Jesse Hopkins & Travis Grossman: We need help with the Youth Exchange program. If the club wants to keep the program, we need members to assist. If you're able to help the club keep this important program, please reach out to Jesse, Travis, or Adam.
Adam Rees: The winner of the Four-Way Essay Contest was Jagger Klecatsky. He's been invited to attend a club meeting to talk about his essay.
Happy Birthday! We sang happy birthday to our Rotarians with January birthdays.
Save the Date for District Conference
Future Meetings
Change of Gavel will be held on June 17, 2025, at Cragun's. We will not have a noon meeting that day.
Sergeant at Arms
Allie Verchota fined everyone that has made (and/or broken) a New Year's resolution this year. She also fined everyone that didn't stay up until midnight.
Rotary Notary
Hara Charlier told the club about her journey from New York to Ohio to Virginia to ultimately being the President at CLC. Hara is married to her husband, Russ, and together they have two daughters, Devon and Lili.
Speaker
David Badeaux, Mayor of Brainerd
He updated the club on the happenings in Brainerd. He talked about Brainerd showing up on social media as a top 10 worst place to live in Minnesota. He pointed out that the people who live in Brainerd love it.
He also talked about Brainerd's infrastructure. The Thrifty White building was just torn down. They're hoping to replace the building with a mixed-use building with three store fronts on ground level and housing above. Brainerd is not focused on expanding laterally but instead is focused on in-fill, which is building up what is already there. They're also trying to make it easier to walk on Washington Street.
Greeters:
01/14/2025: Bill Potvin; Jeff Torfin; Roy Hurin
01/21/2025: Paula Chapulis; Mike Bjerkness; Donn Peterson
01/28/2025: Richard Adams; Marc Halverson; Travis Gossman
02/04/2025: Aaron Peterson; Donn Peterson; Lee Seipp
Speakers:
01/14/2025: Mike Aulie - Cuyuna Lakes Citizen of the Year
01/21/2025: Hara Charlier - CLC
01/28/2025: Elsie Stanek - Essenitia Health Stroke Awareness
02/04/2025: James Kramvik & Eric Charpentier Brainerd Development & Housing
You are invited to visit us at an upcoming meeting.
Brainerd Rotary Club meets on Tuesdays at 12pm at the Northland Arboretum (lower level) - 14250 Conservation Dr, Baxter, MN 56425
Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back. Join us here for updates, announcements, and stories.
Please take and share photos of current rotary club events. Share with Allie Verchota allie.verchota@deerwoodbank.com or Brian Andrews executivedirector@larjp.org so we can keep our website and social media platforms current. Thank you!
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