REMINDER: December 24, 2024, & December 31, 2024, meetings will be cancelled.
Rotary Announcements
Buford Johnson: presented Jeff Torfin with his Paul Harris pin with two sapphires.
Carol Johnson: The Lakes Media Collaborative recently disbanded and gave a very generous donation to our Foundation.
Adam Rees: We received four submissions for the Four-Way Essay Contest. The committee will meet today to determine the winner of the contest.
Marc Halverson: Invited the Club to Pints for a Purpose at Jack Pine:
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
Kevin Thesing read an amazing poem featuring our own Dutch Cragun. Kevin encouraged the club to donate what they thought Dutch would want them to give.
Rotary Notary
Bob Gragson shared his story with the Club today. Bob has been a Rotarian since 1987. He's been in the Brainerd Lakes Area for about 5 months. Bob is the director of our local United Way.
Speaker
Heather Klein, Activity Coordinator - Port Group Homes
Port has been open since 1972. Port has a boys home and girls home. Each house can accommodate 14 kids. Heather has been at Port for two years. She worked as a chemical dependency counselor before joining Port. Heather's role teaches the kids at Port through activities funded by the community. She recently took the kids to Craguns for swimming and pizza. Experiences like this teach the kids how to communicate and present themselves in public.
If you would like to donate to Port, please consider donating the following items:
Clothing, new or gently used; socks; underwear (must be new) of all sizes and genders
Recreational Supplies: balls (all varieties), sports equipment, board games, puzzles, word search, sketch paper, canvas painting boards, etc.
Greeters:
12/24/2024: No Meeting
12/31/2024: No Meeting
Speakers:
12/24/2024: No Meeting
12/31/2024: No Meeting
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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