Next Meeting September 9, 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
Ryan started the meeting with the pledge, four way test, and this year’s motto.
Guests
Alissa’s neighbor, Ben Maxwell, Hopkins Rotarian, and Connie, foreign exchange student Argentina.
Invocation
[Invocation by Bob H. Top ten inspirational quotes. Ed.]
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Create Lasting Impact.
Paul Harris Awards
None this week.
Announcements
Jennifer S. -need volunteers for golf.
Mike G. - final push for fund raiser on 9/10.
Chris R. -ahead of last year with sponsor’s support, Friday deadline for golfer sign- up.
Alexa R. - Everyone needs meal tickets for event, auction baskets needed. Also PTO fundraiser with Nature Center event.
Tracy R. -Friday 9/4 1:00 last auction basket drop- off at Carpet One Hopkins.
Jerald S. -All sold unsold raffle tickets returned by next week, Hopkins Auto Body.
Bob H. -blood drive with Excelsior Rotary September 9 Peek Travel, Excelsior.
Char Mr. -fitted with new back brace, doing well.
New Member Induction
None this week.
Rotary Minute
None this week.
Raffle
Ben M. - had the winning numbers but bombed with no joker
Foundation Award Checks or Thank Yous
Glen-Foundation funded a part of the EPIC project in Honduras, health education. [Scott B. accepted. Ed.]
Happy Bucks
Bill S. -Pop up happy hour.
Mac H. -In the audience for Beth’s band at the fair.
Jerald S. - Kids back to school, Vanessa in Master’s program.
Lenny N. -visiting Mom and Dad, Twins winning.
James W. -Connie, Rotary exchange student.
Jennifer S. - Husband retired, son’s BD in Chicago.
Nancy D. -her son turned 50.
Frank B. -trip to Monterey.
Alexa R. - Start of school, a first for no kids at home during the day.
Mark Magney - trip to Europe with Tammy, visiting Barcelona and former Rotary exchange student.
Ryan R. -daughter’s Jr and Sr. in high school, dad’s 80th.
Chris R. -Twins game with son and his son’s girlfriend.
Program
Breanna Heisterkamp, RN Hennepin Health Medical Center. ACES aware program.
ACES (adverse childhood experiences). ACES associated with adult health conditions and diseases. Toxic stress can be positive or negative.
State wide survey of, 5th and 11th graders in a number of school districts confirmed ACES occurrences with a high percentage of responders.
How do we heal ourselves, 1. mental health counseling 2. healthy diet 3. exercise 4. engage with the community 5. mindfulness ACEAWARE. ORG Breanna 612/873-5706
Adjournment
Submitted by Mark Marlin.
Member Submissions
From Alexa R:
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!
