Visitors Welcome!
 
We meet each Wednesday
  11:45-1PM
 Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
See Weekly Speakers information below, for field trip & service day dates & locations.
 
 $25 per plate charge.
Guests welcome.
Weekly Speakers
Anita Rieder
Apr 24, 2024
Tour of Dunwoody College of Technology and Lunch 11:45-1:00
Scott Schwefel
May 01, 2024
Leadership and Team Building
American Legion 5:00pm
May 09, 2024
Bar Bingo, Drinks and Dinner
Joel Swanson, Expert EOS Implementor
May 15, 2024
EOS and your business
 
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Tour of Dunwoody College of Technology
 
Wednesday, April 24: 11:45 am – 1 pm Lunch and Tour at Dunwoody College of Technology.
 
818 Dunwoody Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55403
Park in Visitor Lot closest to main entrance. 
Questions: Anita Rieder c 847-910-9552
 
Lunch at Dunwoody not at the Legion this week
 
Since 1914, Dunwoody has been a place where the curious and the confident have learned by doing. Our focus has always been to educate on the latest technology that is in use in the real-world, so our graduates have the skills employers are looking for. As the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest, Dunwoody has over 200,000 alumni – many of them now respected industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Today, our graduates enter the workforce with competence, determined to start meaningful and rewarding careers with certificates, associate’s, and bachelor’s degrees in more than 40 majors. Watch a video on what students say about Dunwoody: https://vimeo.com/403685699
 
 

North Pole Express

North Pole Express
 
Wednesday - Apr 17, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Rick Ponthan
North Pole Express
 
 

The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture and Belief from Rotary Magazine.

The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture and Belief from Rotary Magazine.
 
Wednesday - Apr 10, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Frank Bures, Author
 
The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture and Belief from Rotary Magazine.
Frank Bures is the author of The Geography of Madness, which Newsweek called one of the best travel books of the decade, and the editor of Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology. His work has appeared in Harper's, The Washington Post Magazine, Outside, Bicycling and his stories have been included in the Best American Travel Writing and received other awards. Today he'll be giving a talk from sevearl of his Rotary Magazine "Culture columns," which are collected in the book, The Shape of the World: Essays on Travel, Culture and Belief from Rotary Magazine. Bures is also the writer and producer of several Audio Walking Tours in downtown Minneapolis, which you can find at VoiceMap.me.
 
 

Wayzata Conservancy and Panoway Project

Wayzata Conservancy and Panoway Project
 
Wednesday - April 03, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Peter Hitch, Executive Director
Wayzata Conservancy and Panoway Project
For generations, the Wayzata lakefront has provided unique and cherished memories to people from across the state. Now, Panoway on Wayzata Bay is working to make sure this unique asset will continue to be enjoyed for generations to come. 
 
 

Budnick/Williams Scholarship Fund and Blue Water Community Theater.

Wednesday, Mar 27, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Chip Williams
Budnick/Williams Scholarship Fund and Blue Water Community Theater.
The Budnick/Williams scholarship fund providing annual scholarships for deserving Wayzata Highschool band students.  This year they have partnered with Blue Water Community Theater, here in Wayzata, producing Wayzata Musicales, a live music series. They have been very successful and most likely will continue in the future.
There is one left on April 6th - Scottie Miller who is great!
 
 

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness & Chronic Hope

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness & Chronic Hope
 
Wednesday - Mar 20, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Jennifer Cramer-Miller, Author & Speaker
Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness & Chronic Hope
 
Jennifer Cramer-Miller is an author of Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope. She is chair of the National Kidney Foundation Serving Minnesota, and a Donate Life Ambassador. She speaks about the power of people helping people, living donation, chronic hope, and finding joy.
 
Email: jennifer@jennifercramermiller.com Website: jennifercramermiller.com Cell: 612-578-2455
 
 
 

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness & Chronic Hope

Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness & Chronic Hope
 
Wednesday - Mar 20, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Jennifer Cramer-Miller, Author & Speaker
Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness & Chronic Hope
 
Jennifer Cramer-Miller is an author of Incurable Optimist: Living with Illness and Chronic Hope. She is chair of the National Kidney Foundation Serving Minnesota, and a Donate Life Ambassador. She speaks about the power of people helping people, living donation, chronic hope, and finding joy.
 
