Events

This Saturday, December 2, Viking Lakes will be lighting up the first ever Winter SKOLstice Holiday Tree thanks to partners at Mauer GMC. The celebration starts at 5pm with free hot chocolate and ice skating here at Viking Lakes (skate rentals are available!). The ceremony hosted by The Common Man begins at 6pm. This ceremony features holiday carols, an exciting countdown and an appearance by a bright green GMC Electric Hummer. Dress warm and get ready for holiday magic.

Schedule of the event: 

• 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Live Music by Andy Spoff 
• 5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony; Speech by Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire
• 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus
• 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Live Music by the Eagan Women of Note

Also available during the event: 

• FREE Hot Chocolate
• FREE Kids Holiday Craft
• FREE Blast Indoor Playground Admission
• FREE Gym time available for the littles (new this year!)
• FREE Walk around the outdoor lighted pathways with holiday trivia
• Quiet room available for parents with littles who need a break (new this year!)
• Adopt a family from Dakota Woodlands from our Giving Tree
• Visit the Vendor Expo to purchase treats and holiday gifts (over a dozen vendors this year!) 

Meet Dom Tapplin, community manager at Longship at Viking Lakes, and tour the collaborative working spaces.  

Stephanie Eliston, owner of The Steady Elevation, is a Certified Professional Coach with over eleven years dedicated to engaging individuals and increasing self-awareness. The Steady Elevation program is strategically designed to up-level your consciousness, and get you to an empowered and confident energy when realigning with goals and potenial.

“Here we come a-caroling!”

Our Caroling event and Holiday Party is on December 21st. Meet at 5:15pm at the Eagan Pointe Senior Living Facility by the fire station off of Diffley and 35E (4232 Blackhawk Rd). Susan Schuster has agreed to accompany the singers and Carol Wirsbinski is providing the lyrics! We will also be joined by a few of our Interact friends. Wear festival holiday colors and get ready to lift the spirits of the residents.

Then afterwards, around 7:00pm, Inez and John Bergquist are hosting our Holiday Party. Even if you are not singing with us, please join us at the party. Food will be provided, please bring wine or beer to share. Address: 3665 Ashbury Road.

Please register so we know how many are coming. Looking forward to this Holiday Event!

Storm Creek makes Better Product for the Greater Good. From recycled fabrics, to mindful tailoring to fine details, they weave sustainability and innovation into everything they do. They're note your ordinary clothing brand, they're building something better.

Friend of Kick-Start Scott Swenson invites us to the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce monthly coffee break hosted by Drake Bank.
RSVP here: https://www.dcrchamber.com/events/details/coffee-break-drake-bank-783461?calendarMonth=2024-01-01

The Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation has been a source of hope for local breast cancer patients and their families since 2001.
Every other minute in this country, a person hears the devastating words: “You have breast cancer.”  The time and costs associated with medical care are just the beginning – Hope Chest is here to help with everything else. They believe that no one should be left homeless or financially devastated by this terrible disease. 

Anna Williams is an ISD 196 School Board Member and a Principal Consultant at TB Williams Consulting.
TB Williams Consulting is a full service Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) firm focused on helping organizations and leaders identify and build diversity, equity, and inclusion capacity for themselves, within their teams and in the organization's marketplace.

Hear from Interact students, Misa and Lilly, about their experience at Rotary's Camp Enterprise. 

Join us at the 'Elevating Impart Together - Friendship & Funds' Rotary Educational Event, a dynamic gathering focused on Membership and Fundraising. Explore strategies for building strong connections among members, attracting new faces, and fostering a sense of belonging. Simultaneously, gain practical insights into innovative fundraising methods, Let's weave friendship and funds together to create a vibrant and sustainable Rotary community dedicated to making a lasting impact. The event will have a series of breakouts focused on membership and fundraising, Hall of Friendship, fellowship, and a final speaker.
More info and registration link  HERE 

Paper Products Donation Day! Collecting size 5 diapers, toilet paper, tampons, and pads.

Bring paper bags, diapers, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, etc. to our regular meeting at Eagan City Hall for donation to The Open Door.

Kick-Start provides four volunteers to assist shoppers at The Open Door Pantry the first Thursdays of February, May, August, and November.

Join tons of volunteers bagging groceries and raising money for those in need of food support across Dakota County.

Eagan Kick-start volunteers are needed at the Cub Foods at 1020 Diffley Rd in Eagan from 10am-12pm on Saturday, Feruary 10th. Please register here so that we know you are coming!

