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Augsburg University's StepUP Recovery Program
May 11, 2021
VIRTUAL MEETING Join Zoom Meeting Martha Truax has been part of the Advancement team at Augsburg University since 2007, serving in a variety of roles to raise support from alumni, parents, and friends of the University. In her current role, she leads fundraising and engagement efforts for the StepUP collegiate recovery program, including the annual StepUP Gala. She is passionate about raising awareness about the disease of addiction and the transformative power of recovery. Martha earned a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Humanities, Media and Cultural Studies from Macalester College and a Master of Arts in Leadership from Augsburg University. Renee Most joined Augsburg University’s StepUP Program for students in recovery from substance abuse as its new director in fall 2019, bringing her own experience as an alumna of StepUP and her 15 plus years of clinical work in the field of addiction related issues. Renee holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Catherine’s University, is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC), and earned a master’s degree in addiction studies from Hazelden Graduate School. |
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SASCO - Empowering vulnerable children through education
May 18, 2021
VIRTUAL MEETING Join Zoom Meeting Timothy Massawe is a lawyer in Tanzania. He is the founder and director of the non-governmental organization Saidia Agriculture and Social Care Organization (SASCO). SASCO runs the program "Education for Tanzania". Timothy is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Hai-Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, and a past president of the club. Massawe currently serves as an assistant governor in the Rotary District 9211 which combines Uganda and Tanzania. |
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Club Social at Brookview Three One Six Bar + Grill
May 25, 2021
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May 27, 2021 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Golden Valley Business Council Zoom Meeting Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81900988875?pwd=dk5BVlBSOUhqQjNrSGNHdTE5YjFoUT09 Wyayn Rasmussen is the Executive Director for Academy of Whole Learning (AOWL). Under the AOWL umbrella is a K-12 school, a mental and behavioral health clinic, an adult education program and an enrichment program for afterschool and summer activities for children. The K-12 school is a nationally recognized School of Excellence, provides personalized learning paths, integrating academic, social and life skills for qualified students with autism spectrum disorder and related learning differences, serving students in the Twin Cities metro area and beyond. AOWL’s clinical services include therapy services such as Psychotherapy, Intensive Behavior Intervention, Testing and Assessments, and Support Groups. AOWL offers therapy services to all age groups and is not limited to individuals diagnosed with ASD. AOWL is located on a large beautiful wooded campus located conveniently in Golden Valley. Focus on Business – How can we help navigate the crisis? What do businesses need? What is the current state of your business? This meeting features updates from our city, school districts, convention and visitors bureau, Rotary Club, and the Chamber. There is no cost to attend. Hope to see you there! |
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What's So Special About the First 1000 Days of Life?
Jun 01, 2021
Dr. Mary Meland is a graduate of Carleton College and the U of Minnesota School of Medicine. She is retired after practicing pediatrics for 40 years, first at HealthPartners in Bloomington and finally at South Lake Pediatrics in Maple Grove. In addition to general pediatrics, Dr. Meland has a special interest in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and in early childhood education. She has been active in urging the MN Legislature to consider the needs of our youngest citizens. Dr. Meland and her husband have three children and five grandchildren, all of whom live in Minneapolis. Ada Alden holds an M.A. and Ed.D. from the University of Minnesota. She worked for 25 years as the Director of Family Educational Services for the Eden Prairie Schools and has served as an adjunct professor and department chair in Child and Family Studies at St. Cloud State University. Ada taught classes at the University of Minnesota and presently is a University of Minnesota Supervisor assisting graduate students seeking to complete the parent educator licensure. Ada has worked in the early childhood field for over 40 years and has trained early childhood professionals and parents throughout the midwest. She started four early childhood/family education programs in Minnesota, addressing the needs, concerns, and challenges of families with young children. |
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Jun 03, 2021 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
PRISM Service Opportunity ***Open Again!*** |
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Urban Agriculture - Growing Food and Security on Our Own Turf
Jun 08, 2021
Ethan Neal is a 7th generation farmer and laborer born in Iowa and raised in Northfield, Minnesota. Despite being surrounded by agriculture throughout his life, it wasn’t until he started working with Pillsbury United that he grew food for community. Since that first growing season in 2011, connecting people to food, soil, and their farmers has been his life’s work. Ethan has worked in a variety of roles with Pillsbury United – from working as a part time job coach for adults with special needs, to coordinating a food shelf, to stewarding Pillsbury’s mission to grow food security as the Director of Food Systems. Through food shelves, community meal programs, outdoor and hydroponic farms, Ethan is dedicated to providing families with choice and access, feeding PUC’s goal of a food system nurtured by and for the community. Ethan studied at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and earned a Certified Professional Project Management certificate from the University of St. Thomas. He is a member of the Twin Cities Leadership Cohort of 2021, a charter member of the Twin Cities Rotary Ecoclub, and a former Rotary Youth Exchange Student and program ambassador. Ethan can be reached at EthanN@pillsburyunited.org. |
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Golden Valley Community Foundation
Jun 22, 2021
