This year, our holiday fundraiser is selling cheese curds; fresh delicious cheese curds from our good friends at RedHead Creamery in Brooten Minnesota.As they say on their website:
"We make Ridiculously Good Cheese Curds at Redhead Creamery. Biased, maybe - but our curds are hand milled, creating a larger, more satisfying cheese curd that will squeak in your teeth. As they should." Alise and Lucas Sjostrom, shown in picture
We've committed to selling 200 pounds of super fresh curds, representing 400 packages. At $7.50 per package, we'll generate over $1000 for the community activities we support. Your orders need to be placed by Friday, December 12. They will be delivered to Rotary Club members on or after December 15.
Please contact Mike Thomas at 612-810-2587 or mike@mkthomas.com to place your order.
Join us this Thursday, December 11, at Tavern 4&5 for a stimulating presentation from Sam Eicher and John Urbanski.They will discuss the pivotal role that the Rotary Foundation plays in the work of the Rotary locally, regionally and internationally.
They will also present the first information on the 2015 Winter Wonderfest (no more Twisted), which is planned for the evening of January 24, 2015. They will cover the overall plan, revenue generation opportunities, and task and sub-committee volunteer opportunities. This year's event will be very fun and different from last year's inaugural gathering.
Please remember that we will be meeting at Tavern 4&5 in the back room not at Bearpath. We look forward to seeing you there.
Yes,it had to happen. Thanks to our excellent, media savvy interns, we now have a Pinterest and Instagram presence. Krista and Yasaman will be updating these sites with content that is relevant and interesting to a younger crowd. If you want to follow, join in. You just might learn something and see a new side of the social media world.
When Jeffrey Wynne was 12 years old, he left home in Hastings, Minnesota, to work as a union member. Since then, Jeffrey has always been an independent individual--sometimes too independent. Years ago, Jeffrey was in a situation that more people in our country than we think go through. Jeffrey received his second DUI, and spent a little bit of time in a county jail. His marriage and life slowly began crumbling. This is not what Jeffrey wanted for his life. His life was heading in the wrong direction and he knew he had to do something very different.
He began working for a woman named Mary Jo Copeland, who is the owner of Sharing and Caring Hands in downtown Minneapolis. He worked with Mary Jo for about a year, until she kicked him out because she knew it was time for him to move on. Jeffrey was once again left with no idea what to do. This is when Jeffrey realized that he wanted to go back to the jail and make a difference in other inmate's lives. At first, they all laughed at him, but now today Jeffrey makes an impact in thousands of inmates lives every year--over 23,000 people were impacted by his program last year. His main focus and hard work goes towards his Domestic Abuse Project, which is meant to give women and kids a safe place to stay. Also, Jeffrey has created a mentorship project at various county jails in the area. Since his second DUI, Jeffrey has not had a drop of alcohol. His life had turned around.
For all of his hard work and for overcoming the obstacles in his life, Jeffrey was awarded a well-deserved 2013 Red Cross Hero award and even got his picture on a box of Wheaties! Jeffrey describes himself as "blessed". His story and the work he does was such an inspiration to us all!
As is the club tradition, each member gets a chance to share their story with the club soon after they join. For Doug, it had been a long time coming--he joined on February 1, 2014. Last Thursday, Doug started his vocational by sharing photos from vacations that he and his wife have taken. The audience had visited many of the same locations and shared their experiences.
After a lively discussion, Doug was able to regain control the group and share his vast experiences in the pharmacy industry, from owning his own pharmacy to his current role as Senior Director, Corporate Alliances for The American Pharmacists Association. He also shared his opinions regarding the expanding role of a pharmacist. It was a great presentation.
