The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club 
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Wine and Beer Raffle Fundraiser This Wednesday
Annual Raffle drawing is this Wednesday, Nov 13 at the Copperfield restaurant.  Please bring your sold tickets and money!  Still time to bring some beer and wine!  Hope to see you there!
Neighbor's Inc Holiday Gift Program
Our club is sponsoring three families for the Neighbor's Holiday Gift Program.  Our board has authorized spending $300 per family.  We don't need to wrap the gifts.  Susan Hommes has volunteered to be one of the shoppers.  Two more shoppers are needed.   We need to deliver the gifts to Neighbor's Inc. on the afternoon of Nov 27th.  Dave Hanson can drop off the gifts and he has the families wish lists.  Please let him know if you can be one of the shoppers and he'll get the wish lists to you!  Thanks in advance.
Our Last Speakers were University of MN students
Rotarian Jennifer Giovinazzo posted this on our club's Facebook page.  There's more out there!
Amazing young people were our guests on Wednesday from the University of MN
Engineers without borders have lofty goals, a mission to help and a passion for education!
Jacob Brule
Priscilla Bunday
MIhir Madhaparia
Want to help? Give to the Max day is coming up November 21st
Or contact Jacob at Brule043@umn.edu
They are doing so much to help so many!!
Check it out and see for yourself!
Our next generation is already doing great things!
 
Rose sale fundraiser
Rose sale is finished.  Please turn your monies in to Bob Gullick or Tom Atmore.  Thanks to all who contributed and delivered!
Kevin Hendricks gave us a 3 minute talk last week
If you're planning on attending Ethic's Day
Ethic's Day is Tuesday, Nov 26th.  If you're planning on attending, please take the online training at  https://5960training.com/courses/youth-protection-policy-training/ 
Thank you!
Check out our new commercial
A couple of weeks ago, Rotarians Jennifer Giovinazzo, David Miller, and Dave Hanson went to Town Square TV and made a couple of commercials which Town Square will air.  Check them out at https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xnyfdjyjqoyl1sv7ezto2/AAHcVjMr25SupQ3TtuCbQtg?rlkey=9zn8p1ve6sehpbqsrwgodbi16&st=68cl9u5x&dl=0
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.
October 15, 2024 Board Meeting Highlights
Here are some highlights from our October 15th Board meeting:
1 - Donations to the Foundation for the rose sale going well.
4 - Jennifer Giovinazzo, David Miller and Dave Hanson were thanked for the video commercial at Town Square TV on September 17.
4 - Next Loaves & Fishes is December 5th.  We are not doing on October 29 because the roses are being delivered that day to St. Anne's.
5-  Road clean up will be Saturday Oct .  After the clean up, we'll be raking a DARTS recommended  senior's yard.
6 - Club Service above self award will be presented in the future.
7 - Don McCall will host Oct meetings as Prez Val is in Florida for the winter.
8 - Fundraising:  Beer & Wine drawing will be Nov 13 at the Copperfield.  Rose order day was Oct 14.  Delivery on Oct 29th.
9 - We are getting good exposure on Facebook.  Thanks Jennifer.!
10- Trying for three families for Neighbor's Inc. Holiday Gift Program.
11 - Christmas and New Years fall on a Wednesday.  Cancelling those meetings.
12 - Cancelling Oct 30th meeting because of rose delivery on Oct 29th
13 - Next board meeting is via zoom on Nov 19 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
Nov 13, 2024
NE corner of Highway 62 and Dodd Road
Nov 20, 2024
Forest Lake Rotary International Projects Chair
Nov 26, 2024
Teaching Ethics to Two Rivers High School Seniors and Juniors.
Nov 27, 2024
Day after Ethic's Day and the Day before Thanksgiving.
Dec 04, 2024
Scott Goldenstein will give us a tour!
Dec 11, 2024
Rotary Shark Tank
Dec 18, 2024
Bring you wrapped white elephant to St. Annes for the fun!
Dec 25, 2024
Merry Christmas!
Jan 01, 2025
Happy New Year!
Jan 08, 2025
Rotarian profile - or what Ben does when he's billing work time!
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Upcoming Events
Ethic's Day returns at St. Anne's church
Nov. 26, 2024
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
 
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