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January 22, 2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kathleen Moriarty and Paul Nealy
 
Breakfast meetings are on Wednesday mornings at 7:30-8:30 at Shortstop Bar & Grill, 1298 E Moore Lake Dr, Fridley. Drop in! Guests Welcome!
 
Find us online at:https://www.fridleychrotary.org/ and connect with us at fridleychrotary@gmail.com or on Facebook at Fricley-CH Rotary.
 
Joining the FCH Rotary breakfast meetings on Zoom (request by the previous Monday at skeeler@isd14.org):  open the link below, click on Open Zoom Meetings, and follow the prompts.
 
 
 
PROGRAM
 
11 members heard Columbia Heights-Fridley Adult Basic Education director Kathleen Moriarty thank the club for its district grant contribution to the center, which allowed the hiring of an additional teacher for in-person instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL). Moriarty provided information about the new class, and described the center’s mission and programs.
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: January 29- Julia Buckley, Miracle-Ear: Hearing Aids. Feb. 5- the next outing to Columbia Heights City Hall, for a Zoom presentation by Megan Reich about Metro Blooms, Minneapolis nonprofit helping people care for land and water. Feb. 12- new member Sonja Ketchum delivers her classification talk.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Steve Klaers, Paul Nealy, and Bob Tholkes attended the District 5960 midterm event last Saturday.
 
Klaers noted that a mentor meeting will not take place this week at Fridley.
 
Kristen Stuenkel reported that she and Amáda Márquez Simula presented information about the club’s Operation Pollination program at a recent Rotary International virtual conference which drew 54 Rotarians from all over the Rotary world.
 
REMINDERS
 
The club is purchasing a table for 8 at the Fridley School Foundation’s annual fundraiser on Thursday evening, January 30 at Jax Café. To request a complimentary seat for yourself, contact Stephen Keeler at skeeler@isd14.org. The offer is also open for your guests.
 
The next Operation Pollination virtual meeting is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4. Use Zoom reference https://colheights-k12-mn-us.zoom.us/j/89549675071.
 
The club board meets next on Wednesday, February 5 at 9 a.m. following the meeting at Columbia Heights City Hall.
 
STRIVE students will visit Minneapolis College and RAO Manufacturing on Thursday, February 6. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103 about attending. 
 
The Rotary District ‘Make Peace Visible’ Annual Conference is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday May 1-3 at Mystic Lake Event Center, 2400 Mystic Lake Blvd, Prior Lake. Register at https://makepeacevisible.org/.
 
The 2025 Golf Classic fundraiser is scheduled for Monday, July 28, at The Refuge Golf Course in Columbus Township.
 
 With the club board approving an expenditure in 2025-26 for a Rotary grant proposal, members are encouraged to suggest possible projects for either a district or international grant. Contact Secretary Bob Tholkes at fridleychrotary@gmail.com.
 
The club’s new VENMO account is now in service. To use it for payments to the club, download the VENMO ap and type in Fridley-Columbia HeightsRotaryClub.
 
Rotary International announced that the May 27-28, 2028 (changed from 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.