Next Meeting September 16, 2026- President Ryan R. called the next weekly meeting in person and Zoom at The Marsh, 15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN.
New Pictures - Send to michaelcglover@comcast.net. [Ed.]
****** See Education, Social and Service Activities Below *****
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
Contact Alexa R. if you have questions or can volunteer!
Meeting Minutes
Guests
Speakers, Cameron Stiele, Chad Blocker NROTC University of Minnesota
Jay-Hopkins Club
Jason-new, visiting club for the first time
Friend of member Leslie
Invocation
Terry Schneider, prayer
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Create Lasting Impact.
Paul Harris Awards
None this week.
Announcements
Nancy D. - Service project Nature Preserve Oct 10 9:00 AM.
Mike G. -golf event tomorrow.
Bill S. -reminder to bring coolers with ice.
Sara E. - Sept. 29 Burwell House tour.
Jennifer S. -a few more volunteers for tomorrow.
Chris R. -sponsors commitment for $35K, filled with 76 golfers, 2:00 check in.
Amy S. - auction items bid often, children's zone.
Jerald -return all raffle tickets.
Bob H. - blood drive with Excelsior club today, our club's drive Nov. 12
New Member Induction
None this week.
Rotary Minute
None this week.
Raffle
Mike had the number and the joker for a win.
Foundation Award Checks or Thank Yous
None this week.
Happy Bucks
Bill S. -golf with his 23 friends from college.
Mike G. -Banff National Park.
Nancy D. -Happy Hour with Stacy Quinn.
Cathy P. -Happy hour /dinner.
Amy S. - silent auction, kids college move.
Pete G. -Cameron's service.
Chris R. -Mike golf committee leadership.
Glen J. -end of road construction, updated septic.
Frank B. -Monterey, CA visit.
Tony N. -son in pilot training, daughter grad school in Chicago.
Bob H. -grand kids in school, brother's successful surgery.
Lenny N. - parent's 67th anniversary.
Jerald S. -ROTC guests, friend's 100-mile race.
Leslie G. -children in middle school, college
Program
NROTC Program University of Minnesota Cameron Stiele- econ major Chad Blacher- industrial engineering
1. ROTC commission program all branches of the military 2. All grads enter active duty 3. Develop leaders
Average week M-F meetings, planning, training, drills 6:00 am- 8:00 am off rest of day for classes and personal time
Training opportunities: field training Colorado drills firefighter training rifle/pistol training
A variety of ROTC programs from different schools compete each year in Colorado.
Camp Ripley, Northern MN leadership training camp each year
Adjournment
Submitted by Mark Marlin.
Member Submissions
From Mark Marlin and the Grief Club:
Dear Friend,
Every day, children, teens, young adults, and their caregivers are learning how to carry the weight of grief while finding their way forward.
At The Grief Club of Minnesota, we witness their courage as they share their stories, support one another, and rediscover hope. As we reach more grieving kids and families, our community continues to come together in meaningful ways to surround them with care and support.
Because of the generosity of those who believe in our mission, all services are provided by skilled licensed counselors at no cost to the families we serve, helping remove barriers to high quality mental health care.
In this edition of The Club Connection, we’re sharing what’s coming up, including our summer grief camp, school staff trainings, upcoming golf event, community gatherings, and ways to get involved.
Whether you are a grieving family, community partner, supporter, or sponsor, we invite you to be part of the healing.
Healing Hearts Soirée
Mark your calendar for an inspiring evening celebrating hope, connection, and the power of community, all in support of vital grief resources for children and families. We will be accepting sponsorships along with live and silent auction donations to help make this meaningful event possible.
Frank, I wanted to follow up and say THANK YOU for the opportunity to present this morning. Shannon and I had a great time and we really appreciated the engaging questions afterwards. We can tell you have a thoughtful and passionate group which is what is needed to drive community impact! You inspired us to check out our own communities' local Rotary chapters.
I wanted to follow up with a few resources from our presentation today since members were requesting more information and we didn't have our business cards on hand. If you are open to it, do you mind sharing the following resources with your members so that they can reach out with their follow ups? A few members that we spoke to afterwards are so well connected in relevant statewide organizations, we would love to connect and get further information!
