Gwen Aaberg
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Welcome Back!
This week's meeting (January 7) is at the Apple Valley American Legion (14521 Granada Drive)! Same start time of 7 a.m.
It is the first Wednesday of the month, which is FoodShelf Wednesday. Bring non-perishable food items to donate; 360 Communities greatly appreciates your support!
This week's speaker is Moderator Brian Rohrenbach, with the topic "Never Underestimate the Power of the Spoken Word."
Jan. 7 Weekly Raffle Update
For the meeting of Jan 7, 2015 there are 46 cards and 2 Jokers. The pot stands at $248.
Ticket donations are: $1 for 1 ticket; $2 for 3 tickets; $5 for 10 tickets; and $10 for 25 tickets. Three lucky winners are chosen each week; the first two tickets drawn win $5, the third winner draws a card from the deck in hopes of pulling an Ace to win a share of the pot. If a joker is pulled, it will cost the winner a $2 contribution to the pot. If the Ace of Spades is pulled, the pot is awarded equally to all who have pulled an Ace from the current deck, and the drawing starts over again.
Celebrate and network at the Mid-Term Assembly
Join us for fun, fellowship and informative sessions at the upcoming Rotary Dist. 5950 Mid-Term Assembly Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska. Help us Light Up Rotaryin the second half of our year by learning about other clubs’ best practices, getting new ideas for service opportunities for your club, and celebrating our district's accomplishments from the first half of the year. This is a great networking and learning event at a beautiful venue.
Lunch will be served at the end of this ½ day session. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW!
Upcoming Speaker Rotation
The following club members are responsible for arranging meeting speakers on the assigned days.
Please contact Wayne Hilbert with your speaker's topic and biographical info.
01/14/15- Kevin Scheel 01/21/15 - Ryan Lynch 01/28/15 - Mark Matijasevich 02/04/15 - Christine Farris 02/18/15 - Heather Voorhees
03/04/15 - Chuck Borresen
3/11/15 - Craig Fields
3/18/15 - Tom Goodwin
3/25/15 - Merv Nordstrom
04/01/15 - Jim Koester