Visitors Welcome!
 
We meet each Wednesday
  11:45-1PM
 Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
See Weekly Speakers information below, for field trip & service day dates & locations.
 
 $25 per plate charge.
Guests welcome.
Weekly Speakers
Priscilla Bunday
Jan 15, 2025
Rotary Project (Water distribution project in Guatemala)
Tory Schalkle
Jan 22, 2025
Wayzata's Parks & Trails
Shelly Williams, Northstar Vascular
Jan 29, 2025
Vascular and interventional radiology procedures
tbd
Feb 05, 2025
tbd
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Leadership
President
Paul Carr
Treasurer
Elle Miller
Director
Jack Gibbons
Immediate Past President & Club Foundation Chair
Anita Rieder
Grants Committee
Paul Macek
Secretary & Director of Public Image
Chris Biehle
Director, Logistics
Jim Houg
Director, Communtiy Liaison
Chris Pierson
Grants Committee
Lynn Groll
Director, Community Liaison
Becky Pierson
Director, Programs, Membership
George Lee
Director, Membership
Luke Melin
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 1/15/25

Rotary Project (Water distribution project in Guatemala)

Rotary Project (Water distribution project in Guatemala)
 
Jan 15, 2025
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Priscilla Bunday
 
Rotary Project (Water distribution project in Guatemala)
 
 Location: Simajhuleu Village Comalapa, Guatemala
 
Project Goal: Update xisting water infrastructure to ensure reliable clean drinking water
Who Benefits: Over 3500 community members across 750 households 
 
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 12/18/2024

Panoway Project Update

Panoway Project Update
 
Wednesday - Dec 18, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Peter Hitch, Executive Director
 
Panoway Project Update
 
Panoway on Wayzata Bay grew out of the work of the Lake Effect Project, which spent nearly a decade evaluating the needs of the community and developing a plan to restore, protect and enhance Wayzata’s downtown lakefront.
The Wayzata Conservancy was established in 2016 to advocate for and raise private philanthropic funds for the project.  The City/Conservancy Partnership Agreement was approved by the City Council in August 2016 and outlines the roles and responsibilities of each institution related to fundraising and decision making. https://wayzataconservancy.org/
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 12/11/2024
Christmas Carols
 
Wednesday - Dec 11, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Wayzata Highschool Coral
Christmas Carols
Christmas Party - Wednesday December 4, 2025

Christmas Party At the American Legion

Wednesday - Dec 04, 2024
Hours: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
 
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Join us at the American Legion in Wayzata for our annual Christmas Party.
Each member is invited to bring a guest, free of charge.
 
RSVP to vernie@mchsi.com by this Wednesday 11/27 by 5:00 pm 
 
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 11/20/2024

Bringing empathy, expertise, and unwavering support to those journeying through widowhood.

Bringing empathy, expertise, and unwavering support to those journeying through widowhood.
 
Wednesday - Nov 20, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Olivia Oster, Wings for Widows
 
Bringing empathy, expertise, and unwavering support to those journeying through widowhood.
We provide personalized financial coaching and education to help widowed Men and women reclaim financial stability and independence. Our presentation not only highlights the critical services we offer but also shares real stories of impact-how we've helped individuals and families find stability and hope after loss. wingsforwidows.org
 
 
Volunteering at IOCP- No Weekly Meeting- 11/14/2024

Sorting clothes in the Resale Department- No weekly meeting

Sorting clothes in the Resale Department
Thursday -Nov 14, 2024
Volulnteer at IOCP 5pm-7pm
 
Sorting clothes in the Resale Department
 
Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners (IOCP) is a human service nonprofit that strengthens our community by meeting basic needs and equipping individuals and families for ongoing stability.
IOCP delivers integrated services that address the basic needs for food, shelter, and clothing, while also connecting individuals and families to strengthening services such as affordable housing, quality childcare, employment.
Interfaith lives out the values of collaboration, inclusion, and integrity.
 
