REMINDER - MORNING MEETING THIS WEEK! Valentine's Raffle - Feb. 12, 7:00 AM Cabin Coffee.
We have our regular meeting this week - it is our Valentine's Raffle Day - so all tickets need to be brought in for the drawing. We will also do a board meeting report out, foundation discussion, update on the walking path donation, and a review of the Community Connection Event (our club received a $20 donation from one of the workers) that we helped with last week.
A couple of reminders from a couple of weeks ago:
Don Drost and Chris Fitzgerald met with the secretary of the Cameron Civic group about forming a Cameron companion club. They are considering a recruitment event, modeled after Business After 5, on April 16 or 23rd at Mosaic.
Joe and Julie Erickson were accepted for the Rotary International Fellowship Exchange to Argentina! They will fly to Argentina April 20th and return May 1. In return, a group of 10 Argentinian Rotarians will arrive in the United States on May 26, likely visiting Rice Lake June 1-4. We will need to host the guests with home stays and plan events for their visit.
Clare asked if any Rotary members would like to reserve an 8-person table together for the Benjamin House Jeans/Gems/Jackpots fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 13th. Tickets are $75. The doors open at 6 PM with appetizers at 7 PM. Contact Clare for more information if you are interested!
A couple of other reminders:
Remember Dues!
Club Visioning on Thursday, Feb. 19th in the evening (5:00 social/5:30 meeting) in lieu of a morning meeting. Watch for more information - there will be no morning meeting that day. Please complete the survey Jason sent out last week as this will help with our visioning activity.
NEGU event is March 27th. We are trying to get Rotary members signed up before opening the schedule to others. Please click on the link below (or the one Mike VG sent you via email) before Feb. 13th. The main Joy Jar event is from 1:00-3:00, but there are preparations and boxing/packing and clean up shifts as well. Hope everyone can make it!
REMINDER - Meeting This Week - Feb. 11th at 7:00 am at Peter & Annies
Meeting this week on Wednesday at Peter&Annies at 7:00 am. We will be evaluating other meeting locations and selecting a new President. We were able to deliver more blankets and hygiene products to the schools as they were in need. Reminder from last week that dues were sent out for the current and next quarter and that we are pulling together a cut daffodil sale for the spring as a fundraiser with the funds being used for the RYLA program we are sending a student to. Thanks!!
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS:
We will be doing a club visioning exercise on Feb. 19, 2026 with support from our Rotary District. This will be a one-night activity and will include the Cumberland Impact Companion Club. This will be in-lieu of our morning meeting. 5:00 pm social and 5:30 pm start. Please complete the Survey Jason sent out - watch for more info on location (either Johnson Bank or NWT)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Feb. 21 - Ruby's Pantry in Cameron 7:00 AM - they need more help this weekend as many from Living Waters Church will be on a mission activity. (Our regular schedule of March 21 can still be attended as well). Please mark your calendars.
Mar. 6 - Friday, 8:30 - 1:00 St. Vinnies Cooking Lunch
March 27 - NEGU event 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Bethany Lutheran Church
UPCOMING PROGRAMS for Sunrise Rotary (all members are welcome to attend):
Reminder: please work hard to get a speaker. If you cannot, please let us know at the meeting and we can help you!
February Social Activity Planners - Sheldon J and Tyler K.
Rotary Anniversaries - Joe 2/1/08; Mark B 2/1/1990; Jim S. 2/1/1987
Feb. 19 - No Morning Meeting - Club Visioning Evening Meeting 5:00 pm
Feb. 21 - Saturday, 7:00 AM Rubies Pantry
Feb. 21 - Happy Birthday Mike VG!
Feb. 26 - Meeting - Bill K. - Chris Fitzgerald on Technology Scams and Safety
March Social Activity Planners - Trudy K and Jeremy M
Rotary Anniversaries - Cathy B. 3/1/23; Ana T.S. 3/1/23; Mike VG 3/30/1999
Mar. 3 - Board Meeting 7 AM Johnson Bank
Mar. 5 - Meeting - Board Report Out
Mar. 6 - Friday - St. Vinnies Cooking Lunch Opportunity!
Mar. 12 - Meeting - Ken P. - Rick Heidick, Rotary District, LIFT Program (formerly known as Fast for Hope)
Mar. 19 - Meeting - Kathy R.
Mar. 26 - Meeting - Jason S. - Hannah Ritsch, Philanthropy Officer with Marshfield Clinic
Mar. 27 - NEGU Event - All Hands On Deck! Bethany Lutheran Church
Mar. 30 - Happy Birthday Jeremy!
April Social Activity Planners - Dean Springer and Bruce Smith
Apr. 2 - Meeting - Jim Stoll
Apr. 7 - Board Meeting 7 AM Johnson Bank
Apr. 9 - Meeting - Board Report Out
Apr. 12 - Happy Birthday Cathy B.!
Apr. 16 - Meeting - Ana T.S.
Apr. 23 - Meeting - Mike VG
Apr. 30 - Meeting - BJ Williams
May Social Activity Planners - Monika A. and Mark B.
May 2 - Happy Birthday Sheldon!
May 5 - Board Meeting 7 AM Johnson Bank
May 5 - Happy Birthday Jim S.!
May 7 - Meeting - Board Report Out
May 9 - Happy Birthday Bruce S. !
May 14 - Meeting - Cathy B.
May 15 - Happy Birthday Monika!
May 18 - Happy Birthday Tyler!
May 21 - Meeting - Don D.
May 22 - Happy Birthday Ana T.S.!
May 26 - Happy Birthday Trudy!
May 28 - Meeting - Joe E.
Please be sure to let me know as soon as you have a program set up so it can be added to our schedule. If you do NOT have a program, please let us know that as well so we can either get a program or some other focus for those attending. If you need a Zoom link, please let Trudy/Joe E. know that as well. Thanks!
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