The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club 
Having fun while making a difference!
 
Chartered 1990
Stories
Loaves and Fishes this Thursday
St. Matt's this Thursday.  4:00 to 6:30.  Lately we've been done by 5:30.
Last week's speaker
From President Jennifer's post to our club's website:
Kate Bishop was a compassionate and dynamite speaker Wednesday morning at Rotary!
She is the development director of The Link MN which is making an impact on 2171 youth and families in 2025 and the need is greater this year!
They offer housing services, safe harbor and youth advocacy!
Check them out
Pictured with Kate is Prez elect Cody Semo.
Condolences to David Miller on the loss of his mom!
From Rotarian David Miller:
We received these beautiful flowers today from Rotary.
Thank you (Club) we really appreciate it.
We had a beautiful service for Jane (Mom). We had 100% attendance from the family. 🙏
Partners in Energy Breakfast
Our club is staffing a table at this breakfast.  Looks like a good place to network!  

Planning to attend? Please register online.

Curious about the Sustainable Mendota Heights business program? Here's a snapshot.
Fundraising Event From Prez Elect Cody Semo
Neighbors, Inc. is excited to announce our Super Bagging Event on Super Bowl Weekend, and we’d love your help spreading the word!
We’re looking for volunteers to join us for a 2-hour shift at Cub Foods in West St. Paul or Inver Grove Heights:
Saturday, February 7th | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, February 8th | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Volunteers will bag groceries for tips and help raise awareness for Neighbors, Inc. It’s a fun way to engage with the community and support our mission to tackle hunger together!
Speaker Assignments for January to June 2026
Jan: David Miller and Jeff Holland
Feb: Tim Spitzack & Tom Atmore
March: Alan Ruvelson & Jon Smale
April: Peter Olson-Skog
May: Traci Leffner & Val Namen
June: Terry Davern & Jennifer Giovinazzo
We now have full access to our club's Facebook page!
We now have the ability to update our Facebook page.  Please take pictures or videos and text them to Jennifer Giovinazzo at 651-249-4789.
Fundraising Committee needs ideas!
Rotarian Jon is heading up our club's Fundraising Committee.  Please let him know if you have any fundraising ideas and/or would like to join his committee!
Something new to meetings
The board would like to have local businesses present a 3 minute introduction to their company at each meeting.
Please let Dave Hanson know if you have someone and he'll add them to the meeting schedule.
One 3 minute presentation at each meeting would be the goal.
Thanks in advance.
 
New Members Wanted
Do you enjoy our weekly meetings?  Share them with others.  Be on the lookout for prospective members!
Club meetings
Posted on May 29, 2023
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.  On even number months, we meet at 7:30a at the Copperfield restaurant in Mendota Heights.  (e.g. first Wed in Aug)
Speakers
Feb 04, 2026
Social Time at the Copperfield
7:30a
Feb 11, 2026
Wesley Barnhart and Jeri Wilkerson
Engineers Without Borders
Feb 18, 2026
Missi Arens, Executive Director
Dodge Nature Center
Feb 25, 2026
Mike Lavin, President
DARTS
Mar 04, 2026
Hannah Laniado
360 Communities
Mar 18, 2026
Aaron Johnson-Ortiz, executive director
MN Latino Museum
Mar 25, 2026
Eden Bart, Humanities Officer/Ann Meyers, Dev Dir
Minnesota Humanities Center
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Upcoming Events
Loaves & Fishes
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Feb. 05, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
 
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