Breakfast meetings are on Wednesday mornings at 7:30-8:30 at Central Mix, 4030 Central Avenue, Columbia Heights. Drop in! Guests Welcome!

 

Find us online at: https://www.fridleychrotary.org/ or connect with us at fridleychrotary@gmail.com.

 

PROGRAM

14 members and guest Mel Brownlee of Columbia Heights heard Peggy Strom of Arden Hills-Shoreview Rotary and the District 5960 Rotary Foundation Committee deliver a well-organized, well-prepared presentation of TRF’s missions, organization, high standing among charitable groups, and donation process. She also noted the club’s consistent support of Rotary club grant projects.

 

 

 

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Members shared their thoughts on the occasion today of Veteran’s Day.

 

The club’s traditional holiday service activity is bellringing for the Salvation Army, in the past at Sam’s Club, 8150 University Avenue, Fridley. Expressions of interest were gathered today. Will Rottler will coordinate, as he did last year.

 

Senior member Gordon Backlund is up and around after his gall bladder surgery last month, and was able to attend today.

 

Flexing its financial muscle (bless the Golf Classic!) today’s meeting approved the purchase of a brick for $500 to be placed in a space at Columbia Heights High School commemorating its centennial, and a supplemental donation of $250 to the Susitna Rotary Club of Wasilla, Alaska for its Global Grant project in Nepal.

 

CLUB REMINDERS

 

Treasurer Rottler has emailed the invoices for the quarter that ended on September 30. He is available by phone for online dues payments on Square. Contact him at 763-670-4259. Payments can also be turned in at meetings or mailed to FCH Rotary, 3966 Reservoir Blvd., Columbia Heights 55421.

 

Club members wishing to donate to TRF on a quarterly basis through their FCH invoices can do so by contacting Rottler.

 

The club board meets next via Google Meet at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 8. More info TBA.

 

This year’s STRIVE campus visits to Anoka Ramsey CC and Anoka Tech are scheduled for Thursday, December 10. Contact Steve at 612-599-8103 about participating.

 

Per Golf Classic guru Mike Oakley, Thursday, July 29 will be sought as the date for the 2027 Golf Classic fundraiser, again at The Refuge Golf and Event Center, 21250 Yellow Pine St NW, Oak Grove.

 

DISTRICT AND ROTARY INTERNATIONAL REMINDERS

 

Rotary International announced that the May 27-28, 2028 RI convention will be held in Minneapolis. It will be organized cooperatively by Districts 5580, 5950, 5960, and 6250. If you already know that you will want to volunteer at the Rotary International Convention in Minneapolis in 2028, send your name, email and club name to ri2028volunteer@gmail.com. At a minimum, the people-watching should be amazing! Convention registration not required. The convention has exceeded its immediate goal of 1000 Rotarians registered as interested in volunteering; that goal has morphed to 1600 volunteers.

 

MEMBER VOLUNTEER SPECIALS

 

Rich Coleman reminds that Grace Evangelical Free Church, 755 73rd Ave NE, Fridley, welcomes volunteers on the second Friday of each month to help sort food and fill grocery carts for distribution at its food shelf.