Minnetonka Rotarian awarded Rotarian of the Year for leading fundraising efforts for Building Responsible Youth2021-2022 President Nate Rundquist said “Coming out of the pandemic, it was critical for the club to return to its main fundraiser, the Links & Libations Charity Golf Event. Ann stepped up to the challenge of chairing the committee with no time to spare for preparations. Through her leadership and the efforts of the fundraising committee and club at large, Minnetonka Rotary was able to pull off a successful fundraising event to support charitable missions including building responsible youth.” 2021 Links and Libations raised over $36,000 which went directly to the Minnetonka Rotary Foundation.
An outstanding leader in fundraising and volunteer work, Ann was the perfect candidate for Minnetonka Rotarian of the Year.
Wengronowitz, a charter member, has been a member of the Rotary Club of Minnetonka for 32 years. Ann is a resident of Minnetonka and is Senior Financial Planner and Founding Partner at ConfidereFinancial.
Minnetonka Rotary Club Foundation supported a District grant led by the Rotary Club of Crystal-New Hope-Robbinsdale for a project led by Jaime Belden and the Future Roots Project to distribute 135 water filters to impoverished families in Nicaragua. The photos are from one of the three communities that were helped. La Fe is the smallest population, around 200 people and the majority are children. The 35 filters donated were enough to provide everyone in La Fe with filtered water, including the school. 
Early this spring, the Minnetonka Rotary Foundation invited ICA Food Shelf for an update on the changing needs of the community due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. Recent surveys revealed transportation was a major barrier, especially for those facing health issues, isolation and unemployment. ICA had to pivot operations quickly to provide food resources through home deliveries, resulting in an increase of over 40% in this area alone.
In response to this data, the Minnetonka Rotary Club, the Hopkins Rotary Club, the Lake Minnetonka Excelsior Rotary Club and the Excelsior Rotary Club came together to raise funds for a delivery van. With the addition of a grant from Rotary District 5950, the Rotarians were able to garner $27,000.
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