May 28, 2015 (May 25, 2015)

May 28, 2015

James Wedgewood

Comedy and Ventriloquism

CLUB NEWS:

Last Week's Program - Bill Peter, a retired corporate executive, is a consultant on innovation and the future. He speaks widely on this topic and has formed The Global Innovation Foundation. He spoke on some interesting points on how human innovation is achieved. It starts with learning FACTS, then collecting more INFORMATION, applying INTELLIGENCE, which inspires IMAGINATION and by adding COLLABORATION, which results in INNOVATION. Bill related several examples on how these principals have been applied throughout American history. He related how applying these principles have worked in our educational system - through elemenary education (learning facts, gathering more information, and engaging our intelligence), then on to secondary education where imagination is stimulated, collaboration with others expands ideas and innovation often results. Bill made the point that bureaucracy is the enemy of innovation.

Guests: Dr. Matt Babel and his mother Mary Ellen Babel attended our meeting. Matt was a Wayzata HS scholarshp recipient from Plymouth Rotary a few years ago. He is now Doctor Babel and will begin his surgical residency this year at the University of Minnesota. Further demonstration of the wonderful stories and results from our scholarship program. Matt and his mother were guests of Carol Parrish.

Other guests included visiting Rotarians David Bacik from Crystal-New Hope-Robbinsdale and Steve Linder, from Willmar. Prospective members were Megan Kruger, guest of Norm Okerstrom, and Carroll Aasen, guest of Glen Norton.

Heart Safe Plymouth: We've trained 2,858 people and counting!

REMINDER: Preview your member profile on the Club website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact VP Steve Juetten or Secretary/Club Administrator Joe Thompson with any questions you may have. To assist, Dwain Erickson and Diane Moyer can shoot smart phone photographs of members whose photos are missing in the Club Membership roster. Is your photo missing??

Youth Exchange News - Host families for our inbound student Guan-Yu Chen coming this August from Taiwan are needed. He is fluent in English. Host families must live in the Wayzata School District. Youth Exchange Officer Jason Cardwell and Jill Kohler have explained we are seeking three families to be selected by the end of May. Jason and Jill have been efective and instrumental in managing our Youth Exchange program in the Club. Thank them for their service! And please circulate this opportunity to your friends and families in the Wayzata School District. Anyone who has hosted can relate what a wonderful experience it can be.

Important Dates/Events:

West Metro Rotaract Club: The Club held its organizational meeting on April 29th with 18 committed young professionals moving forward with determining meeting dates, electing officers, and establishing a vision for the rejuvenated West Metro Rotaract Club. Wayzata Rotary is spearheading assistance to get the new Charter issued. Matt Gerber, District Rotaract Chair, was instrumental in getting this all-important meeting underway and hosted the event. Watch this weekly bulletin for information updates as they become available. We are still open to add emails for young people who may be interested.

Saturday, May 30, 2015 - Co. Road 6 Highway Clean-up. Optional Breakfast at Perkins , Hwt 55 & I-494 at 7:00 am. Clean-up starting at the Parking Lot at Hwy 55 & Co. Rd 6 beginning at 8:15 am. Jim Crenna in charge.

Rogers Rotary Club is holding their Inaugural "BIG CUP" Scramble golf event on June 9, 2015 at Fox Hollow Golf Club. This event is also known as the Michael Sween Memorial Golf Tournament. Contact Kyle Sabot kyle@rogersprintingmn.com or call 763-234-8747 for more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Plymouth Rotarian Sharon Sund submitted and was awarded a Grant from Plymouth Rotary Club for a Summer Lunch Food Pack at PRISM, to be conducted on Saturday, June 13th, 9:00 am to 12 Noon at the PRISM Headquarters, 730 Florida Ave. So. in Golden Valley. Joining us are Crystal-New Hope-Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Minnetonka, and Wayzata Rotary Clubs, along with a DDF Grant from District 5950. Food Packs will be used to support students who are on the Free and/or Reduced Fee Lunch Program during the school year, but do not have those resources available during summer vacation. Sharon is seeking 20 volunteers for all or part of the morning to assist with the packing. Watch for an invitation to participate, on which you can RSVP for yourself and any guests you may bring along.

Jim Bird also announced PRISM is holding their 'Taste of the 'Burbs" Gala, to be held this week (May 28th from 5 - 8 PM) at The Metropolitan in Golden Valley. See Jim or Sharon Sund for more information. They are offering four $75 tickets for only $35 each to fill out their table.

Lake Minnetonka-Excelsior Rotary will hold their Beer, Brats and Music celebration to support polio eradication on May 28, 2015, 7:00 - 10:00 PM at Bayside, Excelsior.

Twins vs Cubs game, June 20th, will be a District 5950 event. Tickets available on-line. See Steve for details for ordering seats.

DEADLINE APPROCHING: Rotary Peace Centers has announced the application for 2016 Rotary Peace Fellowships is now open online. (rotarypeasecenters@rotary.org). Applications are available on the web site along with brochures and program guides. Applicants for these distinguished scholarships must be endorsed at the District level by 31 May 2015, with their results forwarded to RI by 1 July 2015. A Rotary webinar is available to learn how to coach and recruit applicants. Rotary Peace Scholarships formerly were known as Ambassadorial Scholarships. See Steve Beachler for registration details.

IOCP will hold The Earl Cup Woodhill Classic on Monday, September 14th at Woodhill Country Club in Orono. 11 am lunch and 12 Noon shotgun start. To reserve your foursome, contact JaneBrattain@aol.com or phone 952-473-9305.

Amazon Purchases: Please remember to select RCOP Foundation when you make on-line purchases at Amazon.Smile. The Rotary Club of Plymouth Foundation is registered with Amazon and may be chosen when you make purchases through Amazon.Smile. Amazon will donate .05% of your total purchase to RCOP Foundation. The AmazonSmile web site provides all the same products as the regular site, but in addition allows you to designate a charity which Amazon will support. Please tell your friends and associates who shop through Amazon Smile! The contribution comes out of Amazon's pocket - not yours! Click here to get started:http://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-3054927 You Shop/ Amazon Gives!

MORE PUNS:

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

Two hats were hanging on the hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head."

I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger, then it hit me!

A sign on the lawn at the drug rehab center said : 'Keep off the Grass'

The midget fortune-teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.

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Rotary Core Values:

Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service, Leadership

Rotary International Theme: Light Up Rotary

Plymouth Rotary Club Theme: Participation Leads to Passion for Rotary

Rotary International Convention June 6-9 , 2015 Sao Paulo, Brazil