Announcements from 07.22.2025 meeting:
President Michelle Francis chaired the meeting.
 
Rotary Announcements
 
  • Membership - We currently have 76 active members and 2 honorary members. Our club goal is 100, so please keep inviting people to join us for lunch!
  • The International Committee will be meeting on July 29th from 11:00-11:45 prior to our regular meeting. Anyone interesting is welcome to attend.
  • Meetings – it’s the Club’s responsibility to clean up after our meetings. Any assistance would be much appreciated!
 
Save the Date
 
Our club meeting will be held at Rotary Park on September 9, 2025.
 
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.
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
Dylan Hendrickson was our speaker today. Dylan spoke on a project that he was a part of while doing leadership training at the Blue Ox Academy. They created a family and kids space for the recently opened Women's Program at the Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge. The Brainerd Rotary Foundation was one of the grantors to this project. 
 
Greeters:
 
07/22/2025 Eric Charpentier; Peter Nelson; Jennifer Bergman
07/29/2025 Todd Bymark; Michael McConkey; Adam Rees
08/05/2025 Brian Andrews, Buford Johnson, Trevor Pumnea
08/12/2025 Joseph Paine, Aaron Peterson, Mark Dockendorf
 
Speakers:
 
 

07/22/2025 Dylan Hendrickson - MN Adult & Teen Challenge Women's Facility Visitation Room Update
7/29/2025 Mike Ryth - Alzheimer's Association
8/05/2025 Sylvia Allen - One Voice Making A Difference in Uganda
8/12/2025 Adam Rees - International Convention Recap (Club Meeting)
8/19/2025 Rena Bolt - Crow Wing Energized
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 Lee Seipp at leeseipp@live.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
Member Birthdays
Ray Gildow
August 2
 
Jeff Torfin
August 5
 
Bill Potvin
August 6
 
Ray Charpentier
August 8
 
Jennifer Bergman
August 9
 
Jill Casper
August 17
 
Mark Dockendorf
August 18
 
Aaron Antony
August 19
 
Jennifer Person
August 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Debra Binggeli
August 22
 
Anniversaries
Keith Binggeli
Debra Binggeli
August 6
 
David Winkelman
Mush Winkelman
August 21
 
Donn Peterson
Donna Peterson
August 26
 
Join Date
Buford Johnson
August 1, 2006
19 years
 
Nicholas Barth
August 1, 2023
2 years
 
Jill Casper
August 15, 2000
25 years
 
Travis Grossman
August 15, 2023
2 years
 
Jeff Birks
August 31, 2004
21 years
 
Lee Seipp
August 31, 2004
21 years
 
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