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VIRTUAL meeting: Thursday, April 23rd

2020
Plymouth, MN
United States of America

Phone:

(612) 644-0563

Co-President

Co-President

Vice President

Treasurer

Treasurer

Secretary

Immediate Past President

Bala Guntipalli

Rotary Foundation Chair

Bruce Behm

Social Media

Jon Ginther

Rotary Connects the World...

"You can't believe how much we appreciate this!", says Mission Nursing Home Administrator, Rich Feeney, as Plymouth MN Rotary delivered an iPad for residents to use. Per CDC guidelines and Minnesota's Stay-at-home order, visitors are not allowed to visit friends and family at nursing and retirement homes due to COVID-19. Plymouth MN Rotary provided another iPad to residents at Cherrywood Pointe in Plymouth. Pictured is Peter Bartling, Carol Parrish, Kevin Remde, Mary Chirstensen, Donna Evjen, Rich Feeney and Linda O'Brien.

Connecting the world...again!

"Thank you SO much for the call today....I must say, Carol, we had some leaky eyes." Email from Cherrywood Pointe's Shelly Howard to Rotary's Carol Parrish. Plymouth MN Rotary provided two iPads to Mission Nursing Home and Cherrywood Pointe in Plymouth to allow residents to keep in touch with family and friends. With CDC guidelines and the state's Stay-At-Home order due to COVID-19, this Rotary action, "Connects The World!"

Polio in Minnesota....1946

It's been a mission of Rotary International to End Polio. The StarTribune newspaper and Curt Brown share a story of how KUOM Radio served the community experiencing Polio during the summer of 1946. Courtesy of StarTribune, April 4, 2020.

Flower Power

Trader Joe's in Minnetonka teamed up with Plymouth Rotary to deliver donated flowers on Saturday to residents at Brookdale of Plymouth and Cherrywood Point in Plymouth. Rotary member Carol Parrish says, "this is what I hope we could do...give residents who cannot get out and whose family can no longer visit some things to brighten their days."

UPDATE: Get to help

Here's a couple of ways you can Get Involved. Plymouth MN Rotary partners with Interfaith Outreach..IOCP. Development Director, Jill Kohler wishes to say, 'Thank you' for the large amount of paper bags dropped off over the past couple of weeks. Items still needed are diapers (size 5 or 6), along with peanut butter and soup (Progresso). Items can be dropped off Mondays or Fridays, between 9am and 5pm.

A couple of organizations IOCP works with, that need volunteers:

Second Harvest Heartland (*NEW)

Help at Your Door

Meals on Wheels

Protective masks for healthcare workers

Sew Good Goods is working with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Treadle Yard Goods to sew protective masks for local health care providers. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota offers details here.

CPR and COVID19 questions

From the American Heart Association, here is good information if you have concerns about administrating CPR. (listed in Frequently Asked Questions). Plymouth Heart Safe along with Plymouth MN Rotary works with the American Heart Association for hands-only CPR and AED Training.

Club meeting on Thursday, April 23rd

Attention...Plymouth MN Rotary Club will host a 'virtual' meeting on Thursday, April 23rd. Greater details will following directly via email.

City of Plymouth COVID 19 Resource

The City of Plymouth Economic Development Division has published a Coronavirus Business/Employee Resources webpage to provide information to those impacted by the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus).

COVID-19

Plymouth MN Rotary partnership links to keep you updated on the latest:

City of Plymouth

City of Plymouth Facebook

CCX Media (News 12)

Sun Sailor News