Rotary Club of St. Cloud - Making a Difference in our Community
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St. Cloud

Serving to change lives

We meet In Person & Online
Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
Holiday Inn
75 S 37th Avenue
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
United States of America
We are currently meeting both via Zoom and in person at the Holiday Inn, St Cloud.
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David Beurle- 5.10
This Tuesday we are thrilled to welcome David Beurle from Future IQ!
 
Future IQ - David Beurle is a world-renowned expert on community, regional and organizational economic revitalization. His work extends from the local and regional, through to Corporate and Governmental levels with a focus on ‘future thinking’ and long-term planning. He specializes in creating innovative future planning approaches for use in regional and organizational settings. He developed the groundbreaking Future Game as a widely used planning and workshop tool, which has been successfully used across the world in community, regional, industry, corporate and governmental settings. He pioneered the application of Scenario Planning to regions and rural industries around the world. Having worked in the field of regional and community planning/ revitalization for over 20 years, he is a leader in the field of regional and organizational development.
 
Welcome David! We are excited to have you! 
 
Please note: We will be back at the Holiday Inn this Tuesday.
 
COP House Spring Cleaning! 
A message from Ken Bellicot: 
 
 
That wonderful feeling of a warm sun on my face yesterday got me thinking about inviting Rotarians out for a gathering and perhaps some fun in the sun. In speaking with Troy Fritz, he said something like "well if we're going to get a group of Rotarians together then let's put them to work and do some good!" While I may be taking liberties with his exact words, we have been speaking about getting some boots on ground at one of our club's signature projects for a spring cleanup. This would be a great way to introduce yourself to the Community Out Post if you've never seen it, or to reacquaint yourself if it's been too long. 
 
Details:
 
Saturday morning May 14th at 8:30a  -- 600 13th Street South, Saint Cloud 56301
 
Anticipated timeline of 2 to 4 hours depending on attendance. (Many hands make light work!)
 
There will be plenty of jobs to choose from and many supplies provided, however as the list of attendees is gathered we may ask specifically for items to be brought with. 
 
One could anticipate to be involved in yard raking, coffee drinking, paint touch up, scintillating conversation, window washing, donut eating, sweeping, perhaps another coffee, mopping, perhaps another donut, and more! 
 
Please RSVP if you are able to attend so Ken Bellicot knows how many donuts to get and Troy knows how many people to tell what to do. He has informed me, due to a recent surgery, he cannot complete much work but his left hand pointing finger works perfectly!  : )
 
The membership committee needs you!
Post-covid, we need to re-imagine St. Cloud Rotary and rebuild our participation in meetings and membership. To help re-energize our Club, the focus of the Membership Committee is evolving. We will be more involved than meeting once a month to review new applications for membership in the Club.
  • We will be more active in efforts to recruit, onboard and retain members in an organized manner.
  • We will play a significant role in efforts to rejuvenate, re-engage, re-energize and recommit our membership to fellowship, service and leadership in our communities. 
 
If you can commit a bit of time to helping St. Cloud Rotary grow through work on the Membership Committee, please contact Membership Director, David Borgert, at BorgertDJ@iCloud.com. However you can help, your participation will be welcomed.
SBG! Sponsorships available!
We are well on our way with preparations for this year's Summertime by George! festival. We rely on the generosity of our community partners and sponsors in order to bring this much-loved event to our community.
 
First of all: Thank you to all of our sponsors -- 30 and counting -- who have already confirmed their support for SBG! Many have been with us since the very first season!
 
Secondly, I want to make you aware that there are a few open sponsorship opportunities available, each with excellent brand acknowledgments and benefits. 
  • Little Georgetown ($4,500) - one spot/exclusive open. This is our children's activity area.
  • Video Board ($2,750) - four slots open. Your 20 second silent video or 4 still images will be shown on the video board every night during the season for which we have Video Board sponsors. We currently have six nights confirmed.
We need to know as soon as possible (by Friday of this week for the T-Club, no later than the end of this month for the others) if you plan to be a sponsor so that we can include acknowledgment in our Summertime by George! promotional materials.
 
