Maple Grove days will begin on Thursday, July 13th with a community parade and activities over the weekend.  The Rotary club holds an annual bed pushing event on Main Street, Saturday July 15th this year.  The event is held to raise funds to build beds for kids, who due to circumstances, do not have a bed to sleep on.  We are in need of bed pushers for this event.  It is a fun time with some prize money and A LOT of bragging rights and glory! There is no major strength involved just an opportunity to have fun and support the community.  The bed are on wheels which make it easy to push.  If you have friends or neighbors who would like to have a fun time please have them sign up. 

If you are interested please contact Mike Bosquez at mjbosquez@gmail.com to sign a waiver and receive details on the event.

We hope you pass the word and sign up for this worthwhile event.

The Rotary Club of Maple Grove in collaboration with community members have been very busy this month planting trees in Central Park. The Rotary Club of Maple Grove partnered with the Maple Grove Arbor commitee planting 60 tress in central park on Wednesday, May 24th.  It took a core group of over 19 volunteers to plant all these trees. The city was able to get the holes dug and guidance given by the Arbor committee. A huge thank you to Tom Anderson for working with the City, Mary Parenteau with the Arbor committee, Chuck Stifler and Sam McNellis, Park Supervisor and arborist to organize what was needed. We should see a big difference in the coming years as these tree mature to provide shade and new homes to many birds.

The Rotary Club of Maple Grove is helping to improve the environment by planting a pollinator garden. On May 16th, the club answered a request from the Woodlands Mounds facility to support a pollinator garden.  The Woodland Mounds is an affordable apartment building for seniors located off Rice Lake Road. We removed the sod and cleared the area for planting 28 Hydrangeas and 60 perennials that provide opportunities for many types of pollinators. Then strong Rotarians hand dug all the holes and planted the plants. Irrigation and mulch was added by Woodland Mounds personnel to finish the project. The residents are very happy to have this major improvement to their yard. Thanks again to the strong Rotarians who volunteered their time and effort.

A heartfelt Thank you to all who came out and supported our club by enjoying a wonderful dinner at Malone's.  We apprecate the support from this local business and the community who sees what the Rotary Club of Maple Grove has contributed with our local and international projects.  We hope to be able to do this again.  We had a beautiful evening and had a wonderful time with family and friends.

Cheers!

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The City of Maple Grove is recognizing the national holiday of Juneteenth by offering an opportunity for students of  Black, Indigenoue, and People of Color to win a $500 scholarship. The Rotary Club of Maple along with the Maple Grove Lions are offering two $500 scholarships for students that submit an essay on what Juneteenth means to them or what they hope to learn about Juneteenth as a national holiday.

 

The deadline for submitting an essay is June 1st. The awards will be presented on June 19th. Please see the flyer on the left tool bar for more details. To submit your essay click here