Camp RYLA. John recently returned from an 18-day mission trip to the Marinduque Island, Philippines where he volunteered at various Feed My Starving Children feeding stations. He shares some stories of this trip and he described how the 235 feeding stations on the island change the lives of the children living there. Feed My Starving Children sends millions of food packages to the Philippines each year and it continues to grow. John explained that just one meal per day for six months can bring an impoverished child back to health.
The second part of John’s presentation was a moving discussion about developing self-worth and identity, how to better connect with people and the building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring and responsible. John made a lot of impactful points that will help us in our personal and professional lives.
one, his determination. Through that determination and what is deemed as a medical miracle he was able to survive multiple surgeries in fact. How many Duke Pieper’s exist in the world? Not as many as you would think, he is truly a rare find and he has made sure to take full advantage of the life he has been given. According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, there are nearly 500,000 deaths worldwide each year caused by brain aneurysms and half the victims are younger than 50. 
