PROGRAM
17 members and visiting Rotarian Gary Campbell of Anoka Rotary heard Andy Risvold of Forgotten Star Brewery in Fridley emphasize its success while positioning itself as a community asset—it aims to hold two events a day and donates extensively in the community—while overcoming its foundation in the months before the onset of COVID, and sharing the history of its site at the Northern Stacks project, which redeveloped the FMC Northern armaments factory.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Campbell reiterated and provided further information on his club’s annual fundraiser on October 24 at Bunker Hills Event Center in Coon Rapids.
President Mike Oakley presented Dick Harris with his 4th Paul Harris Fellowship award for contributions to The Rotary Foundation.
Paul Nealy noted that he and Gordon Backlund plan to attend the District 5960 One Summit event in St Croix Falls on Thursday evening, October 3. (See https://www.rotary5960.org/events/). Contact Paul at 612-812-6647 if you can plan to attend and want to carpool.
REMINDERS
The next club board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, at 9 a.m. at Fridley Community Center, 6058 7 St NE. All members are welcome.
The Fridley & Columbia Heights Wandrin’ Rotarians will take two more breakfast jaunts in October. On October 16, members have the opportunity to meet at and tour RAO Mfg’s facility at 6530 James Ave. N. in Brooklyn Center, a follow up to the August meeting at RAO in Fridley. Meeting time will be the normal 7:30-8:30. At that hour RAO Brooklyn Center is a 15-minute drive from our normal Shortstop Bar & Grill location. Carpooling from Shortstop Bar & Grill will be organized if wanted. On October 23 member Brenda Lewis will lead a presentation about and tour of Fridley Public Schools new VISTA alternative learning program, housed across the intersection of Shortstop and Old Central Avenue. Breakfast will be at Shortstop followed by the walk to VISTA.
The annual Charter Dinner will take place on Wednesday evening, November 6, at Banquets of Minnesota, 6310 Hwy 65, Fridley. Doors open at 6:00. District ,5960 District Governor Ed Boeve will be on hand. Sign up at a breakfast meeting or contact Scott Lund at 612-860-3235.
Rotary International announced that the 2029 RI convention will be held in Minneapolis. It will be organized cooperatively by Districts 5580/5950,5960, and 6250.
Additional mentors for Fridley STRIVE students are sought. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103.
