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 Sep. 19Sep. 26Oct. 3
GREETERSMary BrownJared ChesterMatt Crane
Adam SeidelAdam SienkowskiJay Simpson
INSPIRATIONElaine LarabeeMike LewisJenifer Loon
CHECK-INOrv SietsemaDick WardCraig Blixrud
Dan O'BrienDan O'BrienDan O'Brien
BULLETINKelly SalweiMark WeberMike Kraines
DOOR PRIZECheryl EastbourneJan EianGeorge Esbensen
VOCATIONALDavid EspositoJoe StoebnerAaron Glass
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Meals on Wheels

MEALS ON WHEELS

As the weather gets cooler.......

Do you have a neighbor, family member or friend who might benefit from home meal delivery? Meals On Wheels provides a hot, noontime meal along with a friendly visit and safety check from a volunteer. Meals are nutritionally balanced and available for short or long-term needs and are only $4.50 each! Call us at 952-835-1665, Email us at blepmn@gmail.com, or visit our website at bloomepmeals.com. In addition we are always looking for volunteer drivers!
Notes from September 12, 2017
    DISTRICT GOVERNOR BOB HALAGAN: ROTARY - MAKING A DIFFERENCE
    Bob Halagan, Rotary District 5950's Governor, shared his message about the how Rotary can make a difference in our communities and the world. 
     
    Bob posed this question: Why are you a Rotarian? Bob stated that he is an “all in” Rotarian. He attributes much of this to his mother who as an immigrant to the United States and faced many challenges including being widowed at an early age. She persevered through hard work in the mills of New England. And along the way she served others without judgment. Bob benefited from his mother’s immigrant experience and was inspired to serve. He saw Rotary as a platform to make a bigger difference than one can make alone. Bob spoke about the divisiveness that seems so common today and the efforts of those that seek to keep people apart. And then he put forth this thought: Rotarians see a problem and then they fix a problem. Rotarians work together regardless of political affiliation, race, religion or nationality. We bring people together.

     
     
    District Goals: Every Rotarian give $365.00 each year. 300 Paul Harris Society members (currently there are 280). Every Rotarian give $50.00 more this year than they gave last year. These increases will aggregate to over $1 million!

    Polio Plus: We were so close to eliminating polio in the world. Down to 5 cases but then in war torn Syria 17 children were diagnosed. With a match from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, $450 million will be put towards ending polio.
     
    New challenges: Track hours and dollars given in local communities. Plant 1.2 million trees worldwide—one for every Rotarian. Increase the number of women members in Rotary. Add 1000 women to the district in the next three years—15 per club—only 5 per year. Very doable. Let’s go from 30% female membership to 50%. To do so we need to focus more on issues important to women such as opioid abuse and human trafficking.
     
    Bob left us with this thought: If you want to reach out to someone about Rotary, reach people with a message that resonates. Talk about how Rotarians see a problem and fix a problem, Talk about how we all work together regardless of our differences.
     
    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    • Sell Vino Classico tickets. Mike Kraines suggests that your office purchase sets of Vino tickets to raffle to employees interested in attending. There is need for silent-auction items and donated bottles of wine. Elaine Larabee will do your wine shopping for you. All she needs to make this happen is your cash. Golf packages make great silent auction items. We need volunteers to sign up to set up the Vino and to assist with the end of the night clean-up. Team sales: Chablis has the lead followed by Shiraz and then Zin. Chard is a note ahead of Merlot and rounding out the barrel is the Fighting Cabs, Pinot, and Riesling—all still corked.
    • Our past RYE student from Finland will visit our club on October 24th. 
    • Ride for Water: September 17th
    • Reminder: Log your hours volunteered and dollars donated on behalf of Rotary. We’re trying to measure the impact of Rotarians on their local communities. One Rotarian logged 31 hours this past month! 8 people volunteered 15 hours for Meals on Wheels.
     
    HAPPY FINES
    • Bill Gaddis: Proposed to his partner and is now engaged. 
    • Mark Weber: Prairie Brewfest was a success with record attendance of over 600 and fantastic weather.
    • Frank Sherwood: While in Dallas, Frank attended a screening of “Same Kind of Different as Me.” Great film—highly recommend.
    • Irene Kelly: Response to her video request was excellent and Loren stepped up to assist.
    • Visiting Chaska Rotarian: In an effort to involve more women in Rotary the Chaska club is holding a scotch and cigars event on October 2nd at Hazeltine. Tickets are $100.00. For more info contact chaskarotary@gmail.com
     
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    Growing Your Rotary Club
    Nov 07, 2017
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    Upcoming Events
    Meals on Wheels Week
    Pick up meals at EP Senior Center
    Oct 23, 2017 11:00 AM –
    Oct 27, 2017 12:00 PM
     
    Strive 9th & 10th Grade Mentors
    Oct 24, 2017 8:30 AM –
    Oct 26, 2017 10:00 AM
     
    Strive 11th & 12th Grade Mentors
    Oct 27, 2017
    7:45 AM – 9:15 AM
     
    Camp Enterprise
    Camp Iduhapi
    Nov 02, 2017 12:00 PM –
    Nov 04, 2017 12:00 PM
     
    Swallowship
    TBD
    Nov 08, 2017
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
     
    Strive Mentors 9th/10th Grade Mentors
    Nov 14, 2017
    8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
     
    Community Service Grant Deadline
    Nov 15, 2017 11:59 PM
     
    Strive 11th and 12th Grade Mentors
    Nov 17, 2017
    7:45 AM – 9:15 AM
     
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    Eden Prairie AM Rotary Club meets on Tues. mornings from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
    at Bearpath Golf and Country Club, 18100 Bearpath Trail, Eden Prairie MN 55347

    Website: www.epamrotary.org     Email: info@epamrotary.org     Mail: P.O. Box 44603, Eden Prairie, MN 55344