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Greeter Schedule
December 29 Jerri Neddermeyer
January 5 Greg Oxley
January 12 Doreen Runquist
January 19 Nick Stepka
Inspiration Schedule
February 16 Cathy McCoy
February 23 Barry Minsker
March 2 Greg Oxley
March 9 Doreen Runquist
Weekly Checklist
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Upcoming Events
Board of Directors meeting
Ze's Diner
Feb 28, 2017
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
 
President Elect Training
Mar 09, 2017 – Mar 11, 2017
 
Board of Directors meeting
Ze's Diner
Mar 28, 2017
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
 
Birthdays
Member Birthdays
Catherine McCoy
February 3
 
Gary Hansen
February 11
 
Andrew Pimental
February 18
 
Luther Wynder
February 24
 
Jerri Neddermeyer
March 23
 
Executives & Directors
President
Eric Swanson
 
President Elect
David Verbeke
 
Treasurer
Tom Hofstad
 
Secretary
Karen Dare
 
Past President
Mike Ferber
 
Sergeant At Arms
Catherine McCoy
 
Webmaster
Jerri Neddermeyer
 
Sign up for a Shift to End Hunger in Our Community
Posted by David Verbeke

 

 
 
 
 
Sign up for a shift at the Cub store on Diffley from 1 to 3 on Saturday Feb 4.  We need at least 10 volunteers.  You can pickup a 1 or 2 hours shift to help bag groceries.  All donations will go to The Open Door.  See Jason for sign up times.
SoupPerBowl Drive: Help TOD suit up for the big game
Posted by Jerri Neddermeyer
Coming Soon!  Keep your eyes open!  Starting in January, Eagan Kick-Start Rotary will be helping The Open Door gear up for the big game!  It will be simple, it will be easy, an it will impact so many people!  
 
Your SOUPER mission, should you choose to accept:
 
1.  You can put out a box with a SOUPER flyer at your work place (yes, the flyer will be wonderful and artsy....as soon as I make it)
 
2.  You can bring the box and its SOUPER contents to Rotary meeting weekly and load it into a car for transport.
 
3.  You can take your box back to the work place for more SOUPER refills.
 
4.  You can sign-up to bag groceries at a participating CUB foods to support this SOUPER organization: The Open Door.
 
5.  You can sign-up SOUPER friends and network of SOUPER groups outside of SOUPER Kick-Start Rotary to help get this done for the SOUPER needy in our own SOUPER community.
 
More details to come!  Be ready!
Serving Families through Cooks for Kids
Posted by Jerri Neddermeyer

 

Friday, December 23, 2016
 
When others were doing the last minute holiday scramble, these six members of the Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Club were preparing home cooked meals for families tending to someone in the hospital.  Cooks for Kids at the Ronald MacDonald House is open for service every day of the year.  A huge thank you to Anchor Bank and Steve Dobin for sponsoring the event.
 
After a long day at the hospital, families look forward to a “home-away-from-home” cooked meal. Cooks for Kids groups who plan, purchase, prepare and serve meals are bright spots in the day of a family staying at the Ronald MacDonald House.  They encourage volunteers to gather a group of friends, family or co-workers to sign-up to serve a meal at any of the four locations. The kitchens have everything needed to chop, slice, sauté, roast and bake your way into a family's heart.
 

Check out this cool opportunity for your own group outside of Rotary:

Twin Cities Cooks for Kids
Speaker Dale Weeks 
Posted by Jerri Neddermeyer

 

December 22, 2016
Speaker Dale Weeks talked with Eagan Kick-Start Rotary about the need for benchmarking and review of past business resources.  High tech industry in Minnesota would benefit from reviewing what has and has not worked in the past in order to avoid the typical failure rate of start-up efforts in entrepreneurship.  His work with  Global Leadership and Benchmarking Associates informs his work to support high tech industry trends in Minnesota.
Help Rotary improve-Take the Online Survey
Posted by David Verbeke
Do you have ideas for making District 5950 more vibrant?
All Rotarians received a November 22 email inviting them to complete an online survey about why we join Rotary, why we stay, and what can be improved. Your responses are confidential. District leaders will use this information to improve our membership approach and public image.
If you haven’t completed the survey yet, please follow this link and spend 5-10 minutes sharing your opinions: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WLPWJTJ. The survey is available until December 30. Data will be compared to similar questions from the October 2013 survey when 1,205 Rotarians responded. Results will be shared with members on the District 5950 website, DG newsletter, and at District gatherings such as Mid-Term Assembly and Pre-PETS. Clubs can also request a club-specific compilation of responses.
District leaders sincerely thank you for investing your time and thought in this survey
Mid Term Assembly Meeting on January 28th
Posted by David Verbeke
Make plans now to attend the upcoming District Mid Term meeting on a Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at Earle Brown Center in Brooklyn Park.  Attending the District meetings with other Rotary members from across the metro is a great way to learn more about Rotary and the projects that are going on.  Our club would like to see 10 members attend the meeting.  The cost is free and includes lunch.  Look for more details in an upcoming newsletter
2016 Presidential Theme
Speakers
Feb 23, 2017
Steve Beenck
Flying a DC 10 over the Atlantic on 9/11 and figuring out where to land
Mar 02, 2017
Jerri Neddermeyer, AWE President
Art Works Eagan
Mar 23, 2017
MN State Capitol
Tour
Apr 13, 2017
Business Meeting
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