Pat Selchow and Jodi Ellingson from Apple Valley Rotary joined us to talk about Operation Royal Palm in Haiti in Partnership with Mission E4. They are working on a Rotary Global Grant to install a new generator and two more 600 gallon water tanks with filtration. This project will bring clean water to 6,000 people…
Alex Haley, Assistant Professor, Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. THE UNIVERSITY of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing enriches health and wellbeing by providing exemplary interprofessional education, conducting rigorous research, delivering innovative engagement programs, and advancing innovative models of care. It is our vision to advance the health and wellbeing…
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…
Please help us welcome one of our newest members, Isaac Mensah. Isaac founded Dependable Home Healthcare, Inc. with his wife Sarah. Dependable Home Healthcare serves the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities. Their decision and motivation for the disability services business was driven in large part by the needs of their own autisic son, Kevin,…
Dr. Ken Crabb, Rotary Club of St. Paul #10, gave a presentation on the projects in Rwanda refugee camps, including a computer lab, classroom project, garden project and Nyabiheke Hospital. He discussed his two week trip and the differences from Kigali, Rwanda’s Capital city, small villages, and the Regugee Camp. Rotary Club of St Paul…
Our club received a certificated of appreciation and a sign to add to our rain garden from the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for our rain garden at Rotary Park on the Gateway State Trail in North St Paul, MN. President Noemi Trevino and long time contributor and Honorary Club Member Ann Conzemius received the certificate…
Bill Coleman & Tina Stennes, PCs for People, gave a great presentation about what the organization does and how we can help. PCs for People’s model contributes to environmental sustainability by intercepting usable computers before they reach landfills and refurbishing them for reuse. Businesses typically retire computers long before their usable life is over and…
Karen Football Associations’ purpose is to promote gender equality and education at all level of the organization, within teams, and the community and to support, coordinate, and administer the growth and development of football (soccer) within the Karen community. The Karen Football Association (KFA) is based in the United States and is the official governing…
Daniel Bramske, EMA Architecture and Rotary Club of Portland, presented about his clubs next major project. A Youth Center for Morrison Child & Family Services in Portland, Oregon. Morrisons’ mission is to help children, youth, and their families with mental health and substance use challenges while working to prevent them from developing in the first…
Ann Olson, Founder of Animal Folks, presented to our club. She discussed animal abuse and the resources available to the public to learn how to report it. Animal Folks Mission & Vision: Animal neglect and cruelty have been happening for centuries. We don’t expect to change attitudes about animals overnight, but we’re at least going…
