The effects of COVID-19 around the world and global well being. Why does extreme poverty around the world here in the US? and What can we do about it? Global Poverty: Why we’re at a critical turning point. What do we mean by “extreme poverty”? Those in extreme poverty live on less than $1.90 per…
This week we hear from Mayor Terry Furlong and City Manager Scott Duddeck. They give us an update on the changes and construction in North St Paul. Find more at https://www.northstpaul.org/285/City-Projects
Jon Eisele, Enbridge Energy, presents about crude oil and renewable energy to our club. We also have a special guest, Past District Governor Paul Perez, presents our club with a certificate of appreciation for our contributions to The Rotary Foundation.
Mackenzie Osterdyk from Smiths Medical talks about what they do and how their products are used in todays world. Smiths Medical provides innovative solutions and superior support to help healthcare professionals and providers ensure safety, enhance patient outcomes, and improve the total cost of care. Find more at https://www.smiths-medical.com/
We hear from Roseville Rotarian Aanne Atomssa about Roseville Rotary’s Solar Light Project
The vision of BCE began with a single dad battling Ulcerative Colitis (UC) in 2010. It was Christmas Eve, and he was looking at an empty Christmas tree with that sinking feeling on how he was going to tell his young son in the morning that Santa Claus wasn’t coming this year. Later that night,…
We hear from Craig Freeman from Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative on affordable housing. Find out how to help at https://www.beaconinterfaith.org/
As we transition to virtual meetings because of COVID-19 we start to figure out the ways we can still provide for our communities. The YMCA has six neighborhood centers that help families right in their apartment or closeby. Kate Whitby and Kristin Poffenberg talk about YMCA Neighborhood Centers and how our club can support by…
Lucy Bossert, Volunteer Network Manager, gave a great presentation telling us about Bolder Options, what they do, and how they help youth. Bolder Options provides wellness-based mentoring for middle school youth. Once they identify youth who need support they match them with volunteer mentors who meet with them every week for a year. Throughout their…
The remote village of Ai-Maulin (pop. 100+},in the high country, on the island of Timor-Leste, only had a walking path to the market. For decades, this 2 mile walking path became unusable during the rainy season and always limited economic pursuits, medical help and educational opportunities. The leaders in the village of Ai-Maulin had lamented…
