Naomi Fruechte
October 2024
Hello Fellow Rotarians:
Rose Sale: We did it! Our rose sale was a huge success thanks to our rose sale chairman, Randy Mell, all members who sold flowers, and those who volunteered to distribute. Also a big thank you to Mary Ann's Floral for securing the flowers and sharing space for us to distribute them. Thanks to Thrivent for a grant that was used toward payment of the flowers. This was our most profitable sale, slightly surpassing our sales in 2018 which was our previous high.
Welcome Teachers: Our Service Committee chair, Sherry Sime, delivered roses, a welcome note, and our Rotary club brochure to new teachers in Caledonia schools on behalf of our club. This is the second year we have welcomed new teachers as a community service project.
Congratulations to Supt. Craig Ihrke, fellow Rotarian, for the 2024 Blue Ribbon School Award given to Caledonia High School.
October Club Programs (courtesy of Mary Mell):
- October 4 - Ice Breaker Question: What is your favorite childhood memory?
- October 11 - Re-classification talk by Dan Small
- October 18 - Committee meetings
- October 25 - Board Meeting
Cybercrimes, Scams & Fraud: LaCrescent Rotary Club will host the "Cybercrimes, Scams & Fraud: Arm Yourself with Knowledge!" event on October 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wieser Park Pavilion. The event is free and open to the public, but you need to register in advance
Rotary Peace Academy Our DG is encouraging every Rotarian in our District to take advantage of a free training course available to us through Rotary’s partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace. This two-hour course titled “Rotary Positive Peace Academy” is designed to help you discover the strategies and tools that can help individuals build and sustain peace. The link to sign up for this course is: https://www.positivepeace.
Club Duties
Programs - October - Mary Mell November - Julie O'Mara Dodson
Inspiration - October ????? November - Tom Danielson
Greeter - October - Tom Danielson November - Randy Mell
Contact Sibyl: Oct 6 - Dan; Oct 13 - Mary; Oct 20 - Andrea; Oct 27 - Nancy
Tend to Gazebo garden: Oct 6 - Mary; Oct 13 - Nancy Oct 20 - Ashley
October 24 - World Polio Day Every dollar donated to Polio Plus during the 2024-25 Rotary year will be matched by the Gates Foundation 2-to-1.
Weekly Meetings at Elsie's, Caledonia at 7:30 am Board meeting at the Wired Rooster at 7:30 a.m.
Interested in our projects? Want to join our club to participate in community service projects? We're a socialble and welcoming group.
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Service Above Self
Caledonia, MN 55921
United States of America