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.

Help Interact students pack nutritious meals for hungry people around the world.

Eagan Kick-Start will provide a team seven volunteers to The Open Door the first Thursday of each month to assist in client grocery shopping and checkout. Clients arrive beginning at 5:30pm; volunteers should arrive 15 minutes early for orientation. Spouses/partners are welcome. Sign up electronically on Clubrunner.
NOTE: For this month only we have moved our volunteer night to a Tuesday. It will resume on the first Thursday of each month starting in November.

Located at Thomson Reuters.
Please arrive 10-15 minutes early to get through security.

From her website bio:

What keeps you up at night? For me, it was the question, “am I doing what I love to do?” After almost 20 years in Corporate America, I decided to step back from my desk life and follow my passions.
Early in my career, I had a boss ask me if I wanted to be known for the cookies I baked or the work I did.  At the time, I told her what she wanted to hear.  Now it’s time to say what I thought years ago. Know me for my cookies!
Those of you who are staring at your ceiling at night wondering if you are in the right job, ask yourself what are you really passionate about?  If it's not your job, find out what it is...and do that!

I competed with my baked goods for over 17 years at the MN State Fair.  This move takes me to the next level where the judges don’t just give me feedback on a score sheet and award me a ribbon. The judges are now my customers.

T-Rex Cookie is differentiated by creating a high quality award winning product for my customers by using my experience as a competitive baker at the forefront of the business.  We also pride ourselves on excellent customer service.  You will always feel welcome in my shop.  If you don't, I want to know about it!

Eagan Kick-Start will provide a team seven volunteers to The Open Door the first Thursday of each month to assist in client grocery shopping and checkout. Clients arrive beginning at 5:30pm; volunteers should arrive 15 minutes early for orientation. Spouses/partners are welcome. Sign up electronically on Clubrunner.

CLICK HERE to join The Eagan Foundation for this year’s annual fundraiser on November 8th: Growing Together - An Evening of Gratitude.

Enjoy dinner, live and silent auctions, raffles, and music while we raise funds for community grants and more!

We hope to see you there!

Joint meeting between Noon Club and Kick-Start to take place at noon at Lost Spur.

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.

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.

Hear first-hand how our work directly affects the lives of children and adults living with mental illnesses and their families. Learn about our education and support programs and what we are doing to advocate for good mental health policies. A few mental health basics, volunteer opportunities and resources will be included.
Kay King is a Community Educator and Older Adults Program Coordinator at NAMI Minnesota (the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota).
 
Kay is the former Executive Director of a retirement community in the Twin Cities that offers both independent and assisted living services. She also managed a home health care agency. She was a hotel and resort manager with over 25 years of hospitality industry experience nationally and internationally including this hotel!
 
King is a family member whose grandmother, mother, sister and niece (four generations) lived/lives with a mental illness.

Jennifer Radke is an international speaker, author, and strategic business leader with over 15 years of experience in sales and recruitment leadership. The real-world solutions she brings to the business stem from her experience coaching, developing and training employees and have made her a highly sought-after speaker and trainer for businesses of all sizes. Before purchasing the National Institute for Social Media (NISM) in 2016, “the social CEO” was the owner and chief strategist at Socially Inspired, a social media training and consulting company that is still serving small and medium-sized businesses today. She has previously served on the board for Women Entrepreneurs of Minnesota (WeMN) and currently volunteers her time speaking about the professional uses of social media for those in job transition. She also keeps her social media skills fresh by acting as the Social Media Strategist for the Feed My Starving Children South Metro MobilePack in her hometown in southern Minnesota.

Join your Kick-Start friends caroling at Commons on Marice on Thursday, December 19th.  We will gather 4:15pm for a brief rehearsal and then join the residents in the dining hall from 5:00-6:00 for caroling. We'll distribute music, lyrics and a list of songs. Like last year, some interact students will join us for the singing. Carol Wirsbinski will bring the sign up sheet to our next meeting or email Carol with your RSVP.  Adult participants are welcome to join for Christmas cheer afterwards at the Wirsbinski residence.