The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club 
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Chartered 1990
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Last Wednesday's Speaker, Meagan Keefe
And once again it was a super program last week with Meagan Keefe from Dakota County Parks.  Meagan talked about the Bison (a.k.a Buffalo) that are roaming Spring Lake Park.  The park is off of Highway 55 on the way to Hastings.  The herd is at capacity with 15 of the beauties roaming around and mixing up the soil. Meagan shared some interesting facts about bison:  the herd is all female;  males born are distributed around the state; they live 20 to 25 years; the hump is all muscle;  horns are for life with a new layer added every year;   bison can weigh up to 2,000 lbs; bison's only enemies are bears and wolves;  and none of the bison are harvested.  For more information, visit www.dakotacounty.us or email Meagan at meagan.keefe@co.dakota.mn.us. Thank you Meagan for your very interesting program  Pictured below with Megan (right) is Rotarian Alan Ruvelson. 
Rose sale fundraiser dates change
In order to give us more time to sell, we are changing the rose delivery date to Tuesday, October 29th.  Orders must be returned to Tom Atmore by October 14th. Lollipop or red rose price is $25.00 with a vase.  Send completed order forms to Tom Atmore at tatmore@comcast.net. Please consider selling 20 dozen roses or please consider donating the profit for 20 dozen roses ($227.00) to the WSP/MH Rotary Foundation.  Sell Sell Sell!
Wine and Beer Raffle Fundraiser Underway
Our annual beer and wine fundraiser is currently in process.  Get your $10.00 tickets to sell from Bob Gullick.  Raffle drawing will be November 13 at the Copperfield Restaurant in Mendota Heights.  Grand prize for wine is 25 bottles and second is 5 bottles.  Grand prize for beer is a wall of beer (approx 25 six packs) and second is 5 six packs.  Please bring some beer and wine to the meetings before November 13th.  Thanks for coordinating this Bob!
August 2024 Board Meeting Highlights
Here are some highlights from our August Board meeting:
1 - $930 was raised by those helping with the Prior Lake Music Festival.  The board approved the money going to our November 26 Ethic's Day with students from Two Rivers High School
2 - We are holding on requests for money until we are finished with our fundraisers.
3 - If another Rotary club has a request for funds, they will have to come and present to our Club.
4 - Next Loaves & Fishes is Oct 29 and Sept 7.
5 - Don McCall will pick up our Prior Lake profit.  Thanks Don!  Especially since they meet at 7:00 on Sept 11.
6 - November 13th is the wine and beer raffle drawing at Copperfield.
7 - Sadly, Rayna Bullock's father passed away in Arizona.  Our club is donating $100 to Can Do Canines in her families name.
8 - Next board meeting is via zoom on September 17th at 7:30a.m. Notify Dave Hanson if you'd like to attend.
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.
 
Fundraising Committee being formed!
Co Prez David Miller and Prez Elect Val Namen are heading up our club's Fundraising Committee.  Please let them know if you have any fundraising ideas and/or would like to join their committee!
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.  On even number months, we meet at 7:30a at the Copperfield restaurant in Mendota Heights.  (e.g. first Wed in Aug)
Speakers
Sep 18, 2024
Forest Fires and Climate Change
Sep 25, 2024
District 5960 Governor's Visit
Oct 02, 2024
NE corner of Highway 62 and Dodd Road
Oct 09, 2024
LIVIN Foundation
Oct 23, 2024
Nov 06, 2024
Guatemala team for the University of Minnesota chapter of Engineers without Borders!
Nov 13, 2024
NE corner of Highway 62 and Dodd Road
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