Announcements from 02.25.25 meeting:
President Adam Rees chaired the meeting.
 
Rotary Announcements
 
Adam Rees: Pop up Pantry will be February 27th and March 6th from 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. at CLC. For more information, please visit this link: Food Pantry.
 
Kevin Thesing: Reverse Raffle - 300 tickets to be sold for $100/each. Drawing is Monday, May 5 at Prairie Bay (Cinco de Mayo). Ticket sales will start next week.
 
Heather Kelm: We have new stickers for the Easter Egg Hunt bags courtesy of Lakes Printing.
 
John Forrest: Rotary Park could use help with tree planting. Please see John if you can help.
 
Adam wanted to bring the following workshop to the Club's attention:
 
 
Speaker
 
Jager Kleckletsy - Four-Way Test Essay Winner
 
Jager shared the essay he wrote which won our club's essay contest. His essay discussed AI and the Four-Way Test.
 
 
 
 
Greeters:
 
03/04/2025: Michelle Francis; Ray Gildow; Peter Nelson
03/11/2025: Shane Riffle; Jesse Hopkins; Sam Anderson
03/18/2025: Buford Johnson; Mark Erickson; Michelle Francis
03/25/2025: Kevin Egan; Eric Charpentier; Mark Erickson
 
Speakers:
 
03/04/2025: Club Meeting
03/11/2025: Kevin Thesing - BLA Community Foundation & Lakes Printing
03/18/2025: Seth Neidstadt - Ukraine Refugees
03/25/2025: Josh Duda - Air Ambulance Experiences

 
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
 
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Speakers
To see our schedule of upcoming speakers, click HERE.  If you have an idea or question, contact Bob Nystrom at robertnystrom5@gmail.com.
 
 
Rotary International Convention:
June 21-25, 2025, Calgary, Canada.
 
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 third 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
Spouse Birthdays
Mandy Miller
February 17
 
Join Date
Kevin Thesing
February 2, 1993
32 years
 
Marc Halverson
February 20, 1973
52 years
 
Bradford Folta
February 21, 2023
2 years
 
Sarah Smith
February 23, 2022
3 years
 
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