Grant - Lakeville Fine Arts Thanks, Lakeville Rotary, for your donation to the Lakeville Arts Center. The Art Fest this weekend will have over 100 displays. Be sure to check it out. It is going to be incredible.
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Taste of Lakeville 2024 Thank you to the Lakeville Rotary Club - Lakeville, MN members who put in blood, sweat, and tears to pull off the 22nd annual Taste of Lakeville. Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors, vendors, and community partners. We couldn’t pull off this community fundraiser without your help! And shout out to Card My Yard Apple Valley - MN for the donation of this epic yard sign. THANK YOU!! View the full 2024 Taste of Lakeville online photo gallery here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBDGFq More about the event... |
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2024 Taste of Lakeville Winners Congratulations to the 2024 Taste of Lakeville winners! Best Savory: Lakeville Brewing Co. for their Parmesan encrusted walleye on a bed or rice Best Sweet: Cream Of The Cakes for their array of mini cupcakes Best Presentation: Chick-fil-A Apple Valley for their colorful display, full of stuffed animals and eye-catching signs. Honorable Mention: Bourbon Butcher for the largest display (and because it's the Meat Smoker Tommy's birthday)! |
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Blood Drive Dear Citywide Blood Drive Donors, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generous contribution. Your decision to donate blood is a true act of kindness that profoundly impacts the lives of so many. Each pint of blood you give is a lifeline for patients in critical need, providing hope and a chance for recovery. Your selflessness in donating, whether it’s your first time or your hundredth, makes a tremendous difference. And, speaking of firsts, we had 70 first-time donors come out this week! We understand that donating blood is not always easy or convenient, and we deeply appreciate your effort and compassion. Your contribution is more than just blood—it’s the gift of life. Thank you for being a hero. Because of you, we set another record for the largest blood drive in the state of Minnesota by collecting 377 units of blood and saving up to 1,100 lives. We also want to give a special shout-out to the local businesses who donated prizes to the raffle drawing and to our community partners: Culver's, B-52 Burgers and Brew Lakeville, Christian Brothers Automotive, Pahl's Market, Delmar Company, Wag N' Wash Lakeville, MN, Bubble Barn Car Wash, Dakota Electric Association, The Better Half, Lakeville Area Schools, Lakeville Rotary Club - Lakeville, MN, Lakeville Area Arts Center, Lakeville's Pan-O-Prog, City of Lakeville, Minnesota - Police Department, Lakeville Liquors, Memorial Blood Centers. With deepest gratitude, Citywide Blood Drive Steering Committee: Mike Cooper - Lakeville Rotary Club - Lakeville, MN Tierney Helmers - City of Lakeville, Minnesota - Government Shanen Corlett – Lakeville Public Safety Foundation Krista Jech – Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce Mike Meyer – City of Lakeville, Minnesota - Fire Department Sherry Humphrey, Memorial Blood Centers |
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Abijah on the Backside Presentation of $43,105.95 check to Abijah on the Backside A heartfelt Thank You to everyone who joined us at the inaugural Run for the Roses Gala at Brackett's Crossing this past April! Your presence truly made the evening memorable and impactful as we came together to support Mental Health and Abijah's on the Backside. Meeting Abijah's therapy horses during the Cocktails & Horsetails hour was an unforgettable experience, adding such a special, unique touch to the event. We extend our deepest gratitude to our sponsors and all those who generously contributed. Your support will undoubtedly make a difference, providing vital mental health resources to First Responders, Military personnel, and backside workers. A special shout-out to dann kasallis photography llc for beautifully capturing the essence of the evening! Again, Thank you for your unwavering support and commitment to mental health awareness. Together, we're making a difference! |
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2024 Taste of LakevilleDo you like to eat delicious cuisine? Do you enjoy savoring select wines or local brews? Then grab your friends and head over to the 22nd Annual Taste of Lakeville! Tickets are $50 in advance. This includes entry into this community celebration where local restaurants, caterers, and fine beverage purveyors get together for one magical evening and offer attendees the opportunity to sample, taste, sip, and devour the rich culinary treats our wonderful town has to offer. This event is for adults only. You must be at least 21 years of age to attend and proof of age will be required at the time of admission to the event. Buy your tickets from Lakeview Bank in Lakeville, or online at: https://tasteoflakeville.org/buy-tickets/ |
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Angel Foundation Each year our club president picks their charity of choice. Every week our club meeting has a speaker, and every week that speaker is awarded an honorarium in the form of a donation to that charity. Our 2023-24 Lakeville Rotary President, Emily Fox Williams, picked the Angel Foundation as her charity. As her term came to a close, she awarded them with a big check. Thanks, Angel Foundation for all you do to support families battling cancer. To find out more about the Angel Foundation, go to: https://mnangel.org |
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Taste of Lakeville Auction Dates: Opens April 28 @ 8:00 AM and will close at 8:00 PM on May 05, 2024 Register for Auction: m.silentauctionpro.com - Enter Group Number 764. If you've registered from previous years, simply click on " I have an account" to log in" If - Can't remember your log-in, click on "I forgot my username and password" and an email will be sent to you to reset your information. Frequently Asked Questions Page: Taste of Lakeville Auction 2024: Frequently Asked Questions | Rotary Club of Lakeville (lakevillerotary.org)
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Bell Ringing It's that time of year, when the weather grows cold, and there are many without homes in need of shelter and other resources. The Salvation Army USA provides food, shelter, clothing, financial assistance and so much more. That is why we ring the bells for the Red Kettle campaign. And the day we volunteered, donations were doubled! Thank you to those who volunteered at the Lakeville Cub Foods and Fleet Farm. Learn more about the origins of the red kettle bell "sharing is caring" project on the Salvation Army website: https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/about/... |
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Huilloc Community Greenhouse Update |
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A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of this, November 2nd guest speaker was Camille Rosa from A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, more than breast, colon, and kidney COMBINED. Lung cancer is frequently diagnosed after it has spread. |
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Tony Steel
 Big thank you to Tony Steel for 20 years of service in the Lakeville Rotary STRIVE Program! Thank you for your vision, your passion, and your commitment to the Lakeville STRIVE program.
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2023 Taste of Lakeville Sponsors Thank you to our 2023 Taste of Lakeville Sponsors!
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Service Project - Snack Packs |
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Friends of the Lakeville Arts Center Grant Jay Young presented Bob Erickson with a $2000 check from the Rotary Club of Lakeville Foundation to support the Lakeville Arts Center Fine Art Festival. The festival will be held SEPT 16 & 17, 2023. Art Festival - Lakeville Art Center Friends (lakevilleartscenterfriends.org) |
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Youth Service Award
Wow! The Lakeville Rotary Club was honored to receive the following Rotary District 5960 2022-2023 awards: - Large Club of the Year – Lakeville Rotary Club - 3rd Place - Large Club of the Year - Community Service - Qualifier for the Governor's Citation |
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2023 Taste of Lakeville |
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2023 Taste of Lakeville Judging Party |
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2023 Community Forum |
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2023 TOL Sponsors and Vendors The planning has begun for the 21st Year of the Taste of Lakeville! This live event at Lakeville Area Arts Center is scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2023. It has grown to become a premier community event that raises substantial funds to support the people of Lakeville. As the event’s organizers, The Rotary Club of Lakeville Foundation would like to encourage you to consider sponsoring this event. Lakeville marketing materials (including printed media and on the event website) www.tasteoflakeville.org. As an event sponsor, you will receive the following benefits: Your donations support educational and service projects within Lakeville and the surrounding community. Please view the complete list on our website. We intend to raise funds to help build our community as one of the best places in the nation to raise a family and conduct business. We welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss the level that best suits your business. Downloadable Pamphlet  |
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Taste of Lakeville Auction |
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Global Grant - Huilloc Peru Update |
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Taste of Lakeville VIP Experience 2022 |
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Taste of Lakeville 2022 |
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Taste of Lakeville Auction Secure link to Silent Auction Pro.Online auction begins May 16 and ends May 22nd. To participate, click on the link below, and join Group 764 to review and bid on items. 100% of proceeds support the Lakeville Rotary Club. Auction questions? Check out FAQ’s: Taste of Lakeville Auction 2022: Frequently Asked Questions | Rotary Club of Lakeville (lakevillerotary.org)
Save the Date: Taste of Lakeville Summer event, Wednesday, August 17th @ Lakeville Area Arts Center. More Information visit - www.tasteoflakeville.org Tickets available on Eventbrite: CLICK HERE
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Clean Water Lakeville Rotary Club was a proud supporter of The Faribault Rotary Club's Global Grant to bring infrastructure to Cambodia.
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Magnus Veterans Foundation Grant
 Lakeville Rotary Club along with Rotary District 5960 and 10 Minnesota and Wisconsin Rotary Clubs celebrated donating a six-passenger, electric, all-season transportation cart to the Magnus Veterans Foundation (MVF) Jan. 12, 2022. The MVF, located in Dayton, MN, provides a variety of physical, psychological, social and other health-related services at no cost (free) to veterans. The modified cart is needed to move veterans and guests throughout the 38-acre site. Elk River Rotarians Casey Mahon and Heather Kliewer (sitting in the front seat of photo #1), with the support of President Tove Lichty (second from left) led all aspects of the initiative, which raised more than $11,000 for the purchase and upkeep of the cart. Rotarians and staff and volunteers of the Magnus Veterans Foundation celebrate the presentation of the cart Jan. 12, 2022 at the MVF site. |
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Global Grant - Huilloc PeruJoin us on our journey with our Environmental Global Grant Initiative in Huilloc Peru concerning Greenhouses. The project is moving forward and - we are doing good! Dr. Douglas reported on the meeting with the beneficiary partners of the greenhouses project, and the meeting with Aron, president of the Alianza Andina organization. |
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Lakeville Rotary - Sun This Week "Breaking News"! Taste of Lakeville's new VIP EXPERIENCE is featured in Sun ThisWeek. The newspaper highlighted the event's two Executive Chefs, John Krause and Neal Meier who will be providing cooking demonstrations. Read more: https://www.hometownsource.com/.../page_483ced5b-adb4...
