Polio Update - RI President Ravindran reported last week: "We're delighted to report (today) Nigeria has passed one year with no new cases of the wild poliovirus." Thank you to everyone for your part in this battle.
This Week's Program:
This week we are going to try something a little different. Rather than a speaker we are going to get to know each other a little better one-on-one. Everyone has heard of "speed dating" where people rotate from person to person to try and learn something about other people. The concept will be the same for us . Half the members will stay where they are seated and the others will move about the room every five minutes. During each five minute period the hope is that everyone will be talking to a different person learning something about them: Where they grew up; where they work; why did they choose to join Rotary; what do they enjoy doing outside of work and Rotary; etc. (this really is open to where ever the conversation goes). Let's have some fun with this.
Tim Janssen, West Metro Rotaract President will be attending so let's show him a good time.
Last Week's Program:
The meeting began with an invocation by Peter Bartling followed by introductions (see guest list below) and the card game by Ben Rischall (no one won the card game so it moves onto next week), and trivia by Steve Juetten. Then President Juetten made announcements starting with answers to the riddles and questions: 1) An Anchor; 2) A Window; and 3) Nothing.
We had three guests, other than our speakers: Glen Norton brought Patrick Bannia who is considering membership. Bala Guntipalli returned for a second visit, and Peter Bartling's Grandson Jack Bartling attended.
Remember the membership contest - 1 points for bringing a perspective member to meeting, 5 points if that person joins and
3 points if you get a person to join without coming to a meeting. Steve Beachler and Glen Norton both now have 1 point.
President Juetten then announced that our exchange student will be arriving on the August 17th at 1:45pm and that Jason Cardwell is looking for Rotarians interested in going to the airport to welcome him (contact Jason). Jason is also looking for a host family for the second and third periods of our students stay. Lastly, the first host family needs a family to host Albert September 10th - 13th (again, please contact Jason). See more information on the exchange student below.
President Juetten thanked those that have submitted quarterly payments and asked everyone else to continue to send in payments as quickly as possible. He mentioned that we still need speakers for the August 20th and September 3rd meetings.
Carol Parrish provided a great overview of the Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute ski service project that 0ur Club as sponsor, along with collaboration form the Rotary Clubs of Golden Valley, Lake Minnetonka, Excelsior, Edina and Minneapolis City of Lakes will be completing. The five clubs combined on a grant application submitted to the District and on July 27, 2015 the District approved the applications. The funds from the District, along with the contributions from the clubs, will provide $15,000 in needed safety equipment for the adaptive program. Our service project is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, October 10, at which time we will move existing equipment from a temporary location at Hyland Hills to a permanent storage facility there. The equipment will need to be cleaned, organized and placed in a new facility being constructed by McGough Construction. Steve Beachler, Woody Jewett and Brock Peterson are the three club members in charge of this service project. A MAJOR THANK YOU TO CAROL FOR HER WORK ON THIS!
Rotary Clubs Help Make Adaptive Winter Sports More Accessible
Five metro rotary clubs are making adaptive winter sports more available to those with disabilities. The Rotary Clubs of Edina, Golden Valley, Lake Minnetonka-Excelsior, Minneapolis City of Lakes, and Plymouth are each pooling together to buy $15,000 worth of new equipment...
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Jeff Wosje introduced our speakers this week. The speakers were Pat Caldie and Scott Otto from Organizational Change Advisors, LLC. They provided great insight on leadership and how change is necessary to improve organizations. Here is the answer to the nine dots connected by four lines puzzle introduced by Pat.
Fundraiser
Jim Crenna continues to work on the fundraiser and will provide periodic updates to everyone. The Parade is Saturday, September 26th this year. Those that have secured sponsors in the past need to secure them again and let Jim know. Further, we are in need of a grand price. Our previous grand prize no long is available. Lastly, Jim needs assistance in many areas, but immediately he needs someone to manage the small prices. Please contact Jim if you have any questions or ideas. Also, please thank Jim for all the work tha the does for the fundraiser!
Vice President/President Elect Request: Over the next several weeks I, along with the Board and Past Presidents, will be reaching out to a number of you to gauge your interest in becoming the Vice President/President Elect. Please spend some time thinking about the possibility and contact me if you have questions and interest. With the quality and experience of the current board and the number of engaged past presidents, there is no time like this year to start your Rotary leadership.
