If you could have dinner with one person living or dead, who would it be?
Abraham Lincoln - to gain insight into his thoughts about keeping the nation whole.
The best piece of advice you were ever given
Speak up respectfully
When you were little what did you want to be when you grew up?
A nurse, next a stewardess - I wouldn't have been good at either. In college I thought a teacher.
Do you have a skill or talent most people don’t know about?
Pretty good at planning travel adventures, experience gained at planning 10 two-week trips for our family of 18, all over the world. Best thing we ever did for family connections.
Who is your all-time celebrity crush?
Laurence Olivier - sigh!
What is your favorite way to start your day?
Doing sudoku
What is an item you have way too many of?
Books and magazines
And my favorite organization is Rotary!! and its Rotarians.
Eli Snyder - FamilyMeans Financial Solutions Counselor Manager
Eli shared the history of FamilyMeans Financial Services program. How they help you consolidate your bills, and how to get out of your debt problems. They work with the credit card companies to bring the intrest doww and combine credit cards to one payment. They also work on a budget with you to prevent further issues. Eli shared some websites that help keep your budget on track.
President Nominee - Molly Landgreen, President Elect - Scott Mercer
Scott and Molly spent the weekend of March 12-14th at the North Central President Elect’s Learning conference at the Omni Hotel in Eagan.
It was a wonderful networking and learning opportunity not only for the Club in our District but several other neighboring Districts.
Over the three-day conference, they attended multiple sessions covering important topics including Membership, Public Image and the Rotary Foundation. We look forward to sharing more details with you in the coming weeks!”
Rotary members are invited to attend our Board meetings. We meet the second Tuesday of each month at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater. We meet in the lower level. Please reach out to me and I will give you the room details. All members are welcome to attend our meetings. Below are the meeting dates up to June.
Highway Cleanup - scheduled for Wednesday, May 20th at 4:30pm
Meet at the south parking lot Washington County Fair Grounds
Sign-up sheet at meeting
Law Day
Our Law Day joint meeting with the Lions will be held on Tuesday May 5th here at the St. Croix Event Center. Feel free to bring a guest (cost $20). There will be no Thursday meeting that week. Sign-up sheet at meetings.
Planning a District or Global Grant for 2026–27? District 5960 has released the full schedule of required trainings, workshops, and grant deadlines. Grants Management Seminars will be held March 21, 24, and 26, with Global Grants Workshops following on March 31 and April 2. The always-popular Shark Tank session is set for May 6. Global Grant submissions are due May 15, and District Grants are due May 29, with review dates later that month and in June.
Thank you, Amanda, Bob, Kim, Steve, Lois, Dave, Scott, Bev, Patty, Jonathan, Tracey and Katie, for taking the time to ring the bell for the Salvation Army on 12/10/25
During our bell ringing shift, we raised $1,088 for the Salvation Army! That’s 3x more than last year – but we had frigid cold and wind last year.
Roadside Clean Up
Thank you, Scott, Amanda, Lois, Patty, Dave P. and Kim for helping with the roadside clean-up on October 15th.
Stuff the Bus
THANK YOU to Patty, Sharon, Tom, Lois, Katie, Amanda, Bev, Clare and Sam (Clare’s son) for packing 40 backpacks for United Way’s Stuff the Bus campaign. They helped ensure that local kids would have all that they need to succeed on the first day of school. Service above self in action!
Relay For Life
We were proud to sponsor this years Relay for Life. Thank you to Clare and Molly for coming out to man our table. Thank you Lois and Amanda for participating in the Relay.