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Podcast-Chamber Connection Lakeville Rotary Club President, Tom Vonhof, Interview with Krista Jech on the Chamber Connection - LINK to podcast. Tom gives a great interview on Rotary and his time with the Lakeville Police Department. |
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NEW! Taste of Lakeville VIP Experience |
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Taste of Lakeville Join us for the Taste of Lakeville! Wednesday, August 25, 2021 5pm - 9pm Lakeville Area Arts Center Tickets available online at https://tasteoflakeville.org |
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New MembersNew member applications! Welcome to Lakeville Rotary Club Mike Puppe. Mike is a previous Apple Valley Rotarian and is President of Lakeview Bank. Mike's sponsor is Tom Mork. Brandon Smieja. Brandon is a previous New Prague Rotarian and is the VP of commercial lending with Lakeview Bank and his sponsor is Tom Mork. Martin Luckcuck. Martin is a returning Lakeville Rotarian (2004-2007). Martin’s the President and CIO of SMp3 LLC Consulting and Innovation Support for the Supermarket Maintenance Industry. Martin’s sponsor is Jim Christian Joshua Lee. Joshua is the Assistant Dean of Students for St. Olaf College. Joshua’s sponsor is Nicole Lauer. |
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Sponsorship Opportunities |
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Rotary Students of the Month-MarchMARCH 2021 ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.  Addison Brown For the month of March Addison Brown has been chosen as the March Rotary Student of the Month for Lakeville South High School. Addison’s parents are Steven and Tracy Brown and her Dean is Kelly McDermott. Over the course of her academic career, Addison has taken 14 semesters of AP courses and 16 semesters of Honors Courses while excelling in basketball. Addi ranks in the top 5% of her highly competitive class of 465 students. Upon graduation, Addison plans on getting her Bachelors degree and then she plans on attending Law School. Not only is Addi extremely passionate about academics and learning, but she is also found leading her peers in many clubs and activities, such as Basketball, National Honors Society, Spanish Club, Cribbage club, Key club, and HOSA rewarding and a natural fit for her. Addison dedicates her non-study time to volunteering as a youth basketball coach, Feed My Starving Children, and other LSHS leadership events. Whatever the activity or cause, Addi commits her time and naturally leads her peers. |
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Speaker - Roger Struthers Facebook Live Program Link: (8) Facebook This past Thursday Rotarian Roger Struthers shared his Member Classification Talk. Roger is in sales with The Blackburn Company selling functional and decorative hardware for the kitchen and bath. Roger was a member of the Hopkins, MN Rotary Club from 2002-2016, and served as treasurer for five years and in 2016 he moved from the Hopkins club to Lakeville. Roger is a valued volunteer assisting with operations on the Taste of Lakeville. Roger and his wife, Lynsay, live in Lakeville with their two rescued dogs, Mario and Josie. When not in Lakeville you can find them traveling in their Airstream.
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Creating Positive Peace
Lakeville Rotary Club welcomed Paul Hofslien. Paul has been a member of the Prior Lake Rotary for over 25 years. He has served many positions including Treasurer, Secretary, Foundation Chair and President. He has been on the District Foundation Team for the last 4 years, serving as Team Lead for the Fund Development Team. Paul shared how our giving to The Rotary Foundation makes an impact both globally and locally through Positive Peace and the fundamentals on How The Foundation Works with 50% of what we give annually will be returned back to our district in 3-years to be used toward our district clubs projects.  |
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Community Service The Lakeville Chamber and Tourism office has reached out and asked Rotarians for help to support our local restaurant and hospitality workers who are struggling to provide a holiday for their children. With your help Plateful of Love to date has covered 73 kids and 37 families with gifts and groceries for the holidays! Rotarians! Thank you for making this program a success! |
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Vocational Service
S.T.R.I.V.E begins in November Students Taking Renewed Interest in the Value of Education (S.T.R.I.V.E) STRIVE is a mentoring program for high school seniors at LNHS and LSHS. The focus is on preparing for post-graduation opportunities, while working to improve academically. Become a S.T.R.I.V.E. Mentor! GREAT MENTORS are a key to this program's success. Rotarians mentor students by sharing their experiences, knowledge, and advice to motivate and inspire students to make the most of their senior year. Essentially, we help them to successfully launch from high school. There will be 5 STRIVE mentor meetings that will be held approximately once a month on Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30pm at Bracketts. The first meeting is November 11th. Mentor candidates should contact Tony Steel at tsteel@rwbaird.com or 612-749-4149. |
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Butterfly Effect
Along the monarch butterfly’s migration route, the habitat it needs to survive is disappearing. Rotarians are pledging to restore it By Frank Bures Link for entire article printed in October 2020 Rotarian Magazine |
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Blood Drive Thank You
What a great day for saving lives! We collected 265 units of blood on Tuesday. That is the largest, single-day collection ever recorded for Memorial Blood Centers. You and all of Lakeville should feel proud of this accomplishment. There were 59 first-time ever donors. Welcome to a group of very special abnormal people. Only 37% of the population is able to donate and less than 10% do. There were 113 people who were first-time donors with Memorial Blood Centers. That number is important, because Memorial's blood stays in Minnesota and most of it goes to the Twin Cities area hospitals. |
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Taste of Lakeville Auction - Thank youThis year threw us all a curveball. We were disappointed that we couldn’t host the 2020 Taste of Lakeville due to gathering restrictions. To make the best of a situation, in true Rotary fashion, we moved our auction online and our wine judging to your home. And….YOU SHOWED UP! We are taken aback by the support our community has continued to give for the Taste of Lakeville! We are so thankful! |
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Lakeville Meeting July 16 |
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2020-2021 Club President Steve Volavka Lakeville Rotary Club is proud to announce their 2020-2021 Club President, Steve Volavka. Steve is the owner and creative partner with Kris Murto of Ensemble Creative & Marketing. Steve has been involved with marketing and creative design for over twenty-five years. In addition to his marketing business Stave and Kris are owners of Remedy Bar a CBD, Wellness, and PET CBD supplies in Downtown Lakeville. Steve has been a member of Lakeville Rotary since April 2013.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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David Yorks- The Warren Commission
Speaker - June 18, 2020 The Warren Commission Report: Fact or Fiction David Yorks is a life-long resident of Lake Minnetonka and a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a History degree and a Masters Degree in American History. He has a fifty-five year interest in the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
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Lakeville Meeting June 11 Lakeville Rotary Club welcomed guest speaker Jason Viana, Executive Director of Open Door Pantry!
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Speaker Jason VianaJoin Us! Thursday, Jun 11th Join us as we hear from Jason Viana, Executive Director of Open Door Pantry! He has led the hunger relief organization since 2016 following almost 20 years of work in the nonprofit sector, most recently with the American Red Cross here in Minnesota. Jason hails from the deep south and now lives in Burnsville with his wife and two young boys Eli and Noah.
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Kent Olson Absolute Poverty: Surviving on $2 per day Mike Cooper introduced our speaker Kent Olson. Kent is a Professor Emeritus from the Applied Economics Department at the University of Minnesota. He worked mainly in farm management here in the U.S. and around the world. He retired as Associate Director of the Extension Center for Community Vitality which focused on the development of communities in Minnesota. He also is the Vice President of Iringa Hope. Kent shared facts and insight on the poverty levels in the US and around the World. Poverty affects 10% of the world population approximately 780,000,000 individuals and with the impact of COVID-19 this rate should rise within the next few years. You can view Kent's presentation at the following link:
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Speaker-Michael Angelo Caruso Speaker: Michael Angelo Caruso Amazing First Impressions.....Why The First 15 Seconds Matter More Than You Think." Michael has delivered thousands of presentations and keynote speeches on the subjects of leadership, selling, and customer service to businesses and Rotary groups around the world. |
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Undoing Aging
Speakers Dr. Laura Niedernhofer and Dr. Paul Robbins from the University of Minnesota. They spoke on aging. 10,000 people turn 65 every day in America. By 2030, the number of individuals aged 65 and older will exceed those under 20. This is the greatest biomedical challenge we are facing today given that old age is the greatest risk factor for most chronic diseases. Bold and new approaches are needed. |
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Braver Angels
May 7, 2020, meeting video link featuring Ed Marek, ( Saint Paul Sunrise and DG 2020-2021) and Bruce Morlan, (Northfield Rotary Club) . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7VAQAsJ5Lo&feature=youtu.be |
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Craig and Martha Manson Craig and Martha Manson shared their travel experience "at sea in South America" during the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Lakeville Rotary Club. YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV99xnt1qos&feature=emb_logo
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Speaker -Ann Messerschmidt Valley Lake Pollinator Garden Lakeville Rotary welcomed Ann Messerschmidt - Environmental Resources Specialist, City of Lakeville to our virtual Club meeting today. Ann has been working with the City for 17 years conducting wetland and construction site reviews, planning events like the city’s largest volunteer event (Watershed Cleanup Day), ensuring the City is meeting Stormwater Pollution Prevention requirements of the state, as well as managing native vegetation at past environmental  improvement projects, monitoring water quality at all Lakeville Lakes, and managing pretty much any outside thing you can think of. Ann is the main person who is making sure the Valley Lake Pollinator garden is functioning at tip-top shape and is here today to provide an update. |
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April 16 Program Featuring Dr. Cody Rodewald Health and Wellness during COVID-19 Rotarian Cody Rodewald , Align Chiropractic Lakeville, was our speaker today. He gave us one word to keep in the back of our mind during this time, " Adaptation". Watch today's meeting to hear more from Dr. Rodewald on his biggest keys to Health & Wellness during COVID-19. Youtube Video Link - https://youtu.be/stwoT-4-kf0 |
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April 9 Virtual Meeting-Speaker Sheriff Tim Leslie |
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Let's Rally Around Slef
Let's rally around Slef! Rotarian Colleen LaBeau brought this story to our attention of long time Taste of Lakeville contributor Dan Selfinger! A Go Fund Me page has been created in support of Dan by Tara Forbord. Dan has had one long winter. After his wife, Amy passed away unexpectedly in February, he was left to raise his 3 underage children by himself. He is in the process of adopting two of Amy's kids and found out the the child support for one of them will end as Amy is now deceased. Dan's contribution to the Taste for many years has been substantial to our silent auction area. Please click the following link to read the entire story! |
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Fourth Quarter Dues/Meals SurveyHave you completed your 4th Quarter Dues/Meals Survey? We will be billing this week so please click our online survey link today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y59GD3C . Thank you!
