Thursday, August 25th - We enjoyed Marna Anderson of Nonviolent Peaceforce presentation “Unarmed Civilians in Violent Conflict” in a very compelling and engaging way.
Thursday September 1, 2022 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
1. Committee Day for the Rotary Club of Rochester - Even Hotel Rochester101 11th AVE SW
Lunch will be available
No zoom is available for this meeting time!
If you are not yet on a committee, join us for lunch and socialize!
2. Holiday Classic Committee will meet at the Rochester Area Foundation from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Thursday, September 8, 2022
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Even Hotel Rochester
101 11th AVE SW
Our program speaker is Paula Haraldson, Family Services Director, The Ronald McDonald House
SEPTEMBER 8th Volunteer Opportunity Concert has been cancelled Here’s a great way to put FUN in FUNdraising!
The Mayo Civic Center has a new program of paying volunteers to work. The money earned is based on the number of hours the volunteers worked. The money will go directly to the club. According to Greater Rochester Rotary President Andy Thilges, all three Rochester Rotary Clubs are invited to participate to earn money for their Rotary programs. All we have to do is show up. Family members can be included. There is an age requirement.
SEPTEMBER 10th Volunteer Opportunity
Raindate Sunday, September 11th
Quarry Hill Fall Festival
*** Volunteer Opportunity ***
Please sign up using this link - there are still spots available!
Children and Families are welcome, but per the Olmsted County Health Regulations, youth are not allowed to serve food, so they'll take your help in another area!
Rotation Day at University of Minnesota Rochester campus
UMR’s Mayo Clinic Invest in Success Scholarship Program
Catered Lunch @ 11:30 am
Rotary meeting 12:00 noon – 1 pm
Must pre-register and pay to be able to attend. Use this link!
University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) and Mayo Clinic’s Office for Academic Partnerships will present on UMR’s Mayo Clinic Invest in Success Scholarship Program.
The Invest in Success program provides annual scholarships to a highly diverse cohort of UMR students to support their journey toward a health sciences degree. In addition to scholarship support, Invest in Success scholars receive in-depth experiential learning opportunities at Mayo Clinic, are paired with Mayo mentors, participate in paid summer internships at the Clinic, and exploratory work study roles.
In July, Invest in Success was featured at the Mayo Clinic Rise for Equity conference for its innovative approach to academic partnerships, student support, and the diversification of the healthcare workforce.
Presenting will be Guy Finne, Jess Anderson, and Jenny Casper.
Friday, September 30, 2022
7:30 am – 8:15 am
The Rotary Clubs of Rochester Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Team
Invite you to a presentation via zoom on the
MAPPING PREJUDICE PROJECT University of Minnesota Libraries
Speaker: Kristen Delegard - Project Manager
The three Rotary Clubs of Rochester Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion team will host a presentation on the Mapping Prejudice Project, University of Minnesota Libraries http://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/about-us/project We felt this topic would be of interest around the district. Mapping Prejudice began as an experiment. The team developed a methodology to locate racial restrictions on a digital map. The resulting maps have helped to change popular understandings of structural racism in Minnesota. http://mappingprejudice.umn.edu/about-us/team
It will be on Zoom. The 30-40 minute presentation will be recorded and available on the District website. The last 15 minutes are for Q & A.
Cradle 2 Career(C2C) is hosting an Education Summit for its current Networks (Kindergarten Readiness & H.S. Graduation) on Tuesday, October 4 from 10 AM- 4 PM at St. Mary's University at Cascade Meadows.
The keynote speaker will be Superintendent Pekel who will be sharing Rochester Public School's Strategic Plan. Several other presenters will be focusing on the theme of "Sustainability".
C2C is in need of several Rotary volunteers to make this day a success:
Set-up & tear-down
Reception table (greeting & handing out materials) at start of day
Lunch set-up & hand-out
Technology workers (examples: set-up, live video to overflow rooms, moderators for overflow rooms who are comfortable with setting up Facebook Live & Zoom Chat)
Art Project monitors
Rotary volunteers will have the opportunity to attend this event! Registration will be coming & is free of charge. Watch for additional information & a 3-Club on-line sign-up sheet
Rotary International President Jennifer Jones imagines a Rotary where members act to make their dreams become reality and make the most of their club experiences.
Did you know Rotary has a learning center? You’ll need to sign into My Rotary then go to rotary.org/learn, and accept the privacy policy to access a specific course or learning plan. (May not work on mobile phones)
“This week is Hudson Daybreak for a meeting, Roseville for a social event, Alight to learn about Welcome USA, Pedal Prior as a fundraiser, and finally inbound youth exchange orientation at Mall of America. That will give me 3 more passport stamps and some more new friends.”
Aug 25th – 5:01 at Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm – Party with the Waseca Club - Join your Waseca Rotarians for Pizza and whatever else you want. Pick up some growlers from Half Pint Brewing Co on your way out there. For those of you that have not been to PGPF before, they are a clean farm. . . that means, whatever trash you create, you bring home with you. Bring a camp chair and a cooler full of whatever you want to drink. I do believe that you need to order your pizza before the day of the event. If I wasn’t working, I’d be there. https://pleasantgrovepizzafarm.com/
August 27th – Pedal Prior – Family friendly bike rides– 11-69 miles (Prior Lake Rotary)
***NEW*** - Sept 9th – NSPMO Clay Shoot Fundraiser – This should be a lot of fun. Come for the day, shoot clay pigeons, eat lunch, and win a raffle prize. Click on the link and sign up as an individual or a team.
***NEW*** - Sept 10th – Taste of White Bear Lake – if this is anything like the Taste of Lakeville, it should not be missed. It is held at the Pine Tree Apple Orchard. Tickets are $40.
Sep 16th – All Club Luncheon at the North Star Zone Institute – Radisson Blu – MOA – noon-2pm - The speaker is the RI President for 2023-24 Gordon McNally from Scotland. Tickets are $60. Clubs can reserve a table for 10. Get tickets here.
***NEW*** - Sept 28th – Effective Leadership – The Anoka club is proud to announce that they are holding an effective leadership workshop with Michael Angelo Caruso as the keynote speaker. Breakfast at 0800 and the workshop from 0830-1130. Get your tickets early. They max out at 150 participants. It will be held at the GreenHaven Golf and Event Center in Anoka.
***NEW*** - Oct 6th – DEI joint event with District 5950 – Fundraiser for the Page Education Foundation consisting of cocktail reception, dinner, and program with the Honorable Justice Alan Page – more information to come – for now…Save the Date
Oct 15th – Recharge MN – Northfield EV Expo – family friendly – sponsored by the Rotary Climate Action Team –
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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Thursday, August 25th - We enjoyed Marna Anderson of Nonviolent Peaceforce presentation “Unarmed Civilians in Violent Conflict” in a very compelling and engaging way.
September 15, 2022 
