Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Club is a vibrant community of leaders, giving generously of our time, talent and funds to benefit those in need both at home and abroad. Welcome.

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Celebrate 35 years of the best Rotary club on earth!

City of Lakes is celebrating 35 years young. Join us Friday, March 6 for a tropical-themed bash in the Shangri- La Lounge at Psycho Suzi's in NE Minneapolis featuring dinner, silent auction and fun-filled activities.

$45.00 per person includes buffet dinner and non-alcoholic beverages. Your first drink is hosted by our fearless leader, Jewelie Grape and a cash bar available thereafter. Guests are welcome- the more the merrier!

Dress to impress, tropical style.

Kindly RSVP before February 28, 2020 at COL35.eventbrite.com.

Questions or interested in volunteering? Email Jodi Massey or Aaron Wicks.

Get to know a COL member during a Quarterly Meet Up
Back by popular demand, a quarterly meet up is a chance to get to know another member of the club one on one.
 
Click here to view the randomly generated list of quarterly meets ups. Have a look for your name, see who is next to yours, and simply reach out to that member to set up time for a coffee, meal, walk or perhaps another other beverage of your choosing between now and the end of March. (We'll route another meet up list in April.)
 
If you are paired with someone you've previously met with or are a snowbird and won't be in town for the next few months, consider taking it upon yourself to swap partners with other members.
 
Reach out to Jodi Massey or Aaron Wicks with questions. Happy meeting!
ACT United Conference Coming in February
January is Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month, and January 11 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In support of the fight against human trafficking, Rotary districts 5580 and 5950 have issued a proclamation to help spread awareness of human trafficking, joining together Rotary clubs from Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Ontario together to end human trafficking in our region. Over 160 clubs representing over 5,000 Rotarians are working with organizations in their local communities to end human trafficking one community at a time.
 
Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Club has a longstanding commitment to this cause. With Suzen O'Brien leading the charge as our club champion, we are proud to partner with A.C.T. United, the Rotary Hope Award winning anti-trafficking organization. A.C.T. United works with the Minneapolis School District as well as schools and churches across Minnesota and beyond with a dynamic teen exploitation and trafficking prevention program that is moving students from learners to this generation's leaders and advocates for ending human trafficking and creating safe communities.
 
With January being Human Trafficking Awareness Month, we are making February take action month! Take your first or next step today by registering for A.C.T. United's 5th annual Community Awareness to Action Conference on February 15, 2020. Hear from our powerful speakers, John Turnipseed, Exec VP of Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation in Minneapolis, MN and Detective Carter Staaf, Eden Prairie Police Special Investigations Unit, both on the frontlines of combating youth trafficking in MN. Then select dynamic breakout sessions with local organizations and ministries that will connect what is happening with what we can do about it right now!
 
To register or see more conference details, visit the conference page on Eventbrite.com or Facebook.
 
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2020-21 Minneapolis City of Lakes Board Slate Announced!
 
Following is the proposed slate of candidates for the 2020-21 Minneapolis City of Lakes Board of Directors and Committee leaders. Thanks to all who agreed to serve next year! This slate will be voted on at the January 8, 2020 meeting.
 
2020 – 2021 
Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Club Slate
  
Board:
 
President
Carol Russell
Past President
Jewelie Grape
President-Elect
Scott Benson
Vice President/Membership Chair
Ross Naylor
Membership Co-Chair
Jean Johnson
Treasurer
John Coskran
Assistant Treasurer
Anna Coskran
Secretary
Maria Bavender
Sergeant-at-Arms
Tom Tamura
Club Administrator
Assistant Club Administrator
Dick Mosman
Projects Chair
Terryl Brumm
Foundation Chair
Bill Klein
Foundation Co-Chair
Bob Baker
Programs Committee Chair
Matthew Prediger
Programs Committee Co-Chair
Jim Vos
At Large – Social Media
Sangam Napit
At Large
Patrick Joyce
At Large – District Liaison/Strategy
Gayle Noakes
Web Master
Brock Ray
  
Avenues of Service:
 
Community Service Committee Chair
Ellen Archibald
Community Service Committee Co-Chair
Kathy Kuehl
International Service Committee Chair
Chris Hutcheson
International Service Committee Co-Chair
Bill Jackson
Vocational Service Committee Chair
Steve Morris
Vocational Service Committee Co-Chair
Pending
Club Service Chair
Jodi Massey
Club Service Co-Chair
Anna Prisacari
 
 
 
 
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2019 City of Lakes Rotary Club Awards
On Wednesday, November 13th, we held our annual City of Lakes Rotary Awards Ceremony. This is the day each year when we recognize outstanding club members for contributions to our club, to our community, and to Rotary. We celebrated a number of individuals at the meeting:
 
