Events

At our May 15 meeting, we will celebrate club members who have demonstrated the ideals of vocational service -- “where our Rotary lives and professional lives intersect,” in the words of
2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin.

Would you like to get more involved in our club's Literacy efforts? Do you have ideas about local literacy projects we should consider supporting?  Want to know more about what's happening with literacy at City of Lakes?
Join us this coming Wednesday immediately after the AM meeting for a brief meeting to explore opoprtunities for projects this coming year. Bring your ideas & enthusiasm!

Our world’s most challenging problems and promising opportunities cannot be solved by government and nonprofits alone. Certified B Corporations are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Two of Minnesota’s 17 B-Corps – businesses that meet strict standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability – will be with us to discuss their journeys. Hear from Sunrise Banks and Russell Herder about what B-Corps are, why they made the conversion and what’s involved for others to do the same.

Julie Bluhm is the Executive Director of Guild Incorporated. Guild Incorporated is a nonprofit organization that works at the intersection of mental health, housing and employment. Guild is committed to the goal of helping all people live lives full of purpose and meaning. If you our your family member has experience with mental illness, you know that accessing the right services at the right time can be a frustrating and tedious task. Julie will talk about efforts to enforce mental health parity, and the state of our mental health system in the context of rapid changes and the need to drive innovation.

Emerald Ash Borer is making its way across Minnesota and the highly-visible loss of ash trees is impacting our communities beyond our city streets. Major changes to the Mississippi River's landscape are on the horizon. The 72-mile Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, the national park in the heart of the Twin Cities, will lose more than 20% of its canopy within the next ten years, forever changing the landscape, river quality, natural areas and wildlife we love.  Plant for the Future, a program of Mississippi Park Connection, is a proactive plan to improve this outlook through a $1M campaign including educational programming, plantings, special events, volunteer and fundraising opportunities, and more.  Former RI President Ian S. Riseley challenged Rotary clubs across the globe to plant trees in their communities for every member of their club. #9 and Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary have committed to providing 300 trees that will be planted as part of the Plant for the Future campaign.  To facilitate more robust trees and also support trees well beyond the initial commitment, Rotary will first be installing a community tree nursery (otherwise referred to as a gravel bed) that will support the growth of healthy trees for years into the future. The tree nursery will be installed at Coldwater Spring (park area near Minnehaha Falls owned and managed by the Park Service).

Rene Sanchez leads Minnesota’s largest news organization, overseeing all aspects of the Star Tribune’s print and digital editions. He joined the Star Tribune in 2004 as a regional reporter and was later named its Sunday editor. He has subsequently overseen the Metro, Business and Sports departments as well as special reporting projects and investigative work. He helped lead the Star Tribune’s investigation of child deaths at daycare facilities in Minnesota that earned the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting. Sanchez’s journalism career began in New Orleans at The Times-Picayune, where he reported on sports and local news. He then spent 17 years as a local and national reporter forThe Washington Post. In his last six years at the Post, he was based in Los Angeles, covering California and the American West. A New Orleans native, Sanchez earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Loyola University.

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane of Brock's 2018-19 year as COLRC President and gently tease and thank him for his service.

The June 26 meeting will be replaced by the District Installation on June 27 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the American Swedish Institute. Members need to register here by June 20 and are free to attend. Enter "Vikings" at check out. Guests are welcome to attend at a cost of $40.00 per person. Log out of Club Runner and then register your guest. 

Join us for a celebratory start to the new Rotary year as we install our very own incoming District Governor Russ Michaletz, District 5950 leadership, Assistant Governors and President-Elects. This evening event will take the place of our regularly scheduled weekly meeting. As the host club of the incoming District Governor, we want a great showing from City of Lakes Members! 

Thursday, June 27
5:30-7:30 p.m.  (5:30-6:00 p.m. Registration and reception; 6:00 p.m. Dinner; 6:30 p.m. Program; optional arrival beginning at 4:30 p.m. to view "The Vikings Begin")
American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Avenue, Minneapolis

Registration is required and has closed. If you missed the deadline, please contact Jodi Massey.

Our very own Russ Michaeltz will be the 5950 District Governor for the 2019-20 Rotary year. Please join us to kickoff the year with Russ and leadership throughout the district. As the host club, the event is free for all City of Lakes members. Registration will begin on May 14 and will be available through the District 5950 website.

Make plans now to join us at Community Emergency Services (CES) on Saturday, July 6, 2019.  This will be another of our family friendly, bi-monthly food shelf volunteer events where we will pack food and sundry items in accordance with the “shopping” lists of approximately 140 of CES’s home delivery clients.

