Bulletin May 23, 2016 (May 20, 2016)

Jun 29, 2016
Renee Lopez Pineda, Dir. of Corporate Security
Cyber Security at Delta Air Lines

Jul 13, 2016
Dave Unmacht, Exec. Director, League of MN Cities
Issues facing MN Cities

Jul 20, 2016
Margo Kemp Johnson, Dir. of Advancement
Anu Family Services, treatment foster care

Jul 27, 2016
Martha Wegner
Author of Dealing with My Son's Addiction, one letter at a time

Aug 03, 2016
Patrick Hamilton, Science Museum of MN
Global Change Initiatives

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Kori Land
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Important News

Things of which you need to be aware:

Board meeting - we donated $1,000 to Fishing for Fun; we donated $3,000 to the CG Inclusive Playground (more info in the next story)
Loaves & Fishes - May 31 - Tuesday
Loaves & Fishes - June 2 - Thursday (same week)
Charter Night - June 5 - brunch at the Liffey and then Air Play at the Ordway (tickets still available)
New Member Orientation - June 22 at Connie Roehrich's house. See events calendar. If you feel disoriented, please plan on attending

Inclusive Playground District Grant

Our Board decided to submit another district matching grant application - this time for the Cottage Grove Inclusive Playground. It is a playground intended to benefit children (and adults) of all ages, abilities and mobilities. There will be something for everyone! Our grant application is for the purchase of two zip lines which will come with chairs so that anyone can enjoy them, even if they can't stand up or can't hold a handle. Here is a picture of what our funds would buy for the playground:

We will be contacting other Rotary Clubs to help contribute so that we can reach the goal of raising $21,000 for the purchase of these special and awesome zip lines. If you are a member of another Rotary Club and are interesting in donating $500 (or more!) toward our grant application, please contact Kori Land at kland@levander.com.

2016 Rotary Literacy Award Announced

Rotarians realize that knowledge and skills gained through literacy are related to schools, libraries, media, social service agencies, and many other nodes and vectors, both formal and informal. The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Literacy Award is given to pay tribute to an individual, program or activity that has made a difference in some way. The 2016 West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Literacy Award will be awarded at our regular meeting on June 22, 2016.

Root Beer Floats

We served our famous free Root Beer Floats last Wed., as part of the City of WSP's Open House during WSP Days. As you can see, we had great helpers! Thanks to everyone who helped, or even just stopped by to make sure we had enough help! (the man in back is council member Pat Armon, who appreciated receiving his root beer float from someone other than the city attorney - he was afraid he was going to have to sign a waiver)