Email: jennifer@jennifercramermiller.com Website: jennifercramermiller.com Cell: 612-578-2455
 
 
 

Threading a Kayak Down the Mississippi: A Journey Through the River's Cultures and Characters

Threading a Kayak Down the Mississippi: A Journey Through the River's Cultures and Characters
 
Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Dennis Van Norman, Author
Threading a Kayak Down the Mississippi: A Journey Through the River's Cultures and Characters
 
Dennis Van Norman climbed into a kayak for the first time to spend an afternoon “Huck Finning” down the Mississippi River with his son and grandson. Little did he know that what started as an innocent, eight-mile kayaking introduction would eventually become a passion—or an addiction. He spent thirteen years, from his sixties through his mid-seventies, kayaking the length of the Mississippi, bit by bit, traveling more than 2,500 river miles from northern Minnesota to the southern tip of Louisiana in a boat built for one.
 
 
 

#purpose, #business, #lifeadvice, #inspiration, and #spirituality

Wednesday - Mar 06, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Jasna Jurza, Author and Coach
 
#purpose, #business, #lifeadvice, #inspiration, and #spirituality
 
Jasna (pronounced Yaws-nah) Burza, is a Best Selling Author, Inspirational Speaker, Corporate Trainer and a Certified Life Coach and Business Strategist. She works with CEOs, entrepreneurs and businesses to establish beliefs, actions and life patterns to achieve personal and professional goals. She often acts as a spiritual and personal advisor to very successful and high net worth individuals. She deeply values spirituality and life meaning over vanity and success at all cost. Jasna is the author of the best selling book, "Healer In Heels', and the founder of the Uplevel Together Mastermind, the largest mastermind for successful female entrepreneurs in the Twin Cities area & beyond. You can learn more at https://jasnaburza.com/mastermind. Jasna has worked with several fortune 500 companies like Coca-Cola, Gap/Athleta and U.S. Bank and has also worked directly with CEO's and many entrepreneurs helping them grow and scale their business. As a nationally recognized expert, she has appeared on CBS station WCCO TV, NBC station Kare 11 and ABC station KSTP.
 
 

Lake Minnetonka Historical Society & Status of the Steamboat Minnetonka

Lake Minnetonka Historical Society & Status of the Steamboat Minnetonka
 
Wednesday - Feb 28, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Tom McCarthy
 
Lake Minnetonka Historical Society & Status of the Steamboat Minnetonka
 
 

“Shape of the World"

“Shape of the World"
 
Wednesday - Feb 21, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Pat LaVone, Author
 
“Shape of the World"
 
Pat is an experienced marketing communications professional, as proficient with new media as as he is with traditional marketing methods. He excels at developing creative ideas, managing marketing projects from concept to completion, getting the most out of creative teams, and executing against corporate objectives. Pat is also an experienced and accomplished standup comedian, speaker, storyteller, show producer, writer and coach.
 
 

"State of Realestate" and Class Action Law Suit

"State of Realestate" and Class Action Law Suit
 
Wednesday - Feb 14, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Andy Fazendin
 
"State of Realestate" and Class Action Law Suit
A Kansas City jury took less than three hours to determine that the National Association of RealtorsHomeServices of America and Keller Williams colluded to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR policies, in the Sitzer/Burnett buyer broker commission lawsuit.
The defendants have been ordered to pay damages of $1.78 billion. Treble damages could result in the NAR and brokerages paying roughly $5.36 billion. It also opens the door to additional potential copycat lawsuits being filed in other states.
In the worst case scenario for the defendants, Bough could ban the cooperative compensation rule nationally on the multiple listing services, which would prevent listing agents and home sellers from predetermining buyer agent commission rates. Listing agents would also be prohibited from sharing commissions with buyer agents, and buyer agent commission rates would not be published in the MLS.
 

The Yacht Club hotel project

Wednesday - Feb 07, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Kelly Olson, President Olson-Global
 
The Yacht Club hotel project
 
Kelly Olsen is a developer of land, businesses, products and people. For over two decades she has channelled her entrepreneurial spirit into multiple successful land development projects, with a focus on community and connection. 
As the Executive Producer of the reality series Miss INNdependent, Olsen pulls back the curtain on what it takes to take a renovation project from before to after.
 

EOS and your business

Entrepreneurial Operating System
 
 
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Joel Swanson, Expert EOS Implementor
 
EOS and your business
 
Helping entrepreneurs and their leadership teams get more from their businesses, and I do that by implementing a system of simple, practical tools called the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), more commonly referred to as Traction. Using this system I help companies achieve three things we call Vision, Traction, and Healthy: VISION, TRACTION, HEALTHY.  joel.swanson@eosworldwide.com  612.836.3656
 
 
 
 

Hope Chest For Breast Cancer

Hope Chest For Breast Cancer
 
Wednesday - Jan 24, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Laura Roehl Director of Development & Partnership
Hope Chest For Breast Cancer
 