The event will start at 9:00 AM and conclude sometime between 10:30 and 11:00.  No need to register.

Parking is available in the small lot behind the building or on 19th Street.  Please enter the building from the entrance off of the parking lot (the door is sometimes locked, so you may need to ring the bell).  CES’s address is 1900 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (corner of 11^th Avenue South and 19^th Street). 

If you plan on attending and wish to bring food or sundry items to donate, please feel free to do so.  They are usually low on coffee and tea, both of which are available in $1 packages at Dollar Tree. Canned tuna and chicken are always welcome, as well.  They also accept pet food and litter for their pet food shelf.  CES will provide a receipt to you for your donation.

Hope you can make it on July 6!  Also, here are our food shelf/home delivery program dates for the rest of 2019 and January of 2020:

2019 CES Food Shelf Dates

• September 7
• October 26
• January 4, 2020

Thank You!
Gary Mosiman

Join the membership committee for fun & planning for how to reach our audacious goal of net 12 new members for this year. We welcome all ideas & energy!

Coming out of the Great Recession, our region’s job growth was lagging behind the national average and we weren’t winning our fair share of economic expansion. This realization led to the Itasca Project, an employer-led civic alliance focused on building a thriving economy and improved quality of life, creating the GREATER MSP Partnership in 2011. This was a critical shift in approach to expanding our region’s economy to compete and win on a global scale. Together we are making Greater MSP one of the world’s best regions to live and work.

The GREATER MSP Partnership is doubling down on our region’s future economic success. Its board of directors, along with hundreds of Investors, partners and stakeholders throughout the region are accelerating this effort in Partnership 2.0. We are advancing a bolder vision and mission, increased strategic alignment, a clear organizational strategy and stronger partner communications.

The Partnership’s unique platform of collaboration exists to channel inspiration, harness innovation, and propel our region forward in an ever-changing and competitive global economy. This is an exciting time to be engaged in the GREATER MSP Partnership.

Kick off the new Rotary year with the first social event of the year:

Betty Danger's Country Club
2501 Marshall St NE, Minneapolis

Betty Danger’s Country Club, a kooky Country Club located in Palm Springsland in sunny Nordeast Minneapolis. Home to the Danger, a vertically revolving dining and drinking experience. 

Public art is visible evidence of our shared humanity. It’s more than murals, monuments and memorials (and the occasional mime). Artists of all disciplines are engaging in cross-sector collaborations and social practices that address all kinds of issues and opportunities facing cities today, including the health of our communities. Jack Becker, founder and lead principal consultant at Forecast Public Art a 40-year-old nonprofit based in St. Paul—is recognized internationally for his pioneering efforts to make public art more public. He will share an overview of trends and issues in the field, and discuss recent efforts he’s led to help cities address health issues through public art.

Marnie Wells, CEO of Camp Fire Minnesota, will share with us the history between Tanadoona, the 103 acre property on Lake Minnewashta in Excelsior (owned by Camp Fire Minnesota) and Rotary.   Because of the visionary leadership of the Rotary members in 1924, Tanadoona has been serving young people and connecting them to nature ever since!  Kids spend on average 7 ½ hours per day in front of a screen and 90% of their time indoors.  Connecting young people to nature is more important than ever!

COL member Anna Priscari has offered to host an evening of grilling and socializing at her building downtown and then walking to watch the Torchlight parade. 

6-8 p.m. at Anna's place, followed by parade from 8:30-10:30 p.m
Address: 240 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Bring something to grill, a dish, or beverage to share. 

Thomas Fisher, Director of the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota will talk about the work underway at the center ranging from the impact of autonomous vehicles on our cities to the development of housing for the homeless in partnership with HCMC to the use of design thinking in helping Greater Minnesota communities re-imagine their future.

Plan to attend the next Community Service Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 31st at 8:30, immediately following the regular Wednesday morning meeting.  We will be discussing budget revisions for the 2019/2020 Rotary year.  We will meet in the Sunroom on the 2nd floor.  Let Marlene Dieterich or Ellen Archibald know if you plan to attend or have any specific items to add to the agenda.  See you there!  

In her new book Thank You for Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores, author Kristal Leebrick presents the history and stories behind Minnesota’s late, great department stores. Join us to share a nostalgic look at shopping’s glory days for all who remember the service, style, and charm of stores like Dayton’s, Powers, Donaldson’s, the Emporium, and the Golden Rule.

Join Rotarians from District 5950 and 5960 - $10 ticket includes admission, hot dog and chips. All ticket proceeds benefit Polio Plus. Gates open at 5pm, first race is at 6pm.  Contact Jewelie Grape for tickets.