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“Shared Interest Defeating Self-interest”
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COVID-19 Community Support |
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April 2 Virtual Meeting |
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Lakeville Restaurants-COVID 19 |
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Join Us - Virtual Meetings Starting March 26 Join Lakeville Rotary Club for weekly meetings via Zoom. Complete list of meetings can be located under Speakers!
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LAKEVILLE MEETINGS CANCELED
Lakeville Rotary Club March 19 and March 26 meetings have been canceled.
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Honor the Blue - February 2020 Lakeville Rotary Club was honored to have several members of the Lakeville Police Department join us for our Honor the Blue breakfast.
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District Mid-Term Event Click Here for Registration District 5960 Rotarians and Rotaractors, the District 5960 Mid-Term is Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Anderson Center on the campus of Hamline University. It's an exciting time to connect with other District Rotarians and Rotaractors to look back and look ahead as we start a new decade of "Connecting the World," inspiring others, and making a positive difference in our communities and the world!
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Anthony Mains and K-9 Dutchie |
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X-Ray for Ilula Ken Olson, Ken Mosier, Valdi Stefanson Ken Mosier introduced our speakers Ken Olson and Valdi Stefanson. Olson shared some information on the 501c3 NGO Shoulder to Shoulder. Shoulder to Shoulder works both in Minnesota and in Tanzania to support and upgrade Lutheran medical facilities in the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. They have worked for nearly 20 years, helping Ilula Lutheran hospital grow from a Health Center to a District Hospital with 100 beds serving a population of 250,000. Ken and Valdi explained that 60% of all medial diagnoses requires X-ray Analysis, which is much more than broken bones and having an X-ray machine can be the difference between getting the right or wrong treatment or life or death. Ilula is on the main highway from Dar es Salaam. This highway is very busy and there is an enormous amount of truck traffic, cars, motorbikes, bicycles and bijajis. So consequently, there are many accidents and injuries. Ken and Valdi's "ask" is for our support in their Global Grant to assist with purchasing an X-ray machine for Ilula. The cost for the machine is $150,000. Ken and Valdi are working with clubs in both District 5960 and 5950 to make this happen. |
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Happy Birthday Rotarians Panhandler Choir sang Happy Birthday to our Rotarians!
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Foundation Celebration Event |
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Lea B Olsen "Rethink the Win"
You have been invited by Prior Lake Rotary Club to join them for the following special meeting event. Event: Club Meeting Program-Lea B Olsen "Rethink the Win" Date: Oct 09, 2019 7:00 AM - Oct 09, 2019 8:15 AM Fee: Location: The Wilds Golf Club Details: The Prior Lake Rotary Club is pleased to invite you to our Wednesday, Oct. 9th, meeting at the Wilds. Our featured speaker that morning will be Lea B. Olsen. As a parent, sports broadcaster and former Minnesota Gopher basketball player, she has experienced sports culture from every angle. After graduating from the U of M with a journalism major, she has worked for NBCSN, ESPN's national WNBA coverage, is a game analyst for the Lynx and a sideline TV reporter for the Timberwolves. As founder of Rethink the Win, Lea champions young athletes as complete people and focuses on the positive impact of sports beyond the game. She has many tips for parents as they help their kids navigate the youth sports culture. You can also book family and friends. Please go to www.priorlakerotary.org to register so that we know how many to be expecting. |
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Mentors Needed Rachel Marzahn One of Rotary's areas of service is Vocation Service. As a Rotarian, how can you put these ideals into action? Consider these suggestions:
These last two items are the reason for this email. District 5960 is looking to do just that for our Rotaractors, Rotex (former Youth Exchange students), and Young Rotarians (<35). We plan to have meet-up events throughout the year to bring mentors and mentees together through vocational and other interests. |
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New Member Induction - Jim Kretsch New Member Jim Kretsch Tom Vonhof officially welcomed Jim Kretsch to Lakeville Rotary Club this past week. Jim has been with Lakeville since early April. His sponsors are Bob Bayer and Steve Volavka. Jim is an Attorney with Kretsch Law Offices in Lakeville and is a Past President with Bloomington Daymakers Rotary Club. Jim his wife, Jane, and their three children live in Lakeville.
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Community Bed Build Can You help Us Build Beds For Kids?Sept 27 & Sept 28, 2019 What/Where:
It might be hard to believe but we have kids in our communities that are sleeping on the floor or in a tough situation. Thanks to your help Sleep in Heavenly Peace has delivered over 525 beds in the past 2.5 years and there is still a big need. There are kids waiting for the beds we will be building in September! |
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2020 STRIVE |
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Classification Talk - Gordy Erickson |
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Youth Protection Certification Working with Youth, Rotary District 5960 and Lakeville Rotary Club are committed to creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for all participants in Rotary activities. It is the duty of all Rotarians, spouses or partners of Rotarians, and any other volunteers to safeguard to the best of their ability the welfare of and to prevent the abuse or neglect of youth with whom they come into contact in Rotary Youth activities. All Volunteers participating in Rotary Youth activities and having significant interaction with youth must be Youth Certified in three easy steps. (No fee to be certified and only takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.) |
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South Metro Networking Chartering Event Join South Metro Networking - a new Rotaract club in Rotary District 5960 - as we kick off the fall with our official Chartering Ceremony.
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Speaker - South Metro Networking RotaractorsLakeville Rotary Club welcomed Rotarians from the newly formed South Metro Networking Rotaract Club. Rachel Marzahn, Shamara Duwearatchi, and Lionel Mbayu.  Rachel Marzahn Rachel Marzahn holds a dual Rotarian role. One as a member of Lakeville Rotary Club and the other as the current president of South Metro Networking Rotaract Club. Rachel shared the " fun fact" that she can breath fire!  Shamara Duwearatchi Next, Shamara Duwearatchi, was born in the city of Columbo in Sri Lanka. Shamara’s fun fact is that she loves playing tennis and she is looking forward to doing a project that would help the people in her home country.  Lionel Mbayu The third member presenting today was Lionel Mbayu. Lionel moved to Minnesota from Douala, Cameroon and his fun fact is that he speaks fluent French. The team shared some facts on “What is Rotaract?” and a fun video presentation on their experience at the recent Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00krgCNAJ5k.  Rachel Marzahn presented President Ken Mosier with the 2019 RI Convention Banner. In closing Rachel, Shamara, and Lionel invited all of us to attend the Official Chartering Ceremony of South Metro Networking Rotaract Club on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Buck Hill. Click Here for registration link. |
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Rotary at the State Fair Hundreds of Rotarians Are Needed Friday, August 30, 2019 Show your Rotary pride and meet new Rotary friends at the Minnesota State Fair! |
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Rotary Day at the Races
Join Us on Friday, August 9Rotary Day at Canterbury ParkTicket Cost: $10.00 per person (See Kathy for tickets) 100% of ticket sales benefit PolioPlus |
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Rotary Theme - June |
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Lakeville Blood Drive |
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Laura Mulliken, Trafficking Justice Peg Duenow, Laura Mulliken , Ken Mosier Trafficking Justice was founded by Adri Carlson in 2012 out of Hosanna Church in Lakeville, Minnesota. Adri had just been on a missions trip to southeast Asia and had seen first-hand the reality of Sex Trafficking there. Adri then found out that trafficking was also happening in Minnesota and approached Hosanna about starting a small group whose goal was to help prevent sexual exploitation and trafficking in our local communities. Today’s speaker, Laura Mulliken, works for Trafficking Justice and has worked in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, with survivors of sex trafficking and the outreach programs to both victims and exploiters. She is a frequent speaker on sex trafficking awareness and prevention, the impact of pornography, outreach and restoration for the sexually exploited. Laura gave us background information and “what” is human trafficking and spoke about Trafficking Justice’s mission, goals, and programs . To find out more about sex trafficking in Minnesota visit, http://traffickingjustice.com/about-us/sex-trafficking-in-mn/ . |
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D5960 Membership UpdateDistrict 5960 Membership Update  |
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2019 STRIVE Mentors |
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2019 STRIVE Students |
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Lakeville Body Camera |
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Hope for Tomorrow Grant |
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The Rotary Bell Rotary historians have written that the 3rd Rotary Club was the Oakland Club, which started in 1909. Their sixth President, V. O. Lawrence was the first Rotarian in history to inaugurate a system of fines on latecomers at the weekly luncheons, enriching the club’s charity funds. From this practice evolved the birthday fine and bell ringer.