 
Source of hope for local breast cancer patients and their families. Every other minute in this country, a person hears the devastating words: “You have breast cancer.” By the time you finish reading this page, another family will be irrevocably affected. The time and costs associated with medical care are just the beginning – we’re here to help with everything else. No one should be left homeless or financially devastated by this terrible disease. We can’t fix everything, but together we can fix this. https://hopechest.co
 
 

Celebrating our 100th anniversary of supporting individuals living with developmental disabilities

 
Celebrating our 100th anniversary of supporting individuals living with developmental disabilities
 
Wednesday - Jan 17, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
John Estrem, CEO Hammer.org
 
Celebrating our 100th anniversary of supporting individuals living with developmental disabilities
Together, we are opening doors and creating opportunities for people with disabilities. As one of the largest disability services providers in Minnesota, we are living our mission of enabling people with disabilities to live meaningful, self-directed lives.
 
 

Wayzata Symphony Orchestra

 
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
 
 
Wednesday - Jan 10, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
New Meeting Location:
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Katie Parga, Executive Director
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
 
The Wayzata Symphony Orchestra brings together accomplished and passionate musicians to engage the community with enlightening concert presentations. Guided by principles of excellence in performance and organization, members enjoy an environment of fun, trust, honor and exchange.
 
 
 
 

Fellowship and Celebration

 No Meeting, Just Lunch

 
A single snowflake with its dendritic shapes sits nestled on top other snowflakes.
 Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
 
Lunch at the American Legion 
11:45- 1:00pm
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN. 55391
 
Join a group of fellow Rotarians for lunch at our new meeting location starting in January.
 
 
 

Wayzata Highschool Choral

 
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Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023
 
In Person:  Wayzata Community Room, 600 Rice St E,  Wayzata MN 55391
11:45am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Wayzata Highschool Choral
Wayzata Highschool Choral
 
 

Youth Mentoring

Nov 29, 2023
 
In Person:  Wayzata Community Room, 600 Rice St E,  Wayzata MN 55391
11:45am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Darrell Thompson, President Bolder Options
 
Youth Mentoring
 
Darrell Thompson is the President of Bolder Options, an innovative organization focused on healthy youth development. Uniting one-on-one mentoring with goal setting, physical activity, tutoring, and leadership opportunities the program builds confidence, maximizes potential, and encourages healthy life skills in 10-14 year-olds. Darrell Thompson is a respected leader in the youth development field having been with Bolder Options for 21 years. As President, Thompson has grown the organization which engaged over 2700 kids in the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Rochester metropolitan areas in 2014. He leads a professional staff and volunteers as they work to achieve Bolder Options’ mission: Teaching youth to succeed in ALL of life’s races.
 
 
 

Habitat Solar Twin Cities

Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023
 
In Person:  Wayzata Community Room, 600 Rice St E,  Wayzata MN 55391
11:45am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
 
Mike Menzel and Kathy Iverson - Twin Cities Rotary
Habitat Solar Twin Cities

Habitat for Humanity homes and solar energy seem like a natural combination, since the solar installation can help reduce energy burden—the percent of household income spent on energy bills. But there have been relatively few such projects in Minnesota.

 
 

Innovative ways Hennepin EMS is improving response times, providing cutting-edge patient care

Innovative ways Hennepin EMS is improving response times, providing cutting-edge patient care
 
Wednesday, Nov 08, 2023
 
In Person:  Wayzata Community Room, 600 Rice St E,  Wayzata MN 55391
11:45am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
 
Marty Sheerer, Chief at Hennepin EMS
Innovative ways Hennepin EMS is improving response times, providing cutting-edge patient care

Hennepin EMS continues to introduce innovative ways to serve our community through creative problem-solving and breaking the status quo. Our team is hard at work thinking outside of the box to fuel the future of the industry.

 

Alzheimer’s

For Karla Hult, a new beginning after so many goodbyes – Twin Cities
Wednesday - Nov 01, 2023
 
In Person:  Wayzata Community Room, 600 Rice St E,  Wayzata MN 55391
11:45am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
Karla Hult, Founder, So Many Goodbyes
 
Alzheimer’s

I was just becoming a new mom when my dad started his Alzheimer’s marathon – the last of his many marathons – in 2010. For the next nine years, my family struggled at every stage: from the early confusion, to the increased vulnerability and dependence, to our varied experiences with at-home caregivers, to moving my dad to a long-term care center, to his difficult last days. We were simply overwhelmed by the hidden grief and practical decisions awaiting us at every milestone.

But that marathon has become my motivation. Today, I offer mentorships to families currently on the course of this cruel disease. I offer workshops for long-term care centers to help bridge the communication divide between families and caregivers. And I share more about the marathon – the challenges and yes, even the subtle joys – with audiences around the world. 
Because I want everyone to know, you’re not alone. I’m here to help others as they, too, say So Many Goodbyes.