-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.

• $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

• 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.