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Together for Good
Maridel Sandberg ,Peg Duenow Pat Arling introduced Maridel Sandberg from Together for Good. Together for Good provides practical help and relational support to struggling families. Their goal is to keep children safe and help families going through trauma to keep their families together. Together for Good 180 volunteers offer practical help by hosting children during times of parental crisis and surround families with ongoing support. Maridel shared information on their upcoming fundraising event. Having fun with March Madness brackets and donating funds back to a good cause. For more information visit www.retailroi.org/march . Social media pages: Facebook: @tfgood.org |
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Rotary at the RacesSave the DateRotary at the Races Friday, August 9, 2019 Canterbury Park Live horse racing, raffle, kid’s activities & cards! Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Live racing starts at 6:30 p.m. $10.00 per ticket which includes admission, hot dog and soda. Save the date! Invite family and friends. Watch for more information on how to purchase tickets!!  |
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Spring Blood Drive
The Lakeville Rotary Club and the Lakeville Fire Department are sponsoring a joint blood drive on Thursday, April 4th, from 1:00 pm until 7:00 pm, at Fire Station #4 located at 9465 185th Street West here in Lakeville (Behind Lifetime and across the street from Century Middle School). You are invited to help with this important project by scheduling your donation directly at the drive's web site. Just double click on the following link: https://www.mbcherohub.club/index.cfm?group=op&expand=53121&zc=55044&oti=1 or contact Mike Cooper at 952/500‐0862. If you are unable to donate there are other ways you can help. We need volunteers at the refreshment table and we especially need help promoting the blood drive. Please take flyers / posters and ask friends and relatives to participate. Help save lives, Mike Cooper |
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Speaker Mason Braasch Mason Braasch Former Lakeville Rotarian, John Clark, introduced our speakers Mason Braasch, Lakeville North High School speech team captain, Jenn Baese, head coach and Yatesh Singh, assistant coach. Lakeville North Speech team is composed of 87 highly talented students with a wide range of backgrounds, interest, and passions. There are 13 events of competition in Minnesota, ranging from humorous to dramatic, entertaining to informative, each of which requires a multitude of different skills. Mason presented her Informative Speech on the Census. She is a fourth-year speech participant and has competed both locally and nationally in the categories of Duo, Drama, Prose, Info, Poi and Duet. Outside of speech, Mason is involved in the LNHS Historical Society, Now and Then Singers, Theatre, NHS and Student Council. |
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Speaker Jack Larson Peg Duenow, Jack Larson Cody Rodewall introduced our speaker Jack Larson, CEO or the Xcel Energy Center. Larson has been a fixture at Twin Cities sports venues for about 45 years, and he has extensive history with the NHL and we found out that he even gave a skating lesson to Rotarian Phil Bruneau. Larson took over at Xcel Energy Center in 2001, a year after the Wild’s arena opened. Larson gave us a brief history of NHL hockey in Minnesota with the North Stars from 1967 to 1993 at the Met Center in Bloomington and current with the Wild at the Xcel Center in St. Paul 2000-01 to present. Larson ended his talk by answering questions from the members. |
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Iringa Hope Warehouse Receipt Program Every farmer knows that the worst possible time to sell your crops is at harvest time since at this time the markets are flooded with crops for sale and the prices are low, but this is precisely when most farmers in rural Iringa, Tanzania sell their harvest. So, if they know this is a bad time to sell why do the small farmers in Iringa do this? They sell simply because their creditors know that at this time, they have a source of funds (crop sales) so all their bills come due and they have no choice!  The warehouse receipt program sponsored by our club helps solve this problem by allowing the small farmers to bring their crops into an approved warehouse and receive a receipt for them. They can then take the receipt and get a loan for 60% of the value of the crops. Alternatively, they can use the receipt as collateral for paying their bills. In either case the receipt is backed by a fund that guarantees payment of up to 60% of the value of the crop. By providing this credit facility the farmers can now wait a few months to sell when the crop prices are typically 30-100% higher! (In the US our farmers do this by making use of a variety of private and/or government programs. In Iringa there has been no such option until now.) The Warehouse receipt program that we are sponsoring will provide financing for farmers to store 18,000 bags of maize. It will help 550 families increase their incomes – touching 3,500 people! Based on a pilot program that was conducted, we are estimating that it will result in an average 40% price increase – providing almost $200,000 in additional income to these families. Finally, since the program has possession of the farmer’s crops, the funds guaranteeing the receipts can be replenished by crops sales if necessary. Overall this means the funds that we send can be used year after year after year – providing an ongoing benefit to the families served! What a Christmas gift for the poor people in Iringa! |
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace Stephanie and Nate Miller President Peg Duenow and Nancy Savstrom, Community Service Chair, presented an $9000 grant check to Sleep in Heavenly Peace for the November 10th "Bed Build." Lakeville Rotary Club sponsored 60 beds, provided linens and sent many volunteers.
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Invite A Guest Day Nov 29"INVITE A GUEST DAY"Thursday, Nov 29Speaker : Joe Schmit, KSTP TV - Topic: Make a Silent Impact
Great leaders are the happiest, most productive people because they have discovered how to lead a life of significance. It's all about making an impact. Joe Schmit has been interviewing and researching influential people discovering the factors that truly make an impact in the lives of others. He is a storyteller who has spent 30 years as sports anchor for KSTP-TV (ABC-Minneapolis/St. Paul) and has been awarded 18 Emmy's and a National Headliner Award. Joe's keynote, workshops, video series and book help individuals and teams put those principles into practice and make a true impact. |
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November Honor the BlueNovember Honor the Blue Attendees:  Detective Bob Doerfler Detective Todd Williams Sergeant Jason Haider Lieutenant Jim Puncochar |
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Dr. Doug Tate Peg Duenow, Dr. Doug Tate Andean Community Partners began in 2005 when pediatrician Dr. Doug Tate and Professor Ted Johnson developed an interim course at St. Olaf College called Peruvian Medical Experience. For the first two years of the program, 12 premedical and predental students shadowed a surgical team of Children’s Surgical International in Arequipa Peru. Andean Community Partners now serves 500 to 600 patients annually in their mission to improve the health and well-being of people in Andean communities by focusing on health and infrastructure, while encouraging St. Olaf students to live a life of worth and service. President Peg Duenow presented Dr. Tate with a grant check from Lakeville Rotary Club in the amount of $4000 to be used toward an electronic medical record (EMR) system that could be shared with all providers (Dr.’s, Dentists, pharmacy etc.) The Andean Community Partners doctors and volunteers work in Willoq every January. Occasionally, the mission will have patients who need care at other facilities. The non-profit Andean Community Partners (ACP) is planning to coordinate and facilitate the care that these patients’ needs. Having the information in an EMR would improve the process and would facilitate communication with the local providers. |
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Global Impact SpeakersThe Prior Lake and Lakeville Rotary Club are co-sponsoring the newest Rotaract Club: South Metro Networking. South Metro Networking is a Rotaract Club that brings together people ages 21-35 to exchange ideas with leaders in the south metro community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service to others.
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Speaker Justin MillerJustin Miller shared the results of the 2018 Lakeville Community Survey: Survey Information can be found at: https://www.lakevillemn.gov/891/2018-Community-Survey-Results Random Highlights includes: •Lowest rated service in Lakeville •Cable television (11% Excellent, 29% Good, 37% Fair, 23% Poor) •City vs. Federal •88% rate “value of services provided” by City as Excellent or Good •51% say the same about the Federal Gov •Online survey skewed more female (59% online vs. 51% mail) and fewer cell phone users (68% online vs. 78% mail) •71% had not volunteered to some group/activity in Lakeville in last year   |
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CLUB DIRECTORY |
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2017-18 Perfect Attendance Congratulations to the 2017-18 Perfect Attendance Recipients! Perfect Attendance is calculated by meetings attended, make ups at other Rotary Club meetings or online, 501 Club Meetings, Rotary volunteer committee meetings, district and club events, Rotary service projects.
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Rotary Students of the Month-Sept 2018 Ashley Wells and Hayden Epinette Lakeville Rotary Club September 2018 Students of the Month. Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.
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South Metro Rotaract Meeting Social/Networking event for 18 - 30 yr old professionals, more information: https://www.southmetronetworking.org/events/informational-meetup/form |
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Home in the Box VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Home In A Box Packing Party Thursday, Sept 20 Tony Brama's Garage 23080 France Cir. Lakeville, MN Time: 6pm Contact: Steve Aaker, docandgeeg@unique-software.com.
