Program Schedule

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IMPORTANT NOTE:  If for some reason you are unable to keep your meeting assignment, it is your responsibility to find a substitute or switch dates with another club member.  Please contact Mary Hustad at  mhustadarch@comcast.net to report any changes in meeting assignments.

"New Members" are those who joined in the calendar year preceding the meeting date.
 

2010

February 4
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Patrick Dewayne         
Program: Minnesota Opera

February 11
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County Medical Examiner
Program:

February 18
Program Chair: Dave Kunz
Speaker:  Jonathan Yuhas, KARE 11 Morning Meteorologist
Program:  

February 25
Program Chair: Joe Christensen
Speaker: Ron Feldman, Senior Vice President, Minneapolis Federal Reserve
Program:

March 4
Program Chair: Maria Baker
Speaker: Ron Schara and Raven
Program: How to Fish Good and Improve Your Mind


March 11
Program Chair: Keith Downey
Speaker:  Art Berman, President of Twin Cities Rise!
Program:  Twin Cities Rise!

March 18
Program Chair:  Ellen Kennedy
Speaker:  Col. Kenneth Wofford
Program:  Tuskegee Airmen

March 25
Vocation Day – Guthrie Theater

April 1
Program Chair: Scott MacDonald
Speaker: Bob Showers (author) and Roy Smalley
Program: Twins at the Met

April 8
No regular meeting – joint meeting with Edina Morningside Club on April 6

April 15
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Aleah Vinick, Program Associate, Minnesota Historical Society
Program: The Greatest Generation

April 22
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker:  Jim Harkness, president of the International Agriculture and Trade Policy Institute
Program:  Global Food Crisis (“Fast for Hope”)

April 29
Program Chair: Tim Fargo
Speaker:  Cassie Weness, Licensed Dietitian, Nutritional Weight and Wellness
Program:  Jumpstart Your Metabolism – the Key to a Healthier You

May 6
Vocational Ethics Day Luncheon with Area 3 clubs

May 13
Program Chair: John Flynn
Speaker:  Dave St. Peter, Minnesota Twins
Program:

May 20
Program Chair: Jean Morrison
Speaker:
Program: Mentor/Mentee Program with STRIVE, Bethune and Cornelia Schools

May 27
Program Chair: San Asato
Speaker: Inbound and Outbound GSE Teams
Program:

June 3
Program Chair: Patti Ellingson-Solheim
Speaker:
Program:

June 10
Program Chair: Jennifer Bennerotte
Speaker:
Program: Women in Leadership Award

June 17
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy/Jon Barnett
Speaker:
Program: Transition Meeting

June 24
Picnic


 

Previous Meetings in 2008-10:

December 4
Program Chair: Harry Weingartner
Speaker:  President of the Board
Program:  The One Percent Club

December 11
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker: Larry Laukka
Program: UMore - A University Founded Community of the 21st Century

December 18  Holiday Party at ECC

December 25  No Meeting - Christmas

January 1, 2009   No Meeting - New Year's Day

January 8
Program Chair:   Mike Kmpotich
Speaker:   Phil Dow, RBC's Chief Equity Strategist
Program:   The Markets, Economy and Bailout

January 15
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker:  Michele Tafoya, ESPN sportscaster and national radio show host
Program:   

January 22
Program Chair: Dan Hallberg
Speaker:  Hank Shea, former U.S. Assistant Attorney in Minnesota, now Senior Distinguished Fellow at St. Thomas School of Law
Program: Our Greatest Challenge:  Creating Ethical Leaders

January 29
Program Chair: Nick Jermihov
Speaker:  Jennie Hargrave, American Diabetes Association 
Program:   General Information

February 5
Program Chair: Jim VanValkenburg
Speaker:  Detective Erik Amundson, Edina Police Department 
Program:  Identity Theft

February 12
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker:  Dr. Ashis Brahma, Physician, Refugee Camps
Program:  Darfur:  A Public Health Disaster 

February 19
Program Chair:  Mary Younggren
Speaker:  Keith Sullivan, Bodyworks Physical Therapy 
Program:  Facts on Backs

February 26
Program Chair: Ann Platt  
Speaker:  Kyle Loven, FBI
Program: 

March 5
Program Chair: Sandy Schley
Speaker:  James McCarty
Program:  Leadership Using the Power of One

March 12
Program Chair: Tim Murphy
Speaker:  Akinyi Menya 
Program:  The Gift of Giving

March 19
Program Chair: Jeff Ohe   
Speaker:  Margaret Carlson, CEO of the U of MN Alumni Association
Program:  New Gopher football stadium

March 26
Program Chair: Brad Beard
Speaker:  Alexander Zubkov, M.D., Ph.D., Stroke Program Medical Director, Fairview Southdale Hospital
Program:  A stroke of genius: a look at prevention and treatment of strokes

April 2
Program Chair: Ira Bey
Speaker: Steve Danko, Jean Stephen Galleries
Program: Art

April 9
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker: Joe Cavanaugh
Program:

April 16
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker: Mark Sheffert, Manchester Companies
Program:

April 23
Meeting cancelled – no regular meeting
District 5950 Conference April 24-25

April 30
Program Chair: Wooj Byun
Speaker: David Wippman, Dean, University of Minnesota Law School
Program: The Obama Human Rights Agenda: Old Wine in New Bottles?

May 7     No Regular Meeting - Area 3 Vocational Ethics Program

May 14
Program Chair: Jean Morrison
Speaker: 
Program:  Mentor/Mentee Program 

May 21
Program Chair: Jennifer Bennerotte
Speaker: Dr. Laurel Wills
Program: Women in Leadership Award

May 28
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Tony Mans, Second Harvest
Program: Going Hungry in Minnesota

June 4
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker:  Bob Ulrich 
Program:  Joint Meeting with Edina Morningside Club 

June 11  NOTE:  The meeting is at Fire Station No. 1, 6250 Tracy Ave
Program Chair: Jennifer Bennerotte
Speaker: 
Program:  Vocation Day at Edina Fire Station No. 1  (Not at ECC)

June 18   No Regular Meeting - Family Picnic

June 25
Program Chair: Paul Mooty
Speaker: 
Program:  Transition Meeting 

July 2  No Meeting

July 9
Program Chair: Mary Hustad
Speaker:
Program: Sandy Schley’s installation as District Governor

July 16
Program Chair: San Asato
Speaker: Angie Cousins
Program:

July 23
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Robin Phillips, The Advocates for Human Rights
Program:

July 30
Program Chair: Joel Jennings
Speaker: Tracey Hagman
Program: Heshima Center for Handicapped Children, Nairobi, Kenya - Dignity for the Disabled
NEW MEMBERS’ TABLES
Table hosts: Jon Barnett, Wooj Byun

August 6
Program Chair: Mary Hustad
Speaker: Kristin Kopp, At Home Solutions
Program: Boomers and Beyond: Hot Topics to Prepare You for the Times Ahead

August 13
Vocation Day -
Bus tour of Edina historic sites, hosted by Frank Cardarelle - Limited to sign-up of 50 people! (You may sign up here ... ).  There will also be a "regular" meeting at Edina Country Club for those not taking the tour.

August 20
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Terrie Rose, Baby’s Space and Tatanka Academy
Program:
RANDOM TABLE ASSIGNMENTS

August 27     Note:  This is "picture day."  If you do not have a picture on our website's Member's Page, have your picture taken from 11:30-12:15 before the meeting 
Program Chair: Wooj Byun
Speaker: Dolan and Hailey Lee
Program: Camp RYLA
NEW MEMBERS’ TABLES:  Table hosts: Scott McDonald, Joe Christensen

September 3
Program Chair: Mike Krmpotich
Speaker: Michael Vekich
Program: Twins Stadium Project and the Minnesota State Budget Problems

September 10
Program Chair: Brad Beard
Speaker:  William Utz, MD, Urology Associates, Ltd.
Program: Prostate cancer prevention, screening: what you need to know, but haven’t asked

September 17
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Adina Dahlin, Vice President and Director of Digital Experience, Campbell Mithun
Program: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn: Social Networking and Your Business

September 24
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker:  Andy Luger, Co-chair, Investigation Panel
Program: Inside the Metro Gang Strike Force

October 1
No meeting; Rotary Fundraiser Oct. 2

October 8
Program Chair: Leslie Kreofsky
Speaker:  Ric Dressen, Bruce Locklear, Heidi Howard
Program: STRIVE To Thrive
JOINT MEETING WITH EDINA MORNINGSIDE CLUB

October 15
Program Chair: Jennifer Bennerotte
Speaker:  Stew Thornley
Program: Minnesota’s Cemeteries, "Dig This"

October 22
Program Chair: Joe Christensen
Speaker: Andrew D. Lott, FAA Aviation Safety Inspector
Program: A New Look for the Minneapolis Airports

October 29
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Michael Sellman
Program: Nuclear Energy
NEW MEMBERS’ TABLES
Table hosts: Mike Krmpotich, Jody Kern

November 5
No Meeting – Camp Enterprise

November 12
Veterans Day Program on November 12 at Interlachen Country Club

November 19
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Joe Dowling, Artistic Director, Guthrie Theater
Program:

November 25 (Wednesday)  The Rotary Club of Edina will pack and deliver Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in Minneapolis and Edina on Wednesday, Nov. 25.  Join fellow Rotarians at 11:45 a.m. that day for a light lunch and basket assembly.  Deliveries will be made at approximately 12:45 p.m.  Drivers, navigators and basket assemblers are needed!  Also needed are canned goods and money to buy turkeys.  Please bring your donation to the Nov. 19 club meeting.  Contact Rotarian Michael Stanzak, mstanzak@keycadillac.com, to participate. 

November 26 (Thursday)
    No Meeting – Thanksgiving
 

December 3
Program Chair: Melinda Inman
Speaker: Tim Murphy
Program: The Rotary Foundation

December 10
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Dr. Steven Miles, Minnesotan of the Year 2004
Program: Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror
NEW MEMBERS’ TABLES
Table hosts: Melinda Inman, San Asato

Note:  Bring gifts for the Phyllis Wheatley Center to the Rotary meetings on Dec 10 and Dec 17, and be a part of the Edina Rotary Holiday Giving Program

December 17
Holiday Party, chaired by Mary Younggren and Gail Jacobson

+ Sign up for our Holiday Party on December 17th:  We expect a large crowd - please sign up, for yourself and your guests.  Sign up  here ...

December 24
No Meeting – Christmas

December 31
No Meeting – New Years
 

2010

January 7
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney
Program: Use of DNA Testing in Criminal Justice Proceedings

January 14
Program Chair: Bruce Templeton
Speaker: Martin Loken, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada
Program: International Trade

January 21
Program Chair: Andy Finsness
Speaker: Molly Darsow, Community Involvement Programs
Program: Building bridges between persons with disabilities and the business community

January 28
Program Chair: Ellen Kennedy
Speaker: Lucinda Winter, Executive Director, Minnesota Film and TV Board
Program:
 

Future Meetings:

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