July 25 - Colleen LaBeau Aug 01 - Dave Oswald Aug 08 - Nathaniel Bliss Aug 15 - No Morning Meeting (club picnic) Aug 22 - Jim Christian Aug 29 - No Morning Meeting (join us Aug 28 @ The Wilds) Sept 05 - Richard Henderson
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July 25 - Colleen LaBeau Aug 01 - Dave Oswald Aug 08 - Dave Bellows Aug 15 - No Morning Meeting (club picnic) Aug 22 - Dan Engberg Aug 29 - No Morning Meeting (Joint Meeting with Prior Lake on Aug 28) Sept 05 - Sheila Longie
Thursday, Aug 15 - All Club Picnic @ Tony and Patti McDonald's Click Here to register "Families Welcome" Wednesday, Aug 28 - Joint meeting with Prior Lake Rotary Club Location: The Wilds Golf Club
Our July 18th speaker was Dave Newman, District 5960 Fast for Hope Team Lead. As many of you know Fast for Hope has been working in Nicaragua since 2007. Last spring a civil disturbance erupted which has affected what the team has been able to accomplish in the past year.
Did you know that the Fast for Hope program has been around since the 70’s and is unique to our district.
It is called Fast for Hope because initially clubs would forgo one meal each year and the monies for that meal would go to Fast for Hope. Now clubs do a variety of activities including one that has a NCAA basketball pool they call Hoops for Hope.
Money can be spent as we would like, not tied to Rotary Foundation restrictions. In past years funds have funded fistula hospital in Ethiopia, feeding program in Haiti, Books for Africa and water wells in Haiti as just a few examples.
In the Nicaragua Initiative the team has tried new things, they have taken risks, made some mistakes but they have also learned a lot.
Dave shared that there are a lot of reasons why we give of our time and money to help others, with quite often the major influence is it makes us feel good. The danger this presents is the desire to feel good can often cause us to unintentionally do more harm than good with our giving.
He encouraged us that if we want to learn more, we should do one or both of the following:
Watch Poverty Inc., on either Amazon or Netflix. It is only about 90-minutes, it is in a documentary format, but it moves along quickly and is interesting.
Or, read Toxic Charity by Bob Lupton. Bob has dedicated his life to helping the poor both is our country and internationally.
Join fellow Lakeville Rotarians and community members on Tuesday, August 6 for the Lakeville Citywide Blood Drive.
Last year we collected 100 units of blood and our goal this year is 150 units. To make this year more enticing to potential donors, we are having a drawing for special prizes.
Sponsors have donated the following prizes: pairs of tickets to the Minnesota Twins, the Vikings, the Wild, the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre, Lakeville North and South family season athletic tickets, Alibi Drinkery gift cards, a B-52 Burgers and Brew gift card, a Yeti Cooler, a Ninja Coffee Maker, and a Minnesota Wild Jersey.
The donors sites are: Fire Station #4 on 185th and the Heritage Center on Holyoke.
If you would rather enroll by phone call Mike at 952-500-0862 and he will get you signed up.
The current blood supply is seriously low due to the hard winter and the cancelling of appointments and blood drives. We need your help. First time donors are especially welcome. It is not unusual for some people to assume they can't donate due to some type of health issue or international travel. That assumption may no longer be true as the restrictions continue to change. You can check on the web site or call to find out.
If you would like to help with the blood drive please go to:
We have some big news! Announcement from Lakeville Liquors!
July membership drive update: We're pleased to announce that the Lakeville Rotary Club - Lakeville, MN has committed to matching all donations raised by Lakeville Liquors in support of the new King Park adaptive mini golf course.
Discounted membership drive has been extended until August 4th.Thank you to those who have donated already! This will be a great addition to our community.
Ground breaking ceremony this past Saturday, July 20 at King Park before the Miracle League World Series game.
Lakeville Rotary Club welcomes their newest club member Dan Engberg! Dan is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Lakeville. His sponsor is Dave Oswald.
Show your Rotary pride and meet new Rotary friends at the Minnesota State Fair!
Pick your timing or come for the entire day. Families are welcome in Rotary gear, too. Cap off the day by “Dancin’ on the Ceiling” with Lionel Richie in the Grandstand at 7:30 (tickets must be purchased in advance).
Rotary and ShelterBox celebrate the power of partnershipEvanston Ill., Rotary International announced on 3 June a three-year partnership renewal with its disaster relief project partner, ShelterBox. For almost 20 years,
Rotary announces US$100 million to eradicate polioEVANSTON, Ill. (June 10, 2019) — Rotary is giving US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed
Rotary’s 110th annual convention concludes; one of Hamburg’s most multicultural, non-profit gatheringsMore than 26,000 registrants representing 3,605 Rotary clubs in 170 countriesRotary commits US$102 million