Dean Penk is a founding member and current chairperson of the Golden Valley Community Foundation, established in 2011. Until 2016, his professional work life was as a sales person and manager of various entities engaged in food packaging for products distributed throughout the world. In 1999-2000 he was a volunteer to USAID as a business consultant to startup food manufacturing businesses in the Republic of Armenia. While an undergrad student at U of MN - Morris, Dean led liberal arts programming teams for student activities. Dean was a member of the UM-Morris Alumni Board and is a past vice president. He served on Golden Valley’s Brookview’s Golf Improvement Committee in the 1990s, the Golden Valley Envision Connection Project Board of Directors til 2012, and the Brookview Community Center Task Force in 2016. Dean’s volunteer spirit and his support of community continues as evidenced by his leadership as board chair and acting executive director of the Foundation since 2011. A resident of Golden Valley since 1986, his wife Julie and he have raised multiple 4-legged kids. In his personal life, Dean is engaged in multiple activities including golf, gardening, landscaping, home design and renovation, travel, and volunteering for the Golden Valley Market in the Valley farmers market. |
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Annual Awards Luncheon
Jun 29, 2021
The Golden Valley Rotary Club will gather with members of the community to celebrate all things Rotary during the 2020-2021 year. We will present the Citizen of the Year award and the Rotarian of the Year award. Our high school scholarship recipients will be honored. Paul Harris Fellows will be given for extraordinary service. And Michelle Ness, Club President, will pass the presidential gavel to Mary Timmons, President-Elect. A great celebratory event in the forty-eight year history of the Golden Valley Rotary Club! |
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Annual Rotary Picnic
Jul 06, 2021
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ShelterBox USA
Jul 13, 2021
Tim Connelly is a member of the Lake Minnetonka-Excelsior (Morning) Rotary Club and a newly-minted ShelterBox Ambassador for District 5950. In his role as ShelterBox Ambassador, Tim travels the highways and byways of our district sharing the ShelterBox story with Rotary Clubs, churches, schools, and community groups. ShelterBox is the official, and only, project partner of Rotary International in disaster relief. They work to improve the physical and psychological well-being of families displaced by natural disaster and conflict. Warmth and dignity is offered to families left desperate and homeless. Through the provision of tented shelter and other lifesaving aid, families get back on their feet and regain a feeling of safety and security. |
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Jul 15, 2021 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Africa Classroom Connection
Jul 20, 2021
Robyn Coquyt is Executive Director, long-time supporter, volunteer, and Board Officer of Africa Classroom Connection (ACC). Robyn is passionate about community involvement and volunteerism, actively and enthusiastically giving her time and talents to many nonprofit organizations. Robyn has over 20 years of experience as a global leader at Medtronic, an international healthcare solutions company. She very effectively built relationships across geographies with both external and internal partners while leading large multi-cultural teams and programs. Her positive leadership style with demonstrated success in people management, project management and strategic planning drove a culture of continuous improvement. She is skilled in cultural agility and accepted assignments in the Netherlands, Japan, and in India where she was a Global Innovation Fellow. Robyn also served as a long-time Philanthropy Liaison, promoting employee volunteerism and giving programs, and selecting community Health Access Grant recipients focused on expanding access to underserved populations. |
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Club Social at Brookview Three One Six Bar + Grill
Jul 27, 2021
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Academy of Whole Learning
Aug 03, 2021
Wyayn Rasmussen is the Executive Director for Academy of Whole Learning (AOWL). Under the AOWL umbrella is a K-12 school, a mental and behavioral health clinic, an adult education program and an enrichment program for afterschool and summer activities for children. The K-12 school is a nationally recognized School of Excellence, provides personalized learning paths, integrating academic, social and life skills for qualified students with autism spectrum disorder and related learning differences, serving students in the Twin Cities metro area and beyond. AOWL’s clinical services include therapy services such as Psychotherapy, Intensive Behavior Intervention, Testing and Assessments, and Support Groups. AOWL offers therapy services to all age groups and is not limited to individuals diagnosed with ASD. AOWL is located on a large beautiful wooded campus located conveniently in Golden Valley. Wyayn received her undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Oklahoma where she graduated as the Outstanding Senior in the College of Allied Health. She received a master’s degree in Organizational Management from Concordia University St. Paul with an emphasis in strategic planning for non-profit organizations. With a career change to education, Wyayn received her master’s degree in Education and her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Bethel University. Wyayn taught in the Robbinsdale and Osseo School Districts for 10 years. Prior to moving into education, Wyayn worked in the field of physical rehabilitation. She was the Director of Rehabilitation with Children’s Hospitals of Minnesota. She developed comprehensive solutions to combine Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses into one system. Prior to Children’s Hospital, she was the Director of Outreach Services for Camelia Rose Care Center in Coon Rapids, MN. |
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Author, 'One Way - Short Stories About Left Turns'
Aug 10, 2021
Dorsey "Dee" Howard is a mentor, motivational speaker, and storyteller whose single-minded goal is to change minds and save lives. In his first book, "One Way - Short Stories About Left Turns," Dorsey shares about the consequences of a life that is full of left turns. While several of the stories are fictional, many are based on actual events that happened in his life. Dorsey is passionate about helping kids examine their lives and see the destructive choices they may be making. His personal experience gives him unique credibility and an understanding of how to present his message in a captivating way. The book gives kids the tools to begin making right turns before it's too late.
