The meeting began with the invocation was read by Peter Bartling (thank you Peter for filling in), introductions by Jeff Wosje, and fines by Steve Juetten. During happy fines we learned that the Four Way Test can be used as a Poem - Thank you Bala! President Juetten then read his riddles and made announcements.
Our speaker this past week was Shaun Irwin. Mr. Irwin talked about his life struggles and how Rotary and following the Four Way Test has made him a better person and successful.
President Elect Knight introduced two members of his upcoming Board: Jason Cardwell as President Elect, Bala Guntipalli as Public Relations and Peter Bartling as Secretary. A change for this year will be that Bala will be Jason's President Elect. He continues to look to fill out his Board and will continue to contact members over the next several weeks. Please consider taking on a leadership position with the Club. The Club is only going to grow if everyone steps up.
Rotary International President Elect John Germ has presented his 2016-2017 theme - "ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY"
Diane Moyer:
Diane had additional surgery this past week and was expected back home this past weekend.
Diane, we are all thinking of you and please let us know what you need from us!
Heart Safe Plymouth:
We have trained 3,320 People and counting!
Please consider volunteering at a training event. Contact Norm Okerstrom or Russ Carlson to find out when they are training next.
Thank you Norm, Russ and Don for attending the Joe Plant Memorial Run/Walk this past Saturday. They training a number of attendees.
"Be inspired every step of the way by Joe's commitment to strength and endurance, his love of life and service to others. Joe was famous for saying he was just "Living the Dream", and he achieved his dream of becoming a St. Paul Police Officer shortly before passing away suddenly in January 2008.
Financial proceeds continue to benefit those with a goal to serve their communities through a scholarship fund at St. Cloud State University. New in 2016, proceeds also support Parent Heart Watch, a network of parents & partners dedicated to reducing the often disastrous effects of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in youth. They inform, educate, advocate and implement programs that help achieve their mission at the national and local level."
Check B4U Safe Driving Event - June 4:
Safe Driving Event for teens with Type 1 diabetes
Hennepin Technical College
We have provided a grant in the past
They are in need of 4-5 youth (age 11-13) to help for “cone duty”. Lunch is provided and one of the guest speakers is a Brooklyn Park Police Officer.
Please contact President Juetten if you know some 11-13 year olds that may be interested in participating.
West Metro Rotaract Club:
The West Metro Rotaract Club continues to meet, however, engaged members are down. They have only a handful of members that are truly engaged and they need help from clubs. Mary Kurth, the District Rotaract Coordinator, is requesting the following from clubs:
Member sponsor from our Club who will support West Metro Rotaract and is Mary's contact person.
Service activities our club is sponsoring and West Metro Rotaract could participate.
Encourage our membership to invite potential members to attend a West Metro Rotaract Club meeting which are the second Thursday of each month: June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13 and November 10. They meet at 6PM at the Colonnade building located at 5500 Wayzata Blvd, Golden Valley, in the board room (Room D) on the ground floor to the right at the bottom of the stairway from the first floor.
Speaker suggestions for our meetings.
If you are interested in being the Plymouth representative, Please let me know. If a couple members want to work together to lesson the commitment level that would be great.
Annual Giving:
We continue to get closer to the annual giving goals that have been established. However, According to the RI website, approximately 16 members have not contributed during this Rotary year.
You can give to the RI Annual Fund, RI Polio Plus, Safe Water and the Plymouth Rotary Foundation.
Current 2015-2016 Rotary International Activity:
Annual Fund (Goal - $12,000 To Date Actual - $8,141)
Polio Plus (Goal - $1,500 To Date Actual - $330)
If you haven't already gone to the RI website to sign into My Rotary, please do so. Once you have done this, you can enter your giving amount.
Thank you
Rotary Grant Committee:
First half grants have been awarded (all have been at a meeting and have received a check):
* Bloom Early Learning and Child Care (Wayzata School District) - Child Care Training Materials - $2,000
* Tiny Tim & Friends (Zambia) - Generator to support HIV kids - $2,000 (grant presented March 10, 2016)
* Can Do Canines (Western Suburbs) - Assistance dogs for youth - $2,000 (grant presented March 10, 2016)
* Wayzata H.S. Club Y.E.S (International) - Shelterbox - $1,000
The Grant Committee is now finalizing second half grant applications which will be presented in June. In the future, if the members have ideas for grants, start by reviewing the Grant Policy and find the Grant Application Form at http://rotaryplymouth.org/Page/grants . Then contact the Past President, currently Steve Beachler and soon to be Steve Juetten, if you have questions.
Youth Exchange:
Nothing new to report at this point. Thank you Jason for the incredible work on this.
Next year we will be sponsoring a young women from Brazil. Our member, Clemencia will be the first host family.
Club Visioning and Moving Forward:
Current President Juetten will meet with each group once the new Rotary year begins to start working with each group to implement each theme. By doing the coordination as Past President, Steve will be able to focus on these activities. Below are the three teams that have been established:
Community Service
Club Service
New Generations
Working with City of Plymouth as a strategic partner to increase our community visibility and interest.
Community Outreach programs designed to create interest in Rotary
Identifying, Understanding and removing barriers for younger members of Plymouth Rotary
Peter Bartling
Jason Cardwell
Steve Beachler
Lymari Santana
Bala Guntipalli
John Packard
Jill Kohler
Steve Juetten
Carol Parrish
Norm Okerstrom
Dwain Erickson
John Schoonover
Bruce Behm
Pat Knight
Diane Moyer
Jim Bird
Glen Norton
Jim Crenna
Russ Carlson
Sharon Sund
Jeff Wosje
Margaret Li
Woody Jewett
Brock Peterson
Ron Lenz
Bob Wittman
Scott Walter
Don Untiedt
Don Weber
Chris Garcia
Nick Clementi
Eric Blank
Steve Coley
Meena Chettiar
Ben Rischall
Virginia Antony
Rich Manthe
James Williams
Jim Prom
Clem Rasquinha
New Members:
Remember the membership contest - 1 point for bringing a perspective member to a meeting, 5 points if that person joins and 3 points if you get a person to join without coming to a meeting. Steve Beachler has 12 points, Dwain Erickson, Jeff Wosje, and Don Weber have 5, Steve Juetten has 2 points and Glen Norton and Pat Knight have 1 point.
Unfortunately, two members resigned recently. Bob Prestifillippo (Handsome Bob) and Pam Oesterreich. Hopefully they both will be open to attending meetings and events when time allows.
General Information:
Club Website: Please take the time to visit the club website. We have now been using the Club Runner website format for a number of months. It is important for everyone to spend some time on the site and let Rich Manthe and me know what information is missing and what information should be updated. www.RotaryPlymouth.org
Quarterly Invoices:Please pay quarterly invoices promptly. The Board continues to work with members that have outstanding balances.
ClubRunner Member Profiles:Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President Steve Juetten 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??
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
No Riddles this week. They will return next week for the final three weeks of this Rotary Year.
The 4-Way Test: Of the things we think, say or do:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Rotary Theme: "Be a Gift to the World"
Meeting Roles
We have no meeting this week, therefore we have no meeting roles.
Sgt-At-Arms:
Greeter:
Fine Master:
Invocation:
Thank you to everyone that participates in the meetings. If you are unable to take on the roles as assigned, please attempt to find someone to fill in for you. Once you find someone or if you cannot find someone, please notify me at sjuetten@plymouthmn.gov so that I can plan appropriately
