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Welcome to the Stillwater Rotary Club

Service Above Self

We meet Thursdays at 11:45 AM
Lowell Inn Banquet Room

102 N 2nd St
** Check "Speakers" for Meeting Location Changes **
Stillwater, MN 55082
United States of America

District Site

Bulletins

Venue Map

Taste of the Valley Grant Application

Bylaws of the Stillwater Rotary Club

New Member Application

Strategic Planning Committee (Report dtd 1/22/14)

Stillwater Rotary Club Presidents

Stillwater Rotary Club Grant Application

Greeters and Service Opportunities

Douglas Brady

Tomorrow night is the night! Looking forward to seeing you all at the Taste of the Valley.

Taste of the Valley
Jan 24, 2019
Service Team Meeting
Before Regular Noon Meeting

Feb 07, 2019 11:30 AM
Board Meeting
Courage Center

Feb 12, 2019
Service Team Meeting
Before Regular Noon Meeting

Mar 07, 2019 11:30 AM
Board Meeting
Courage Center

Mar 12, 2019

Last Week's Program

Club member Robin Anthony presented on a new leadership program that the Chamber is implementing in September of this year. The mission of the program is to engage local leaders and their organizations to invest in their community by embracing our history, community affairs, and current challenges to enrich life in the valley, make our communities stronger, and enhance personal leadership skills.

Stillwater Rotary Taste of the Valley

Thursday, January 24, 2019

6:00pm

The Heights Hall, Stillwater

This is our club's only fundraiser and we need your help to make it a success. Please consider helping in the following ways:

Silent Auction Donations - Donate something that others would like to have: tickets to a local performance, hand-made goods, fancy chocolates, gift certificates for an activity. The sky is the limit! Please bring your silent auction item to a club meeting.
Live Auction Donations - There are also many opportunities here. Do you have a great connection that can provide a fun experience? Hot air balloon ride, segway tour, fishing trip, cabin, timeshare etc.
Wine and Spirits - Bring a bottle of wine or a bottle of spirits (or two or three) to add to the Wall of Wine Live Auction item. Bring to a club meeting this week or next.
Sponsorships - If your company or someone you know would want to support the event, please email Keith at keith@vitalsystems.biz.
Raffle Tickets - Keep selling your raffle tickets and remember to return the stubs of the sold tickets.

Tickets for the event can be purchased online at http://www.tasteofthevalleymn.com/ or at a club meeting.

Thank you to those who have already contributed! We are looking forward to a fun evening.

Upcoming Election

Are you interested in learning more about Stillwater Rotary and Rotary International? Are you looking for an additional way to serve?

The club will be holding an election for a new director to join the Board of Directors. The election will be held on January 17th and the term will begin with the new Rotary year beginning on July 1, 2019. It is a 5-6 year term.

The Board encourages you to consider. Please see any Board member if you are interested. Serving on the Board is a great way to learn more about Rotary. Oh, and the Board has fun too! The last Board meeting was held at Caribbean Smokehouse - with good food and great fellowship!

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Thanks to our Rotarians who rang bells for the Salvation Army last Friday – warmest and sunniest day we’ve ever had ringing bells:

Jason Howard, Patty Radoc, Scott Mercer, Steve Keister, Tom Triplett, Dave Peterka, John Rheinberger, D J Radeunz, Bob Eiselt, Jerry Maier, Bev Driscoll, Jim Schug

The Sign Up Sheet for Greeters is located at:

http://signupschedule.com/stillwaterrotary

Rotarians are People of Action

Our club received the following recognition:

*Certificate of Appreciation for exceptional support of the Annual Programs Fund by being #3 in Per Capita Giving for club size 26-60 members in the amount of $292.02!

*Certificate of Appreciation for exceptional support of total giving to the Rotary Foundation by being #2 in giving for club size 26-60 members in the amount of $19,036.07!

*Certificate of Appreciation for financial support of End Polio Now: Countdown to History Campaign.

Lyle Anderson

Congratulations to Lyle Anderson -- 50 years of Rotary Service!

Bus Loop Project - Grant

At our last Rotary board meeting, our very own Sally Anderson presented on the challenges of transportation and maintaining mobility and access to services for all people in the community. Community Thread has been on the forefront of trying to address the transportation gap since 1967 and has had success in connecting volunteers to people who need transportation to medical appointments but other transportation needs have gone unmet. We are pleased to grant $1,500 to the Bus Loop Project.

DARTS, a nonprofit organization serving seniors and their families in Dakota County, is currently providing circulator bus routes in 4 communities (South St. Paul; West St. Paul; Lakeville; Hastings). DARTS approached Community Thread about partnering to bring a circulator “loop” to the greater Stillwater community (to be defined as municipalities that choose to support the project). Loop routes are designed around survey results and provide an affordable option for senior and disabled citizens from their residences to a variety of community amenities. Fares range from $2 - $5 for an all-day pass.

DARTS received funding from the Department of Human Services to expand into Washington County as a pilot project. This loop, if funded, would be a one year pilot project, being directed by Community Thread in partnership with DARTS. A loop route costs $25,000 per year to operate and DARTS will direct $10,000 in funding the first year. Community Thread is approaching potential funders to raise $15,000 for a year of service starting Sept. 2018. Our community would need to secure $25,000 in funding for year two for the loop to be continued. Sponsors will be displayed on the outside of the bus and in promotional materials.

DARTS provides the service (the bus and driver). The bus seats 16 people and is handicapped accessible. It makes the loop for 5 hours a day, one day a week. A local community advisory group will recommend changes to the route and the all-day fare that will be charged to the rider. This transportation service offers planned stops on an hourly loop schedule, as well as the flexibility to request a stop nearby. It would be a cost effective way to connect downtown Stillwater to Highway 36 retail options, as well as offer stops at the library, health care facilities, the government center and senior housing complexes. Contact Sally Anderson at Sally@CommunityThreadMN.org for more information.

https://darts1.org/transportation

Updates from Mark Jacobson in Tanzania

Background and update on Tanzania project.