The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club 
Having fun while making a difference!
 
Chartered 1990
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President Don's Corner
Happy New Year Rotarians!  The new Rotary begins on July 1st and would like to share some highlights of our club’s past year.  Though our membership remains modest numbers, we should not be modest in celebrating our accomplishments.  We lived out our club’s motto, “Having Fun While Making a Difference”.  We prepared and served more than 2,500 meals over ten nights with the Loaves & Fishes program.  Once again in the spring and fall we picked up litter discarded by dreadful litterbugs along Delaware Avenue.  Charter member Ginger and her husband Jack hosted us one final time in their Lake Owasso home.  We enjoyed another social get together in the spring at the Blackstack Brewery while packing food for Harvest Pack.  We truly do make a difference AND have fun.  Invite your friends to join our fun. 
BTW, Presidential Eggs will be served on my last Wednesday as President.
Last week's speaker
Pat Kelly, Director of the Minneapolis VA Hospital, was our speaker last week.  Pat filled us in on all the services offered by the VA.  Did you know there are 13 VA Clinic's around the state?  During the peak of Covid, the VA provided beds for non-vets because hospitals were full.  Pictured below are Rotarian Terry Davern (left) and Pat!
Rita Davern - June 28th speaker
To get advance notice of Rita's June 28th talk, check out https://vimeo.com/472793474?share=copy  Password: JU23 
June Board Meeting Highlights
And here's what we did at our June 20, 2023 board meeting:
1 - Approved May board minutes
2 - We have about $5700 in the bank to give away.
3 - Next Loaves & Fishes is Aug 3rd.
4 - Accepted Jeff Holland's membership application
5 - David Miller is coordinating the Prior Lake fundraiser event for our club.
6 - Approved giving a Paul Harris Fellowship to Rose Lethert in memory of Mike who was our Treasurer for many many years!
7 - Don rewrote our club's "New Membership Application" which looks good.
8 - Approved $1,000 donation to DARTS.
9 - Look for the gavel passing from President Don McCall to President Elect Valarie Namen on June 28th.
 
Something new to meetings
The board would like to have a local businesses present a 3 minute introduction to their company at each meeting.
Please let Dave Hanson know if you get someone and he'll add to the schedule.
One 3 minute presentation at each meeting would be the goal.
Thanks in advance.
 
Board is looking for donation requests
If there is an organization which you are involved with and it needs financial help, please mention to a board member for consideration.  Board members:  Prez Don McCall, Alan Ruvelson, Bob Gullick, Dave Hanson, David Miller, Mark Landy, Susan Hommes, and Val Namen.
Fundraising Ideas
The board is looking for creative fundraising ideas and a team to coordinate activities.  Maybe we'll see a pickleball tournament next summer?  Please contact any board member if you have some ideas.  Thank you!  Board members:  Don McCall, David Miller, Susan Hommes, Valarie Namen, Alan Ruvelson, Mark Landy or Bob Gullick.
New Members Wanted
Do you enjoy our weekly meetings?  Share them with others.  Be on the lookout for prospective members!
Club meetings
We meet at 7:30 Wednesday mornings at Saint Anne’s Episcopal Church located at 2035 Charlton Road, Sunfish Lake, MN 55118. Join us for a continental breakfast with good coffee followed by an engaging program.
Speakers
Jun 28, 2023
History of the Davern family as they migrated from Ireland and settled in Minnesota
Jul 05, 2023
See you on the 12th!
Jul 19, 2023
Urban Boatbuilders
Jul 26, 2023
MAC update
Aug 09, 2023
Hope Dental Clinic
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Upcoming Events
No July 5th Rotary Meeting for 4th of July Holiday
Jul 05, 2023
 
Prior Lake Music Festival - July 14th & 15th
Prior Lake
Jul 14, 2023 – Jul 15, 2023
 
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