Contact Brian Hart if you would like to get on a call to discuss or if you need any other information. And thank you for all you do to make this beloved community get-together a real celebration!
Junior Rotarian Hosts Needed! 
 
 
I need four volunteers to host Junior Rotarians in April. Hosts will meet with their Junior Rotarians on April 5th via Zoom for 15 minutes (11:45-noon) even though the weekly meeting was moved to 5pm for the SBG! kick-off party.  
 
As a reminder, Rotary offers two scholarships of $1,000 per school participating in the Junior Rotarian program. I am also looking for volunteers to review the scholarship applications for this year.  
 
Please let me know if you are willing to help with hosting or scholarship reviews.
 
Thank you,
Tammy Biery
320-266-5060
 
SBG! Announcement Event! 
 
It is time to release our lineup for 2022 SBG!
 
We will have a wonderful evening on Tuesday, April 5th from 5:00-7:00pm at the Kelly Inn. We can't wait to see you there! 
 
Please note: We will NOT be having out weekly lunchtime meeting.
Newest Blue Badge Member! 
Congratulations to our newest Blue Badge member, Kimberly! 
 
We are so proud to call you a member! Keep up the great work! 
 
Junior Rotarian- Sydney Deaton
We are thrilled to welcome our newest Junior Rotarian, Sydney Deaton from Cathedral High School! 
 
Sydney Deaton is a senior from Cathedral High School and has a strong dedication to academics and art. She is the youngest of three, with both her older siblings having also attended CHS. 
Art has been a hobby throughout her life that she has now learned to monetize and grow into a small business. She has found particular success in digital art specifically, and finds a lot of joy in being able to create something that makes others happy.
Known often for helping other students, lending a hand and being kind are goals she will always try to fulfill both now and going forward. She plans on attending North Dakota State University to study for a Computer Science degree with a focus in Game Design & Development. 
 
Welcome Sydney! We are excited to have you with us! 
 
Greeters needed! 
Are you looking for ways to help out the club?! Look no further! 
 
 
 
Our Club is in need of just 12 volunteers to serve as GREETERS for the next 3 months.     We are meeting back in person now too, so twice the fun! 
 
March  8, 15, 29
April    5, 12, 19, 26
May     3, 10, 17, 24, 31 
 
A huge shout out to Larry Olness., Dave Bogert, Steve Laraway, Kim Magnuson, Cari Essig, April Good, Todd Fritz, and John Bodette for volunteering for Jan - Feb.    
 
Please respond to Melissa.stricherz@scouting.org if you are willing to help make our meetings that great experiences that they always are! 
Tuesday's Meeting! 
Are you ready!? 🙌
 
TOMORROW's meeting will be a HYBRID meeting! We hope to see everyone either in-person (at the Holiday Inn, St. Cloud) or via Zoom!
 
Time to do a happy dance! 👏👏
 
Junior Rotarian- Kristen Angeles
Please welcome our newest Junior Rotarian, Kristen Angeles from Apollo High! 🎉
 
Kristen Angeles is a senior at Apollo High School who is also a full-time PSEO student at St. Cloud State University.
In school she is involved in the dance team as a captain, link crew, NHS and student council as the delegate at large. Outside of school she is a mentor in the Big Brother Big Sister program.
Kristen is passionate about helping the spanish speaking community be more comfortable in a healthcare setting. She plans to attend Winona State University this fall to major in Nursing and minor in spanish.
Kristen enjoyed hearing unique perspectives from the people around her community at the weekly rotary meetings!
 
Welcome Kristen! We are excited to have you! 🎉
 
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President
Jackie Johnson
President Elect
Leigh Ann Davis
Treasurer
Darren Heying
Secretary
Arlene Williams
Membership
Dave Borgert
Community Service
Charles Hempeck
Vocational Services
Tammy Biery
Immediate Past President
John Bodette
International Service Director
Brian Hart
President Emeritus
Cindy Hawker
Public Image
Julie Leapaldt
President Emeritus
Andy Auger
President Emeritus
Troy Fritz
DEI Initiative Leader
Tarryl Clark
Club Foundation Chair
Tim Wensman
President-Elect Nominee
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Programs Chair
Dave Bentrud
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Joan Vincent
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