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Beth Holger from The Link
Please join me in welcoming Beth Holger with the Link this week.
 
Beth has over 15 years of experience in the field of youth homelessness and sex trafficking.  Prior to joining The Link, she was the Homeless Youth Services Coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Human Services and has worked in the street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional living programs with runaway, homeless and trafficked youth in Minneapolis.
No STRIVE this week
I am thankful for my fellow Rotarians that keep me walking the straight and narrow and let me know items I should know but don't :)  No STRIVE this week.  I can't wait to hear about their Thanksgiving and what they loved the most about being done with the 1st Trimester next week.
Having fun with Rotary
Enjoy your Rotary friends while having fun and doing good in the world. Check out the following opportunities:
 
 
  • Shark Tank - 8th grade style
    • Volunteers are needed to be judges for some of our future entreprenuers
      • These future leaders will be identifying a problem or need, inventing or creating a solution and marketing their product (Sounds like my Capstone class in my senior year of college and they are doing it in 8th grade!)
    • Dates and times are not concrete with the information I have at this time but it is in February
    • If interested please email : tlee@farmington.k12.mn.us for more information
 
  • Breaking Free Current Needs Drive - this can be a 1 time item or something we look to do on a more consistent basis
    • Breaking Free does amazing things with victims of sex trafficking
    • They are always in need of donations - the link above takes you to their current needs
    • This can be a group discussion about how the logistics of collecting the items needed
    • Leshia has a .pdf of items needed that we can start collecting for the month of February - The Source will not allow me to paste it in the body of this email - please let me know if you would like to see the list and I can send it to you.
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.
 
Thank you Dave and Barb for being great meeting hosts for February.  Don, Jenna and Larry ... Spring is right around the corner.  Make sure that we feel that warmth when we walk in every Thursday.
     

    Calendar of Events

    Weekly club meetings
    Thursdays, 12 noon, Bourbon Butcher, Farmington
    Oct 25th - Beth Holger - The Link
    Nov 1st - Ms. Heidi Revels - FHS Special Ed Work Experience Coordinator
    Nov 8 - SOM

    Farmington Rotary Club board meeting
    Tues., October 16th
    Noon 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
    Russell Hampton
    National Awards Services Inc.
    ClubRunner