Next Meeting November 10, 2021 - President Nate R. called the next weekly meeting in person for November 10, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. at Eisenhower Community Center Board Room, Hopkins, Minnesota.
Please see President Nate R.'s upcoming email with the meeting location and mode. Ed.
New Pictures - Send to michaelcglover@comcast.net . Ed.
From the Members and Archives
ICA - New van pictures and the Big Check.
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 - Bob Hersman
The meeting was called to order by President Nate.
Guests
Guests today are Andrea Keuhn, a prospective member?
And our speaker, Carter Staaf.
Invocation
Invocation by Chris Rosenlund. "When God Winked".
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Everyone.
Rotary Minute
None this week.
Announcements
Cathy C. - this is Charter Night Eve! We'll meet tomorrow, Nov 4 at 6:00 at Excelsior Commons for our 31st Anniversary Party.
Nate R. - Board of Directors meeting on Nov 5 at ICA Office om K-Tel Dr. 7:30 AM
Chris Carr; very exciting to have delivered the Big Check for $25,000 to ICA for the new Van.
Chris Rosenlund - The Velvet Hammer starts today. Chris told of our great club history of generosity. We met our $25,000 goal, AND another $5000 or more
to Polio Plus. That is $477/member, WAY above the District average. Every member gives, we have 16 Paul Harris Society members ($1000/year) and practically every member is a Paul Harris Fellow. The District has 6 main goals; Education, Economic, Disease, Mother and child, Peace, and Hygiene
We get 50% of every $ we contribute to RI back to our club, as well as matching grants. Look for an email today to respond to Chris with a Pledge for this year.
Raffle
Raffle; won by, "Who, Cathy?" I didn't hear shrieks of joy for winning, so play on.
Happy Bucks
Lenny N. - for help by Bob for a friend, for water softener help by Mark Forsberg.
Pete G. - for some messy fun with the pottery class, and many new students to meet.
Ann W. - for Bob filling in on club history. More to come tomorrow night.
Mark Magney -- for a good long road trip to Idaho and California, and a new granddaughter, Tulee? [Tuuli? Ed.] Also for The Wild and The Gophers.
Scott N. - sadly, his father passed away last week, at home. Very grateful for the wonderful help they received.
Terry S. - The elections are over, and a good team is in place for the City of Minnetonka.
Patty S. -$10 for all the work done in securing the new Van, and for her kids.
Patty A. - off to Scotland for the UN Conference, also for kids news.
Bob H. - for two upcoming weeks in AZ starting Saturday. See you all just before Thanksgiving.
Mark F - back to Lenny for the opportunity with the water softener, and his son turns 40 tomorrow.
Chris Carr ; for the ICA, and regrets no Charter Night attendance. Deer hunting starts this weekend.
Nate R. - for a return form a North Dakota trip
Mike G. - for seeing the ICA van, in person, and seeing it on the street in a few weeks.
Program
Carter Staaf, a detective with the EP Police Dept. Topic today; Sex Trafficing
Every county in MN, and almost everywhere in the country has this activity. The Twin Cities is one of the Hotspots.
The word is more accurately 'prostituted ', as most of the victims are under some from of Force.
The study of Pimpology; that can apply to many other areas, where there is some coercion to perform, or a form of fraud.
There can be cracks of vulnerability in the victims; lack of money, home life, self-esteem, drugs, and lack of love.
Force is strong motivator, where even other family members can be drawn in. The victims have little control the situation
A rapport is established by the Pimp, which leads to a dependency. It isn't uncommon in may other areas of life, where sales, relationships, emotions are compromised by control or force.
We should all refocus our 'lens of life', and begin to see where problems exist. Call 911 if you see something.
Thank you, Carter, for your very experienced work in this continuing problem, and your talk today.
Next Meeting
Next meeting is November 3, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. at Board Room of Eisenhower Community Center.
Adjournment
Meeting ended at 8:40, with questions for Carter.
Submitted by Bob H.
Member Submissions
1. Charter Night: From Cathy C. -
Rotary Club of Minnetonka
You are cordially invited to join the celebration of the
31th Anniversary of the Minnetonka Rotary Club Charter
At The Commons in Excelsior, 540 Lake Street, Excelsior, MN 55331
4th November 2021, @ 6.00 P.M.
Refreshments provided.
Yes, I will be there_________ (Let Cathy Know! - Ed.)
2. Rotary Tri- District Conference - April 21-23, 2022. See below.
3. Tonka Brew Fest - Mound West Tonka Rotary - November 6, 2021. See below.
