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Eagan business leaders and a colleague are invited to join the Eagan Foundation for happy hour! Enjoy a business development update from City of Eagan leadership; networking with fellow Eagan business leaders; a chance to learn about the Eagan Foundation's grants, scholarships, and community initiatives; food, prizes, & brewery tours.
Date: Monday July 16, 2018
Time: 5pm - 6:30pm
Bald Man Brewing
2020 Silver Bell Rd
Suite 26
Eagan, MN 55122
Contact Jamie Hopkins with any questions.
Eagan's July 4 FunFest was a good time for everyone despite the soggy conditions, but it truly took a village to pull it off successfully. Eagan Kick-Start Rotarians helped fill out the FunFest board this year and were visible in every aspect of the celebration, both on center stage and behind the scenes. Hats off to Michelle Boe, Karen Dare, Mike Ferber, Marshall Mullet, Jerri Neddermeyer, Andrew Pimental, Denise Sjöberg, and of course, Kick-Start's patron saint Scott Swenson!
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Our Year-End Celebration on June 28 represented the last meeting chaired by President Dave Verbeke.
Dave led our club in exactly the manner we needed at this stage of our growth - building upon the traditions of Rotary and the accomplishments of our previous presidents Mike Ferber and Eric Swanson while at the same time putting his personal stamp on the club with new accomplishments.
Those include:
- Growing club membership from 35 to 39 members. The club now has more women members and more members under age 50 than ever before.
- Tracking 670 service hours by club members including monthly volunteering at The Open Door.
- Increasing the Rotary Foundation contribution to $7000.
- Pinning three new Paul Harris Fellows.
- Raising $1500 for Polio Plus through the weekly 50/50 raffle.
- Establishing the Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Foundation as a 501(c)(3) organization and growing its balance to over $10,000.
- Engaging in three joint grant projects with other clubs.
- Securing a district grant for the Lexington-Diffley tree planting project.
- Receiving the Rotary Presidential Citation for the third consecutive year.
- Leading the club with good humor and a tireless work ethic.
In appreciation of Dave's leadership, his successor, Karen Dare, presented him with a token of appreciation.
And lest anyone underestimate the rigors of leadership, even in a community service organization like Eagan Kick-Start Rotary, we uncovered the following pictures of Dave, the left one taken in June 2017, and the right one in June 2018.
Thanks Dave, for all you have done and will continue to do!
Eagan Kick-Start Rotary tries to pair each new member with a mentor to help them navigate some of the Rotary websites and answer any questions.
We are looking for three right now. If interested, please contact Nate Danielson.
Thanks!
Take a minute to think about what you are truly passionate about. Then, the next time you are among your Rotary friends, take a look around. The people you see are the horsepower ready and willing to turn your passion into action. Then take a look at the Rotary District 5950 Grants webpage. There awaits a pool of funds to do the same.
Helping to turn your passion into action is why we all meet each week. So develop your idea and harness the club to do what it does best!
We like to include an introduction to each new member in the newsletter. Please write up a short little bio/intro (including a photo), and email it to msupina@comcast.net. We will then include a couple each week until we get caught up with all of our new members. Thanks for your attention, and welcome to Eagan Kick-Start Rotary! CLICK HERE for a document that will help you navigate our ClubRunner. Updating your information will help us all stay connected!
