Announcements from 10.14.2025 meeting:
President Michelle Francis chaired the meeting.
 
Rotary Announcements
 
  • Camp Journey is October 17-18. Please sign up to volunteer! 
  • Registration is open for District Conference October 24-25 in Duluth. Please see Michelle if you need help registering. 
  • 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 contact Lee Seipp. 
  • Bell ringing will be on Dec 6th this year
  • Next week Buford will be collecting donations for Polio Plus. Please come ready to contribute (or the Sgt at Arms will "help" everyone out).
 
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.
 
Bell ringing for the Salvation Army will be on Saturday December 6th, 2025.
 
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
 
This week our speaker was our RYLA sponsored student, Oliver Kelm. He gave a nice overview of his experience at RYLA and some samples of what types of things they did. Learn more about RYLA here.
 
 
 
 
Greeters:
 
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:
 
10/14/2025: Club Meeting - Oliver Kelm
10/21/2025: Jane Gunsbury - St. Vincent de Paul
10/28/2025: Jennifer Jacquot-DeFvries - The Crossing Arts Alliance
11/04/2025: Jim Roelofs - "Buddy" Book launch presentation
 
 
 
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.
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Jesse Hopkins
October 5
 
Heather Kelm
October 7
 
Tim Ramerth
October 8
 
Travis Grossman
October 9
 
Donald Ryan
October 15
 
Mark Erickson
October 18
 
Dan Brown
October 25
 
John Forrest
October 29
 
Jeff Birks
October 30
 
Anniversaries
Kev Egan
Kevin J. Egan
October 14
 
Join Date
David Winkelman
October 1, 2012
13 years
 
Jim Roelofs
October 8, 1985
40 years
 
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