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Robert Pengelly, Canadian Consulate |
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Friends of Lakeville Arts Center Grant |
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Trooper Mike Krukowski Trooper Mike Krukowski, Peg Duenow Sheila Longie introduced our guest speaker, Trooper Mike Krukowski, at Lakeville Rotary this past week. He shared an amazing story of split-second decision making, determination, God's saving grace and human forgiveness. |
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Pollinator Project Update |
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Speaker - Nancy Wagner Nancy Wagner, Pat Arling Doug Anderson introduce our speaker Nancy Wagner. Nancy has been connected with numerous nonprofit organizations working in Haiti to give hope, health and life to tens of thousands of adults and children. She was Feed My Starving Children's first Development Director and continues her involvement in hunger relief, economic development and health care as a liaison between and ambassador for ministries in Minnesota and Haiti. She currently serves as President of Children's Health Ministries' Board of Directors. Children’s Health Ministries’ (CHM) mission is to strengthen families by serving the health and nutritional needs of children and mothers. They work in Haiti, which is the poorest country in the Americas, with 80% of the population living in poverty. Forty-five thousand children under age 5 die each year, mostly due to poverty related illnesses. CHM established an Outpatient Malnutrition Program to work with the estimated 19% of children under 5 years are under-weight and over 4% who are acutely malnourished. Fifty-three of the child deaths in Haiti are the result of malnutrition. Children over the age of 6 months of age are treated using Medika Mamba, a ready to use therapeutic food product produced in Haiti specifically designed to treat acute malnutrition. Haiti’s maternal mortality rate is the highest in the western hemisphere. Children’s Health Ministry provide women with prenatal care to help reduce risk to both mother and child. Nancy shared some personal stories of women that have been helped by CHM. To learn more visit their website, http://www.chmhaiti.org |
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New Member Induction - Clint Spohn Tom Vonhof, Clint Spohn Tom Vonhof inducted one of our newest members, Clint Spohn, into Rotary and the Lakeville Club. Clint is part owner of Hometown Autos. Clint lives in Lakeville with his wife Kelsey and their 7 month old son Tucker. |
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Rotary Students of the Month-May Patty Jo English, Elena Senftner, Tom Vonhof Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”. |
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Speaker-Bob Showers Bob Showers, Author of The Twins in the Dome, an Iowa native that shared that he came to Minnesota every chance he got to watch the Twins at the Met and later moving to the Twin Cities to take a job with the North Stars. From 1982 – 2009 the Twins called the Metrodome their home. During that time there were two World Championships, 1987 & 1991, Hall of Fame performances, crazy bounces, and balls lost in the roof. Bob interviewed many legendary Twins players and personalities and his book is packed with stories and comments. He shared with us some stories from Kent Hrbek, Tom Kelly, and Kirby Puckett. The Twins in the Dome is available online at Amazon or at Barnes and Noble. |
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April 2018 - Honor the Blue Lakeville April Honor the Blue breakfast with Officers Jeremy Lerfald, Melissa Field and Detective Dave Watson.
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The Rotary Club of Lakeville Recongized at District Event On Friday, April 20, 2018, Rotarians from District 5960, which covers south east and east metro Minnesota and western Wisconsin, met at the District Conference of Clubs at Mystic Lake Center for the annual celebration.
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Speaker Brian Ryks Brian Ryks Greg LaMere introduced our speaker Lakeville native Brian Ryks, CEO and executive director of the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The board of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which owns and operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and six general aviation airports in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Over the course of his 30-year aviation career, Ryks has had a major impact at the airports he has led and in the industry as a whole and in 2016 & 2017 the Airports Council International names MSP the best airport in North America in its size category. The ranking is based on results of passenger surveys in 34 key performance areas through the global Airport Service Quality Program. Ryks shared the MSP’s has a $15.9 Billion total economic output and $7.1 Billion input to the state of Minnesota. Future of MSP airport includes:
Update on Airlake Airport: The airport has seen a significant increase in operations due to growth in flight training. Updates include:
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Classification Talk-Rachel Marzahn
Rachel Marzahn Lakeville Rotary Member Classification Talk Rachel Marzahn, new Rotarian but not new to Rotary – As part of the Marzhan family Rachel has shared her time and talents with the club for many years as part of the Marzhan Family Holiday program and other volunteer opportunities within the club. |
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2018 Lakeview Bank Legacy Awards |
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Conference - Done in a Day Project Volunteers Volunteers needed to help with the “Done in a Day” Service Project on Friday, April 20th at the Conference of Clubs. The project will benefit MN Links Passageways in Prior Lake. Volunteer Areas: Making Greeting Cards & Pack Snack Bags Room Monitors - 1 hour shifts from 9:30am - 3:30pm Items needed for the project (any quantity of items accepted)
Contact Beth, bethk@kohlnhofer.com , regarding your donations. Come for the Day, Individual Speakers, or Breakouts! Registration for events: Contact Kathy Hughitt, Kathy.hughitt@rotary5960.org ( club pays for your attendance to this event) Friday, April 20th Agenda: |
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Blood Drive Thank YOu
Some people save lives every day -- doctors, nurses, EMT's, police officers, and firefighters. Yesterday, as we were finishing our blood drive at the fire station, they received a "call". It was fascinating to watch as the crew arrived, methodically putting on their gear, and then leaving in the truck. It looked like just another day at the office. It wasn't nearly as exciting as they show on television! Then I realized they spend hours and hours training, so this is fast and efficient. It is not supposed to be exciting. To all of you who routinely save our lives, thank you.
The blood drive was a big success. We had 39 people attempt to donate, and we collected 34 units of blood. That is at least a five-year record for our Rotary Club. Thank you to everyone who participated -- the donors, the donors who tried but couldn't, and the volunteers. We are helping to save lives too. Each of you should feel proud knowing that 102 people are going to benefit from what we did yesterday.
I'm looking forward to doing this again,
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Speaker-Clyde Doepner Paul Marzahn, Clyde Doepner Speaker Twins memorabilia collector Clyde Doepner. Before Clyde was a Curator, he was a Collector. He started with the Twins’ first game as a franchise at Met Stadium in 1961. Then as Paul Harvey would say, “Here’s the rest of the story”. As a teacher and coach, he was given a season pass to the 1966 MN Twins and after saying a simple “Thank You” to Cal Griffith, Griffith moved his season pass ticket to his family box. Where he watched the games from 1966 – 1981. Clyde shared that his collection started to really grow in 1981 when the MET Stadium was being torn down and for 34 nights he went through boxes of items that were scheduled to be torn out. He accumulated many items during this time. Today you can see parts of his collection neatly displayed in glass cases at nearly every turn in Target Field. Clyde shared with us some of the Twins Jerseys and shared some of the steps on how he authenticates his items. Statement from Clyde: “It isn’t about money, it isn’t about me,” he said. “It’s about collecting the game for the fans to see and enjoy long after I’m gone. |
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Speaker - March 22 - Clyde DoepnerJoin us tomorrow for our speaker Clyde Doepner, Minnesota Twins Curator
The first-ever curator in Twins history, Clyde Doepner, a lifelong Twins supporter, catalogs, maintain and collects Twins memorabilia items for historical purposes. Doepner has extensive knowledge of the Twins organization and is also the owner of one of the largest Twins memorabilia collections in the world.
Collecting various items from an early age, Clyde Doepner became known as Clyde the Collector. He began collecting Minnesota Twins baseball memorabilia in 1981 when the Twins moved into the Metrodome. When the Twins hired Doepner as the team curator, he became known as Clyde the Curator. |
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Rotary Students of the Month-March LSHS Dean Dr. Dana Kelly, Greta Kvittem, Jaiden Danelski , LNHS Dean Cheryl Meger Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.
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Honor the Blue-March 2018 Lakeville Rotary welcomed, Officer Casey King,Officer Brad Wubben, and Detective Troy Hokanson. Officer Casey King "Ride Along" video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2wPZDOZ6w
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Taste of Lakeville Auction Items
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Lakeville Spring Blood DriveLakeville Rotary Spring Blood Drive March 22
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Taste of LakevilleEvent Sponsorships Needed for the 16th Annual Taste of Lakeville  Contact: Greg LaMere, greg@metroequityllc.com Gold Level: $5,000 Silver Level: $2,500 Bronze Level: $1,000 |
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Iringa Hope - Mar 1Join us March 1, 2018, for our Speaker Tom Hendrickson as he shares an update on Iringa Hope.  In 2016, Iringa Hope is working in 35 rural villages in the Iringa, Tanzania region. Rural Iringa is the poorest region of the country. Over 85% of the resident...s of these villages are subsistence farmers with incomes averaging less than $300/year. According to government surveys, less than 1% of these residents have access to financial services leading to depressed incomes with few opportunities for improvement. |
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Feb 22 Meeting - Pinky Swear Foundation In December 2002, nine-year-old Mitch Chepokas, terminally ill with bone cancer, withdrew the entire $6,000 from his savings account and put it in envelopes for the kids on the pediatric oncology  floor at the hospital. After giving away all of his money, Mitch made a pinky swear promise with his dad to always help children with cancer and their families after he was gone. Mitch passed away on April 11, 2003, and shortly afterwards, the Pinky Swear Foundation was established by Mitch’s parents, to honor the Pinky Swear Mitch made with his dad. To date, over $11 million has been raised to support brave kids battling cancer.Tim Hyde shared with us that the 5th Annual Messfest will be held at the MN Pro Paintball in Lakeville on June 23, 2018. |
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Rotary Students of the Month-February 2018FEBRUARY 2018 ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.  Dean Cary Zahn, William McKinley, Marne Berkvam (Principal) For the month of February William McKinley is to be recognized as the LNHS Rotary Student of the Month. |
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Honor the Blue - February 2018 Lakeville Rotary Club welcomed Detective Jessica Swaner, Lieutenant Tim Knutson, Chief Jeff Long, Officer Jeff Hanson of the Lakeville Police Department to our Thursday meeting. |
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Rotary Students of the Month-January Hannah Grillo, John van Dyke JANUARY 2018 ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”. |
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Mary Brown-MN Adult and Teen Challenge Mary Brown, Greg LaMere Our speaker today was Mary Brown from MN Adult and Teen Challenge. This program assists teens and adults in gaining freedom from chemical addictions and other life controlling problems by addressing their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. |
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Rotary Students of the Month-December 2017DECEMBER 2017 ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.  Rachel Emerson, Gianna Rucki |