  • Dick Devore Fellows — those who have given in excess of $1,000 to the City of Lakes Rotary Foundation
  • Paul Harris Fellows — those who have given in excess of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation (TRF)
  • Awards for volunteer service and leadership throughout the year
  • 2019 Richard Parrish Emerging Leader Award – Christine Hutcheson
  • 2019 Merle Else Heart of Rotary Award – Jean Johnson
  • 2019 John Fischer Rotary Hope Award – Jessica Bartholomew of ACT United
Congratulations to all of this year’s award winners. We are exceptionally grateful for their commitment to Service Above Self.
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Register for 2020 Days for Girls Sew-a-thon!
Posted by Amy Crawford on Oct 30, 2019

Come join us to volunteer at another Days for Girls Sew-a-thon sponsored by COLRC's International Service Committee, where we'll make feminine hygiene kits for girls in developing countries so they can continue to stay in school and have choices in their lives.  The World Health Organization says that the single most effective way to spend a $1 on global health outcomes is to educate girls and women.   As Days for Girls states, "Let's turn Periods into Pathways for girls around the world."  With your help, we can reach Every Girl. Period

 

No sewing experience required.  Just bring yourself and training will be provided.   Feel free to invite others to this fun event.  Judy Johnson, Twin Cities Days for Girls Coordinator with the Maple Grove Rotary Club will guide us through the kit making process.  We greatly welcome those with sewing experience and willingness to bring their sewing machines to the event.

 

Saturday, February 29, 2020

8:30 am - 12:00 noon 

Northeast United Methodist Church

2510 Cleveland St NE

Minneapolis, MN 55439

 

Questions: 

Amy Crawford: amycrawford616@gmail.com

Bill Jackson:  bill.jackson1804@gmail.com

 

We look forward to seeing you there. Please click here to register.

Read & Feed Surpasses Goals!
Feed:
Quickly surpassing our initial goal of 10,000 meals, we set a new goal of 40,000 meals, which we exceeded, with a final tally of 53,890. Our feed initiatives have included partnering with Sheridan Story to stock weekend food bags for students at Jefferson School, the popular Saturday mornings at CES Food Shelf and building large projects out of food cans designed by Kodet Architects to benefit Second Harvest.
 
Read:
The Literacy Champs committee took on the 10,000 book challenge. Result: 12,793 books have been donated from our club. From an initial start of collecting used books from members & partnering with City of Minneapolis’ 4th Police Precinct and Project for Pride in Living to design, build & fill Little Free Libraries (special thanks to Kodet & O-A Design), our focus has narrowed to providing diverse books for young kids, working with Minneapolis organizations with a successful history & key focus on literacy. We have hosted book & book bag give-aways at schools and preschools, sorted books, read to kids, celebrated reading success at various celebrations, provided books to kids at an author party, stocked a middle school library and created books for kids at a morning meeting. We have brought in authors to speak, books to buy, and added books to our holiday gift drive present.
 
Over the last three years, City of Lakes Rotary Club has partnered with the following organizations as part of the Read & Feed initiative:

Boys & Girls Club
Edison High School
Hennepin County (Holiday Gift Drive recipients)
Hennepin County Corrections (through Hennepin County Library)
Jefferson School
Joyce Preschool (dual immersion preschool)
Kerlan Library at the University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Parks & Recreation
Minneapolis Police, 4th Precinct
Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute
New Horizon (N. Penn Ave)
Project for Pride in Living
Reach Out & Read MN
Reading Partners
Way to Grow
CES Food Shelf
Second Harvest Food Shelf
Sheridan Story
Duties: January-March 2020
Posted on Nov 22, 2019
February 26, 2020--International Market Square
  • No Day Chair
  • Greeter: Adekunle Samuel
  • Check-In Desk: Shaun Irwin
  • No Reflection
  • Opening Song: Rooters
  • New Members Program: Sangam Napit
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Come to a Meeting

Join us each Wednesday at 7:15 AM for breakfast. We meet at The Minneapolis Club in the Main Dining Room on the 3rd floor. Parking is free for members and guests in the attached garage.

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Upcoming Speakers
New Member Program at Int'l Market Square
Feb 26, 2020
What’s your North Star?
Dave Hutchinson
Mar 04, 2020
Sheriff Hutchinson’s Year 1 Recap – And What’s Ahead
Mark Murphy
Mar 11, 2020
Conservation Corps: Restoring Resources, Changing Lives
Judge Jack Tunheim
Mar 18, 2020
Chief Judge Minnesota Federal Judiciary
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Duty Roster

February 26, 2020
Greeter
Samuel, Adekunle
 
Check-In Desk
Irwin, Shaun
 
Opening Song
Benson, Scott
 
New Members' Program
Napit, Sangam
 
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