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Jeanne Martin, with 9 Books Kenya, spoke to our club last week. 9 Books Kenya is a program which promotes critical thinking by delivering teacher training tied to culturally relevant picture books and thinking cards, given to Kenyan classrooms without books. The organization has been around for 7 years and they have trained over 300 teachers in 115 small, rural elementary schools. In 2019, they hope to expand the program to an additional 25 schools.   |
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Kathy Elbert was fortunate to be able to attend the One Rotary Summit last Wednesday night. Great information and ideas were exchanged. What impresses Kathy the most is the PASSION and DEDICATION Rotarians have! One more opportunity to attend: October 7th in Faribault. Register on line at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50121/Page/one-rotary-summit-2017  |
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We are happy to have our new exchange student, Ellinor Nilsson from Sweden.  |
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Thank you to everyone that donated or participated in the Stillwater Relay for Life. Collectively, $197,000 was raised! Mark your calendars -- next year the Relay will be held June 22-23, 2018.  |
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Dear Scott and Team Stillwater Noon, Thank you so much for your support at our Rotary Club’s 17th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot Fundraiser. We really appreciate you being a TEAM sponsor this year! You made a difference! Your donations make it possible for us to continue projects that benefit lives here in our own community as well as globally. We couldn’t do it without you. I hope you and your team had a great time.
AND FINALLY, SAVE THE DATE for next year! Friday, September 7th, 2018 Seriously…put it on your calendar, then for sure we’ll have another beautiful day!
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 The 16th Annual Foundation Celebration will be Saturday, November 4th at Brackett's Crossing Country Club in Lakeville. Registration ends at 11:00am this Friday, the 27th so there is still time to register! Registration Link: https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=81cd4108-ea60-4f50-9e22-405aaac875c5 Top 11 Reasons to Attend: 1. Hear from former Rotary International Chief Operating Officer Ed Futa, the keynote speaker! 2. Connect with Rotarians from around the district! 3. Help recognize 15 clubs that did a great job giving to the Annual Fund and Polio Plus last year! 4. Be inspired by the work we're doing as Rotarians around the world! 5. Learn about the difference we're making with the projects throughout the District! 6. Celebrate Ann Frisch (White Bear Lake), who was named one of six Rotary Champions of Peace from around the world! 7. Have a date night with your spouse or significant other and help teach them about what you do as a Rotarian! 8. Get some great ideas for projects for your club! 9. Have a chance to win the 50/50 raffle! 10. Celebrate the progress we've made in the fight against Polio! 11. Have fun on a Saturday night! |
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Mae Hovland is one of our outbound exchange students. Mae left for Japan on August 18th. She is pictured here with her mom, Jenn, who participated in an Rotary exchange to Sweden 30 years ago. The longevity of the program and this mother-daughter legacy is truly special. We wish Mae all the best as she embarks on this new adventure!  |
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Ellinor arrived from Sweden on August 15th. Here she is pictured with her first host family and with Lori Johnson as she was being introduced to our club. Welcome, Ellinor!   |
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Thank you to Doug, John, Jim, Kathy, Keri, Katie, Ted, Bob and Scott for volunteering your time for the roadside cleanup on Monday!   |
