2025.02.18 Bulletin (Feb. 18, 2025)

President Adam Rees chaired the meeting.

Rotary Announcements

* 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.

* Check your spam/junk folders for Rotary correspondence. Your dues invoice will be sent via email from QuickBooks.

* Reverse Raffle - 300 tickets to be sold for $100/each. Drawing is Monday, May 5 at Prairie Bay (Cinco de Mayo). More information to come!

* District Conference has been cancelled for April. The next District Conference is tentatively scheduled for October 24-25 in Duluth. District Conference will be held in the Fall going forward.

Sergeant at Arms

In honor of President's Day, Jesse Hopkins fined us by table if we couldn't come up with one nice thing to say about a past US President.

Speaker

Rick Adams - Hope for Haitians

Rick has been involved in Haiti for 25 years. He first traveled there with a church group. It was one of the most impactful weeks of his life. He worked with that group for 10 years before starting his own project, the Faith Project. Now, he is involved with Hope for Haitians. This project focuses on homes for families; safe water monitoring; home water systems; community centers; food security; leadership training; economic development; vocational training; solar installation; computer labs; education; and medical services.

For more information, please visit this link: Hope for Haitians.

Greeters:

02/25/2025: Loren Beilke; Richard Adams; Bradford Fulta

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:

02/25/2025: Jager Kleckletsy - Essay Winner

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

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.

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.

Social Media and PR

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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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