8-Dec-22 11:30 – 1:00 pm Rotary meeting at the Even Hotel
9-Dec-22 Last call for ALL content / information for the Holiday Classic program is Friday, December 9
14-Dec- 22 12:00 noon - Joint Board meeting at the Even Hotel for The Rotary Club of Rochester and The Rotary Club of Rochester Community Foundation. Zoom link option available.
15-Dec-22Rotary Holiday Social replaces the Noon Meeting.
Location: Hy-Vee #4 West 2 4221 W. Circle Dr. NW Rochester MN
Description: Inside north foyer
Time: 9:00AM - 8:00PM
Location Notes: This kettle is located at the MIDDLE door of the new Hy-Vee on West Circle Drive. Two doors are available, so please go to the MIDDLE door foyer between the pharmacy door and the SOUTH door.
oDate: December 10, 2022
Location: Hy-Vee #4 West 2 4221 W. Circle Dr. NW Rochester MN
Description: Inside north foyer
Time: 9:00AM - 8:00PM
Location Notes: This kettle is located at the MIDDLE door of the new Hy-Vee on West Circle Drive. Two doors are available, so please go to the MIDDLE door foyer between the pharmacy door and the SOUTH door.
o Date: December 17, 2022
Location: Hy-Vee #4 West 2 4221 W. Circle Dr. NW Rochester MN
Description: Inside north foyer
Time: 9:00AM - 8:00PM
Location Notes: This kettle is located at the MIDDLE door of the new Hy-Vee on West Circle Drive. Two doors are available, so please go to the MIDDLE door foyer between the pharmacy door and the SOUTH door.
It's hard to believe that we'll almost 3 months into our Mentor-Mentee pilot project. This project was announced in July 2022 by Ashok Patel and Audrey Betcher as one of TRCR's key priorities aligned to our strategic plan and 2022-2024 action agenda. We are looking forward to re-convening the 9 mentor & mentee pairs (M & M's) in early Dec for a mid-point check-in! Thanks again to all TRCR club members for sharing your wisdom and tips, directly or indirectly, to make this pilot project an extraordinary experience for the benefit of all concerned.
Contact: Ashok Patel @ 507-261-9216 or acpatel1172@gmail.com if you wish to know more or have any other constructive suggestions for mentors, mentees, or project implementation (still 5 months to go!).
Annual 5960 District Rotary Foundation Celebration! November 12th
Upper right: L. to R.: Ashok Patel, Judith O’Fallon, Dick & Joanne Rosener, Elaine Case, Don Fell, Leslie & Andy Thilges, Mariana Gonzalez Traviño, Edgar Botello-Hernandez, Patricia McClees, Bill WIktor, ---- & Mike Becker. Upper left: Patricia McClees at the podium. Lower left: DG Quigley with Edgar and Mariana; Lower middle DG Quigley, DGE McCleese with PE Patel. Lower right: McClees with bouquet.
November is Rotary Foundation month and was celebrated by D5960 on Nov 12, 2022. This year’s theme was “Imagine an Even Greater Impact with a Stronger Rotary Foundation”. With DG Dr. Dayle Quigley welcome, DGE Patricia McCleese’s reflections and a delegation of 13-strong from Rochester’s 3 clubs represented, the four-hour event was very transformative and compelling on why we should be proud to be Rotarians and related to our extended Rotary family.
A few highlights specific to our Rochester delegation were showcased by:
1. DGE Patricia McCleese’s sharing the impact of Rotary through – a) many small acts of making peace visible, b) changing the way we re-cycle plastics into repurposed products, c) our 3-club Grants team leveraging local funds to over $400,000 to support doing more good in communities around the world, and d) connecting mentors and young professionals to broader cross-sector leaders and exchange programs.
2. Exchange students, Edgar Botello-Hernandez and Mariana Gonzales, enjoyed meeting Dr. Quigley and many others at the event, enriching the goals of experiencing
Rotary as a truly collaborative organization seeking to welcome, engage, and partner with all generations of servant leaders and lifelong service learners striving to apply the 4-way test (and positively respond to Q5, Is it fun?!).
3. We were very grateful to our designated and freely volunteering van escort and co-navigators, Dick Rosener as well as Joanne Rosener and Elaine Case. Extra gratitude to Don Fell who helped coordinate and subsidize the rental from Kuehn motors.
4. Finally, this special expedition, reaffirmed one of many ways that our collective impact via dues, member engagement, small acts of glocal community service, and longer term dedication to multiple public-private partnerships is not only possible within our lifetimes, but can make a difference for millions of lives wherever caring Rotarians (and Minnesotans) choose to plant their seeds and blossom/share their gifts.
To learn more about the D5960 Rotary Foundation celebration, visit:
For options on how to support initiatives through our Rotary Club of Rochester Community Foundation and/or more broadly to Rotary International Foundation, please visit the websites on Clubrunner/
Generous gifts to The Rotary Foundation help create lasting change in communities both nearby and around the world. In honor of Rotary Foundation Month in November, we’re asking club and district leaders to thank donors and reflect on the good that their donations make possible. Here are three ways you can celebrate Foundation Month:
Make a special gift to the Foundation on Giving Tuesday, 29 November. The top clubs in fundraising, participation, and online giving will be featured on My Rotary. Take a look at last year’s honorees.
Take time during a club meeting to show members how the Foundation transforms gifts into service projects that advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by fighting disease, improving the quality of education, protecting the environment, alleviating poverty, and more. Invite a Foundation scholarship recipient or a community member who was involved in and benefited from a grant project to speak about its impact on their life.
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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Upper right: L. to R.: Ashok Patel, Judith O’Fallon, Dick & Joanne Rosener, Elaine Case, Don Fell, Leslie & Andy Thilges, Mariana Gonzalez Traviño, Edgar Botello-Hernandez, Patricia McClees, Bill WIktor, ---- & Mike Becker. Upper left: Patricia McClees at the podium. Lower left: DG Quigley with Edgar and Mariana; Lower middle DG Quigley, DGE McCleese with PE Patel. Lower right: McClees with bouquet.