Sisyphus Brewing, 712 Ontario Ave W #100, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Hear from Clyde Doepner, born and raised in North St. Paul, Minnesota. He began collecting Twins memorabilia at an early age, and his collection was enhanced by a personal friendship with former Twins owner Cal Griffith. He has displayed items from his collection yearly at Twinsfest since its inaugural show in 1989, and he travels extensively throughout Twins Territory, setting up displays and giving presentations utilizing Twins memorabilia. In 1999 Clyde became the first “full-time” curator in Major League baseball with a job description that included collecting, preserving, displaying, archiving, listing, labeling and giving tours of Target Field. He assists fellow historians and authors on baseball-related projects, and has written numerous articles about Twins' history and collecting in general

Join us for our family-friendly City of Lakes summer picnic. We'll head to Wabun Park - Pavilion A. The park is located just up the hill from Minnehaha Falls near the Mississippi River and Veterans Hospital). The park has a large playground and wading pool adjacent to the picnic shelter.
Download the park map here.

Please bring:

• A dish to share (don't forget the necessary serving utenstils if your dish requires something)
• Beverage of choice. (As we're in a public park, please limit to beer in cans or wine and we'll plan to be discreet.)
• Family and prospective members!

All the basics will be provided (plates, cups, napkins, etc.). A grill is available if you'd like to cook something up on the spot (or if you're a grill master and you'd like to volunteer, message us in advance).

Questions? Contact Jodi Massey or Aaron Wicks.

Tonya Kostick and Brendan Ward, co-chairs of Kraus-Anderson’s Buzz Squad, will talk about their office’s journey into the world of urban beekeeping.  This presentation will include how the squad established three healthy honey bee hives and organic, pollinator-friendly gardens on the roof of Kraus-Anderson’s corporate headquarters in East Town/Elliot Park Minneapolis.

Take a shift at the media booth - sign up at bit.ly/2RHYbbs or join the Random Act of Service Team - pick your shift at bit.ly/2XeLVW2    Families welcome...wear your Rotary gear!!

Make plans now to join us at Community Emergency Services (CES) on Saturday, July 6, 2019.  This will be another of our family friendly, bi-monthly food shelf volunteer events where we will pack food and sundry items in accordance with the “shopping” lists of approximately 140 of CES’s home delivery clients.

The event will start at 9:00 AM and conclude sometime between 10:30 and 11:00.  No need to register.

Parking is available in the small lot behind the building or on 19th Street.  Please enter the building from the entrance off of the parking lot (the door is sometimes locked, so you may need to ring the bell).  CES’s address is 1900 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (corner of 11^th Avenue South and 19^th Street). 

If you plan on attending and wish to bring food or sundry items to donate, please feel free to do so.  They are usually low on coffee and tea, both of which are available in $1 packages at Dollar Tree. Canned tuna and chicken are always welcome, as well.  They also accept pet food and litter for their pet food shelf.  CES will provide a receipt to you for your donation.

Hope you can make it on July 6!  Also, here are our food shelf/home delivery program dates for the rest of 2019 and January of 2020:

2019 CES Food Shelf Dates

• October 26
• January 4, 2020

Thank You!
Gary Mosiman

Join us for the next installment of happy hour, as we move to Royal Foundry Craft Spirits.

Royal Foundry Craft Spirits is a new distillery infusing the Minneapolis craft cocktail scene with British flavour. RFCS produces fine spirits made in the classic British tradition using grains, botanicals and classic recipes.

Make plans now to join us at Community Emergency Services (CES) on Saturday, July 6, 2019.  This will be another of our family friendly, bi-monthly food shelf volunteer events where we will pack food and sundry items in accordance with the “shopping” lists of approximately 140 of CES’s home delivery clients.

The event will start at 9:00 AM and conclude sometime between 10:30 and 11:00.  No need to register.

Parking is available in the small lot behind the building or on 19th Street.  Please enter the building from the entrance off of the parking lot (the door is sometimes locked, so you may need to ring the bell).  CES’s address is 1900 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 (corner of 11^th Avenue South and 19^th Street). 

If you plan on attending and wish to bring food or sundry items to donate, please feel free to do so.  They are usually low on coffee and tea, both of which are available in $1 packages at Dollar Tree. Canned tuna and chicken are always welcome, as well.  They also accept pet food and litter for their pet food shelf.  CES will provide a receipt to you for your donation.

Hope you can make it on July 6!  Also, here are our food shelf/home delivery program dates for the rest of 2019 and January of 2020:

2019 CES Food Shelf Dates

• January 4, 2020

Thank You!
Gary Mosiman