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Feb 28 Jessica Bry
Mar 07 Roger New
Mar 14 Karen Groves
Mar 21 Laurie Halverson
Mar 28 Gary Hansen
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Mar 07 Mary Nell Zellner
Mar 14 Carol Wirsbinski
Mar 21 Dave Verbeke
Mar 28 Eric Swanson
Apr 04 Mike Supina
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Upcoming Events
Comedy Night
Art Works
Mar 11, 2023
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
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Laurie Halverson
February 8
 
Gary Hansen
February 11
 
Andrew Pimental
February 18
 
Carol Wirsbinski
March 11
 
Alex Rud
March 16
 
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Weekly Inspiration
Find your true self by losing yourself in service to others.
 Mahatma Gandhi 
Interact Coat Drive
We all have that seldom-worn coat taking up space in our closet. Here's its chance to find a home with someone who really needs it. The Eagan High School Interact Club will hold their annual coat drive October 23-25. So bring any gently used coats to the Kick-Start meeting on Thursday 10/25. Carol Wirsbinski will collect the coats and deliver them to the high school.
LeDuc House Visit
Join your Kick-Start friends on a visit to the LeDuc Historic Estate at 4pm on Thursday Oct 18.
Learn about the history of the house and maybe even encounter a ghost!
Makeup!
On October 18th there will be a drawing for a fabulous door prize (courtesy of our friend Scott Swenson) for any members that have a paid make up at another Rotary Club between Sep 20 and Oct 18.  If you have been looking for an excuse to attend another club this may be the right time.  Each paid make up will be good for one entry in the drawing.
A suggestion if you are looking for ideas: The Eagan Noon Club meets at noon each Wednesday at the Lost Spur.
Turn Our Grant into Action!
Join us for a 2018-2019 grant project supported by Rotary District 5950. We are planning a long-term project to install native gardens and benches at Art Works and Caponi Art Park. During our fall work days, we will prepare the garden sites, weed and mulch. During our winter planning, we will design and build benches for installation at both Art Works and Caponi Art Park. During our spring work days, we will plant gardens and complete the project with delivery of benches.
Want to join us?  Then sign up and show up!  We can't wait to work with you!

Fall Garden Prep Days

Thursday Oct. 25, 2:30-5:30pm
Art Works
3795 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan
 
Saturday Oct. 27, 9:00am-noon
Caponi Art Park
1220 Diffley Rd, Eagan
 
Winter Bench Planning Day
Saturday Jan. 12, 9:00am-noon
Art Works
3795 Pilot Knob Rd, Eagan
Webb Financial Happy Hour
Good Times + Networking = Webb Financial Happy Hour
Oct 25, 2018, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Bald Man Brewing
2020 Silver Bell Rd, Suite #25, Eagan
Hosted by Dave Verbeke
Guild Ladder of Hope
Join Guild Inc. at their annual benefit lunch to hear unforgettable stories of hope and recovery.
 
Date: Wednesday, December 5th. Registration 11:30 a.m. Program 12:00 - 1:00 p.m
Location: DoubleTree By Hilton Bloomington-Minneapolis South, 7800 Normandale Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55439
RSVP: Table captain, Gary Hansen.

Free parking available for our guests at the private lot adjacent to the hotel.
 
To learn more about the Ladder of Hope, call 651-925-8454 or visit www.guildincorporated.org
 
Guild Incorporated: Integrated treatment and services for people with mental illness. 
Ending Human Trafficking
As much as we Rotarians enjoy the fun, friendship, and networking aspects of Rotary, we should always remember that Rotary has the power to enact positive change on a global scale. Rotary has recently undertaken perhaps one of the most difficult challenges in its history - ending human trafficking. This may seem like an impossible task given how ingrained human trafficking is all over the world, the powerful criminal enterprises that profit from it, and cultural obstacles against the empowerment of women, the predominant victims of human trafficking.
What can you do?
  • Educate yourselves and your club on this issue. Invite speakers to provide more information on this issue to your club
  • Identify a Club Champion who can serve as an ongoing club advocate for this initiative. Thank you Mary Nell Zellner for stepping up to be Kick-Start's Club Champion!
If you ever think that human trafficking is too big a problem to tackle, remember this Ethiopian proverb: When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
Each of our local Rotary Clubs is one strand of that spider web; together we can end human trafficking.
Rotary Youth Exchange
Eagan's Rotary Clubs are sponsoring two foreign exchange students at Eagan High School during the 2018-19 school year. There are still opportunities to be a host family. Families of all types are suitable - with or without children, empty nesters, working or retired - but must live in the Eagan High School attendance boundary.
If you or someone you know live within the Eagan High School attendance boundary and would consider hosting a student, please contact Nate Danielson at 612-499-0193 for more details.
Propel Your Passion!
Take a minute to think about what you are truly passionate about. Then, the next time you are among your Rotary friends, take a look around. The people you see are the horsepower ready and willing to turn your passion into action. Then take a look at the Rotary District 5950 Grants webpage. There awaits a pool of funds to do the same.
Helping to turn your passion into action is why we all meet each week. So develop your idea and harness the club to do what it does best!
 
Speakers
Feb 23, 2023
Sherlock Holmes
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