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WELCOME TO EDINA MORNINGSIDE ROTARY CLUB

We are vibrant, civic-minded business, professional and community leaders who gather for fellowship, fun, career development, and the opportunity to serve locally, regionally and internationally. We teach, we lead, and we transfer what we do onto others.

Edina Morningside Rotary Club #26855

Tuesday mornings from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
One meeting each month, we take our meetings our into the community.
Watch schedule of upcoming meetings on this website.

Edina Morningside Rotary Club meets at Edina Country Club.

5101 Wooddale Avenue, Edina MN 55424

Contact us:612-270-9887, edinamorningsiderotary@gmail.com

PLEASE JOIN US!

Create Lasting Impact...

The Rotary theme for 2026-2027, Create Lasting Impact, encourages all of us, as people of action, to work together to make a meaningful difference in our communities and around the world. It builds on the ways in which members have strengthened their connections to each other and to their communities to Unite for Good.

President Carolyn Jackson, 2026-2027 - Our 38th Year

OUR NEXT MEETING

TUESDAY, September 29th: 7:30 a.m. at Edina Country Club

Our speaker will be Ellen Hunter Gans - Storyteller, marathon runner and much more. Ellen is an award winning senior brand storyteller, copywriter, editor and content developer versed in tech, VC, AI, government, healthcare, fitness/wellness, food & beverage, CPG, retail, education, travel, humor and writing - and absurdly long list!

Special thanks to Steve and Liisa Schmitt who were with us on September 22nd and shared some of their experiences in Nepal, where they are working with the Peace Corps.
Keep an eye on their substack blog (link below on this website) where they tell stories along their journey.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Sept 29, EDINA COUNTRY CLUB, Ellen Hunter Gans, Storyteller and Marathon Runner … and Much More

Oct 6, EDINA COUNTRY CLUB, Bill Eckblad, MN Secretary of State's Office on Election Security

Oct 13, NO MORNING MEETING

Oct 15, JOINT MEETING WITH EDINA NOON ROTARY,

Oct 20, OFF SITE MEETING more info to come

Oct 27, Mauricio Montes de Oca

HOLIDAY GREENS AND POINSETTIA SALE

2026 Poinsettia & Greens Sale

SEE WHAT’S OFFERED AND PLACE YOUR ORDER

Go to https://www.gertensfundraising.com/
and enter Store Number 775.

Or point your device camera to this QR code.

SALE OPENS SEPT 21^st : ORDERS ARE DUE OCT 29^th by 10 P.M.

PICK UP YOUR ORDER

Tuesday, December 1st, 8:00 to 9:00 AM at Edina Country Club

SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, October 28th MN Loons Game against Kansas City

EDINA MORNINGSIDE ROTARY CLUB AT MNUFC MINNESOTA LOONS GAME AGAINST KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, October 28th
Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Social gathering prior.

SAVE THE DATE!
New members and new member prospects are welcome!!!

RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS!

Wow! What fun it is to welcome New Member Prospects to Edina Morningside Rotary Club!

Great job EMRC members.

Note that the New Member Application has been updated and it is entirely online.

Just click HERE this link.

So when recruiting new members, know that the New Member Application is just a click away!

NEW MEMBER PROSPECT BEN SWANSON

NEW MEMBER PROSPECT BEN SWANSON

Ben Swanson, with is a Manager on the Advisory team with Abdo, working out of the Edina office. Ben works with businesses and their owners to solve problems that may arise around staffing changes in the finance department by providing outsourced accounting and controllership services. Ben has working knowledge in QuickBooks, can assist with financial statement preparation and putting together report packages.

Ben Swanson's sponsor is Brandon Vitale.

For information about Rotary membership, contact EMRC Membership Director Nathon Park.

NEW MEMBER PROSPECT STEPHANIE SCHMIDT

NEW MEMBER PROSPECT STEPHANIE SCHMIDT

Stephanie Schmidt is newly retired and is excited to include Rotary service in her life. Stephanie spent her career in technology, digital transformation led her using Agile project management as a guide. thoughout her career, Stephanie has been trusted to lead organizations' most complex, high-visibility technology initiatives. She has partnered with executive leadership to transform strategy into execution, bringing structure to ambiguous situations and delivering business-critical programs with minimal oversight. Her key experiences include enterprise AI initiatives, digital transformation, Workday implementations, cloud migrations, M&A integrations, Agile transformation, and PMO leadership. She is a skilled collaborator.

Stephanie's sponsor is Michael Birdman.

For information about Rotary membership, please contact EMRC Membership Director Nathon Park.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR FOR DETAIL

Sept 23rd, 6:30 p.m.: Dinner on Lake Street with Mpls South Rotary Club at Lake & Irving, 1513 Lake Street, Mpls 55408. Reservations at Rotary on Lake Street - Lake & Irving | Rotary Club of Minneapolis South

October 28th, Game Time 7:30 p.m., MM Loons vs Kansas City. SAVE THE DATE

December 10th, EMRC Holiday Party at Mindy Koropchak's home. SAVE THE DATE

May 27 - 31, 2028, Rotary International Convention, Minneapolis MN. SAVE THE DATE

VOCATIONAL HAPPY HOUR

Rotary Happy Hours are the first Monday or Wednesday of the month.
Join us at "The Mezz" on Monday, October 5th, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Lunds & Byerlys is located at 7171 France Ave, Edina

This gathering is a casual, vocational and business network opportunity centered on featuring an Edina Noon or Edina Morningside Rotary member's career story. Guests are welcome. Personal food and beverage choices are available to order and purchase.

Rotary Happy Hours are scheduled every month and are a joint presentation between the Rotary Clubs of Edina and Edina Morningside.

GREETINGS FROM NEPAL!

Greetings EMRC from Steve and Liisa Schmitt in Nepal!

Keep up Steve and Liisa on their substack blog.

We miss you all and continue to be your Rotary friends in service.

GET INVOLVED! JOIN A COMMITTEE

Deepen your Rotary involvement - join a committee.

Find the committee that matches your interest. Please contact the committee chair for information.

Membership, Erica Stern, Director
Community Service, Sadia Ali and Steve Schmitt, Directors
Vocational Service, Don Archibeque and Sophia Pham, Chairs
International Service, Jeremy Newhouse, Chair
Programs, Jay Brown and Betsy Kumagai, Chairs
Foundation Fundraising, Norm Siekman, TRF Chair
Social/Club Service, Mike Andersen, Chair
Publicity, Mary Brindle, Chair
Website/Social Media, John Pastor, Chair

Thank you for your dedication to Rotary!

ROTARY APPAREL: ORDER YOUR OWN

PROMOTE ROTARY WITH YOUR OWN APPAREL FROM LANDS END BUSINESS

Looking for Rotary-branded apparel for yourself? Or a gift for someone?

Visit the EMROTARY online store.

Click https://business.landsend.com/store/emrotary.

Check out the pullovers, zip ups, vests and more.

There is no minimum purchase for Lands End brand. Minimums may apply for other brands such as Adidas, Nike, North Face and TravisMathew. If your order includes these special brands, you might consider a group order with your Rotary friends.

DONT FORGET TO APPLY THE LOGO!!

When placing your order, remember to click APPLY LOGO and choose the location for the embroidered logo (left side, right side, back).

If you have questions or suggestions, please contact club admin Mary Brindle.

RECENT PHOTOS

Club Meeting - September 15th