 
Social Hour & Tour of David Lee Mortuary

Social Hour and Tour of the Mortuary 6-8pm

Thursday - Nov 07, 2024
TIme: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
 
David Lee Funeral Home
1220 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN  55391
 
Social Hour and Tour of the Mortuary 6-8pm
Mike will give us a tour of the mortuary and host us for a social hour.
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 11/06/2024

Homerun Leadership

Homerun Leadership
 
Wednesday - Nov 06, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Dr Dave Webb, Author
Homerun Leadership
 
“Homerun Leadership – Your Guide to Better Faster Team Decisions”. His passion for collaborative team decision making, grew out of his doctoral research in conflict management and shared decision-making. For decades, Dave’s hallmark leadership style was defined by the principles of collaborative team decision-making, consensus building and inclusive team participation. His presentations and focus center on helping individuals and organizations like businesses, schools and churches utilize the best collaborative team decision-making models.    https://homerunleadership.com/
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 10/30/2024

Ignite Your Selling Potential and Dominate Your Market

Ignite Your Selling Potential and Dominate Your Market
Wednesday - Oct 30, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Susan Lund, Author
 
Ignite Your Selling Potential and Dominate Your Market
 
Susan A. Lund inspires, equips and empowers you with 7 SIMPLE Accelerators and powerful productivity tools to realize, ignite, and maximize your selling potential! When you apply what you learn you will experience results. She has trained, coached and motivated more than 3,000 senior executives, sales and marketing executives, managers and sales representatives. Susan has directly managed 120+ people with domestic and international responsibility in sales, marketing and education. Since founding MR3, she has positively impacted thousands of people and multiple organizations to gain incremental revenue growth. 
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 10/23/2024

MN Cup 2024

Wednesday - 10/23/2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
TBD
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 10/16/2024

Serving Kenyan teen moms and their children

Wednesday - Oct 16, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Carol Erickson, Imara International
 
Serving Kenyan teen moms and their children
 
Imara International is a mission serving Kenyan teen moms and their children, founded here in Plymouth in 2012. Our home for these moms is a joyful place, full of stories of incredible hardships and renewed hope. https://www.imarainternational.org/
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 10/09/2024

Pollitics @ Work

Pollitics @ Work
 
Oct 09, 2024 - Wednesday 
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Dan Niepow, Editor at Twin Cities Business
 
Pollitics @ Work
Dan will speak and review this publication on Politics and Work.  https://tcbmag.com/the-perils-of-politics-at-work
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 10/02/2024

Overcoming Challenges - National Guard Veteran, amputee wants to ‘live not just survive’

Wednesday - Oct 02, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Sandi Braunstein, Soldier and Athlete
Overcoming Challenges - National Guard Veteran, amputee wants to ‘live not just survive’
 
For nine years, doctors tried to repair Sandi Braunstein’s leg. She injured it twice in back-to-back incidents in 2007 while she was in the Minnesota National Guard, and it never properly healed. She pushed through the first injury, which happened on a run during her final exercise at basic training. Another person in the formation fell on her leg as they were going up onto a curb. The second incident came as she was preparing to deploy to Kuwait with her unit. https://www.wintersportsclinic.org/post/winter-sports-clinic-national-guard-veteran-amputee-wants-to-live-not-just-survive
 
 
 
Northside Bike Ramble

Bike and Beers to support Black Entrepreneurship and Development

Sep 28, 2024
Northside Bike Ramble
Bike and Beers to support Black Entrepreneurship and Development

Join us for the 2024 Northside Ramble

Save the date! The next Northside Ramble is coming on September 28, and you won't want to miss it! We've moved it to the fall, and will be celebrating Black entrepreneurship and development.
As always, we'll be visiting breweries and enjoying the beauty of our city. We look forward to seeing you there!
 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-northside-ramble-tickets-961546951817?aff=odeccpebemailcampaigns&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=ebcampaigns&utm_campaign=31282649&utm_term=ctabutton&mipa=ABIdvVuAP0YkPE71K3aT_QSMPBakePBno5Clqs02j8XfsXTqHKRO1SjzBRQfZPlLPanw_VYc2yzqPMVYtU4CxedD6EyLGOxEBTnKpS_0PcWl4iMIdVwlNpQ6_j7lkyS-lFjklerFZxtZI3dtgdNGGxqGZXQFx8ZTLI_gBgYHoKOFIcp5xu1Ef4MIeL3nwxWY2hJMjRAFsnLrZcgs-Fh6kda6fzqqfJxxcDtHoXWwPr6ztP61snjHPSyQI-8kSY_Ck4Rxiq7mt5c_ZfA6W_dAcvKr0jcteoEL-g
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 9/25/2024

