April 7, 2016 (Apr 02, 2016)

April 7, 2016

This Week's Program:

This week we have the opportunity to hear from John and executive from Cenex Harvest States (CHS). Peter Bartling has coordinated with John and will be introducing him at the meeting.

CHS are a globally integrated Fortune 100 company supplying energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, insurance, financial & risk management services and food & food ingredients.

Vision: To be a globally integrated energy, grains and foods system innovatively linking producers with consumers.

Mission: To grow company profitability and stakeholder value.

Values: At CHS, our values include a tradition of partnership and shared success. We build lasting and mutually rewarding customer relations. We manage our business safely and with the highest integrity. We’re responsible stewards in our communities. Just as importantly, we value our people and their innovative spirit.

http://www.chsinc.com

No Meeting Last Week:

Plymouth Business Council:

In an effort to provide the greatest benefit for our members, TwinWest Chamber of Commerce is undertaking a reorganization of the Plymouth Business Council. As such, the Plymouth Business Council will not meet again until September of 2016. During the next few months, they will work with the leadership to ensure that members living and working in Plymouth realize the most benefit from the meetings possible. To that end, be on the look-out for a short survey asking for feedback on meeting times, locations, and meeting agenda. Input is essential to the process.

Later this Spring, an announcement of the new format will be made. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, September 14^thwhich is when the Plymouth Business Council meetings will resume. As always, please don’t hesitate to contact TwinWest staff or the Council Chair, Jeff Wosje with comments or questions.

2016 - 2017 Rotary Year:

President Elect Knight will be talking to members regarding board positions for the 2016-2017 Rotary Year. Please consider taking on a leadership position with the Club. The Club is only going to grow if everyone steps up.

Rotary International President Elect John Germ has presented his 2016-2017 theme - "ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY"

Heart Safe Plymouth:

We have trained 3,296 People and counting!

Please consider volunteering at a training event. Contact Norm Okerstrom or Russ Carlson to find out when they are training next.

New Member Application:

We have received a corporate membership application from Clemencia Rasquinha. Clemencia's business is Twin Cities Physicians with her business specialty being Geriatrics. She provides Primary care for elders/hospice care, oversees providers who care for elders and educates community members about geriatrics. Her business is located in Golden Valley and she is a Plymouth resident. Clemencia is married and has three children. Please spend some time talking to her and getting to know her. Clemencia is sponsored by Don Weber.

This is the last week of Clemencia's application for membership.

Annual Giving:

We continue to get closer to the annual giving goals that have been established. However, According to the RI website, 24 members have not contributed during this Rotary year.

You can give to the RI Annual Fund, RI Polio Plus, Safe Water and the Plymouth Rotary Foundation.

Current 2015-2016 Rotary International Activity:

Annual Fund (Goal - $12,000 To Date Actual - $7,266)

Polio Plus (Goal - $1,500 To Date Actual - $330)

If you haven't already gone to the RI website to sign into My Rotary, please do so. Once you have done this, you can enter your giving amount.

Thank you

Rotary Scholarships Awards:

The scholarship committee has been busy. Interviews of five students were held last week. The five finalists at the in person interviews were selected with no knowledge of gender or high school attending. The three recipients of scholarships for the upcoming year are:

Lucy L. - Wayzata High School

Audrey-Anne - Wayzata High School

Code G. - Wayzata High School

The plan is for the students to be our guests at the May 12th meeting.

2016 Rotary District Conference:

The 2016 Rotary Conference will be on May 12 - 13 this year. The Conference will be held at Mystic Lake Conference Center. Conference Information can be found at:

www.rotary5960.org/dc2016

http://rotarydistrictconference5960and5950.eventbrite.com

Youth Exchange:

Nothing new to report at this point. Thank you Jason for the incredible work on this.

Club Visioning and Moving Forward:

Once the 2016-2017 Board has been set I will work with members to begin implementing the three projects. I will continue this into the 2016-2017 year. Below are the three teams that have been established:

Community Service	Club Service	New Generations
Working with City of Plymouth as a strategic partner to increase our community visibility and interest.	Community Outreach programs designed to create interest in Rotary	Identifying, Understanding and removing barriers for younger members of Plymouth Rotary
Peter Bartling	Jason Cardwell	Steve Beachler
Lymari Santana	Bala Guntipalli	John Packard
Handsome Bob	Steve Juetten	Carol Parrish
Jill Kohler	Dwain Erickson	John Schoonover
Norm Okerstrom	Pat Knight	Diane Moyer
Bruce Behm	Glen Norton	Jim Crenna
Jim Bird	Sharon Sund	Jeff Wosje
Russ Carlson	Woody Jewett	Brock Peterson
Margaret Li	Bob Wittman	Scott Walter
Ron Lenz	Don Weber	Chris Garcia
Pam Oesterreich	Eric Blank	Steve Coley
Don Untiedt	Ben Rischall	Virginia Antony
Nick Clementi	Rich Manthe	James Williams
	Jim Prom	Clem Rasquinha

New Members:

Remember the membership contest - 1 point for bringing a perspective member to a meeting, 5 points if that person joins and 3 points if you get a person to join without coming to a meeting. Steve Beachler has 12 points, Dwain Erickson, Jeff Wosje, and Don Weber have 5, Steve Juetten has 2 points and Glen Norton and Pat Knight have 1 point.

Rotary Grant Committee:

First half grants have been awarded (all have been at a meeting and have received a check):

Bloom Early Learning and Child Care (Wayzata School District) - Child Care Training Materials - $2,000

Tiny Tim & Friends (Zambia) - Generator to support HIV kids - $2,000 (grant presented March 10, 2016)

Can Do Canines (Western Suburbs) - Assistance dogs for youth - $2,000 (grant presented March 10, 2016)

Wayzata H.S. Club Y.E.S (International) - Shelterbox - $1,000

The Grant Committee is now accepting second half grant applications. Plymouth Rotarians must sponsor each application. First half grants will be awarded in January. Second half grants will be awarded in early Spring, 2016. Please review the Grant Policy and find the Grant Application Form at http://rotaryplymouth.org/Page/grants . Contact Past President Steve Beachler if you have questions.

General Information:

Club Website: Please take the time to visit the club website. We have now been using the Club Runner website format for a number of months. It is important for everyone to spend some time on the site and let Rich Manthe and me know what information is missing and what information should be updated. www.RotaryPlymouth.org

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

West Metro Rotaract Club: They have officially been chartered! The first president is Tim Janssen. The Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm, Coopers Pub, West End, St. Louis Park. The also have reserved the 4th Monday of each month for service opportunities. Tim can be reached at timothygjanssen@gmail.com. Please pass this information on to your colleagues, friends and others who may have interest.

ClubRunner Member Profiles: Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President Steve Juetten with any questions you may have. To assist, Dwain Erickson and Diane Moyer can shoot smart phone photographs of members whose photos are missing in the Club Membership roster. Is your photo missing??

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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Riddles

1) Look into my face and I'm everybody. Scratch my back and I'm nobody.

2) Without a bridle, or a saddle, across a thing I ride a-straddle. And those I ride, by help of me, though almost blind, are made to see.

3) I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me. Lower light I never see.

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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?

Rotary Theme: "Be a Gift to the World"