President-elect Michelle Francis chaired the meeting.
Rotary Announcements
Bradford Fulta: The club needs volunteers to fill the role of chaplain. If you're interested, please reach out to Adam or Bradford.
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
Travis Grossman was our Sergeant at Arms today. He is need of volunteers for Camp Confidence so he fined everyone that doesn't have volunteering on their schedule. He also fined anyone that was sitting next to the same person this week as last week and those that have already broken their New Year's resolution. *If you would like to volunteer at Camp Confidence, please contact Amynda Hadfield at 218-828-2344 (Amynda@confidencelearningcenter.org )!
Speaker
Mike Aulie - Mike was the 2024 Cuyuna Lakes Citizen of the Year and a former member of our club. Mike joined our club in 1980. He was a member for 30 years and president from 1990-1991. During his presidency, the club sent the first student to Ryla. Mike was also instrumental in the formation of our Foundation. Mike left the club when he relocated his photography business to Deerwood.
Mike talked about how the principles of Rotary made him who he is today. The year he was president, the international theme was Look Beyond Yourself. He talked about the Four-Way Test and Service Above Self.
Greeters:
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:
01/21/2025: 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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