Moccasin Flower - October 31, 2022 (Oct 31, 2022)

Member Birthdays

George Allen

July 2

Heather Holmes

July 2

Phil Karsell

July 2

Suzanne Dinusson

July 2

Julie Brock

July 10

Frank Sharbrough

July 11

Fred Suhler

July 21

David Herder

July 22

Frank Allen

July 23

Leigh J. (LJ) Johnson

July 26

Colin Aldis

July 30

Jeffrey Pieters

July 30

Mark Ostrem

July 30

Betty Devine

July 31

Anniversaries

Terry Sorenson

Vicki Allen

July 3

Join Date

Al DeBoer

July 1, 1969

54 years

Betty Devine

July 1, 1994

29 years

George Allen

July 1, 1981

42 years

Karen Ricklefs

July 1, 1996

27 years

Merlin Ricklefs

July 1, 1996

27 years

Bari Amadio

July 10, 2003

20 years

Diane Ilstrup

July 16, 2009

14 years

The Rotary Club of Rochester

Rotary welcomes new member Jeff Pieters

Jeff is the editor of the Post Bulletin. You’ll recall he spoke to our club in July about challenges in the news industry and changes at the Post Bulletin. Jeff has expressed interest in helping the Rotary Club of Rochester in youth-related vocational service. His sponsor is Ashok Patel.

Scheduled times & dates for 2022 to ring bells for The Salvation Army of Rochester MN

Here’s the Bell Ringing Sign-Up Link

Annual 5960 District Rotary Foundation Celebration! November 12th

at the Delta Hotel by Marriott Minneapolis Northeast, Registration closes at midnight Sunday, November 6th! Be inspired as we celebrate the impact we make through our giving to The Rotary Foundation! CLICK HERE for Rotary District 5960 Foundation Celebration for information.

Transportation is being arranged from Rochester. Contact Joanne Rosener, Judith O’Fallon or Ashok Patel.

World Polio Day!

Recognizing World Polio Day:

Mon. October 17th Mayor Kim Norton issued a Proclamation recognizing October 24th as World Polio Day. Sun. October 23rd City of Rochester Government Center dome lighting.

https://www.endpolio.org/donate
Rotarians generously contributed $1,125 in cash and checks to the End Polio Now campaign during our October club meetings, in addition to online donations. Thanks to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, your contributions will be matched 2:1 – thus tripling your donations, getting us even closer to a polio-free world.

Mon. October 24th, Mayo Clinic went live with this announcement:

Mayo Clinic will light facilities red and yellow to recognize World Polio Day on Monday, October 24. The event provides an opportunity to highlight global efforts toward a polio-free world and honor the tireless contributions of those on the frontlines in the fight to eradicate polio from every corner of the globe.

Through the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), the CDC works with partners to eradicate polio and end the suffering from this devastating disease.

In 1988 the World Health Assembly worldwide adopted a declaration to eradicate polio. Since then:

-There has been a 99.9% reduction in wild poliovirus transmission worldwide.

-Polio cases have fallen from an estimated 350,000 in 1988 to 6 in 2021.

-Wild poliovirus transmission has been eliminated in 5 of 6 WHO regions

Benefits of reducing polio transmission: people leading healthier lives

20 million people who would have otherwise been paralyzed by polio are walking
5 million people who would otherwise have died are alive
Billions of children have been able to live a polio-free life

More Benefits from Fighting Polio: Lower Health Care Costs and Improved Disease Preparedness:

Efforts to eradicate polio have reduced health care costs

Healthier communities mean fewer health care costs for countries—over $27 billion saved worldwide since 1988, with an expected additional $14 billion in savings by 2050.

Fighting polio helps preparedness for other diseases

An investment in polio is also an investment in pandemic preparedness response. The tools, infrastructure, and knowledge developed to eradicate polio have saved countless lives across the globe and often serve as the default epidemic response program in dozens of countries during health emergencies. Health workers and systems that deliver polio vaccines also help

fight other vaccine preventable childhood diseases.
tackle Ebola, COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks.
deliver malaria prevention tools.
improve disease surveillance.

Mark your Calendar

Remember to please sign up on Clubrunner for Meeting Activities!

3-Nov 22 Small Groups Meeting / Enjoy lunch & fellowship at Even Hotel

Holiday Classic meets 11:30 AM – 1 PM at Rochester Area Foundation

10-Nov-22 North Star Youth Exchange: Club Support & Zoom call with outbound students Caden Quattrin and Lily Keillor in Italy and Mary O’Brien, North Star officer. Inbound student, Ruben De Bano River from Murcia Spain will also participate. We plan to schedule the zoom call for 12:30 pm our time which is 7:30 pm Italy time. (This outbound photo is from their June 2022 presentation to our Rotary Club of Rochester.)

The menu will also be Thanksgiving Dinner! Sign up here!

17-Nov-22 Small Group Social at Twigs Restaurant. Please sign up here so there’s an accurate reservation count.

17-Nov-22 NEW SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

We have another option for our 3rd Thursday small groups: volunteering opportunity at the Rochester Public Library. When the Post-Bulletin moved to their new location, they gifted the library with their archive. The Library is working to digitize it. Volunteer tasks include cutting/dating/filing clippings and putting negatives into plastic sleeves. No technical skills required.

If we have volunteers interested, this will be an ongoing opportunity on 3rd Thursdays.

Meet in Meeting Room B at the Library anytime between 11:30 am - 1 pm on November 17th. There will be library staff there to show you what needs to be done. Feel free to bring your lunch. Please Sign up here

24-Nov-22 Happy Thanksgiving - No Rotary Meeting

STRIVE begins the 2nd week of NOVEMBER – 8th, 9th and 10th

STRIVE is a Rochester Rotary Clubs sponsored program for seniors who have faced some academic challenges but want to make the most of their last year of high school. Our number one goal is to help them graduate from high school and see the opportunities out there for post-secondary education through our mentoring.

We need four (4) more mentors for the Rochester Alternate Learning Center (RALC) and one (1) more mentor at Century High School.

Century Wed. 8:10 - 9:02 am North Cafeteria
Mayo Wed. 10:00 -11:00 am Same large room
RALC Tues. 10:00 - 11:00 am TBD
JM Thurs. 9:07 - 10:00 am Rocket Center

One-hour meetings on the second Tues, Wed, or Thurs from November to May.

Questions? Contact Mike Becker 507-254-9100 or Suzanne Dinusson 507-421-5167

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Rotary North Star Youth Exchange is a school year and short-term student exchange program that gives students and opportunity for an international cultural experience. https://northstaryouthexchange.com/students/

We are currently accepting applications from students for the 2023-24 school year and summer 2023 Short Term Program. Rotary is a premier youth exchange program. This year we have 35 students placed outbound and 44 students inbound to Minnesota and Wisconsin from 20 countries around the world. We also offer scholarships to students who have financial need. Please, encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity. Applications close November 9th. Questions? Contact Mel Trimble, TRCR Rotary Youth Exchange Officer, 507-250-2579

SAVE THE DATE! December 29 & 30, 2022

Volunteer Signup Link Coming SOON

Mayo Civic Center | Rochester, Minnesota

Buy SCRIP Cards for everyday use

Did you know that if you buy the majority of your gas at Kwik Trip, you could pre-pay for your gas AND help the club at the same time? A $100 Kwik Trip card immediately creates $5 for the club and any in-store purchases creates another 5% donation.If you would like to purchase Scrip cards, send an email to romnrotary@gmail.com with how many and what denomination you'd like. In additional to Kwik Trip, Scrip cards are also available to Apollo Liquor and Menards. The cards are purchased at face value, but the club receives 5% back from Apollo Liquor and Kwik Trip and 4% back from Menards. The club receives an additional 5% on purchases at Kwik Trip, other than gas, inside the store.

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TRCR YouTube Channel - meeting replays

Watch replays of past Rotary meetings on TRCR's YouTube channel.

TRCR 2022-23 progress towards goals

**Rotary Year July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023**
Category	Goal	As of August 2, 2022
Membership (began Rotary year with 100)	125	100
Rotary International Foundation Annual Fund	$10,000
Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY)	100%
PolioPlus	$3,000
District 5960 Fast for Hope Project	$1,000
Rotary Club of Rochester Foundation	$10,000

Executives, Directors and Chairs of The Rotary Club of Rochester