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This Week's Program:  

This weeks speaker is Dino Bilankov, the Director of Strategic Planning for United Healthcare.

 

You can find future speakers later in the bulletin (and on the Club website).  Please use this list to invite prospective members.

 

Fall Fundraiser - Plymouth on Parade.  Saturday, September 21.  

1)  The parade is fast approaching.  Members that were not at last weeks meeting can pick up forms at Center National Bank.  

2)  The hope is that everyone sells basketball entries over the next two weeks.  Either bring completed forms to meetings or drop them off at Plymouth City Hall with Steve Juetten (downstairs in Community Development).

3) We need members to go to other clubs to sell basketball entries.  Sign up sheets will be available our meeting Thursday or contact Jim Crenna.

4) Please put the 21st on your calendar and plan on attending as much as you can that day.  Generally we start setting up at 9am and we should be done by early afternoon

5) Please contact Jim Crenna with questions.

 

Fall Party - October 25, 2019:

 
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!  A Fall Party is being planned at the Bartling Home for Friday evening, October 25, 2019.  Party Committee Members currently are Carol, James and Peter.   For additional information please contact contact Peter. 

 

Membership Mentoring:

Steve Beachler presented the mentoring program at last weeks meeting.  The first step is to have one-on-one meetings.   To assist in this, Steve and his committee prepared a spreadsheet matching members.  The idea is for the matching members to meet sometime in the next couple of months for coffee, lunch, etc. to get to know each other on a higher level (work, family, hobbies, etc.).   The spreadsheet can be found in the member section of the website under View Member Documents titled "One-on-One Member Meetings."  If you need assistance or more information please contact Steve Beachler.

 

Membership Drive - 40 Years as a Club:
Please consider inviting guests to visit our weekly lunch meeting.  We tried a breakfast meeting for a number of years and have decided to go back to a lunch meeting on Thursdays in hopes of attracting additional business members.   Please spread the word.
 
 
 
Board Activity:
  • The Board had a meeting prior to last weeks lunch meeting.  Minutes should be available soon.  Board Minutes can be found on the Club Website in the members area (upper right corner of the website).  If you can't remember your member login and password please reach out to Dwain or Steve J. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TO ALL ROTARIANS FOR ANOTHER AMAZING YEAR!
 
 
Heart Safe Plymouth:

We have trained 6,000 people and counting!

Russ, Norm, Don and team continue to train and impact the local community. 
 
Linked to this is a story about Hands Only CPR performed by a daughter to her mom recently in MPLS.  Also note, dispatch assisted w telephone cpr...very cool!  
 
 
Upcoming Speakers:
Sept 12 - Dino Bilankov, Director of Strategic Planning for United Healthcare
Sept 19 - Terry Wu
Sept 26 - Get to know members Marty Poops and Steve Marti, and club assembly.
Oct 3 - Dr. Jean Abraham, University of Minnesota
 
The Board continues to seek speakers.  Please contact James and/or Peter if you have a recommendation.
 
 
 
From the District:
Rotary 101 - Learn what Rotary is all about and more!
 
 
Retention Russ, District Governor – would like to warmly welcome you to one four identical 2.5 hour workshops. The Rotary 101 training will be offered in four locations throughout District 5950 – Eagan, Chaska, New Ulm, St. Cloud. Rotary 101 has been designed for new members, less than 4 years, or anyone looking for a refresher to learn more about Rotary and the many aspects of Rotary!  It is a chance to increase the value of Rotary by increasing members level of knowledge!                                  
 
Attend any of the four identical sessions that works with your schedule:
Session #1: Eagan
Thursday, Sept 12th - (5-7:30 PM)
Art works Eagan 3795 Pilot Knob Rd Eagan, MN 55122
 
Session #2: Chaska
Saturday, September 21st - (8:00-10:30 AM)
Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Dr, Chaska, MN  55318
 
Session #3: New Ulm
Wednesday, Oct 2nd - (5:00 – 7:30 PM)
New Ulm Country Club, 1 Golf Drive
 
Session #4: St. Cloud
Saturday - October 5 - (8:00-10:30 AM)
Great River Regional Library, Bremer Room, 1300 W. St. Germain St.
 
Your district dues have paid for your attendance at this event. There is no cost to you or your club.
 
Russ and his talented team look forward to traveling District 5950 to offer this great free training. Retention of Rotarians allows for more connections and opportunities in our communities for “Service Above Self”.
 
If you have questions please contact Alexa Rundquist.
 
September District News Letter
 
 
 
Foundation Giving:  
 

Please give to Rotary International (Annual Fund) and/or Polio Plus (Polio Fund)!

Our goal this year is $200 per member to Rotary International and $100 per member to the Club.  The hope is to continue to give to international projects and to also help with our Club general fund.
 
Please contact Bruce Behm with any questions on how to give and where to give at 763-550-9000.
 
 
Rotarians have the ability to contribute to Rotary International in a four ways - Annual Fund, Polio Fund, World Fund and Disaster Response Fund.  The fund contributed to most is the Annual Fund and the second Fund members have given to is the Polio Fund.  Below is a message from Michael K. McGovern, International PolioPlus Chair:
 
My fellow Rotarians:

I’m pleased to share the important news that as of today, 21 August 2019, it has been three years since a child in Nigeria was paralyzed by the wild poliovirus. This means that the entire World Health Organization (WHO) African region could be certified as wild poliovirus-free as soon as mid-2020.

Along with our Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners and the Nigerian government, we’ve strengthened immunization and disease detection systems, and we are now reaching more children than ever in some of the hardest-to-reach places in Nigeria.

We can take pride in this progress, but it is not time to celebrate quite yet. We still have work to do and we must continue making it a priority to reach every child in Nigeria—and other polio-threatened countries—with the polio vaccine, and build strong levels of immunity to fully protect the entire population against polio.

In part because of the hard work and dedication of Rotarians in Nigeria and around the world, we will soon be able to check another country off of the polio-endemic list. Rotary members in Nigeria have been hard at work raising awareness for polio eradication, advocating with the government and addressing other basic health needs to complement polio eradication efforts, like providing clean water to vulnerable communities.

After the African region is certified wild poliovirus-free later next year, 5 out of the 6 WHO regions in the world will be considered polio-free. As the first organization to dream of – and promise to deliver – a polio-free world, Rotary is committed to fulfilling our promise. Our progress in Nigeria is a big step toward that goal, but we need to maintain momentum so that Pakistan and Afghanistan see the same level of progress.

It’s crucial that Rotarians continue to support polio eradication as we overcome the final hurdles in the fight to end the disease forever. You can support PolioPlus by making a donation, or raise awareness by holding an event or fundraiser on World Polio Day on 24 October.

I look forward to joining with Rotarians as soon as mid-2020 to celebrate a wild poliovirus-free Africa.
 
 
General Information:  

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

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:

  1. Is it the TRUTH?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned.

 

 
Thank you to everyone that participates in the meetings. 

 

 

 

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September 15, 2014
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