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#JobSearch
Aug 24, 2021
Marney Curfman works for Job Service in St. Cloud. Marney grew up in Hunter, North Dakota, a village of 365 people, located 40 miles northwest of Fargo and 70 miles southwest of Grand Forks. Today, Curfman lives in a beautiful neighborhood anchored by the Rotary Park & Wading Pool. Marney has an endless curiosity about the world of work. She is a conscientious public servant and a meticulous technical writing editor who has natural researching instincts. If you know anyone job searching, please let them know that Marney is available for an individual job search strategy appointment. Connect with her and learn more at LinkedIn.com/in/MarneyCurfman/ |
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Club Assembly and Supplies Drive for PRISM
Aug 31, 2021
Not a meeting to be missed! The Golden Valley Rotary Club members will have a discussion on membership, leadership opportunities, grants and future projects, etc. You'll definitely want to attend this Rotary meeting to contribute to the important Club conversations. We'll also have a supplies drive for PRISM, based on their most needed items. Wish list coming soon. See you there! |
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Perpich Arts High School
Sep 07, 2021
Conn McCartan’s educational career spans nearly 40 years. During that time, he has been a science teacher, a coach, a student council advisor, a dean of students, an assistant principal, and a principal. Conn has been the Perpich Arts High School Principal since August, 2019. Prior to Perpich, he served as high school principal at Eden Prairie (his alma mater), Maple Grove, and Blaine. While at Eden Prairie, Conn led them through a time of increased academic achievement (as measured by AP performance, National Merit Scholars, and ACT performance), college readiness (producing the highest percentage of graduates enrolling and persisting in college of any Lake Conference School), and co-curricular success (as measured by participation and state/national acclaim). Conn holds a B.S. in Natural Sciences from St. John’s University and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas. |
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Forward Spine Center of Golden Valley
Sep 14, 2021
Dr. Timothy Klesk is a 2014 graduate of Northwestern Health Sciences University where he received his Doctorate of Chiropractic. Prior to graduating from Northwestern, he attended the University of North Dakota, earning his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology. Tim was raised in Champlin, MN and currently resides in Northeast Minneapolis with his wife, Dr. Madeline Klesk, who is also a chiropractor, along with their dog, Ava. He enjoys staying active, being outdoors, and spending time with friends and family. He strives to give back to the profession and community as an active member of many local and national organizations. Tim is a former Golden Valley Rotarian. He was a member of the Club from 2015-2017.
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Employee Handbooks - A Game Plan for Victory
Sep 21, 2021
Charles Goldstein has been an attorney since 1987 and has been named a super lawyer by Thompson Reuters. Charlie is a former member of the St. Louis Park Rotary Club. He is also a certified senior professional in human resources and helps small-to-medium sized businesses gain control through employee handbooks and proper compliance and management. He will relay some anecdotes to demonstrate the key elements with his presentation, “Employee Handbooks - A Game Plan for Victory”. |
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Healthy Snacks for PRISM Service Project
Sep 28, 2021
Rotary members will gather for a hands-on service project. We'll be packing bags with healthy snacks for kids at PRISM. Golden Valley Rotary received a District 5950 grant for the project. We plan to fill 300 bags at the September 28th meeting and 300 more bags at the October 5th meeting. Each bag will contain a 100% juice drink, peaches, applesauce, nut bars, granola bars, turkey sticks, cheese sticks, and chocolate covered raisins. PRISM will distribute the bags to children of their participants. |
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Sep 28, 2021 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Club Service Project |
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Healthy Snacks for PRISM Service Project
Oct 05, 2021
Event Location: PRISM 1220 Zane Ave N, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Rotary members will gather for our second hands-on service project in as many weeks. We'll be packing bags with healthy snacks for kids at PRISM. Golden Valley Rotary received a District 5950 grant for the project. We filled 300 bags at the September 28th meeting and we'll do 300 more bags at the October 5th meeting. Each bag will contain a 100% juice drink, peaches, applesauce, nut bars, granola bars, turkey sticks, cheese sticks, and chocolate covered raisins. PRISM will distribute the bags to children of their participants. |
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Oct 05, 2021 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Club Service Project |
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Oct 07, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
PRISM Service Opportunity |
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The Business of Weight Loss
Oct 12, 2021
