Events

Club and Foundation Board meetings are on the 4th Tuesday by Zoom. To attend, please contact Maria Bavender for a Zoom link.,

Annie loves to dive deep into decision making under uncertainty. Her latest obsession is on the topic of quitting. In particular, she is on a mission to rehabilitate the term and get people to be proud of walking away from things.

Annie is an author, speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space, as well as Special Partner focused on Decision Science at First Round Capital Partners, a seed stage venture fund. Annie’s latest book, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, was released in 2022 from Portfolio, a Penguin Random House imprint. Her previous book, Thinking in Bets, is a national bestseller. As a former professional poker player, she has won more than $4 million in tournament poker. During her career, Annie won a World Series of Poker bracelet and is the only woman to have won the World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the NBC National Poker Heads-Up Championship. She retired from the game in 2012. Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Annie was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study Cognitive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2023 Annie completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at UPenn.

Annie is the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education. She is a member of the National Board of After-School All-Stars and the Board of Directors of the Franklin Institute.

 Managing Director Jake Blumberg will share some context about the nation-leading model created in the early 2000's through the Itasca Project, and how the next 20 years of the organization will help advance cross-sector partnerships and solutions to address our region's biggest problems and greatest opportunities

Please join the International Service Committee the second Thursday of the month. We meet in person and hybrid by Zoom.  In person attendees may place a food order from Centro with Lakka Benti, gathering social time  starts at 5:30, meeting runs from 6-7.  If you do not have the Zoom link, please contact ISC Chair Lakka Benti via the hyperlink.

Our foreign exchange student, Wilson Oliveira, from Brazil will speak to the Club about his experiences in Minneapolis over the past year.

Dr. Bruce Gleason will discuss his new book, Cold War Cadence: A Military Musician's Berlin Memoir, 1988- 1991.  Described by his publisher as: Providing a fascinating review of not only the work of army bandsmen and women, Dr. Gleason also offers more than a glimpse of the historic city of Berlin as well as the Prussian and Nazi ghosts that still reside there. Filled with copious detail and based on exacting and beautifully assembled notes, letters, North Star News articles, and photos, Gleason's latest book of vivid recollections coupled with those of his bandmates promises to satisfy even the most discerning reader of Cold War and general European history. Along the way, he furnishes readers with an entertaining European and Asian travelogue with too many surprises to count.

We meet after the club meeting on the third Wednesday of the month in the lounge at the Woman's Club.  Join in the discussion! Please contact Russ using the hyperlink with any questions. 

Club and Foundation Board meetings are on the 4th Tuesday by Zoom. To attend, please contact Maria Bavender for a Zoom link.,

Scott Welle is a #1 international best selling author, speaker and founder of Outperform The Norm, a leading program for business leaders and athletes looking raise their game and perform at the highest level.

Scott has worked with professional athletes (NFL, MLB, PGA Tour), elite level triathletes, CEOs, stay-at-home moms, and everyday heroes who all had one common goal – to improve and to be better today than they were yesterday.

Scott’s nine best selling books, articles, videos, podcasts and online programs inspire hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. He has a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology and is an adjunct professor at St. Olaf University. He regularly speaks and consults with top performing executives, sales professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as elite athletes, all with one common goal: to OUTPERFORM.

Scott enjoys pushing his own physical and mental limits, completing five Ironman triathlons, 29 marathons and a 100-mile ultra marathon run. He is very close with his brother, Jason. Together they “plod” at least one marathon together each year, laughing the whole way.

He serves others by showing them how to tap into the same mindset of challenging their self-limiting beliefs and aspiring to be their best everyday.

Growing up on an Iowa farm, studying architecture at Iowa State University, and building a career in custom-tailored clothing may seem like an unconventional path—but for Kingford Bavender, it was a natural evolution. In this engaging talk, King will share how a foundation in design and craftsmanship led to a vocation in creating custom garments that reflect the individuality of each client. From fine woolen fabrics to precise silhouettes, he will explore the artistry behind tailored clothing and how skills from one discipline seamlessly informed another. Join us for an inspiring look at how passion, adaptability, and creativity shape a meaningful career.

Please join the International Service Committee the second Thursday of the month. We meet in person and hybrid by Zoom.  In person attendees may place a food order from Centro with Lakka Benti, gathering social time  starts at 5:30, meeting runs from 6-7.  If you do not have the Zoom link, please contact ISC Chair Lakka Benti via the hyperlink.

We meet after the club meeting on the third Wednesday of the month in the lounge at the Woman's Club.  Join in the discussion! Please contact Russ using the hyperlink with any questions. 

Club and Foundation Board meetings are on the 4th Tuesday by Zoom. To attend, please contact Maria Bavender for a Zoom link.,

If we are rained out July 17, we will hold the picnic this evening

Hosted by Rotary Clubs of Roseville, St. Paul and Minneapolis City of Lakes in the PM. Details to be added.