Week of August 11, 2019 (meeting date Aug15) (Aug 10, 2019)

This Week's Program:

THURSDAY - August 15, 2019

This is the third week of the Mini Plymouth Citizens Academy

Class #3

Thursday, August 15th

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Topic: This class takes place at the Hennepin County Dispatch Center. Rotary members will receive a radio/MDC communications overview. The ability to observe actual emergency 911 communications will be included.

Location: Hennepin County Dispatch – 1245 Shenandoah Ln N., Plymouth

Note on lunches

Members and guests that plan to attend need to respond to the email that is sent out Monday (we only order lunches for those that are coming).

Also, those members that are pay-as-you-go must pay the $15 price (anyone that did not pay last week is still responsible for paying for last week).

You can find future speakers later in the bulletin (and on the Club website). Please use this list to invite prospective members.

Message Forwarded From our Presidents:

Steve Solbrack was recently elected to the board of directors of the Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG). ESRAG (https://www.esrag.org) is an international organization with 18 directors from 8 different countries. He is very excited about ESRAG’s impact in assisting Rotary clubs, Rotary Districts and Rotarians worldwide in planning, implementing and evaluating service projects, building awareness, and inspiring action to promote environmental sustainability, awareness of climate change, and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to mitigate climate disruption.

The group is actively working on growing its membership in ESRAG, and membership costs are quite low, starting at $30 for a regular membership or $100 for a contributing membership. I am asking District 5950 Rotarians that care about environmental sustainability and global climate change to consider membership. You can get more information on the ESRAG membership information page.

Steve Solbrack

Membership Chair - Twin Cities Rotary EcoClub

DG Innovation Project Advisor – Rotary District 5950

Director – Environmental Sustainability Rotarian Action Group (ESRAG)

steve@solbrack.com

Announcements:

Board Minutes can be found on the Club Website in the members area (upper right corner of the website). If you can't remember your member login and password please reach out to Dwain or Steve J. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TO ALL ROTARIANS FOR ANOTHER AMAZING YEAR!
Time to call on sponsors for our Annual Fundraiser. Contact Jim Crenna if you did not see your email with the details at 612-723-9393

From District Governor Michaletz:

Heart Safe Plymouth:

We have trained 5,916 people and counting!

Russ, Norm, Don and team continue to train and impact the local community.

Upcoming Speakers:

Aug 8 - Citizen's Academy (City Overview) *

Aug 15 - Citizen's Academy (Tour 911 Dispatch) *

Aug 22 - Citizen's Academy (Fire Station Tour and Operations Overview) *

* Box lunches will be provided (August Meetings - locations will be announced in upcoming bulletins)

Sept 5 - Elliot Mills (RI Exchanged Student Sponsored by the Club) for trip to Namsos, Norway.

Sept 12 - Dino Bilankov, Director of Strategic Planning for United Healthcare

Sept 19 - Terry Wu

The Board continues to seek speakers. Please contact James and/or Peter if you have a recommendation.

Membership Drive - 40 Years as a Club:

Please consider inviting guests to visit our weekly lunch meeting. We tried a breakfast meeting for a number of years and have decided to go back to a lunch meeting on Thursdays in hopes of attracting additional business members. Please spread the word.

Message from the 40th Anniversary Chair Beachler:

A big Thank You to the Plymouth Rotary 40^th Anniversary Committee and Volunteers

Committee:

Peter Bartling - Engaged media, kept Committee Minutes

Mary Christensen – Sorted Photos; Ordered Luggage Tag; hosted off site committee planning meeting; prepared invitation mailing

Dwain Erickson – Budget; assembled invitation mailing lists; checked in guests

Jill Kohler – Arranged Caterer, Hwy 55 Rental for tent, and provided tables & chairs borrowed from IOCP

Rich Manthe – Sorted Historical Records

Carol Parrish – Sorted Records; prepared grant reports and scholarships given, arranged for “40^th” cupcakes

Also Assistance from:

Jim Bird - Club Treasurer, prepared payments made

John Schnoover – sorted historical records

Kevin Remde – set up EventBrite account; provided generator, took photos

Don Weber – Photos

Norm Okerstrom & Marty Proops – Pick-up Chairs & Tables, Podium from WCC, and return

Eric Kitchen – picked up & returned rental tent

Steve Juetten – Team Captain for tent erection

Carol Parrish – Team Captain for landscaping instruments

John Packard – provided bottled water

Kayle Antony – Developed graphic design/logo

James Williams – assisted in placing directional signs. He also provided the invocation

Jenni Ebert - coordinator for caterer

All the other Club Members attending assisted with tent erection and landscaping along with those indicated above.

Foundation Giving:

Please give to Rotary International and/or Polio Plus!

Our goal this year is $200 per member to Rotary International and $100 per member to the Club. The hope is to continue to give to international projects and to also help with our Club general fund.

Please contact Bruce Behm with any questions on how to give and where to give at 763-550-9000.

General Information:

Quarterly Invoices: Please pay quarterly invoices promptly. The Board continues to work with members that have outstanding balances.

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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Rotary Core Values: Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service, Leadership

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.

Thank you to everyone that participates in the meetings.