Tom Grady is a partner in MSP Wellness, and since 2017 he has been operator of K2 Capital Group's Profile by Sanford franchise locations. Profile is a health and wellness, 1-on-1 coaching service with locations all over the U.S. with six locations in the Twin Cities. Profile is a science-based, doctor and registered dietician-developed program started by Sanford Health. Tom has more than two decades of experience in finance and commercial banking, but enjoys the fun and mission of Profile to help people with their health. Tom will be talking about the business side of the weight loss industry. |
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Epilepsy and Cannabis
Oct 19, 2021
Ilo Leppik, MD, has more than four decades of experience caring for patients with epilepsy. During his career, Leppik has published more than 240 peer-reviewed research articles on epilepsy and has co-authored numerous books on the subject. He has dedicated his career to searching for ways to improve treatment for seizures that afflict those with epilepsy. “My passion is to find a better treatment for this condition,” the physician and University of Minnesota pharmacy professor said of his patients’ debilitating - and in some cases, life-threatening - uncontrolled seizures. In his quest, he has come to believe in the healing power of cannabis for epilepsy, playing a key role in getting Minnesota’s medical marijuana law passed in 2014. Several of his patients now regularly take a cannabis pill to manage their symptoms related to epilepsy. Dr. Leppik will share an update with the Club on the current state of epilepsy and cannabis. |
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Business of the Year Presentation
Oct 26, 2021
Meeting Location: 12:45 p.m. - Presentation at Cornerstone Creek October is Rotary International Economic and Community Development Month. The Golden Valley Rotary Club celebrates by naming a local Business of the Year to honor. The 2021 selection is J-HAP and Cornerstone Creek. They will receive their award at our October 26th meeting. PAST ANNUAL BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS OF THE YEAR
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Oct 28, 2021 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Golden Valley Business Council Zoom Meeting Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81900988875?pwd=dk5BVlBSOUhqQjNrSGNHdTE5YjFoUT09 Each candidate will be given time to introduce themselves and respond to one prepared question. This meeting features updates from our city, school districts, convention and visitors bureau, Rotary Club, and the Chamber. There is no cost to attend. Hope to see you there! Please RSVP to Brent Pavia at bpavia@mplschamber.com if you plan on attending. Thank you! |
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Esperienza: Celebrating and Preserving the Italian Culture
Nov 02, 2021
Meeting location: PRISM
Anna Bonavita is a former scientist with a passion for culture, cuisine, and environment. In 2018, Bonavita read a New York Times article about the plight of many small towns and villages in Italy that are suffering from a devastating population loss due to changing times. With her own history and love of Italy, Anna decided to do something about it, beginning with the region she knew best. From this, Esperienza was born. The non- profit small group tour company researches, educates, and provides authentic, curated experiences in Italian villages that are selected for their exquisite beauty, cultural wealth, and rapidly declining population. Esperienza brings visitors to the historic town of Pennabilli and the Emilia-Romagna region where they immerse themselves in the local community and learn about the language, arts, culture, and cuisine. Bonavita is also the founder and former president of the Italian Cultural Center as well as the Italian Film Festival of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Born in a small village in Bulgaria, but swept away by the waves of globalization, Anna claims several countries as the source of her cultural identity. She currently resides in Minneapolis, MN. |
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Nov 04, 2021 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
***Highway 55 Clean-Up postponed one week due to weather*** Highway 55 Clean-Up Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0e4aafae23a3fb6-highway3 The Golden Valley Rotary Club is in its 25th year of caring for our stretch of Highway 55; our work continues on Thursday, November 4! Community members are welcome to join us in this fun and easy project. Meet at the NE Corner of Hwy 55 and Winnetka Ave. 1. We encourage everyone to wear masks upon arrival. The only portion of highway clean up where people tend to congregate is when receiving their vest and pick up instructions, and that is usually a group of 10 or less. After that, people are usually split into pairs to clean up different sections of the highway, where maintaining social distancing is pretty straightforward. |
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Fire to Frost: A Prairie Story
Nov 09, 2021
Angela Grill graduated from Minnesota State University—Mankato with degrees in ecology and geography. She has a passion for being outdoors and ensuring conservation of the natural heritage of our lands. As a wildlife biologist at Three Rivers Park District, she enjoys working on a wide range of projects from restoring prairies to pollinator surveys. The desire to share stories of nature is made possible by serving as co-host for the podcast, The Wandering Naturalist.
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