Meeting Survey:
The meeting survey is complete and the results will be presented at the meeting.
Crowne Plaza has come to the Club asking for an increase in the cost for a Thursday lunch that would increase the cost to a member to $21. Because of this the information presented during the mini visioning session in July, a survey was distributed to the members in attendance (the survey will be e-mailed to all members soon). The survey asked three questions: 1) Number of Thursday meetings per month (all or some lesser number); 2) Time of Meeting (lunch or breakfast; and 3) Location (stay at Crowne Plaza or look for a new location).
Heart Safe Plymouth: We have trained over 2,902 People and counting!
ClubRunner Member Profiles:
Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President Steve Juetten or the Secretary/Club Administrator Murray Death 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??
Incoming Youth Exchange News:
The first Host Family for our inbound student Guan-Yu Chen coming this August from Taiwan has been secured. Jason Cardwell and Jill Kohler are still seeking two more host families to accommodate his year with us. Youth Exchange Officer Jason reports our incoming student is fluent in English. Jason and Jill have been extremely effective and instrumental in managing our Youth Exchange program for the Club. Thanks to them for their service! And please circulate this hosting opportunity to your friends and families in the Wayzata School District. Anyone who has hosted in the past can relate what a wonderful experience it can be. It would be wonderful if a Plymouth Rotarian would step up to host!
IOCP is Collecting Back-to-School Supplies.
Donations may be dropped off at IOCP from August 1-21, Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Wednesday's until 8 p.m. Most needed items are: Backpacks (large, solid colors); Wide/College Rule Spirals; Pocket Folders; Composition Notebooks; 3-Ring Binders (1 1/2 inch); Dry Erase Markers; Notebook Dividers; Wide/College Loose-leaf Paper; Graph Paper; Colored Pencils; Glue Sticks (no glue bottles); Scientific Calculators (TI-15, TI-108, TI-30X); and Graphing Calculators (TI-84). They Also need: Watercolor Paints; Black Sharpie Markers; Scissors (pointed tip); Crayola Markers (Classic Colors); Red Pens/Black Felt Tip Pens; Erasers (large pink or white); Pencils & Mechanical Pencils; Pencil Pouches; Protractors; Highlighters; Book Covers; Pencil Sharpeners; Index Cards (3 x 5); and Post-it Notes.
PRISM is Collecting Back-To-School Supplies as Well.
Donations may be dropped off at PRISM from July 16-August 13 from 9am -7pm Mondays and 9am -4pm Tuesday-Friday. Most needed items are 2-Pocket Folders w/o Prongs; Composition Notebooks; College Ruled Loose Leaf Paper; 3-Ring Binders; Section Dividers for 3 Ring Binders; USB/Jump Drive; 5-Tab Binder Dividers (Avery); Basic Calculators - ie: TI 30X IIS; Graphing Calculators - TI 81; Dry Erase Markers - Thick; Crayola 8 Count WASHABLE Markers; Blue Ballpoint Pens; Pencil Boxes; Erasable Blue Ballpoint Pens; Erasable Red Ballpoint Pens; Small Pointed Scissors; Large Pointed Scissors; and Backpacks for Jr./Sr. High Students.
PRISM is also looking for volunteers to help sort school supplies on August 15th - more information to follow either in the newsletter or with a special invitation.
INFORMATION FOR BOTH IOCP AND PRISM BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLY NEEDS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE JULY 30TH MEETING.
Important Information:
West Metro Rotaract Club: The Club has received its charter!!!! Steve B., Ricardo, Jason and Norm will be working with them to get the involved with our meetings and projects. They will be meeting on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Coopers in the West End. Steve sent a congratulations e-mail to the vice president and asked if they would be interested in helping with our fundraiser. We received a positive response. Steve proposed that the Rotaract Club would be able to keep 1/2 of everything they collect. This should be a great opportunity for both of us.
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!
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Riddles/Questions
A rooster laid an egg on top of the barn roof. Which way did it roll?
A truck driver is going down a one way street the wrong way, and passes at least ten cops. Why is he not caught?
Does Britain have a 4th of July?
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Rotary Core Values: Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service, Leadership
Rotary Theme: "Be a Gift to the World"
