July 14, 2016 (Jul 10, 2016)

July 14, 2016

This Week's Program:

Our next regular meeting is this week at noon on Thursday, July 14, 2016. Our guest speakers will be Alisha Siemens and Adam Goldstein, who have set up

sewing co-operatives around the world, empowering women at risk or rescued survivors of human trafficking

This Past Week, July 7, 2016:

Pat Knight succeeded Steve Juetten as president and Pat gave a brief presentation on his background and discussed club goals for 2016-17.

2016 - 2017 Rotary Year:

As of July 1, the 2016-17 Rotary year has begun. The Rotary International theme for the year is "ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY" and the Rotary International President is John Germ. For the Plymouth Rotary Club, positions for the year are as follows: Pat Knight as President, Jason Cardwell as President Elect, Bala Guntipalli as Public Relations, Peter Bartling as Secretary, Jim Bird as Treasurer, Bruce Behm as Foundation and Jeff Wosje (with Jim Crenna's assistance) as Service. A change for this year will be that Bala will be Jason's President Elect.

Heart Safe Plymouth:

We have trained 3,363 People and counting!

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

Annual Giving:

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT GAVE!

The final push for annual giving to the RI Annual Fund, RI Polio Plus, Safe Water and the Plymouth Rotary Foundation has come to an end. Thank you for all that gave. We will get final numbers and publish in weeks to come.

Thank You to Steve Juetten (and, by extension, the 2015-16 Board):

From 5:30-7:00 on Thursday, July 14, we will have a happy hour at Rock Elm Tavern (16605 County Rd 24, Plymouth, MN 55447) to thank / roast Steve Juetten, and, by extension, his board for all their hard work and effort in 2015-16. As a reminder, the 2015-16 board consisted of Ron Lenz (Treasurer); Jim Crenna (Fundraising/Service); Rich Manthe (Public Relations); Steve Beachler (Past President); and Bruce Boehm (Founation).

Rotary Grant Committee:

Second half grants have been determined and they will be presented soon:

* $1,000 Shop with a Cop

* $2,000 Zakkary Johnson Memorial Fund - miracle field playground for disabled kids

* $1,500 PRISM- summer food boxes/hygiene kits.

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

Youth Exchange:

This year we will be sponsoring a young women from Brazil. Our member, Clemencia will be the first host family.

Club Visioning and Moving Forward:

Past President Steve Juetten will meet with each group in coming months to start working with each group to implement each theme. By doing the coordination as Past President, Steve will be able to focus on these activities. 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
Jill Kohler	Steve Juetten	Carol Parrish
Norm Okerstrom	Dwain Erickson	John Schoonover
Bruce Behm	Pat Knight	Diane Moyer
Jim Bird	Glen Norton	Jim Crenna
Russ Carlson	Sharon Sund	Jeff Wosje
Margaret Li	Woody Jewett	Brock Peterson
Ron Lenz	Bob Wittman	Scott Walter
Don Untiedt	Don Weber	Chris Garcia
Nick Clementi	Eric Blank	Steve Coley
Meena Chettiar	Ben Rischall	Virginia Antony
	Rich Manthe	James Williams
	Jim Prom	Clem Rasquinha

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. Jason Cardwell, our President Elect, has updated the website to reflect this week's and next week's speakers. It is important for everyone to spend some time on the site and let Bala Guntapali 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.

ClubRunner Member Profiles: Preview your member profile on the ClubRunner website for accuracy and update any missing data. Contact President Pat Knight 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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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: "ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY"