three fun facts game - your information is needed!!
Whether you’re new to the club, or have been a member for decades, join in the Three Fun Facts game so we can have some fun and get to know each other better. Simply email three fun facts about yourself to Kate Dunnum (dunnum.kate@mayo.edu), by March 30 (and please include a recent picture of yourself too). Keep it brief, and make sure the facts don’t reveal who you are, even to others who know a lot about you! An example of the game is at left (played at Mayo for their United Way campaign). We’ll play on the 5th Wednesday: April, July, October, December. Exciting prizes will be involved!
A few new initiatives have been unveiled recently to continue our membership growth. If you have any ideas, questions or comments about membership, please see Mike, Keli, Holly or Paul.
Membership Invite Challenge – Our goal is to make 60 invitations to potential members by the end of June. You can invite in person, give a call, text or email. There is a sheet to record your invites at our meeting, near the badge case. The more people you invite the better the odds are that you will win the end of contest prize! Tip… take 5 – 10 minutes per week to think about Rotary and potential new members.
April 9th Club Meeting – At this meeting we will welcome any potential members in addition to putting together snack packs for local needy school children. If you know someone who likes to help others, invite them to our meeting on April 9th.
The location is highlighted at left; if you turn west on Mississippi Street from West Avenue, there is a small drive up lane that comes up next to the main hospital building (between Walgreens and the hospital)
Note: We still return the containers to the old location.
April 9 regular club meeting theme is Membership Day: Bring a new member! The program will be announced shortly.
April 11 at 6:00pm: Mike & Sue Weidemann are hosting a tortilla-making event as a fundraiser for Anna’s year-end trip. $35/person, Limit of 40 attendees.
April 30 (5th Wednesday) 3 Fun Facts game - more information to come.
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Avenues of Service Awards
Nominations for this year's Avenues of Service Awards are due by May 1 this year. Watch this space for more detailed information soon, but now is the time to start thinking about possible nominees from Valley View!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES
District Dispatch: The District is seeking more Rotarians to be involved in writing District Dispatch newsletter articles. If you are interested please contact Megs Lunn (admin.rotary6250.org@clubrunner.email). The March 2025 RI theme is "Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month" and the April theme is "Environmental Month." Submit articles to: admin@rotary6250.org
Pints for Polio fundraiser and social (After Hours Club). This year it will be at Pearl Street Brewery on Friday, March 21st with a tour, pint and music.
Sign up to Donate to theRotary blood drive on April 1st, 12-5 pm at Olivet Beacon of Light Lutheran Church on French Island. Rotary will get $10.00 per pint of blood donated since The Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)(3). Web link to sign up: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=RotaryBlood
Blue Jeans Needed:DenimQuilts co-founder, Sally Safranski is looking for blue jeans. She and her team make quilts from blue jean denim for children in foster care and for other special people like VV exchange student Anna. They use non-stretchy (100% cotton) jeans in any size, color or condition. What's in your closet that you could donate? Thrifters or garage/estate sale enthusiasts are encouraged to watch for "deals" to buy/donate. Bring to a meeting or call/text Sally (608-399-5383) to make arrangements to get the jeans to her. This is an ongoing need.
Rotary Poets Wanted: Do you have a poetic genius hiding inside? Well, now’s your moment to shine! The Rotary Poetry Awards 2025 are upon us. The event sponsor, the Rotary eClub of Innovation, is accepting poems from January 1st – March 31st of 2025. This year's categories are: The Magic of Rotary and an Open category.Visit https://poetrycompetition.org to learn more or to enter.
TRI CON is April 25th- 26th in Brookfield, WI. Registration is still open.
Rotary International Convention is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 21st - 25th.
Holmen Club Service Auction will take place on Friday, May 2. In the meantime, all Rotarians are welcome to visit the Holmen club for their "608 at 608" meeting on the 4th Wednesday of every month (6:08 pm at 608 Brewing in Holmen).
Join us on Zoom here: https://laxymca-org.zoom.us/j/81822994924?pwd=ZzlVeHZoOUdXeGZwSkxvd0tmZXhWQ (Zoom Password is 469027)
Check the schedule as holidays, social events or off-site meetings can alter our regular meeting time or place.
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