If our Eagan Kick-Start shift doesn't work for you, feel free to sign up for an alternative shift through the events sign up site here: https://theopendoorpantry.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd713dedfcf08c2d9b5456d90&id=e6cd43ca29&e=86545b1602 

Kids 'n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5 to 16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult. Silas Means, Jr is a Recruitment Coordinator for Kids 'n Kindship.

Come to our first ever EKSR Book Club, featuring a short story, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery novels and stories. Synopsis on the story from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Beryl_Coronet.

Tiaras are welcome but optional (Inez has a jewel box of them that you can borrow from for the evening).

It is fun to read the story but please come even if you haven’t read it. John Bergquist, BSI, a member of the international Sherlock Holmes society, the Baker Street Irregulars, will give some background on the story, and anything else you’d like to know about Sherlock Holmes.

You might know that the University of Minnesota Library has the largest collection of Sherlock Holmes materials in the country, including Empress Alexandra’s copy of the Hound of the Baskervilles, with her cipher on the red leather cover. Tours are available!

Bring a snack to share.  Wine (left over from the Christmas party), beer and soft drinks will be available. 

Lunch will include roast beef, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner rolls, and cake! Activites will include a social hour, Pie The Founder raffle, and a 2023 presentation by our team with testimonials from distribution partners!

This event is FREE, so RSVP today!

Marshall will share his advice on password protection and other tips for staying safe online.
We will meet on March 7th from 4:45 to 6:00pm at Eagan City Hall, followed by appetizers at Kitchen and Rail at 6:15pm.
Can't make the meeting?
Meet us at Kitchen and Rail then!

Bowling and Silent Auction to support the work of Eagan's July 4 Funfest Ambassadors.
$15 per person for two hours of bowling!

More info HERE!

Questions? Email them to ambassador@eaganfunfest.org

Kick-Start will not meet on Thursday, Mar 21 and instead encourages members to attend the Eagan State of the City event hosted by the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce at The Landing - Thomson Reuters new Eagan headquarters - located at 2900 Ames Crossing.
Doors open (light refreshments): 7:30am 
Program begins: 8am
Program concludes: 9am 
No-cost registration is required. Register HERE.
 

The EHS Interact Club has reserved several spots for a Feed My Starving Children event on Tuesday, April 9th from 5:00 - 6:30. This is a wonderful time for Interact Club members and Rotarians to work together on a project to help others.

With over 17 years of experience in nonprofit management, Anne Elliott-Thul is a strategic leader with expertise in fundraising, volunteer engagement, events, and project management. She is currently the Senior Manager of Volunteer Operations at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, a renowned organization that provides affordable homeownership opportunities to low-income families and communities.

All are invited to the EKSR Book Club!. This meeting's theme is any of the P.G. Wodenhouse stories about Jeeves (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeeves). There are several to choose from!

Please come even if you haven't read the stories. You're sure to have a good time with Rotary friends. 

Bring a bottle of your favorite wine to share. Inez will provide the food. 

Founder of Chip's Pickleball Club, a 12-court indoor club in Eagan. He seeks to bring people together to build community and promote active lifestyles and is focused on helping others become the best versions of themselves.

As an all volunteer nonprofit chapter of an international organization, the Twin Cities South chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace (SHP) joyfully builds and delivers beds to kids 3-17 that are sleeping on the floor and in other uncomfortable situations. They are locally funded by organizations and individuals, receive support from local volunteers to build and deliver beds, and serve kids in portions of Dakota and Scott counties. Beds are assembled in the child's sleeping area and come with mattress, pillow and bedding so they are sleep ready the same day.

We will be collecting new twin sized bedding sets for this organization (in partnership with the Eagan Interact Club) so please conder bringing a donation to this meeting.

Kick-Start provides four volunteers to assist shoppers at The Open Door Pantry the first Thursdays of February, May, August, and November.

Please join us in celebrating our local teachers at our annual Teacher Recognition Luncheon in partnership with the Eagan Noon Club.

Sign up by Monday, April 29 so that we can enusre an accurate headcount for our club.  

Wallie Kuchinski has been on board all 15 seasons of the Glenn Caruso era, guided a defense that earned a reputation among Division III's best and quickly placed it as one of the best in Division I FCS. His defensive athletes received 15 All-America honors in the last 11 seasons.