Kick Start News - May 25, 2023 (May 22, 2023)

Welcome to the
Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Club!

Thursdays at 7:00 AM

Eagan City Hall (lower level)

3830 Pilot Knob Road
Eagan, MN 55122
United States of America

District Site

Venue Map

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May 25, 2023

Speaker/Topic:

#Rotation - Chief Hugo Searle

at Fire Station #2 (1001 Station Trail)

Inspiration/Happy Bucks:

Mike Supina

Greeter:

Dave Verbeke

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Weekly Inspiration

Eric shared an experience from the Teachers Recognition Event. As part that, this Word Cloud was shared:

Offered by Eric Swanson

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UPCOMING SPEAKERS

6/1 - Spelling Bee, Mike S.

6/8 - Mobile Lunch Box Packing

6/15 - Shauna and Bryan Joas, Author - The Long Way Home

6/22 - Myha Le, Forensic Science Supervisor, BCA

INSPIRATION/HAPPY BUCKS

6/1 - Kip Springer

6/8 - Denise Sjoberg

6/15 - Derek Schilling

6/22 - Susan Schuster

GREETER SCHEDULE

6/1 - Carol Wirsbinski

6/8 - Cindy Yanchury

6/15 - Mary Nell Zellner

6/22 - Mark Anderson

Member Birthdays

Scott Erickson

May 1

Kaleb McCulloch

May 30

Susan Schuster

June 17

Michael Berndt

June 19

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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

This aligns better with our volunteer capacity and avoids holidays where volunteers are often scarce.

Please use this link to sign up: this link

Note that you can also sign up for future dates at the same link.

#FUN!

5/31 MN Aurora Soccer Game:

Purchase a General Admission ticket for the game and we will all sit together and cheers on them on.

#SERVICE!

6/8 Mobile Lunch Box Packing:

In lieu of the normal morning meeting, this week will be a Mobile Lunch Box Packing in the Eagan Room at City Hall.

8/3 Red Cross Blood Drive:

Date: Thursday, 8/3/2023

Start Time: 9AM

End Time: 3PM

Where: Dakota County CDA, 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, MN 55123

Link: KickStartRotaryBloodDrive

Breakfast Pickup

Calling all Rotarians! We need willing individuals to help with pickup of the weekly breakfast order. Breakfast Pickup signup here:

breakfast pickup

The signup link can also be accessed by visiting:

https://eagankick-startrotary.org/

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Riddle me this...

What 5-letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?

Previous Answer: $35.7 billion

Got an interesting Rotary article or story you want to share with the group? Send your suggestions to Derek at fossilseeker65@yahoo.com.

Here some headlines from recent news around the community:

Check out the article in the Sun Thisweek about the 5K. “The public is welcome to participate in Eagan Kick-Start Rotary Club’s second annual Eagan 5K Run and Kids Run fundraiser on Saturday, July 8, in the Rotary Bandshell at Eagan Central Park, 1501 Central Parkway, that will benefit community partners. The fundraiser will benefit The Open Door, Art Works, Eagan Community Foundation, Guild, The Drawer, Kids N Kinship, Can Do Canines, Caponi Art Park, Local Public Safety and more.”

eagan-kick-start-5k-kids-run

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