President Michelle Francis chaired the meeting.
Rotary Announcements
- Camp Journey is October 17-18. Carol Johnson will be compiling a list of volunteer opportunities.
- Registration is open for District Conference October 24-25 in Duluth. Please see Michelle if you need help registering.
- Kevin Thesing had some great news regarding clean up after our meetings. The Arb would like us to make sure trash is picked up; however, they will take care of the rest of the regular clean up. Thank you to everyone that pitched in to clean up this year!
- We have a new Interact Advisor at BHS. We need a club member to step up and be our Interact Coordinator. Interact meets at BHS at 7:45 a.m. on Mondays. Please see Michelle Francis if you're interested in finding out more!
- The Foundation Board has an opening. If you're interested in getting involved, please see Aaron Peterson.
- If you have ideas for programs, please see contact Lee Seipp.
- There will be 2 workdays at the park, this Friday and Saturday both. Look for more information to come out on the work days.
- The morning Rotary Club is selling roses again this year. Click here to purchase!
Save the Date
Camp Journey will be held October 17-18 this year. Volunteers will be needed for this over-night event.
2025 District Conference will be October 24-25 in Duluth.
We will not have a meeting on December 30, 2025.
Our Club will host the District Conference in 2026! The conference will take place from October 1, 2026 - October 4, 2026 at Cragun's Resort.
Speaker
Our speakers this week were Blake and Kelsey Eller from the Brainerd Breakfast Club. It is a new organization in the area that is focused on "Feeding Bellies and Souls" of high school students in Brainerd. There has been much success in other communities and this group is looking to replicate this success in Brainerd. Learn more about them on their
Facebook page.
Kare11 also did a very nice story about the St. Michael Breakfast Club. View it by
clicking here.
Greeters:
09/23/2025: Paul Cibuzar, Aaron Antony, Jeff Birks
09/30/2025: Julie Anderholm, Adam Rees, Curtis Nielsen
10/07/2025: Nick Broyles, Jennifer Bergman, Aaron Antony
10/14/2025: Mike Burton, Andrew Ostlund, Michelle Francis
10/21/2025: Carol Johnson, Ed Menk, Bill Potvin
10/28/2025: Annmarie Lacher, Paul Cibuzar, Rod Carlson
Speakers:
09/23/2025: Blake and Kelsey Eller - Brainerd Breakfast Club
09/30/2025: Molly Raske - Choose Kindness Project
10/07/2025: Tony Runde - Brainerd Police Department
10/14/2025: Club Meeting
10/21/2025: Jane Gunsbury - St. Vincent de Paul
10/28/2025: Jennifer Jacquot-DeFvries - The Crossing Arts Alliance