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STRIVE Update Tony gave a brief update on the STRIVE (Students Taking Renewed Interest in Education) program at Lakeville North & Lakeville South High Schools. The program involves 12 Rotarians volunteers and 32 students.STRIVE is a program for high school seniors who have faced some academic challenges, but want to make the most of their last year of high school. Students who choose to participate in STRIVE are matched with an adult mentor from Lakeville Rotary Club. Mentors are not tutors, but are there to offer support, encouragement and assistance. Students and mentors meet once a month for about 50 minutes during the school day and talk about how school is going and what their plans are for the future. Meetings also include presentations on topics relevant to life after high school – college, careers, finances, etc. The goal is for students to improve their grades and earn a possible scholarship award. Rotary Volunteers: Lakeville North - Mark Booth, Phil Bruneau, Kathy Cleveland, Scott Miller, Mark Priore, Chris Casey Lakeville South -Jeff Kohlnhofer, Rich Henderson, Ken Wentworth, Judy Keliher, Jeff Long, Emily Williams STRIVE Coordinator: Tony Steel The students and mentors have completed three meetings and on November 30th Tony and the students went on their first of three college visits to Minnesota State, Mankato Campus. The next meeting will be held on January 9, 2018. Speaker Glenn Starfield, topic "How to Get a Job." |
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Speaker Todd Mueller Pat Arling, Todd Mueller Greg LaMere introduced our speaker Author Todd Mueller. Todd spoke about his book, Town Ball Parks of Minnesota. Town Ball Parks of Minnesota, explores the heritage of the state's unique, historic and most-beloved ballparks. The book features 27 ballparks, ranging from a multi-million dollar sports complex to a rural park miles from any city and at the end of a dirt road. |
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November Students of the MonthNOVEMBER 2017 ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.  Tom Vonhof, Haeley Keilen, Noah Gallagher |
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Mitch Leidner interview with Tom Mork Tom Mork, Mitch Leidner Tom Mork interviewed former Lakeville South Cougar and Gopher QB Mitch Leidner. As a Lakeville resident, he shared great stories that spanned from high school recruitment, his time at the U of M and his brief stint with the Vikings. |
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Speaker-Chelsea Holub Greg LaMere introduced our speaker Chelsea Holub. Chelsea is the president of Twin Cities Rotaract and has been a member since 2015. She currently works at the Minneapolis American Indian Center as a court monitor for child protection cases. She is a lifelong Minnesotan and lives in Roseville. |
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Rotary October Students of the MonthOCTOBER 2017 ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.  Sebastian Mendez , Grace and Anna Mueller |
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Classification Talk - Michael Baumann Pat Arling, Micheal Baumann Our Speaker for October 19th was one of our returning new members Michael Baumann. Michael is the new ISD 194 superintendent for Lakeville Public Schools. He lives in Lakeville with his wife Shelly and they have one son, Alexander who is currently in college on a ROTC scholarship. |
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Friends of the Heritage Library Volunteer OpportuntyMessage from Stephanie Opstad T  he Friends of the Heritage Library are in need of volunteers for the Library Book Sale later this month. Here's a link to their sign up page: https://signup.com/Group/78570955807/ and to more information: http://www.heritagelibraryfriends.com/heritage_library_events.cfm Dates/Times October 25- Set up - 1pm - 8pm October 26 - Sale - 2pm - 8pm |
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District 5960 Foundation Celebration Dinner Join us!November 4, 2017 Location: Brackett's Country Club Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm Keynote Speaker: Ed Futa, Past General Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of Rotary International - Ed is a very engaging and entertaing speaker. (bio) More Information visit, www.rotary5960.org Registration: Contact Kathy Hughitt, kathy.hughitt@rotary5960.org - Lakeville Rotary Club will pay for club members attendance to this event.
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Speaker-Mary Liz Holberg Our speaker was Mary Liz Holberg, Commissioner-Sixth District for Dakota County. Commissioner Holberg is a Minnesota politician and a former MN State Representative for Lakeville. She serves on a seven-person board that oversees county spending and services. Commissioner Holberg shared the Mission and Vision statement of the CDA Board with the club along with some of its history over the past 45 years. Some interesting facts shared included that Dakota County has had the lowest per capita tax rate in the state for the past 3-years and has been debt free as 1-1/2 years ago. The majority of the CDA budget is spent in Community Service and Commissioner Holberg shared that the Metro Transit Orange Line that serves Dakota County is the most cost-effective route for Metro Transits with a 75.13% retention of fares. For more information visit on the Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) visit their website at www.dakotacda.org. Mary Liz Holberg – maryliz.holberg@co.dakota.mn.us or 651-438-4243 (office) |
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Perfect Attendance 2016-17 Congratulations! 2016-17 Perfect Attendance Award Recipients' Rotary is an organization whose members are committed to service. Attendance at weekly Rotary meetings foster fellowship among club members, enriches their professional and personal knowledge, and keeps members current on local, District, and Rotary International news and events. |
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Rotary Students of the Month-September 2017 Cheryl Meger, Lauren Davis, Kayla Severson, Paul Donner Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”.
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New Member - Michael Baumann Tom Vonhof , Michael Baumann Tom Vonhof inducted our returning member Michael Baumann, Superintendent at Lakeville Area Public Schools ISD 194, into Lakeville Rotary today. Michael’s sponsor is Judy Keliher. Michael is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and has spent the last nine years in the St. Paul Public Schools.
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GTCYS Pat Arling, Mark Russell Smith, Megan Balda Skip Thaler introduced our speakers Artistic Director Mark Russell Smith and Megen Balda, Executive Director of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS.) GTCYS broadens access to orchestral music and reaches more than 16,000 children and adults through core educational programs, free outreach activities and workshops, concerts, and special performances throughout the Twin Cities. Their programs provide a youth orchestra experience for young musicians of all ages and abilities, aiding in their development as young artists and adults. In the 16-17 season, GTCYS served 16,000 students ages 8 to 18 from across the Twin Cities and provided more than $50,000 in scholarships.  The club was also treated to a performance of the “Polish Dance” by Skip’s granddaughter Paige Thaler. For more information visit,https://www.gtcys.org/ |
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Communities for a LifetimeSpeaker, Jess Luce with Dakota County Communities for a Lifetime (CFL) Initiative Update.  Jess shared that we are well aware of the changing demographics, but maybe less aware of how the changes will impact your community and what some of the potential age-friendly solutions are. What are “Communities For a Lifetime?” (CFL) Communities for all ages, Elder-friendly communities, Healthy aging communities, Vital aging communities, Livable communities, Sustainable Communities for all ages. Basically…CFL are good places to grow up and grow older. With a philosophy of inclusiveness that suggests that if you plan and build for an older population, you will create a community to serve all ages. The premise is that healthy, active and successful residents yield economic and social benefits for the whole community…contribute more economically and volunteer hours. The Community for a Lifetime concept resonates with more people, other age groups, and especially Boomers, because more people benefit, not just the old. Jess shared that If cities want to keep their residents (and not lose them to other nearby cities), they will have to become more “Age-Friendly”—to meet the demands of their aging residents and the preferences of Millennials…now the largest age cohort. All of us can benefit from more walkable, bikeable communities that offer more transit options, more affordable housing options, more green space/parks, and opportunities to exercise and engage with their community… As people age, these characteristics of a CFL become even more essential to living a vital, active, and healthy life. Life becomes more localized as we become less mobile Age-Friendly Policies can help create a more age-friendly community. The Age-Friendly policies that a community needs are: Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy, Complete Streets Policy, Mixed-Use Land Policy, Bike Walk Policy. Facebook presentation: https://www.facebook.com/261447615866/videos/vb.261447615866/10155492717250867/?type=2&theater For more information contact: Jess Luce 651-554-6104 |
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Home in a box packing eventSeveral Lakeville Rotarians joined together last Thursday evening to pack for "Home in a box." the boxes will be shipped via a container ship to Chimbote, Peru to Father's Jack's Mission. Read More  |
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2017 TOL SponsorsThank you to our 2017 Taste of Lakeville Sponsors!  Carin Thomas, Emily Williams, Joel Thiesen, Bob Bayer, Colleen LaBeau, Brian Lundquist We celebrate the following sponsors at today's Meeting: Stonebrooke Wealth Management, Ross Nesbit Agencies- First National Insurance, Re/Max Realty , Ratzlaff Homes, Shamrock Homes, UBS
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Speaker - Rob Smith Rob Smith has been able to help thousands of people re balance their bodies to help them look, feel and live better lives. His holistic methods and belief systems were shaped by a life filled with chronic pain, failed surgeries and cortisone shots that didn’t help. Knowing he needed a “Second Opinion” instead of another surgery. |
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New Member - Paula Albright Steve Volavka, Paula Albright, Tom Vonhof Tom Vonhof inducted our newest Club Member Paula Albright. Many members might remember Paula she is a returning member to Lakeville Rotary Club. She was with the club from Sept 1993 - April 1996. Paula's a Veterianarian and owner of Southfork Animal Hospital. Paula's sponsor is Steve Volavka. |
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Passageways/Safe Harbor - "Hands On" ProjectPassageways/Safe Harbor – Prior Lake Location Thursday, September 14, 2017 4:30pm ~ 7: 00pm  We need 6 – 8 volunteers to help with cleaning up the landscape at Passageways in Prior Lake. We will need to bring our own tools: pruners, hedge clippers, weed whips, rakes, yard bags, etc. - Contact Nancy Savstrom, nancy@matrad.com . |
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Speaker - Thursday August 24 - Rob Smith Join us this Thursday - Speaker Rob SmithRob Smith is the author of Second Opinion: A Step by Step Holistic Guide to Look and Feel Better Without Drugs and Surgery. His book Second Opinion reached Amazon number one bestseller in three different categories. He is a Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiologist and has been in the health and fitness industry for 25 years. Rob has worked with Division 1, Olympic and professional athletes as well as clients who he helped lose over 120 pounds. Along with his wife Paula, Rob oversees all programs at the Body Project, a Holistic Wellness Center specializing in joint pain, concussions, depression and functional fitness. Rob holds eighteen different certifications in the areas of core conditioning, lower back rehabilitation, corrective exercise, golf bio-mechanic, myo-skeletal alignment techniques, personal training, nutritional microscopy, sports nutrition, bio-cellular analysis and nutrition response testing. Rob’s philosophy is to get to the root cause of the dysfunction rather than just treating symptoms. |
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Speaker - Megan Wolf Pat Arling, Megan Wolf Our speaker today was Megan Wolf with the Metropolitan Council. Megan was appointed to the council by Governor Pawlenty in 2009. The Council was created as "a regional solution for regional problems" nearly 50 years ago. |
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2017 Lakeville Rotary Club Picnic   2017 Club Picnic |
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Program - International Village Clinic
Abul Sharah Today’s speaker, Abul Sharah, was introduced by Peg Duenow. International Village Clinic is a Minnesota nonprofit providing hope and vitality to women and families in rural villages in India through high quality healthcare. Abula Sharah was a fatherless, impoverished boy from, Uttar Pradesh, India’s poorest province. He worked hard throughout his life and career and rose to senior engineering and marketing positions at Honeywell and MTS Systems.
