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OUR NEXT MEETING
PLEASE JOIN US for our next meeting!
 
Tuesday, February 17th, 7:30 a.m., at the Edina Country Club
 
Our speaker will be Jackie Boucher of Children's Heartlink. 
 
Jackie has a passion for improving lives and has spent her entire career in health care, with a special focus on population health. She was named president of Children’s HeartLink in 2015. 

She previously held leadership positions at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation as Chief Operating Officer and Institutional Officer for Research, where she led the Hearts Beat Back program. She also held a leadership position at HealthPartners, the largest consumer-governed nonprofit healthcare organization in the U.S. 

A registered dietitian, Jackie has served on the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Board of Directors and served as editor-in-chief of Diabetes Spectrum and received the Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award from the ADA in 2018. Jackie has an M.S. in nutrition from the University of Minnesota.

CLUB MEETING DUTY ROSTER

Duty
FEB 17FEB 24
LocationEdina Country ClubEdina Country Club
AmbassadorsP Nelson, M BrindleP Nelson, M Brindle
Greeter
C BartlettC Bartlett
Greeter
M KoropchakM Koropchak
Thought of the Day
J GelstonM Gildner
Activity - 5 Fun Facts  
EDINA ABC GALA: WESTERN NIGHT MARCH 8th
EDINA ABC GALA: Western Night
Sunday, March 8, 5:00 p.m.
Interlachen Country Club
 
 
Those interested in finding out more or attending can register HERE.
 
Betsy also shared that she is baking banana bread!   The Banana Bread Sale spans February, and all proceeds are split equally between Second Harvest Heartland and Edina A Better Chance.   
 
 
Order your loaves HERE.  
RECENT PHOTOS
The Week of February 9th - big week for Rotary!
 
Tuesday, February 10th - Mark Russell from the Greater Twin Cities Youth Orchestra was our guest speaker.   We also had some very special guests join us, including Larry Lunsford, RI President 2027-2028.   He also attended the Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary Meeting on Wednesday, February 10th, where some of our EMRC members were in attendance.  
 
 
 
 
 
Rotaringo!   Friday, February 6th
 
 
 
 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHECK EVENTS CALENDAR FOR DETAIL
 
Monday, Mar 2nd, 5:30 p.m., Rotary Happy Hour at the Mezz
 
Sunday, Mar 8th, 5 - 9:00 p.m., Edina A Better Chance Annual Gala, Interlachen Country Club

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THOUGHT OF THE DAY
Jane Ehresmann's Thought of the Day on February 3rd:
 
"To be kind is more important than to be right.  Many times, what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks, but a special heart that listens."
 
 - F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
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Feb 17, 2026
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