Twin Cities Nights Rotary 08-09

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Meeting information:

 

Twin Cities Nights Rotary met at the Chatterbox on Monday nights during the 2008-09 Rotary year.

 

 

Past Speakers and events

 

June 30th- Book Club at Megan's – Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

July 7th- Speaker - How Planes Fly with Kevin Glenney (Chatterbox)
July 14th- Board Meeting (Chatterbox on Ford Pkwy and Cleveland)
July 21st-Speaker – STRIVE with Craig Leiser (Chatterbox)
July 28th- Club Assembly (Chatterbox)

August 4th- Speaker – Kiva.com with Drew Mons (Chatterbox)

August 8th – Foundation, Membership and PR Seminar (8:30am – 1:30pm; Prom Center, Oakdale)

August 11th- Board Meeting (Chatterbox)
August 18th-Speaker – Polio Plus with Charlie Cogan (Chatterbox)
August 25th- Volunteer Service (Richfield Value Village; 66th and Penn)

 

September 1st -Labor Day- No Meeting
September 8th - Board Meeting (Chatterbox)
September 15th-Speaker – Matt Hill – Ambassadorial Scholar (Chatterbox)

September 22nd- Official District Governor visit with DG Roy Sjoberg (Chatterbox)
September 29th- Book Club – The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman (at Michelle Arulfo’s condo)

 

October 6 –Speaker – District 5960 Sustainable Communities Efforts with Judy Freund and Stew Erickson (Chatterbox)

October 13 – Speaker - Ten Thousand Villages with Mindy Ahler (Chatterbox)

October 20 - Speaker - Junior Achievement with Elizabeth Olson (Chatterbox)

October 27 - Volunteer Service (Shalom Home, St. Paul)

October 30 – Membership Event; 5:30-7:00pm (O’Gara’s, St. Paul)

 

November 1 – The Rotary Foundation Gala Dinner Event (Prom Center in Oakdale)

November 3 -Speaker – Noelle Volin; World Peace Fellow to Japan (Chatterbox)

November 7 – Poinsettia Orders must be in.  Please e-mail or fax order forms to Jen Neid at 651.695.8007.

November 10 - Board Meeting – Cancelled!

November 13 – 10,000 Villages Fundraiser 5:00-8:00pm (on Grand in St. Paul)

 

November 17 –Speaker - Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Future. Literacy Mentoring with Terry Nichols (Chatterbox)

November 24 - Poinsettia Delivery (location TBD) will be just in time for Thanksgiving

November 24 -Volunteer Service - Women’s Advocates (Women’s Advocates)

 

December 1 –Speaker – Rotary Club Visioning; making our future real with Michelle Arulfo

December 8 - Board Meeting (Chatterbox)

December 15 –Speaker - Jim Zitek – Help! The News is Driving Me Crazy! (Chatterbox)

December 22 -Volunteer Service – (Richfield Value Village; 66th and Penn; 6:30)

December 29 – Book Club The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices by Sarah James and Torbjrn Lahti AND/OR Nickeled and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich (Michelle’s Condo)

 

January 5 – Speaker Ann Sorenson, Professor of Film at Northwestern College will be presenting "Film History: Analysis & Action".  Come learn some fascinating facts about the film industry! (Chatterbox)

January 12 - Board Meeting (Chatterbox)

January 17 – MidTerm Meeting (OakLand Jr. High in Lake Elmo)

January 19 – Speaker Lisa Stordahl with Tree House Youth Organization (Chatterbox)

January 26 - Volunteer Service at Richfield Value Village; 66th and Penn; 6:30–8:30

 

February 2 – Speaker “Dairy Farming in Minnesota and Diamond S Farm” with Kathy Skiba (Chatterbox)

February 9 - Board Meeting (Chatterbox)

February 16 - Speaker “You must be Present to pass Happiness 101” with Roger Revak (Chatterbox)

February 23 - Volunteer Service – Value Village (TBA)

March 2 – Speaker - Doing Good, Being Great: Aligning Business Performance with Social Responsibility: A Presentation to Business Leaders with Charles A. Weinstein, Ph.D., Director at Hill Center for Ethical Business Leadership (Chatterbox)

March 9 - Board Meeting (Chatterbox)

March 16 – Speaker "Health Care Consulting: What's all the benefit buzz about?" with Amy Grondahl

 

March 23 - Volunteer Service – cook and serve a meal for Mpls Homeless (Secure Waiting)

March 30 – Book Club; Freakenomics by Steven D. Levitt and The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier

 

April 6 - Speaker Jodi Nelson and “PLAY it Forward Adventures” (Chatterbox)

Tuesday, April 14 - Board Meeting at the University Club in St. Paul; 420 Summit Ave.

April 17-18 – District 5960 Conference in River Falls, WI

Monday, April 20 - Speaker – Nicaragua Team and the District Initiative (Chatterbox)

Monday, April 27 – Host the Group Study Exchange from Sweden (see email for locations)

 

Monday, May 4 - Speaker - Jason Lum and the “Crisis of College Costs and Admissions” (Chatterbox)

Tuesday May 12 – District Assembly – all members encouraged to attend (Lakeville Highschool)

Monday, May 18 - Speaker - Kristin Kopp, owner and founder of @Home Solutions presenting “My Aging Parents Need Help, Now What?” (Chatterbox)

Monday, May 25 – Memorial Day – no meeting

 

Monday, June 1 - Speaker – GSE Team to India; Experience through Pictures (Chatterbox)

Monday, June 8 - Board Meeting (University Club)

Monday, June 15 – Club Assembly “Looking at the Future of TCN Rotary” (University Club)

Monday, June 22 - Book Club; “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” by John Perkins (University Club)

Monday, June 29 – Volunteer Service (Women’s Advocates)