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Bricks to Bread Pat Arling, Jeff Larson Minnesota 501 c(3) Bricks to Bread builds ovens for Costa Rica families. |
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New Member - Angela Sedlacek |
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Joint Meeting Announcement |
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Speaker - Tyler Krebs Pat Arling, Tyler Krebs Greg LaMere introduced his former teacher, Tyler Krebs, Teacher and Lakeville South Football Coach. |
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Nerea Ugarte Puereta Nerea Puereta Nerea. A year. She left everything behind including her family and decided to take a plane and cross the ocean to another part of the world, ignoring all the fear, the insecurity, the uncertainty. |
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Passing of the Gavel Greg LaMere , Pat Arling June 29th meeting - "Passing of the Gavel" Greg LaMere passes the gavel to Pat Arling as he assumes the role of 2017-18 president for the Lakeville Rotary Club. |
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District 5960 Social Mixer
Join District 5960/ Twin Cities Rotaract/The Rotary Foundation for a Social Mixer Date: July 26, 2017 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm Location: Summit Brewing Company, 910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul Registration by July 20,
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Classification Talk - Gary Ziehr Gary Ziehr shared his classification talk and he entertained us with stories of his CPA experience in lodging, entertainment, and casinos in Las Vegas and South America. Born a Badger Fan in Madison, WI and graduate from University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, hockey player in his youth. His path brought him to Las Vegas then back to the Midwest as the Director of Finance for Mystic Lake Casino. After losing his first wife Nikki to breast cancer he took some time off to spend with his family and eventually purchasing Action Sign Company in Apple Valley. Action Sign Company is a full-service sign company servicing the metro area. Gary married Sara last summer and their family has grown to four sons and one of their favorite holiday traditions is volunteering for the Rotary Salvation Army “Red Kettle” campaign and ringing the bell. Thank you Gary for sharing your story with us! |
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Speaker Tera Girardin Tera Girardin, Photographer. Author. Mom. Terra is a natural light portrait photographer in Minneapolis, MN. After her youngest son, Alex, was diagnosed with autism, Tera felt compelled to photograph other children and tell their stories. This mission led to publishing, “Faces of Autism.” Faces of Autism is her first book. You might have heard of Tera recently on the Kare11 Land of 10,000 Stores: Faces of Autism, http://www.kare11.com/news/local/land-of-10000-stories/photographer-changes-face-of-autism/427727237 . Terra wanted to create a book that had stories showing the “lighter side of autism”, so with the help of 31 kids from the Twin Cities area she created a book that featured their stories through photos. For more information or to purchase the book visit: Amazon.com - Faces of Autism
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Noon Meeting Summer Activities AnnouncementOur noon Rotary members will be working to collect school supplies for the school district’s Ready, Set, Achieve! event and we are also working to get a Rotary team to walk/run/volunteer with the Lights and Sirens Glow Run for the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation.
Rotarians will be collecting school supplies at every Thursday morning meeting from now through the end of July. All supplies will be donated by Rotary to the Stuff the Bus and used for Ready, Set, Achieve! so students have the basic, necessary supplies to start them off for a successful school year. For those wishing to donate supplies, please bring them to the morning meeting and deposit in the collection boxes.
Register below to be part of our Rotary team! A family-friendly 5K non-timed run OR 1.25 mile walk that welcomes runners and walkers of all-ages and ability. Light up the night and support the Lakeville Police and Fire Departments – all proceeds from the Glow Run benefits the Lakeville Public Safety Foundation.
The registration for the 2nd annual Lights and Sirens Glow Run/Fun Run is now open! Register today!
Race day: August 5th 7pm - 8pm
http://runsignup.com/Race/MN/Lakeville/LightsandSirensGlowRun
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Rotary Students of the Month - May 25 Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”. |
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Super Bowl LII Carin Thomas introduced our speaker, Britt Carlson, Senior Director of Partnerships. Britt is working directly with the Super Bowl Host Committee's partners and sponsors to make the Minnesota's Super Bowl festivities possible. Prior to joining the Host Committee, Britt was with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx and MN Vikings. Britt shared the 52 Weeks of the Super Bowl promotion for Super Bowl LII on Feb 4, 2018, ending with a 10-Day festival for 1 million plus guests and 5,000 media with 10, 000 volunteers. The campaign will introduce the World to the BOLD NORTH, the media campaign which will allow the world to know more about Minnesota with  52 weeks of stories. For more information visit, http://www.mnsuperbowl.com/MN52/Week-14 .Have you thought about volunteering? Crew 52 volunteers will be stationed throughout our region, welcoming guests in our airports, hotels, skyways and transit hubs, and helping make the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee's 10-day festival is promising to be a wonderful experience for everyone. For more information or to volunteer visit, http://www.mnsuperbowl.com/get-involved/volunteer . |
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Sal Di Leo Sal Di Leo, an entrepreneur who has successfully tackled many challenges in business and in life, Sal volunteers much of his time serving those in need. With his family, he founded St. Francis Lodge, a free retreat center where nuns, priests and others can reflect and rest to enhance their lives and work. Sal spoke to us about his life and the importance of gratitude. His self-published memoir, Did I Ever Thank You, Sister? rooted in his childhood experiences in a Catholic orphanage in Joliet, Illinois and later on through his experiences at Boy’s Town in Nebraska. For more information visit, http://www.saldileo.com/. |
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Taste of Lakeville Ticket RemindersTaste of Lakeville Ticket Reminder:
Again ticket coordinators are as follows: Joe Julius A-M last name, jjulius@newmarketbank.com Mike O’Brien N-z last name,mobrien@growthenergy.org Dan Vlasak-Merchant ticket sales, djvlasak@merchantsbank.com Colleen LaBeau-Comp tickets,crlabeau@yahoo.com Ryan Schmisek -Raffle tickets,schmisek@gmail.com |
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Honor The Blue |
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Speaker Rob Reynolds
Greg LaMere, Rob Reynolds
Our speaker Rob Reynolds is the Director of Advocacy for The Deterra System and former police chief with the Eden Prairie Police Department. The Deterra System is a scientifically proven product, powered by a Molecular Adsorption Technology and in a simple 3-step process, a user can deactivate drugs, thereby preventing drug misuse and protecting the environment. This is an innovative technology which allows patients to safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription painkillers at home. A person using Deterra Drug Deactivation System simply puts their medication in a bag containing a carbon that bonds to pharmaceutical compounds when water is added. The person adds water and shakes it up to neutralize the active ingredient in the drug. The biodegradable bag can then be placed into the trash. The Deterra system neutralizes 98 percent of the medication, using a form of activated charcoal. The bag can then be disposed of safely, without the risk of the drugs entering the water supply or landfill. For more information visit, http://deterrasystem.com/ |
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PHS - Darcy Ellarby |
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District Conference 2017 |
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Speaker-Judge Mark Vandelist Judge Mark Vandelist, Greg LaMere Ken Mosier introduced our speaker First Judicial District Court Judge Mark Vandelist. Judge Vandelist has been a Lakeville resident since 1985, Ken mentioned that he was originally from a small town near Greenbay, WI, a Packers fan and season ticket holder. Judge Vandelist is chambered at Le Center in Le Sueur County. Judge Vandelist is a certified civil trial specialist, serves as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and volunteers as coach for Lakeville North High School Mock Trial. Minnesota’s First Judicial District consists of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley Counties. Judge Vandelist spoke to us about the Adult Drug (Treatment) Court. About Treatment Courts (from http://mncourts.gov/Help-Topics/DrugCourts.aspx ) Treatment Court strategies include extended probation, frequent appearances before a judge, frequent meetings with probation officers, staggered sentencing that breaks up jail time into segments and allows the participant to "earn" reductions in jail time with good behavior, and regular alcohol and other drug testing. Research shows that this approach has proven more effective than traditional court strategies at reducing repeat offenses. This is especially true for certain offenders, such as those having a high recidivism potential. Treatment Courts result in more defendants turning their lives around and becoming healthy, law-abiding citizens. Research also shows that when these strategies are implemented correctly, they improve public safety and save taxpayer dollars. The following courts fall under the Treatment Court umbrella: Adult Drug Courts, DWI Courts, Family Dependency Treatment Court, Juvenile Drug Court, Mental Health Court, and Veterans Court. Judge Vandelist shared one of his stories on the treatment court about Jimmy (31 years old) who was staring at nearly five years in prison. By November 2014, he had 41 convictions over a 12-year period. Many were drug-related, several for methamphetamine possession. Within one year, he lost his job, crashed his car, lost his license, most importantly, he had lost his family. Through the Drug Court program (18 months) Jimmy was able to turn his life around gain full-time employment, his licenses and girlfriend and children. |
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month |
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Speaker - Tim Grant |
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Rotary Students of the Month-March Maria Puff Dracco Hoang Each month of the school year, the Lakeville Rotary Club recognizes students of the senior class who demonstrate “Service Above Self”. |
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March 23 Speaker - Tim GrantJoin us Thursday, March 23rd for our speaker Tim Grant. Our personal happiness drives our success in business, family life, community life and love life.” Tim Grant’s personal happiness has survived  and now thrives despite growing up in an angry alcoholic family, achieving business success and surviving business failure, achieving community success, and finally creating a thriving environment along with his bride for their children.Tim's "Personal Happiness is a Prerequisite for a Successful Life” presentation provides the audience with a concise learning curve to greater personal happiness, motivates them with the significant benefits of living happier and teaches them the five key action steps to build a happier life. “A happier life is a successful life”. Tim draws from the leaders in positive psychology and turns PhD. research into you and me understanding. Tim Grant is an entrepreneur and an intrepreneur. Over his career he has built three businesses, two stand alone and one startup within an existing corporate structure. He was on the leadership team of CCRN, and volunteer lobbyist responsible for passing the Minnesota Personal Protection Act and is an 18 year member of the National Ski Patrol. Tim resides in Edina, Minnesota with his bride Beth and children, Keenan and Kendahl. He holds an MBA from St. Thomas University, a BA in Political Science and Economics from the University of Minnesota and has graduate credit in Theology from St. Paul Seminary. Tim Grant is President of Merriness Inc. |
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NEW! Lakeville Noon MeetingLakeville Rotary Club has added an additional meeting time!
