We had a Board meeting (with the new Board!) last week and here's what we did:
Approved the membership application of Zoua Moua
Accepted the resignation of Past President Tom Atmore. We want to thank him for his many years of his commitment and service to Rotary and to our Club and hope that he will still be involved in some fashion in our activities. (insert Moonstruck here) Best of luck Tom!
Approved a $500 donation to New Brighton/Mounds View Rotary Club for its District Matching Grant Project that provides classrooms in Lebanon to refugee children
Approved a $3,000 donation to Prior Lake Rotary Club for its District Matching Grant Centennial Park renovation project
Approved a $1,500 donation to Can-Do-Canines for its emergency fund budget
We recently heard about a special project that another Rotary Club is doing. They are having a gigantic yard sale and the proceeds will benefit KEYS, an organization that helps mentor youth. Johanna is willing to collect and store donations for the yard sale through Aug. 3. Please bring your donations to the meetings (smaller, manageable items, please; not couches) and Johanna will take your no-longer-loved items and see that they are delivered to the yard sale so that they can be loved by someone else.
Only 4 more days until Moonstruck! ALL HANDS ON DECK!! Here's what we desperately need:
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
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
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
Teams! We can support 26 teams and we only have 18 teams so far
Guests for Dinner ($40)! We need to fill the tables so the LIVE auction and Raffles will be ridiculously successful
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 herefor the Moonstruck brochure. If you have any questions, contact Colleen Watson.
Susan Hommes earned another Paul Harris recognition pin (this is her second pin) and was presented with the pin by President Johanna at last week's meeting. The pin is awarded to anyone who contributes $1,000 to Rotary International.
