Incoming President Jason Dekeuster rang the Rotary bell at our March 25th Club meeting. He thanked our meeting volunteers for their service.
Past President Doug Hartford gave an inspirational moment focused on a recipe for happiness and then led our group in the 4-Way Test.
Immediate Past President Heidi Fisher introduced guests with two visiting Rotarians from White Bear Lake and the CEO of the Science Museum of Minnesota.
Jim Hunt, White Bear Lake Rotarian and member of the District Grant Committee presented a check to Valdi Stefanson for a greenhouse project that we are building in Bolivia.
Dr. Jim Hart introduced our program speaker Dr. Carol Nelson, a White Bear Lake Rotarian who shared a program on how Rotary is fighting malaria. Her presentation focused on her volunteer work with Rural Health Care Initiative in West Africa; discussed what malaria is and how it affects kids and women along with what Rotary is doing to help fight this oldest and deadliest disease. This was a very informative presentation and showed how Rotary is impacting lives across the world.
Happy dollars were flowing pretty good with several Rotarians celebrating anniversaries and events.
Upcoming announcements included voting on club bylaw changes on April 8; Spirit of Rotary applications are due by June 1st; Career Fair on April 17th at Central High School; and service project opportunity on March 28th at the Science Museum.
Meeting notes taken by Past President Dave Dominick.