Meetings held from 12-1 pm at the Lakeville Water Treatment Facility at 185th and Ipava on the 1st and 2nd Thursday of each month.
Additional meeting opportunities for the 3rd and 4th (and occasional 5th) Thursday of each month:
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Speaker-March 9 Duke PieperJoin 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. |
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Speaker - March 9 Jeff LongJoin Us March 9th at 12 - 1 at the Lakeville Water Treatment Facility at 185th and Ipava
Speaker Jeff Long "Classification Talk".
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New Member Induction-Laura Lonergan |
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Speaker John Crudele
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. |
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Blood Drive - March 13
Lakeville Rotary Spring Blood Drive Monday, March 13, 2017 3:00pm- 7:30pm Crossroads Church 17671 Glacier Way Lakeville
If you are unable to donate please ask a friend or co-worker.
Sign-up online at: http://www.mbc.org/Home
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.org or contact Mike Cooper at 952/500‐0862. We also need help at the refreshment table to serve juice and snacks to the donors.
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Speaker-Alan Anderson Alan Anderson, Northfield Rotarian, presented this past week on Rotary and Climate Change. 2017-18 RI President Ian Riseley theme “Making a Difference” what does this have to do with our speaker?Ian Riseley also made a case recently that protecting the environment and curbing climate change are essential to Rotary’s goal of sustainable service.
Ian Riseley was quoted recently saying that Environmental degradation and global climate change are serious threats to everyone. “They are having a disproportionate impact on those who are most vulnerable, those to whom Rotary has the greatest responsibility. Yet environmental issues rarely register on Rotary agenda.”
Did you know that the Environmental degradation is one of the major threats listed by the UN’s High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change.
President-elect Ian Riseley is challenging every Rotary club to make a difference by planting a tree for each of its members between the start of Rotary year on 1 July and Earth Day on 22 April 2018. Trees remove carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other greenhouse gases from the air, which slows down global warming.
Join a Rotary Action Group, Environmental Sustainability (Rotary Action Group) https://esrag.org/
View Alan Anderson's presentation on the Lakeville Rotary Club Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Lakeville-Rotary-Club-Lakeville-MN-261447615866/
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Speaker March 2-7am - John CrudeleJoin us March 2 for Speaker John Crudele
The Courage to Connect...Relationship Keys in Work, Family, Mentorship & Life It's not enough just to work
 hard. It's not enough to do a great job. There are proactive definitive steps to growth and if you want to succeed, you must learn how to connect with people! Your sense of community improves, your ability to create teamwork increases, and your influence skyrockets. People who connect with others have better relationships, experience less conflict, and get more things done...yet there is an important place for "me" in mentorship. John Crudele's presentations and coaching cultivates personal leadership and prepares participants to embrace and "grow through" change and challenge. Throughout his career, more than two million people have been inspired by his stories, attracted to his authenticity, and challenged by his candor. John is a founding partner with the John Maxwell Team and is the founder of Partnership for Youth. He is the coauthor of "making Sense of Adolescence," a contributing author to the "Teen Power" series and has a story in one of the popular "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books. Most of all he is dedicated to Rotary (member of the Eden Prairie Morning Club for 7 years) and serves in ways that makes a difference in the lives of young people.. and those who love them. - |
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Speaker - Feb 23 Alan AndersonJoin us this Thursday, February 23, 2017.
Rotary’s Legacy and the Challenge of Climate Change
A talk by Alan Anderson
Rotary has had a significant impact in the world, helping mothers and children, fighting diseases like polio, securing clean water sources, and much more. The world’s climate scientists are telling us that climate change is beginning to put some of these achievements at risk, and if unchecked, climate change will undo much of Rotary’s good work in the world.
What does the science say? What can Rotarians do to combat climate change? We’ll discuss these questions and more, with time for your questions.
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Classification Talk-Al Just Al Just
Al Just shared part of his story with us and for the rest we will need to wait for the release of his book. A trilogy series currently titled “Collision Course” but as Al mentioned. The publishers often change the title prior to publication.
Al shared how he grew up in Franklin, MN and since he was a young man he prepared for ministry. His ministry allowed him to travel, teach, and coach in Wisconsin and Arizona. It was in Arizona where his wife, Sharon, was tragically killed and Al was charged with her murder. Al shared that as God was always special in his life he was even more so while enduring his experiences in prison.
While in prison Al met John Nelson who was instrumental in helping him find the men that killed his wife and led to his release. Twenty years after his experience Al has returned to work with inmates and operates Redemption Ministries.
Al, thank you for sharing your story.
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Paul Harris DinnerLakeville Rotary Club Celebrating 100 Years of "Doing Good" in the world at their Annual Paul Harris Awards Dinner.
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Pan Handle Choir |
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Honor the Blue -January 2017 |
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Rotary Students of the Month-January |
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Rotary District Conference |
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Classification Talk-Chris Casey |
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Speaker - Erik Peacock-Puravida Fitness |
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Cheers to You Wine Tasting |
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Honor the Blue -December 2016 |
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Rotary Students of the Month-December 2016 |
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Speaker - Dr. Linden Dungy |
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Grant Check Presentation |
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Bell RingingThank you to the 2016-17 Bell Ringers
 Jim Connelly, Justin Miller and family
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ARMFUL OF LOVE GIFTS NEEDEDARMFUL OF LOVE
Gift Donations
Gift Wrapping Party
Friday Dec 2, 2016
Colleen & Tom LaBeau’s Home
8356-190th St
Lakeville, MN 55044 5pm – ?
Unwrapped Gifts due by Dec 2
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Invite a Guest Day - Speaker Bryan BellowsThe mission at Defending The Blue Line®(DTBL) is ensuring that children of military members are afforded every opportunity to participate in the game of hockey. They accomplish this by providing free equipment for military kids, hockey camps, special events, and financial assistance for registration fees and other costs associated with hockey.
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HEART - Jill Hall and Tony Caterina Paul Marzahn introduced our speakers Jill Hall and Tony Caterina with HEART.
HEART was created in 2012 as Hosanna’s response to natural disasters. It has expanded to include all types of emergencies: community disaster assistance, individual and family emergencies, and a specialized prayer ministry.
Jill Hall shared HEART in numbers:
HEART's three focus areas include:
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Home in a Box Packing
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YOU'RE INVITED
“Home i
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Thursday, Sept 8, 2016
Time: 6:00pm
Address/Phone:
Tony and Dorothy Brama
23080 France Circle
Lakeville, MN 55044
612-239-3640
Pizza and soda will be provided
Thank you
Doc Aak
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grassroots community of people that want to invest in small businesses and support entrepreneurships.
Cameron Naasz, Colleen LaBeau
Pat Arling introduced the 2015 Red Bull Crashed Ice World Champion Cameron Naasz.
His journey started four years ago as a sophomore at St. Cloud State University majoring in Public Relations and working as a technology consultant at OfficeMax. But a few days before the event, Cameron’s friend at St. Cloud State and a student brand ambassador for Red Bull, offered Cameron his prospect pass. It was an automatic entry into Crashed Ice. He friend told him that “I think you’d be really good at this,” he told us that he was skeptical about competing and had planned on just “going with friends and having a fun night,” he finished 24th. It was best result by an American. The performance earned him a spot on the U.S. squad for the Crashed Ice World Championship series events in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada. He was on plane three weeks later.
Cameron has recently finished his degree at St. Cloud State in Public Relations and Communications and is currently looking for a position that will allow him to train and take part in next year’s completion toward his goal as being the first back- to- back Crashed Ice World Champion
Event/Raffle Ticket Coordinators
A-H - Joe Julius, jjulius@newmarketbank.com or 612.819.2785
I-P - Mike O’Brien, mobrien@growthenergy.org or 952.212.3380
Q-Z - Dan Vlasak , djvlasak@merchantsbank.com or 952-412-6785
Ticket coordinators will have additional tickets at each morning meeting until The Taste.
Raffle Ticket Coordinator
Ryan Schmisek, schmisek@gmail.com or 571-214-9864 (cell), will be handling all raffle ticket distribution to members. While raffle tickets for this year will be sold by members on a voluntary basis, please strongly consider taking raffle tickets at an upcoming meeting to sell. This is important to reach event income goals needed!
Through his interviews he was able to chat with swimming gold medalist, Tom Malchow, WNBA star Lindsay Whalen, hockey legend John Mayasich, three-time Olympic soccer goalie, Briana Scurry and 1980 “Miracle on Ice” star Buzz Schneider.
Taste of Lakeville Silent/Live Auction Items Needed:
