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.

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!!

Loaves & Fishes is a nonprofit organization serving free, healthy meals to those in need in ten Minnesota counties. We are the largest open to the public free meal program in the state. We are guided by our vision that all people, regardless of socioeconomic, cultural, religious or ethnic background, deserve to meet their basic needs for food, dignity and respect.The mission of Loaves & Fishes has been enhanced to emphasize nutrition in every meal, including local farm-to-table dining. Innovative expansion efforts and growth of programming have resulted in record-breaking meal counts and today Loaves and Fishes is well-positioned to serve one million nutritious meals annually to Minnesotans in need.

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

Experiential Education - How we're developing the next generation of entrepreneurs. The Holmes Center is the hub of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of Minnesota that inspires, educates and connects the next generation of Minnesota's entrepreneurs. We mobilize the community and provide support for emerging entrepreneurs, both within and outside the University, through experiential courses and engaging outreach programs.

Interested in helping City of Lakes become a magnet for great people to join us?  Come to the next Membership Committee meeting, share your ideas & help create a club that attracts & retains great members.   

Get a brief glimpse into the North Korean story many rarely hear. Hyon Kim began her life in “one Korea” and was separated from her family at the age of four years when the Korean War began. Weaving together her personal story and a brief history of the Korean Peninsula, she shares why working with North Korean refugees claims her action and her compassion. She says, “This is a truly important issue –important for global stability, important for the Korean people, and important for the cause of global human rights.

We are looking to start having periodic lunches to bring members, especially newer members, together in a less formal setting to get to know one another a little better.  The first of these will be from noon to 1:00 pm on Friday, September 20, at Bill Klein's office -- Gray Plant Mooty, Suite 500, IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, in downtown Minneapolis.  We are asking that attendees bear the cost of a box lunch ($15 or so).  Additional details will be forthcoming.

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.

Podcasting is growing at unbelievable rates.  It is estimated that over 30% of the US population will listen to a podcast in 2019 up from less than 10% five years ago.  Tim and Kurt will overview some of the stats of podcasting and relate the lessons they’ve learned, the plusses and minuses, and highlight the keys to success from producing and publishing over 80 episodes of their own.

Our own Russ Michaletz will share his vision for better defining the value of Rotary Membership.

Plan to attend the next Community Service Committee meeting on Wednesday, October 2nd at 8:30, immediately following the regular Wednesday morning meeting.  We will be discussing up coming events.  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!  

The deluge of books and articles about mass incarceration shows that we are aware of the problem, worried about the causes, and struggling to find solutions. Coskran will explore ways to reimagine prison in the United States through the story of one man's 40-year saga in American justice systems.

Please join us on the evening of Wednesday, October 16, for our annual Foundation Pledge Drive Kickoff.  We encourage you to bring your spouse or a guest.  This will be held at Jax Cafe as in 2018, starting at 5:30 or so.  There will be no meeting that morning.  We would like you to register so that we can accurately plan for this event.  Thank you.

Please contact Bill Klein at william.klein@gpmlaw.com if you have questions.

Mark Labovitz will discuss the exciting and complex process of developing one of the North Loop’s newest hotel properties. The Element by Westin Hotel, the sixth hotel for his company Lion Hotel Group, is set to open in January next to the Twin Stadium and Live Nation’s Fillmore, already being promoted as “one of America’s most beautiful music halls” and scheduled to open in February. Learn how this all came together and what it’s really taking to get it done. 

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

Former RI President Ian S. Riseley challenged Rotary clubs across the globe to plant a tree for every member of our clubs in our local communities. Minneaplis Club #9 and Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary joined forces to support the efforts of non-profit Mississippi Park Connection and the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, the National Park in the heart of the Twin Cities.

Please join us on Oct. 26 as we move the trees that our members planted in the tree nursery last May into their permanent homes in the national park. The nursery (also known as a gravel bed) housed 250 bare root trees over the summer to receive the critical care needed to ensure their success once transferred to the ground in the park.

Please contact Jodi Massey with City of Lakes or Jim Hancock with #9 to RSVP or to get more info.

About Plant for the Future
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.

We are excited to bring a new member twist to our vocational roundtables on October 30. Hear from newer members about what the intersection of Rotary and Business means to them!

At Cream and Amber, a book store and beer bar in Hopkins, we will hear from Reading Partners about how easy it is to volunteer as a reading tutor in Minneapolis elementary schools. Join Rotarians from 4 other Minneapolis clubs to celebrate literacy. 

No registration, no obligation to become a tutor - just come and learn and socialize. 

1605 Main Street, Hopkins 55343

Our annual Rake Rattle & Roll event is happening on Saturday, November 2!  We'll meet at 8:30am in the US Bank parking lot and finish raking by 11-11:15 a.m., followed by an optional (but, oh so delicious) lunch of Juicy Lucys at Matt's Bar. 

Here are the details:

• 8:30 AM – We gather in the northeast corner of the US Bank parking lot at 2800 E Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55406. There we will go over the logistics for the day, take group photos, and break into 3 raking teams, each of which will be assigned 5-6 yards. Maps will be distributed to help volunteers find each yard to which their team is assigned.
• 9:00 to 11:00 (11:15?) – Each team rakes the assigned yards.
• 11:00/11:15 to 1:00 – Those volunteers who are interested will adjourn to Matt’s Bar for Jucy Lucys, fries, and beverages of their choice (the total cost of the lunch, including tip, will be divided pro-rata by those participating in the lunch).

What You Need to Know:

• This is a family friendly event. You are encouraged to bring spouses, significant others, friends, and children (who are old enough to be of some assistance and to understand the concept of giving back to others less fortunate).
• You should bring your own rakes (label your rakes and other equipment with your name and phone number on a piece of tape; things can go missing), a good pair of gloves, and other items you think would be helpful for yard cleanup, such as a leaf blower. We will supply compostable bags which, when filled, the teams will place in the alley behind the houses (or such other space as is designated by the homeowner).
• You will be given a make-up credit for your participation.
• This is a rain or shine event (unless the weather is really bad, such as 2” or more of snow or bad lightning, in which case you should contact Gary Mosiman for instructions. So please make sure to dress for the weather.
• We ask that you please register yourself and all guests on the COLRC website to get a good idea how many people will be on hand to help. Please register using the Members or Guests button on the left side of this page.
• You will share a great, “feel good” experience with your family and friends!

Hope to see you there!

John Aiken, Director of Labor Standards and Apprenticeship with the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry, will update us on how Apprenticeship Minnesota is helping recruit, train and retain a highly skilled and diverse workforce. The earn-as-you-learn model develops highly trained, skilled and motivated employees that are prepared to succeed in high growth industries across the state. 

The Membership Committee will meet to discuss membership recruitment & care.

Come at 5:00 for conversation, meeting will start at 5:30.

Stop by & see how much fun it is to be part of this committee.