On Monday, February 19, three districts of more than 130 Rotarians, Rotaract, Interact Club members and North Star Youth Exchange students convened in St. Paul at the Capitol from all corners of the state for the 2024 Rotary Awareness Day. Rotary has a bill (HF120/SF394) – chief authored by Rep. Heather Edelson (DFL-Edina) and Sen. Jim Carlson (DFL-Eagan), and spoke in favor of, legislative approval of a specialty Rotary license plate. Proceeds from sales of that plate would fund service projects in three districts, including our own D5950. The group met and heard from legislators, toured the capitol and the state’s Supreme Court chambers. A memorable experience of attending a live Senate session included the full chamber standing for a minute of silence after an honoring of the 2 officers and firefighter-paramedic who were killed in Burnsville in February during a domestic violence tragedy.
To learn more about the Rotary Bill, go to https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF120&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2023&session_number=0. To contact your state legislators in support of HF120/SF394, go to https://www.gis.lcc.mn.gov/iMaps/districts/ and enter your address. Ask your legislators to support the Rotary Bill by being a co-author on the bill and speaking to the Transportation Committee Chair.
