Events

Enjoy the Twin Cities tastiest food truck fare, local craft beers and entertainment at the Eagan Food Truck Festival. The event promises to be a salty and sweet Friday evening with more than 20 trucks representing tastes from across the globe.

Eagan Festival Grounds, 1501 Central Parkway • 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Follow the City of Eagan on Facebook and Twitter for the latest event information and updates.

Join Us on Friday, August 9 for Rotary Day at Canterbury Park
Ticket Cost: $10.00 per person (See your Club President for tickets)
Includes admission, hot dog and chips
 
100% of ticket sales benefit PolioPlus!
 
Highlights:
Gates open at 5:00 pm
First race 6:00 pm
Paddock & Winners Circle tours
50/50 Raffle
Hear District 5950 Polio Chair Tim Mulcrone sing the National Anthem (approx. 5:30 pm)
Invite family & friends

Only 25 spots available for each district.
Register online here!

JoAnne Sabin has been beekeeping since 2005 and originally got into the hobby after a co-worker told her about his bees. She was originally interested because of the honey, she said, but her priorities changed as she learned more.
She is now a member of the Minnesota Hobby Beekeepers Association and Dakota County Master Gardeners and gives talks about the importance of pollinators.

Bia, our Rotary exchange student, is arriving soon and we would love to welcome her at the airport!
A little about Bia:

• She is 17 yr old
• She is from Pirapora, Brazil.
• She is taking classes in philosophy, physic, history, English, Portuguese, math and literature.
• She volunteers at an animal shelter and lives at home with her parents and her adopted dog.
• Beatriz her full name, means “The one that brings Happiness." Her parents both say this is so fitting for their daughter!

If you would like to join in welcoming Bia, her flight arrives at MSP at 9am Wed 8/21. We will meet at the baggage claim level near the international arrivals.

Can Do Canines is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people with disabilities by creating mutually beneficial partnerships with specially trained dogs.
We envision a future in which every person who needs and wants an assistance dog can have one.

Show your Rotary pride and meet new Rotary friends at the Minnesota State Fair!

Pick your timing or come for the entire day. Families are welcome in Rotary gear, too. Cap off the day by “Dancin’ on the Ceiling” with Lionel Richie in the Grandstand at 7:30 (tickets must be purchased in advance).

• Several unique yet portable prizes
• Many simple and small giveaways; - e.g. branded golf tees, pencils – club names add to the fun

​Pack and send by August 15th to:

On July 9, 2019 Stefanie Horvath was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the Minnesota Army National Guard. Gen. Horvath is the second woman to achieve this rank in the Minnesota Army National Guard.
Horvath joined the National Guard in 1991 after graduating from Officer Candidate School. A native of Minot, she served in the North Dakota National Guard prior to joining the Minnesota National Guard in 1998. Horvath has deployed twice in her military career. During her deployment to Kosovo in 2003-04, Horvath was the only female in her battalion. She deployed again in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2009-10. Horvath is a 2013 Army War College graduate.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/07/09/eagan-soldier-becomes-highest-ranking-openly-gay-woman-in-minnesota-national-guard/

The ECCPA hosts an annual golf tournament where the proceeds help support the Eagan Police Department. This year's tournament proceeds will help fund the Eagan Police K-9 program.
The 2019 golf tournament will be held on Friday, September 6th at Emerald Greens Golf Course in Hastings, MN. Shotgun start begins at 11am.
Some of the ways you can become involved in this year's tournament are:

• Golf in the tournament
• Become a tournament sponsor - $150, $250, $500, $1000 or more
• Donate items and/or gift certificates for the silent auction
• Sponsor a Foursome

See brochure for more info and to register.

Art Works, 3795 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan MN 55122
Now you are a Rotary leader. But do you remember how long it took until you understood Rotary’s Areas of Service? Its jargon (e.g., DGs, DDF, PolioPlus)? The Rotary opportunities in an Area and District and Zone?

Please encourage all your newer members (four years or less) to attend a Rotary 101 session at a convenient location and date. More experienced members who need a refresher course in all things Rotary are welcome, too!

REGISTER HERE!

Kick-Start's oen Mike Ferber will be organizing a Dogs R Us team again in 2019 to support Can Do Canines. After finishing first for several years, Dogs R Us finished in second place last year, raising over $3,400!

If you'd like to attend as a Dogs R Us team member, sign up HERE and join the Dogs R Us team.
If you'd like to pledge to support Dogs R Us, you can do that HERE. Any amount is welcome.

Thank you!

SAVE THE DATE

We will be inviting all the clubs in our district.
This event will be held at Rotary Club of Edina, Edina Country Club, 5100 Wooddale Ave., Edina MN 55424. Starting at 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.
For additional details, contact Renee Harberts, renee@hancefinancial.net or 612-804-5687.

Join us on Saturday, September 28, 2019 for the Warrior 196 Memprial 5K Run/Walk at Eagan High School!
The money raised from the 5K goes toward scholarships for students in all four high schools.
Contact Joel Kiekbusch with questions at: 952-210-0064 (mobile phone) or warrior196memorial5k@gmail.com.

The Open Door’s 8th annual fundraising event OctoberZest!, presented by Union 32, to be held on Thursday, October 3, 2019 from 6 pm–9 pm at Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, Eagan
OctoberZest! is one of our annual fundraisers and is a fun evening filled with delicious food from local restaurants, a wide range of craft beers, live music, and exciting raffles!
Tickets: $40 in advance/$50 at the door. Buy tickets here.

Joint veterans recognition event by Rotary Club of Eagan and Eagan Kick-Start Rotary.

NOTE: This special joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Eagan will take place from 7:30am - 9am at the Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Eagan, MN 55121.
It will include a catered breakfast at no cost for all Eagan and Eagan Kick Start Rotarians.

Jennifer Jones has managed to break through the glass ceiling in Rotary, and is one of only 10 women to reach the level of RI Director.

One of Rotary International's most recognized communicators, Jennifer has presented keynote addresses and training workshops at more than 100 conferences across North America and most recently in St Petersburg - Russia, Panama City, Bangkok, Lisbon, Finland, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia and Germany. 

Jennifer joined Rotary in 1997 when she was only 27. She owned a television production company and the general manager of a cable company invited her to attend a Rotary meeting. “I had covered Rotary as a young reporter when it was still an ‘old men’s club.’ So I wasn’t really sure what to expect.” But she went and “when I arrived I felt like I had arrived home!” She joined RC Windsor-­Roseland in Canada

In 2001 she became the club president, and loved it. Her club then had 65 members and around 60 per cent were female. In 2007-08 she became Governor.

As champions of The Rotary Foundation, both her and her husband [also a Rotarian] are members of the Arch C. Klumph Society, the Paul Harris Society and are charter members of the Bequest Society.