Kickstart Newsletter Nov 3 (Nov 02, 2016)

GREETER SCHEDULE

November 3 Steve Dobin

November 10 Scott Erickson

November 17 Mike Ferber

November 24 Happy Thanksgiving

INSPIRATION

November 03 Julie Andersen

November 10 Mark Bonstrom

November 17 Mark Bonstrom

November 24 Happy Thanksgiving

Member Birthdays

Mark Bonstrom

November 21

David Bullock

December 20

President

Eric Swanson

President Elect

David Verbeke

Treasurer

Tom Hofstad

Secretary

David Verbeke

Past President

Mike Ferber

Sergeant At Arms

Cathy McCoy

Upcoming Service Projects

The following events will be added to the calendar but I also wanted to bring them to everyone's attention so we can get our members signed up to help.

1.   Walk to End Hunger
Date :   11-24-16
Location:   Mall of America (Kick off = MOA Rotunda)
Time:   7:30 am
                Register: http://www.walktoendhunger.org/site/PageServer?pagename=register
                Registration Fee: $25.00

2.   Ronald McDonald House – Cooks for Kids Dinner
Date 12-22-16
Location:   Children’s Hospital – St. Paul – 345 Smith Ave N., St. Paul
Rotaries needed:   6
Time:   3:00 to 7:30

3.   The Open Door – Cub Food Bagging Event
Date:     02-04-17 and 02-05-17
Time:     TBD
Location:   Cub Foods, 1020 Diffley Road, Eagan

See Jason Madson for sign up details.

Deck the Halls Holiday Home Tour

Posted by Karen Groves

Hi Kick-Starters! I’m a supporter of the Eastview Community Foundation. The foundation helps students at Eastview and it’s feeder schools with funds for Random Acts of Kindness, Grants, and Scholarships. Here’s an example! The foundation provided funding for an elementary student to rent a band instrument they wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford. On November 12/13, I’ll be helping with the inaugural “Deck the Halls Holiday Home Tour”. I’d love to see you there! Questions? Call Karen Groves: 952-693-1049. Tickets can be purchased at evcf.org.

Jennifer Jones- The Future of Rotary

Hear Jennifer Jones speak to the topic of the Future of Rotary.

Tuesday November 1

Area 4 Breakfast 6:30 AM @ Edinburgh Country Club $18/person (registration not required)

District Event Noon @ Doubletree Hotel St. Louis Park $25/person (register: www.Rotary5950.org)

Thursday November 3

Area 6 Breakfast @ Hazeltine Golf Course Chaska $15/person contact Char Weber at charmweber@gmail.com or 612-730-8210

Area 3 Lunch @ Edina Country Club Edina $20/person (registration not required)

Young Professionals Forum @TBA in northwest Twin Cities contact Mary Kurth at kurthpm@msn.com

Caponi Art Park Open Classroom Space

Our Club had explored the idea of securing a grant from the District to help support the construction of outdoor classroom space at Caponi Art Park. When we approached the District for grant help, we found out that the available funds were already committed for the year. While this was disappointing for the Club, Caponi decided to move ahead with the project with the hopes that funding would be in place by the end of the year. Grants from other organizations helped fill some of the need but they are still a few dollars short of their goal. Our Board of Directors has agreed to a $500 donation to the project. Caponi Art Park is also running a crowd funding campaign to help make up the short fall. If you are interested in making a personal donation, please visit their Indiegogo site:

http://www.twincities.com/2016/10/17/give-local-help-fund-an-outdoor-classroom-at-caponi-art-park/

Guild Incorporated Luncheon

Posted by Gary Hansen

Guild Incorporated, a St. Paul non-profit organization that provides integrated services for persons with mental disabilities, has a major fundraiser, the Ladder of Hope luncheon, scheduled at noon on December 7 at the Intercontinental St. Paul Riverfront. Gary Hansen, a table captain for this event, invites Rotarians to join him for lunch to learn about Guild’s programs and hear inspiring messages from a few who benefit from them. Ask Gary about this event at a club meeting or contact him at garyhansen@1stcounsel.com. More information about Guild is available at http://guildincorporated.org/.

2016 PRESIDENTIAL THEME

CREATE YOUR ROTARY ACCOUNT!

International Account Needed

To be successful in our Rotary Presidential Citation, we need all members to be set up on the International site. Directions can be found HERE.