PROGRAM No meeting- Charter Dinner with District Governor Ed Boeve.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Nov. 13- Patti Constant of Anoka County Opioid Solutions will provide an update. Nov. 20- member Norma Jean Falink leads an informational program on the Rotary Foundation. Nov. 27- No meeting- Thanksgiving week
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Operation Pollination group met on Tuesday, November 5, with Columbia Heights High School Ag Specialist Melissa Trent joining members Amáda Márquez Simula, Mike Oakley, Kristen Stuenkel, and Bob Tholkes. Trent reported that the pollinator garden at Columbia Heights High School is complete and in the process of bedding down for the winter. Oakley will sign the Rotary International Operation Pollination resolution on behalf of the club. Stuenkel is in touch with the Eco Experience program at the Minnesota State Fair and plans to participate in 2025 were discussed, as was the Minneapolis-based Blue Thumb initiative, which promotes planting for clean water.
The STRIVE program will visit Anoka Ramsey Commmunity College on Wednesday, December 4. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103 about attending.
REMINDERS
The club’s VENMO account is now in service. To use it for payments to the club, download the VENMO ap and type in Fridley-Columbia HeightsRotaryClub.
The next club board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 4 at 9 a.m. at Fridley Community Center, 6058 7 St NE. All members are welcome.
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.
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.
