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 - Bonnie W.
Guests
Louise M. Segreto, member of Board of Commissioners of ThreeRivers Park District.
Invocation
by Chris Carr.
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Everyone.
Announcements
Alexa R. - distributed some handout literature for the Minnetonka Rotary’s Service Above Self social to be held May 7, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bear Cave Brewing (2nd floor), 1201 Mainstreet, Hopkins 55343. Refreshments and appetizers will be provided.
Alexa R.- Bowling Social is planned for Tuesday, March 26 at Tuttles, 107d, Hopkins.
Glen J. - ResourceWest, 13231 Minnetonka Drive, Minnetonka, is looking for volunteers to help with painting. Specifically, they are looking for help in the afternoons of March 21. They are seeking volunteers in groups of 4.
Bob H. - Our blood drive event for our donation of blood is April 23 at the Marsh.
New Member Induction
None this week.
Rotary Minute
None this week.
Raffle
Terry Schneider had the lucky number, but no joker.
Foundation Award Checks
None this week.
Happy Bucks
Don C. - happy about some football championships
Mac H. - happy for tech rescue from Alexa Rundquist, who made a house call to Mac’s place. Happy about a nice meeting with Mark Forsberg, who is slowly recovering
Shauna K. - happy to learn about a trial partner’s family, including learning that trial partner’s sister is Kao Kalia Yang, the author of “Where Rivers Part”. The book is a story about the Hmong family’s epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author’s mother.
Bill S. - enjoyed breakfast with Mac. Heading to Atlanta to see his sons.
Frank B.- happy about a visit to Washington, D.C., which is always finds to be interesting
Alexa R. - Says she will make house calls. A book she loaned to Mac has already been returned to her. Son Nolan did so well with popcorn sales that he was able to go to a curling event.
Chris Carr - happy about a trip to Cabo San Lucas. One of his companions there caught a large marlin
Lenny N. - is leaving Friday to visit his parents in Ohio for 3 days
Program
Louise Segreto of ThreeRivers Park District. ThreeRivers Park District is a special park district serving the surburban areas of Hennepin, Carver, Dakota and Scott counties. She explained that the group’s mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system. The 3 rivers referred to via the name of the park district are: the Mississippi River, the Minnesota River and the Crow River. 2024 is the “big year of bugs”, which involves several events and programs to explore bugs.
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