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Heather Bergstrom and the Marfan Foundation
You may be asking yourself, what is Marfan? Please click on the link to learn a little more before our speaker Heather Bergstrom, Minnesota Chapter President for the Marfan Foundation, comes to us this Thursday.
 
Here is a quick bio about Heather:
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Heather Bergstrom, Chapter President
My story: I am a stay-at-home mom who spends much of my time volunteering at my childrens’ school. My husband, Eric and our two children, ages 9 and 7 are all affected with Marfan syndrome. We joined the Minnesota chapter in 2008, right after we received our daughter’s diagnosis. We have benefited from the support network that our chapter provides as well as the opportunity to help educate others about Marfan syndrome.
A look inside The Board
Oh ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls and Rotarians of all ages... here is a look inside The Board.
 
It was goal setting day! The efficiency that took place was outstanding.  SMART goals were enacted to better our club and have a more defined focus of what we want to obtain for the remaining months in this Rotary year and the year to come.
 
Some sad news is that Ann Hastings has put in her resignation and the board had approved it.  We wish Ann well with her future endeavors; wherever those may take her.
 
The Treasury report was exhilarating!  I will leave it at that.  If you would like an in-depth analysis of said report, I know Mr. McKnight would be more than happy to go over it with you.
 
The big ticket item today was Ramble Jam.  Know that there is going to be a lot more conversation about what was discussed today.  One item that I will dive into is sponsorships.  There's that word again coming around like a bad habit.  However, this is a habit I would not mind having.  Especially if it means that we are able to do more for our community.  This is our community and it is going to take every single last one of us Rotarians reaching out to everyone in our network to bring in as much as we can.  I will leave it at that... for now :)
 
Be on the lookout for a regularly scheduled 501club to be starting soon (isn't it awesome that this sort of item actually goes towards our goal?!?!).
 
The big new business item was the beginning talks of doing something around Prom dresses for individuals that may not be able to afford them.  I know Prom was one of those life experiences that I loved.  I could not imagine someone not going and enjoying the experience because they did not have the means to get a prom dress. Very beginning talks were had on this but I can see this getting a lot of traction just from the conversation we had about it at the meeting.
 
On a fast and final note: Your Board has authorized a $500.00 donation to the "Play for Patrick" event happening this Saturday.  I love when the meeting ends on a giving note.  
Updates:
Enjoy your Rotary friends while having fun and doing good in the world. Check out the following updates:
October 3rd meeting brings back our Students of the Month!  Please try to arrive on time.
 
We will be having a Ramble Jam wrap up, the RJ COmmittee met this morning and we will be issuing
checks to the community groups totalling $25,000.  We are hoping to present these checks to the groups
at a FHS Football game on Wednesday the 16th to garner some exposure for the Club and Ramble Jam!
 
 
Get those dues in!
I get it. We get caught up in how we can try to help as many people as we possibly can and sometimes we forget about the items that need to be taken care of on the homefront.
 
As of 2/1/19 we have $4,025 in outstanding dues that need to come on in.  Luckily for everyone David will be at the meeting on Thursday to collect cash or checks for your dues.  If you do not know how much you owe, just ask.
 
That is all... atleast for this section. 
Meeting hosts
A reminder to check the meeting host schedule in the sidebar of
The Source to learn when you are scheduled to serve.
Each Rotarian serves as a meeting host one month of the year
and is responsible for working with your co-host(s) to do the following:
  • Schedule speakers for your month
  • Arrive early to set up
  • Give the meal count to the kitchen
  • Stay late to take down
Please review the meeting host responsibilities for complete details.
Contact Janie if you have questions or a conflict with the month you are assigned.
 
MEETING SCHEDULE:
October 3 : Students of the MOnth
October 10:
October 17: Club Assembly
October 24:
October 31:
 
October: Hosts: Kyle Henning
 
November Hosts are Jenna Pellicci and Larry Calhoun
October 30th, Joint Meeting with Rosemount Rotary with Paul Perez, Annual District Governor Meeting
4:30pm at Fireside Lounge & Restaurant, Rosemount
     

    Calendar of Events

    Weekly club meetings
    Thursdays, 12 noon, Bourbon Butcher, Farmington

    Feb. 7th - SOM
    Feb. 14th - Lisa Lusk with 360 Communities
    Feb. 21st - Club Assembly

    Feb. 28th - Heather Bergstrom from Marfan Foundation

    Farmington Rotary Club board meeting
    Tuseday Feb. 12th
    12pm at Bourbon Butcher, Farmington

    Meeting hosts schedule
    July: Nate & Janie

    Aug: Corey & Melissa
    Sept: Shannon & Amanda
    Oct: Linda & Lisa
    Nov: Dana, Rachelle & John
    Dec: Sara, Lori & TJ
    Jan: Leshia, Ann & Krysia
    Feb: Barb & David
    Mar: Don, Jenna & Larry
    Apr: Jay, Tom & Wendy
    May: Annie, Kyle A. & Kyle H.
    June: Jamie & Steve

    2018 Club Awards

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