January 19, 2022
PROGRAM
15 members, including 3 on Zoom, heard longtime member Mark Grotewold update his Classification talk. Family: married (Liz partners with him on his Rotary club activities), 4 adult children, and a still-expanding total of 15 (!) grandchildren. Careers: divided between a successful building maintenance company here and in Florida, where at one time he lived before coming back to care for a parent, and (since 1990) in real estate for Edina Realty, where Liz also joined him for many years. Rotary: Mark joined originally in 1979 with the Blaine-Spring Lake Park club (now Blaine-Ham Lake), and later with Fridley and Columbia Heights. He joined for networking but has stayed for the fun and camaraderie, and as a vehicle for his commitment to local service activities, which he coordinates for the club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rotary District 5960 announced that the spring district conference, Impact!2022, will be a tri-district affair held in St. Cloud on April 21-23. Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari, are among the speakers confirmed or invited. Info and registration at https://www.rotaryimpact2022.com/
President-Elect Kim Hiel will lead the Election of FCH Rotary’s Officers and Directors for 2022-23 at the breakfast of January 26.
Bob Tholkes announced that the club intends to participate in the Rotary Camp RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) program through District 5960 this year
Account invoices for the quarter beginning January 1 were emailed yesterday by treasurer Greg Schraufnagel.
Amada Marquez Simula announced the celebration of all things Latino coming up in Columbia Heights.
REMINDERS
The Rotary Operation Pollination group meets next via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 1. Contact Kristen Stuenkel at StuenkeK@colheights.k12.mn.us to receive the Zoom link if you have not previously attended.
Program on January 26: Gary Lundgren of the Zuhrah Shrine Circus will speak about his experiences.
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