Welcome to the
Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Club!
 
Thursdays at 7:00 AM
Eagan City Hall
3830 Pilot Knob Road
Eagan, MN 55122
United States of America
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November 2, 2023
 
 
Speaker/Topic:
 
Angie Swetland, Memory Loss/Care of Elders
 
Angie is the former corporate director of customer relations at Presybterian Homes, and has stayed very active in the world of memory care. She has helped hundreds of family members navigate the difficult memory loss journey, and has done so with grace and humor. Her book, I Know You By Heart, is a great reference for families throughout their loved one's path.

 
Inspiration/Happy Bucks:
Michael Berndt
 
Greeter:
Michael Proebstle
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Weekly Inspiration
 
"The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply."
 
- Stephen R. Covey
 
 
 
Offered by Michael Boulka
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UPCOMING SPEAKERS

11/9 - Loren Swanson, Roseville Rotary-Water Project in Uganda
11/16 - Scouts: Elm Tree Restoration Project
11/23 - No Meeting, Thanksgiving
11/30 - Jamie Hopkins, Update on Ukraine

INSPIRATION/HAPPY BUCKS

11/9 - Inez Bergquist
11/16 - Mark Anderson
11/23 - No Meeting, Thanksgiving
11/30 - Mary Nell Zellner

GREETER SCHEDULE

11/9 - Alex Rud
11/16 - Denise Sjoberg
11/23 - No Meeting, Thanksgiving
11/30 - Derek Schilling
 
Member Birthdays
Chris Whitfield
January 5
 
Angie Cunningham
January 8
 
Roger New
January 19
 
Gary Hansen
February 11
 
Andrew Pimental
February 18
 
Esme Miranda
February 23
 

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The Open Door

EKSR will resume quarterly volunteer evenings at THE OPEN DOOR - first Thursday of November, February, May, and August. The shift is 4:15pm to 7:00pm
 
Please use this link to sign up: this link
 
 
Note that you can also sign up for future dates at the same link.

#FUN

More to come...
 
 

#SERVICE!

More to come...
 
 

Breakfast Pickup

Calling all Rotarians! Breakfast Pickup signup here:
 
The signup link can also be accessed by visiting:

https://eagankick-startrotary.org/
Don't forget to update your Rotary profile in Clubrunner.
 
 
Got an interesting Rotary article or story you want to share with the group? Send your suggestions to Derek at fossilseeker65@yahoo.com.
 
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Guild is a Minnesota not-for-profit organization that helps people with mental illness and those experiencing chronic homelessness by providing integrated treatment and services. Many of Guild’s clients face barriers to health, including medical conditions, isolation, homelessness, unemployment, poverty, and substance use.

Guild’s Ladder of Hope fundraising event is on Friday, November 3, from noon to 1:00 p.m. at the InterContinental, MSP, Bloomington. Our club is a Ladder of Hope sponsor again this year, and we are invited to attend. For those who are unable to attend, contributions can be made at https://guildservices.org/.

Thanks for considering Guild as one of many worthwhile causes that we as Rotarians can support.
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Check out the article featured in the District Newsletter and the Sun This Week about the flip house project by our club!

Eagan Kick Start Rotary brainstorms new way to raise funds

 
Real estate sale gives $24,000 for nonprofits. Philanthropy is not a new endeavor for Eagan Kick Start Rotary, but club members have found a new way to fundraise. “It took flight because we are people of action, speedy action,” said Denise Sjoberg, a seven-year Rotarian and Eagan real estate agent. She worked with club member Ryan Murphy, a past club president and eight-year Rotarian, to find a way to use the skills and experience they gained from careers in real estate and remodeling to purchase, renovate and sell a home as a fundraiser. “It started with a simple thought ‘what if we found a property that we could buy and flip as a fundraiser?’” Sjoberg said.
 
Read the full Story on Sun This Week Website: hometownsource.com
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Did you know there is a local Rotary focused Podcast? Searching for Service is a weekly show designed to help current and future Rotarians find purpose through service!
 
 
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