Minnetonka Rotary Club - The Spoke - January 3, 2024 (Jan. 07, 2024)

Meeting Minutes - Sara E.

Guests

Gigi Goldman -Today's program

Invocation

Mac H. - officially retired and saving computer parts.

Pledge

Everyone.

4-Way Test

Everyone.

International Theme

Everyone.

Announcements

Bob H. - going to have another blood drive and track blood donated along with The Marsh.

Alexa R. - Jan 27 is the District Assembly during the morning. They'd like us to speak about our New Member Open House success and how to replicate. They are also looking for Volunteers to greet and/or sell socks. Let Alexa know or sign up on the website.

Tony N. - he will be gone next week. Alissa will be here and Alexa will go over the reultuls of the social survey

New Member Induction

Dr. Tyronne Carter is our newest member. He is the small business owner of America's Fun Science. He is a previous Excelsior Rotary member, and a Minnetonka resident.

Rotary Minute

None this week.

Raffle

Ben picked the number but not the winning card. The $72 carries over to next week.

Foundation Award Checks

None this week.

Happy Bucks

Don C. - $5 for Michigan's win at the Rose Bowl

Shauna K. - back from Mexico with her family

Rebecca S.- sworn in for another term on the Minnetonka City Counsel

Chris C - thanks to Tony for taking care of his car, visiting with Ann, Coffee with Jim M, Bob for the Hoagies breakfast, and helped a foreign exchange student find a new family

Char M. - watched the ball drop from a bar in St. Paul

Scott N or B - father in law had blood clots and is back out golfing again

Ann W. - grandkids stayed for the week, saw Beauty and the Beast, played hockey and went back home

Cathy C. - good bye, returning in Feb. from Bahamas, a 46 year tradition

Bob H. - New Year's Eve party with extra people and up until 4 am

Jennifer S. - ran into Char, Cathy, Don, Jim throughout the community

Lenny N. - wife at Mayo for 3 visits, outlook is positive

Ron U. - Zoom call with a foreign exchange student from 22 years ago

Patty A. - Gigi Goldman

Terry S. - Fabulous time in Costa Rica, Expecting first great grandchild in August

Program

Gigi Goldman of We Share Solar

We share the common mission of raising responsible youth. We Share Solar equips students for the future through solar energy education with real world input. The solar STEM program is built for high school students and middle school students.

Learn - build - share

They learn about solar, build a suitcase, and through organizations like Alight they deport them worldwide to those without electricity, especially to schools in Africa. Making a difference attracts students, especially girls, to the program.

Adjournment

Submitted by Sara E.