Jeanne Zetah - New Rotary Year Kickoff!!
Planning for Our Year as Rotary Serving Humanity
Club President Jeanne Zetah and the new Board of Directors outlined plans for this year as "Rotary Serving Humanity."
This year we will be highlighting the great things our club has been doing.  At our 40-year anniversary celebration we learned about Haukon Torjeson beginning a health clinic in Uganda.
Jeanne reviewed our club goals:
  • Membership: 80 members (at 68)
  • 100% participation by club members serving
  • Homeless teen shelter; leadership academy
Each board member shared about their responsibilities and opportunities to serve on various committees and projects. Each member was asked to turn in a form on what they would like to participate in this year.
 
 
          
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
-Update on Rotary Foundation by Dan O’Brien.
  • Raised $29,885 toward annual fund
  • $439 per member
  • $2,151 gifted to Polio Plus
  • Grand total of $32,037 (Target was $31,000)
  • Seven new Paul Harris Fellows (PHF)
  • Three new multiple PHF
  • Twelve level changes in PHF contributors
  • Three first time contributors
  • Sixteen total PHF; Six major donors; Eight Rotary direct contributors; Nine Paul Harris Society
  • Pledges for this new year start out at $12,000
  • Since our inception this club has donated over $500,000 to the Rotary Foundation
  • Four years in a row every member gave to the foundation
-Chicken Challenge (Becky Deelstra & Mary Brown)
  • Byerly’s sold out of chicken during the chicken challenge
  • Byerly’s/Lunds people were selling the chicken for us back in the Deli as well as our table.
  • People were dropping off armloads of chicken
  • We are half way to our goal.
  • Three weeks to go.
  • If you haven’t bought chicken yet a cash donation would be great. You can drop it off at the next meeting.
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-Dues were raised
  • $60 per quarter (up $5); not changed since 2013.
  • Meal charge up to $14.50, hadn’t been changed for 8 years. $8 For guests under high school
  • Prospective member will receive one free meal.
-Suggestions for speakers should go to Jared Chester and Mary Brown at speakerschair@epamrotary.org
-Announcements should go to Jeanne by Sunday before the meeting. Jeanne can then pass on to appropriate intern to have it added to the powerpoint.
-Next Tuesday board meeting after regular meeting
-Meals on wheels later in the month
-District training in fall is September 23rd.
-Vino Classico on October 8th.
  • Ticket prices reduced to $35
  • Expanding craft beer offerings
  • Sponsorships are being taken off line
  • We have our first sponsor : Walmart
  • Tickets and raffle tickets need to be sold.
  • Silent Auction items need to be gathered
  • Wine needs to be turned in for wall of wine
  • Divided club into teams based on wine names.
  • Contest by team. Winners receive: Dinner of choice at any restaurant
 
HAPPY FINES
  • Roger Jorgensen – Celebrated our 35 year wedding anniversary on an Alaskan Cruise with friends.
  • Brad Aho – Celebrating 36 year anniversary today.
  • Glenn Olson – Few weeks ago celebrated 50th anniversary. Had taken family to Mexico in January to celebrate.
  • Steve Sandness – Celebrated 50th anniversary in Alaska with 14 family members.
  • Dick Ward - Happy wife took his spot for the chicken challenge so he could play golf and very happy about the great job this club is doing for PROP.
  • Mike – Choice Inc. serves people with disabilities. Was named as top 150 employers. Eden Prairie also named as top 150.
  • Jan Eian – Happy to be eating breakfast (and not up front). Had a great time with two grand kids this last week but it is nice to have the house back to normal.
  • Roy Terwilliger – Tomorrow is 53rd anniversary.
  • Carol Sundet Meeker – Had a house full of Norwegians these last few weeks.
 
VISITORS
Visiting Rotarian (club):   Jack Kuehn (Burnsville)
Jane McGinty brought her girls Madeline and Krista and  former RYE student Marie Tornquist from five years ago who has spent the last year in China.
Interns present: Stella Lindberg, Bailey DeMets, and Parker Hewitt