Next Meeting August 23, 2023 - President Tony N. called the next weekly meeting in person and Zoom for August 23, 2023 at 7:30 a.m., The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN.
New Pictures - Send to michaelcglover@comcast.net. Ed.
From the Members and Archives
IMPORTANT UPDATE to Upcoming Events Below
Important - Check with meeting leaders to confirm date, time and location information for all events below.
Please send your Happy Buck and Polio Pitcher donations to Mac H. as follows:
Mac Hardin
Minnetonka Rotary Club
12926 Rutledge Circle
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Rotary International Foundation
Please send your end of year donations to Chris Rosenlund as follows:
Chris Rosenlund
8672 Meadowvale Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Meeting Minutes - Mark Marlin
Guests
Minnetonka City Council member, Rebecca.
Invocation
Invocation-Pete, good in the worst of us , bad in the best of us,
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Everyone.
New Member Initiation
None.
Rotary Minute - Cathy C.
None this week.
Announcements
Anne W. - Don't just remember basket items, bring them!
Tony N. - Friday 8/18 board zoom meeting.
Ann W. - Booze bucket items for golf event, no $5 buck Chuck. Golf event meeting Monday 8/21 Tuttle's 5:00.
Mike G. - still coordinating weekly Spoke.
Cathy C. - to restart Rotary Minute topics. Auction items, notify Cathy of what and from whom items can be expected.
Bob H. - service projects working to secure more opportunities.
Mike G. - Keep selling Raffle Tickets.
Chris Carr -Boom Island Happy Hour Thurs. 8/17 4-7, if thirsty or bored arrive at 3:00Tony N. - reminder weekly meeting responsibilities for members
Board meeting 8/18 7:30 AM via Zoom.
Raffle
Scott/Frank, Chris C , not a winner.
Happy Bucks
Char M. -$500 dollar wine, she no qualifies as the most expensive date in the club.
Ann W. - week in Hayward.
Patty A. -Solar project, son's college project.
Chris Carr -exchange student.
Jim M. -Kids to college.
Dale F. -Patient model.
Cathy C. -back after missing a couple meeting.
Scott N.-family safe in Hawaii.
Lenny N. -Chris C. financing.
Bob H. -Mark Forsberg update.
Scott B. -visit is father, baseball game.
Jerald S. -road trip.
Program -
Helping Paws Chelsea, Mary, Kimber(black lab)
35 year old program to breed, train, foster dogs to help with comfort and companionship.
Volunteers provide 8 weeks of fostering with home training, attend training classes for 2.5 years and return dog for placement after graduation.
Average cost per dog for the completed program, $30,000.The organization relies on donations.
Golden retrievers and labs are preferred for training. They are good family dogs. better at transferring affection, love to work, and much easier than other breeds to train.
The dogs are selectively breed with usually 10 in a litter. 70% make it as a career.
The dogs learn how to retrieve items, get help, do simple tasks like turning on a light switch.
Mary demonstrated Kimber's response to commands, picking up keys, helping tug on a shirt sleeve to help with undressing, resting while not working.
Each command is rewarded with a treat as payment for the work.
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