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Moonstruck! Play a Round in the Dark!
Only 4 more days until Moonstruck! ALL HANDS ON DECK!! Here's what we desperately need:
  1. Wine!   Please bring in your bottle of wine for the Grand prize of 30 bottles of wine + a wine chiller and 2nd place is 10 bottles of wine. Each Rotarian is asked to bring 1 bottle of wine for the raffle. Sell Raffle tickets
  2. Beer! Please bring in your 6-pack of craft beer for the prize of at least 40 - 6 packs of craft beer.  Each Rotarian is asked to bring one 6-pack of craft beer.  Sell Raffle tickets
  3. Sponsors!  Hole Sponsors ($200), Silver Sponsors ($500), Gold Sponsors ($1,000), Platinum Sponsors ($2,000) and Presenting Sponsors ($5,000).  See below for list of Gold and Silver Sponsors to date 
  4. Teams!  We can support 26 teams and we only have 18 teams so far
  5. Guests for Dinner ($40)!  We need to fill the tables so the LIVE auction and Raffles will be ridiculously successful
  6. LIVE auction items (i.e. time-share vacations, fishing trips, other cool stuff) Comedian/auctioneer Chris Shaw will be conducting the LIVE auction.  Here's what we have for Auction items so far:
  • One week at a timeshare in Orlando + 4 One-Day Park Hopper tickets to Disney
  • A weekend (2 nights) at the Green Heron Bed and Breakfast in Grand Rapids on Lake Pokegama (5-star rating on Trip Advisor)
  • A weekend (3 nights) in a Tiny House on Big Sandy Lake that includes one gourmet dinner by Judge Metzen
  • 4 Lynx play-off tickets on 10/3/16
  • 4 Gopher Football tickets with seats on the 35 yard line + parking pass on 9/24/16
  • Coffee package, including gift cards, coffee and mugs
  • A tandem sky-dive jump at Sky Dive Twin Cities
  • F. Scott Fitzergerald package - 3 $100 GC to the Commodore Bar & Restaurant, 3 craft liquors, martini shaker + 4 martini glasses
  • 3 personal tours for up to 20 at the MIA: "Love, Sex & Scandal," "Ghost Hunting at the Museum," and "Winter Lights"
Here's who we have for Sponsors so far:
  • Gold:
    • Executive Title Services, Inc. (Marv)
    • Affinity Plus (Zoua)
  • Silver:
    • Way Point Inc. (Brian)
    • Edward Jones (John)
    • BankCherokee (Scott)
    • LeVander, Gillen & Miller (Kori, Bridget)
    • Fast Signs IGH (Bernadette)
    • Alund Consulting (Mark)
    • Durst (Mary)
Moonstruck 101 is the topic for our meeting this week.  You will learn what to do, what to bring, when to be there, etc. Representatives from Vision Loss Resources will explain their demonstration stations and activities. Click here for the Moonstruck brochure.  If you have any questions, contact Colleen Watson. 
Fishing for Fun Picnic and Boat Ride
As a big THANK YOU to our Club for supporting Fishing for Fun, the non-profit started by the Ginger's daughter which provides free fishing trips for people of all ages and disabilities on Lake Johanna, Ginger and Jack hosted a picnic and boat ride on the pontoon last Wed. Here are some photos from the event:
Speakers
Feb 22, 2017
Author of 7 published non-fiction books on various aspects of regional history
Mar 01, 2017
The prevalence of mental illness in the Twin Cities and the solutions available
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Upcoming Events
Ethics Day
Thompson Park
Feb 16, 2017
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
 
Board Meeting 2-21-17
Perkins
Feb 21, 2017
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Charter Night
Bad Weather Brewery
Feb 23, 2017
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Board Meeting 3-21-17
Perkins
Mar 21, 2017
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
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