Announcements from 07.29.2025 meeting:
President Michelle Francis chaired the meeting.
 
Rotary Announcements
 
  • Congratulate Rotarian Kevin Thesing if you see him. He and Lakes Printing are being awarded the Business Legacy Award at the Chamber's Celebration of Excellence on November 20th.
  • The hotel block for District Conference is open. Don't miss out on booking your hotel!
  • Meetings – it’s the Club’s responsibility to clean up after our meetings. Any assistance would be much appreciated!
Save the Date
 
Our club meeting will be held at Rotary Park on September 9, 2025.
 
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
 
Mike Ryth - Alzheimer's Association
 
Mike spoke to the club about the mission of the Alzheimer's Association and their biggest fundraiser, which is the Walk to End Alzheimer's. For more information, please visit this link: WALK. If you have questions, please contact Mike Ryth at 218-302-5563 or meryth@alz.org. 
 
 
 
 
Greeters:
 
08/05/2025 Brian Andrews, Buford Johnson, Trevor Pumnea
08/12/2025 Joseph Paine, Aaron Peterson, Mark Dockendorf
08/19/2025 Paula Persons, Allie Verchota, Mike McConkey
08/26/2025 Jim Roelofs, Rod Rangen, Don Ryan
 
Speakers:

8/05/2025 Sylvia Allen - One Voice Making A Difference in Uganda
8/12/2025 Adam Rees - International Convention Recap (Club Meeting)
8/19/2025 Rena Bolt - Crow Wing Energized

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.
Reminders, Links, and More Information...
Speakers
To see our schedule of upcoming speakers, click HERE.  If you have an idea or question, contact Lee Seipp at leeseipp@live.com
 
 
Rotary International Convention:
June 13-17, 2026, Taipei, Taiwan
 
Brainerd Club Board
Meeting occurs at 11am on the Second Tuesday of the month at The Northland Arboretum.  Anyone can attend.
 
Brainerd Foundation Board
Anyone is welcome to join the meeting at 11am on the fourth Tuesday of the month at The Northland Arboretum.  More information on Foundation Grants, grant process, grant applications at https://www.brainerdrotary.org/page/brainerd-rotary-foundation.
 
Social Media and PR
Please take and share photos of current rotary club events. Share with Jeff Birks jeff@ElevatedSurfaceCleaning.com or Brian Andrews executivedirector@larjp.org so we can keep our website and social media platforms current.  Thank you!
 
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  • Find information about our Club.
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kevin Thesing
July 2
 
Paul Cibuzar
July 7
 
Trevor Pumnea
July 27
 
Anniversaries
Bob Gragson
Holly Riggs
July 6
 
Join Date
Donn Peterson
July 1, 2008
17 years
 
Matt Kilian
July 1, 2014
11 years
 
Terri Foster
July 1, 2024
1 year
 
Eric Peterson
July 12, 2016
9 years
 
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Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
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