EMRC NEWSLETTER #26 2023-2024 (Jan. 22, 2024)

OUR NEXT MEETING

Our Next Meeting will be Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024, at the Edina Community Center, Room 166.

ZOOM: Click here to join the meeting via Zoom.

Our speaker will be Iryna Drobovych from Ukraine. She is a 2023-2024 Hubert Humphrey Fellow

Iryna Drobovych is a civil society leader in Ukraine and advocate for gender equality and democracy. She is advising the non-profit Ukrainian Women's Congress on building national and international partnerships and on advocacy related to gender and public policy. She advocates for women’s rights and leadership in the context of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Previously, Iryna served as a Government Relations Advisor with the Kyiv Security Forum and Open Ukraine Foundation (2016-2019) and as an Executive Assistant to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014-2016). She holds a BA in International Relations (2008) and an MA in International Strategies and Security (2010).

CLUB MEETING DUTY ROSTER

Duty	Jan 23	Jan 30
Ambassador	M. Brindle	M. Brindle
Ambassador	B. Hatch	B. Hatch
Greeter	C. Youakim	C. Youakim
Greeter
Thought of the Day	S. Pham	E. Rivers
FFF/Vocational

Note that all members will rotate through the roles

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Representative Cheryl Youakim and Dr. Sadia Ali inducted into Edina Morningside Rotary Club!

JANUARY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Reach Out and Read!

Our District Governor Jewelie Grape has challenged every club in the district to participate in a book drive during the month of January. Clubs can choose any organization for its donations. Our club has chosen to once again partner with the non-profit Reach Out and Read.

During well visits to pediatric clinics, Reach Out and Read volunteers talk with parents about the benefits of reading aloud to their young children beginning at birth. They show parents how to hold books to best engage their children and how to interact with the text and images to help them follow along. They share advice for talking about stories with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Families are given a free book and leave inspired to make reading with their young one a daily habit.

Books are needed for children ages 1-5. Books in Spanish, Somali, and Karen are especially needed and can be purchased locally at Wild Rumpus bookstore in Linden Hills, or on-line at https://starbrightbooks.com

Books will be collected at every January meeting. Let’s show Governor Jewelie that EMRC always rises to a challenge!

FEBRUARY SERVICE PROJECT: BRIDGING

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th. 9:30 a.m.

Bridging Kitchen Pack, 201 West 87th Street, Bloomington 55420

Sign Up HERE.

Think about all the kitchen utensils you use every day to cook. Imagine not having those items at the ready!

A kitchen pack project is a fun way for you to make an immediate impact at Bridging!

Bridging needs 100 kits each week to meet the need. The gift of a brand-new kitchen pack will bring a smile to someone’s face!

At Bridging, the mission to provide basic home essentials to more than 4,000 households each year.

PLANNING AHEAD TO JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY MEETTINGS RELOCATE TO EDINA COMMUNITY CENTER, ROOM 166

Edina Country Club will undergo remodeling during January and February so our meetings will be relocated during that time. We will return to Edina Country Club when we are informed that the club is ready to again host our meetings.

The January and February Edina Morningside Rotary Club meetings will be held at the Edina Community Center in room 166. The Edina Community Center is located at 5701 Normandale Road, Edina, MN 55424.

Breakfast WILL be available at these meetings.

January 23, 30

Meet at Edina Community Center, Room 166

Parking: RED Lot along Normandale Road at Southview Lane

Enter Door 3, the Main Entrance along Southview Lane

February 6, 13, 20, 27

Meet at Edina Community Center, Room 166

Parking: RED Lot along Normandale Road at Southview Lane

Enter Door 3, the Main Entrance along Southview Lane

PARKING, BUILDING ENTRANCE, ROOM LOCATION

Park in front of the community center on Southview Lane or in the RED lot. The RED lot is just North of the Community Center at the intersection of Southview Lane and Normandale Road.

Make your way to door 3 of the community center (the large bank of glass doors that face Southview Lane) where you will check in at the window to get your visitor sticker. Once you have your sticker turn right after the check in window. Room 166 is located at the end of the hallway on the right.

SECURITY AT EDINA COMMUNITY CENTER

The Edina Community Center is a school location. Therefore, we will follow their security guidelines. The first time you check in, please provide your ID to be scanned using the security system at the Edina Community Center. After your first meeting, you can just check in normally.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR FOR DETAIL

February 4th, 5:00 p.m.: Edina ABC Gala at Interlachem Country Club - Register HERE.

February 7th, 6:00 p.m.: Vocational Happy Hour at The District Edina - Speaker (coming soon)

February 8th. 6:00 p .m.: Edina Chamber of Commerce Up North Social at the Westin Edina - Register HERE.

February 10th, 9:30 a.m.: Service Project at Bridging in Bloomington, MN - Sign Up HERE.

February 19th: Rotary Awareness Day at the Capital

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MEAL TRAIN

Joe and Kelly Kirk are organizing a Meal Train for new parents, Christophe Perrin and Laura Hudson!

Sign up here!

Connect with Joe at Joseph.Kirk@lakesmn.com or Kelly at kelly.tanke@gmail.com with any questions!

EDINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: UP NORTH SOCIAL

EDINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

UP NORTH SOCIAL

Thursday, February 8th. 6:00 p.m.

The Westin Edina

Register HERE