Reminder - Due to the present public health concerns and Governor Walz Executive Orders regarding social distancing, President Stacey Q. cancelled our in person Wednesday morning weekly meetings until further notice. Ed.
Next Meeting July 15, 2020 - President Chris Carr called the next weekly meeting by Zoom video conference for July 15 , 2020 at 7:30 a.m. t. Ed.
Please see Chris Carr's upcoming email with the dial in / login instructions and links. Ed.
Pictures - Thank you to several of you sending in pictures of local landmarks and, of course, your kids. If something finds its way onto your phone you think would interest the rest of us, please end it to michaelcglover@comcast.net. Ed.
From the Members and the
Archives
Jennifer S. - Paul Harris award!
New President Chris Carr. Good Luck!
Sara E. - Paul Harris award!
Nancy D. - Paul Harris award!
VJ Smith from Minneapolis Mad Dads -Recipient of Minnetonka Rotary end of year financial support.
Ethan Neal and a staff member from Minneapolis Eco Club - Recipient of Minnetonka Rotary end of year financial support.
IMPORTANT UPDATE to Upcoming Events Below
Important - Check with meeting leaders to confirm date, time and location information for all events below.
7:30 a.m President Chris Carr opened his first official Minnetonka Rotary meeting of 2020-21. Welcome to the helm, Chris; we're all here for you.
Invocation
Invocation by Nancy D. was, as the saying goes, brief but the soul of wisdom; "Actions speak louder than words, but not nearly as often"
Pledge
Lenny N.
4-Way Test
Jerald S.
Announcements
Chris C - our newest member, Allisa Silva was with us today. Welcome, Allisa
Patty S. - quite new herself, Patty will lead volunteers for our club.
Mark Magney - Excelsior Rotary Club will have a Blood Drive on Thur July 16. 12-6:00.
Alexa R. ; mentioned scholarships, and also Rotary District Racial Equities Program upcoming (didn't know if there is some connection there?)
Mary T. ; will be sending out bookmarks to us, with important info about Sex Trafficking. Pass these on to friends and small businesses to get the message out. Our club logo will be on the bookmark.
Bob H. - Glen Lake Golf can now have shotgun starts, opens the door a little wider for a golf event in Sept.
Glen J. and Nancy D. - Club Foundation meeting on July 14, 5:00 PM ask for a Zoom link to attend.
Ron U. - International Comm Zoom meeting on Friday, July 10 9:00 AM. Ask for a link.
Mark F and Chris C. - Program Committee meeting Fri July 10 7:30 AM. Ask for a link, and keep sending in ideas for interesting speakers. It's up to all of us.
Chris C. - Board of Directors meetings will be 3rd Friday of each month. Next one July 17 at 7:30 AM.
Rotary Minute
Cathy C. - Rotary Minute. It's all in the July issue of The Rotarian, p 1. Our new RI President has a message on Creating New Opportunities. Every challenge, like this year, is an Opportunity.
Happy Bucks
Patty S. - for Dan Narr (yes, OUR Dan Narr) is the new director of ICA. Also, enjoyed Hamilton over the 4th of July.
Floriane N. - for hiking 5 hrs up to 9186 ft, cold night camping on top, gave it all she had until the last stretch.
Nancy D, - drove to Wisconsin to spend time with family, hadn't seen Grandsons for 5 months.
Ann W. - not only went TO the Lake, but spent a lot of time IN the Lake; Daughter here from KC.
Lenny N - happy for Chris as our new President, celebrated his 60th Birthday. Congrats, Lenny.
Mark F. - helped his parents with a garage sale. It was a very nice good-bye party with the neighbors.
Bob H. - his daughter Rachel, and Trevor (and Hazel the Terrier) are moving back home from Seattle after both finished Masters Degrees. Hazel already knew everything.
Chris C. - a wonderful weekend at The Lake in DL.
Frank B. - spent time with his mother in beautiful, and cooler, Monterey CA
Mary T. - grandson on the 30K hike on the Colorado Trail; also a long Zoom talk with daughter in Taiwan.
Ron U. - got a new bike (unmotorized) 'A Sweet Ride'
Program
Speakers; Today we heard from two of our newest members, Betsy Weiner and Patty Sinykin.
Betsy - Born, raised, schooled in Edina, loved dancing, singing, writing, and speaking. She even received a letter in Choir. After all that in Minnesota, she was off for California. Spent 8 years there, partly at Chapman College, found a love for Yoga
Returned to Minnesota, finished her degrees, and continued as a Yoga instructor.
She is one of only a few who teach advanced disciplines.
She teaches and inspires others as a health coach, about the deep values and meaning of life Betsy credits several mentors along the way. She has been married 20 years, has 2 kids, and still teaches Yoga. She has kept up her singing in a cover band. Betsy has found several other ways to give back, through Literacy Matters, and now our club.
She has 3 thoughts that keep her going; Get Quiet-Listen-Focus
Oh, and if you didn't already know, her Dad is Ron Usem.
Thank you, Betsy, great presentation. Welcome to the Club!
Patty - She says there might be some repetition here, as she and Betsy were contemporaries at Edina High School. Patty also received a letter in Choir! She is the youngest of 3 children, and was raised with a strong base of family and community roots. The words of Rotary 'Repair the World' and 'Rotary Heals the World' resonate with Patty.
She attended UW Madison with a business and marketing degree. She joined the Peace Corps for 2 years in Costa Rica. She worked with her father, and soon found a path to volunteering with Junior Achievement, Meals on Wheels, and Neighborhood House. She was moving towards non-profits and development programs to support them. Along the way, she met and married her husband Dave, and was
soon quite busy with 3 kids under 2 years old.
They found their way to Minnetonka, where she was very involved with the schools. The ICA building was in her backyard, and despite some neighbors opposition, she went all in for ICA. She worked with Kathy Mays and soon had a leadership role there, especially with development. No matter how busy, Patty says that family
is the center of her life.
We hope she has found another family here in Rotary, and we're very happy that you've joined the club, Patty. Thanks for your vocational.
Next Meeting
July 15, 2020 at 7:30 by Zoom.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned by Chris C. at 8:30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by Bob H.
Member Submissions
Nancy D. - Minnetonka Rotary Foundation provided two $1,500 scholarships to two graduates of the GED program this year. This video was put together by the Adult Options staff and I thought I'd share it with our club members. To the best of my knowledge, the 2 scholarship recipients are Michael Olive and Samantha Almars.
