Minnetonka Rotary The Spoke - May 26, 2021 (May 29, 2021)

Meeting Minutes - Holly Magdanz

Meeting called to order – 7:30 a.m.

Guests

Ryan Boutwell (Speaker) - PWYBA

Invocation

Mike G. - Bright News: article by Michael McGregor. Theme: Goodness.

Pledge

Everyone.

4-Way Test

Everyone.

Rotary Minute

Cathy C -Rotary Community Corps overview.

Announcements

Alexa R. - June 24- new District Governor will be Installed- will have a Chinese dragon dance. Member Spotlights- please fill out if you haven’t already- they really help with social media

Chris Carr for Sara E. - Happy hour at 5 pm tomorrow at Unmapped Brewing Company.

Nancy D. - Foundation rewards two high school scholarships- Hopkins HS and Minnetonka HS. Two Rotary scholarships for GED graduation. Virtual presentation tonight.

Jerald S. - Polar Plunge- over 7200 jumpers raised 7 million dollars

Jennifer S. - Loaves and Fishes- quarterly check cut for $200

Chris Carr - Hopkins Commons- can have last and final Board Meeting in person.

Raffle

No winner this week.

Happy Bucks

Floriane N. - back in Rwanda from India- in Quarantine

Char M. - Beds for Kids and Polar Plunge. All 4 beds went to one home

Cathy C. - Golden Children are her Grandchildren. One Grandson, Luke, invited for job at John Hopkins after he completes his PhD

Frank B. - grateful to be back in room.

Ann W. - thanks Club for memorials in memory and honor of Mac Hardin’s wife, Kathy Harding; sent Rotary Foundation a check for $500

Alexa R. - celebrated 11^th anniversary, Nancy playing Legos with the kids, excited about the speaker Ryan today

Lenny N. - fishing with his son, wife is taking a vacation, 3 in a row for MN Twins

Jerald S. - Beds for Kids, looking for autobody shop recommendations, celebration for his niece just graduated from University of Kentucky, enlisted in the Army

Mac H. - thank you for the memorials to the Rotary Foundation in honor and memory of his wife Kathy

Chris Carr - 12^th wedding anniversary, wife’s 41^st birthday, went to North Shore with his daughter on a day trip,

Pete G. - story about Cathy Carlson

Program

Plymouth Wayzata Youth Baseball Association- Ryan Boutwell, President

Next Meeting

Next meeting is June 2, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

Adjournment

Chris adjourned the meeting at 8:30 a.m.

Member Submissions

1. From Nancy D. - Minnetonka Rotary Foundation.

I'd like to let every club member know the projects that were approved by the Foundation this year - domestic and international. Members of the Foundation - Stacey Quinn, Terry Schneider, Glen Juntti, Ben Monnens, Patti Sinykin, Dale Feste, and me - are proud of the work we did together and feel it reflects the spirit of our club.

If President-Elect Nate Rundquist asks you to serve on the Foundation next year, I hope you will be motivated to say Yes!

Minnetonka Rotary Foundation

Projects Approved – 2020-2021

DOMESTIC PROJECTS (total $40,718)

Assistance League of Minneapolis/St Paul - $2000
COVID 19 Relief for Hospitals in West Central and Southwest MN (Willmar RC)- $1000
Winter Warm Wear/Resource West - $3000
Hope Dental Clinic - $700
MacPhail Center for Music - $2000
MoveFwd (Teens Alone) - $2000
D5950 Tree Planting Project - $900
Love One Another (“Sandwich Man”) - $250
Beds for Kids (joint project with Hopkins RC) - $1235
Seniors Serve/Minnetonka HS - $500
Relate Counseling Center - $3000
Empty Bowls - $6000
Scholarship $2000– Hopkins HS senior
Scholarship $2000– Minnetonka HS senior
Scholarship $3000– Adult Options/GED graduate
Reception for Adult Options/GED graduation - $850
Van for ICA Food Shelf (part of District Grant with 3 local RCs) - $8000
Birthday Bags for Kids - $1000
Voyager Outward Bound School - $1283

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS (total $7000)

Future Roots - $1500
Healthcare Workers in Nicaragua (Rogers RC) - $500
Haiti Electrification (Apple Valley RC) - $1500
India Water Catch Dam Project (Maple Grove RC) - $1000
India Blood Bank Project (Maple Grove RC) - $1000
Guatemala Wakami Foundation (Buffalo RC) - $1500

The Club for Building Responsible Youth