A breath of Hope Lung Foundation

A breath of Hope Lung Foundation
 
Wednesday - Sep 25, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Gary Brausen
A breath of Hope Lung Foundation
A Breath of Hope funds cutting-edge research to create a path to improved treatments. A Breath of Hope educates the public to dispel the myths about lung cancer and combat an unkind stigma. A Breath of Hope provides support services for those living with lung cancer to lighten their burden and fill in the gaps where additional support is needed. abreathofhope.org/
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 9/18/2024

Lupus Research Foundation

Lupus Research Foundation
 
Wednesday - Sep 18, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Regan Birr
Lupus Research Foundation
 
I talk about easy ways to move beyond limitations and increase productivity.
Founder & executive director, Lupus Research Foundation. Owner, Regan MOVES fitness.
Nationally ranked curler.
 
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 09/11/2024

Drive measurable results by focusing on core needs of your people

Wednesday - Sep 11, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
 
Jessica Westley, Journey West Strategy
 
Drive measurable results by focusing on core needs of your people
 
As an experienced leader focused on transforming employee and customer experiences for sustainable growth, I help companies deepen engagement with their people through opportunity identification, co-creation and solution piloting. Through deep listening and cultural immersion, I understand challenges like:
📉Declining productivity and engagement
🚫High turnover and difficulties retaining their people
⚙️Ineffective new employee and acquisition onboarding hindering performance and integration
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 09/04/2024

Friends of the Boundary Waters

Friends of the Boundary Waters
 
Wednesday - Sep 04, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Steve Schultz
Friends of the Boundary Waters
 
Our mission is to protect the Boundary Waters and to connect people of all backgrounds to the wilderness, so that this and future generations benefit from this special place. We envision a permanently protected Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico ecosystem, where all people can experience the magic of the wilderness, and support its protection. https://www.friends-bwca.org/
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday 08/28/2024

Special Olympics are coming to Minneapolis in 2026

Special Olympics are coming to Minneapolis in 2026
 
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Adam Hjerpe 2026 Special Olympics
 
Special Olympics are coming to Minneapolis in 2026
 
We anticipate the participation of about 4,000 athletes and 1,500 coaches representing all 50 states, engaging in 15-20 Special Olympics team and individual sports (both traditional and Unified, where people with and without intellectual disabilities compete together). The event will be supported by a dedicated team of 10,000 volunteers with an enthusiastic audience of 75,000 fans cheering on the inspiring athletes.  https://2026specialolympicsusagames.org/about/about-2026-usa-games
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday August 21, 2024

Rotary District Grant Treasurer at Rotary District 5950

Wednesday - Aug 21, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
Don Stiles
Rotary District Grant Treasurer at Rotary District 5950
Don will give our members an overview of the multi layered grant process and how to turn a small grant into a large one.
 
 
Meeting Preview - Wednesday 08/14/2024

Rotary District Update

Rotary District Update
 
Wednesday - Aug 14, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
 
Sharon Bloodworth, District Governor
Rotary District Update
 
 
Meeting Preview- Wednesday- 08/07/2024

Uganda Water Project

Uganda Water Project
 
Wednesday - Aug 07, 2024
 
11:45 am - 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served
 
Meeting Location:
Wayzata American Legion
949 Wayzata Blvd
Wayzata MN 55391
Loren Swanson, Past President Roseville Rotary
Uganda Water Project
 
"After your drilling the well is when our babies stopped dying."
Can we continue with this tradition in Bugusege?
1.  Rotary International is promoting "World Water Day."
2.  A research article came out about the numbers of villages in Uganda with deficient supplies of potable water.
3.  Bugusege is in the "Elgon" contaminated water region.
 
 
Music By The Lake - Wednesday - 7/31/2024

Music By The Lake

Music By The Lake
 
Wednesday - July 31, 2024
 
No Weekly Meeting
 
Sam Graber Band
 
Music By The Lake
 
The hitmaker – the one and only Sam Graber – returns  with his band of MN music royalty to perform the roots  rock songs that have wowed audiences for years.  https://www.samgraber.rocks
 
Eli Hart Memorial Playground - Ribbon Cutting- 07/20/2024

 

Eli Hart Memorial Playground Ribbon Cutting - 07/20/2024

2670 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN 55364

2670 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN 55364
 
Jul 20, 2024 -  After Spirit of the Lakes Parade
 
Eli Hart Memorial Playground Ribbon Cutting
2670 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN 55364
 
The Wayzata Rotary participated in funding the playground and assembling the playground structures.