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Strive Scholarship2018 Race Dates

Strive Scholarship Race Dates

August 4, 2018 8:00 AM Start Time Taco John's Run Baby Run 5K 10K

5K Run/Walk 10K Run $25 on or before July 30, $35 Race Day and after July 30

Click Here for online registration. (Midwest Events)

This race starts at The Boatworks Commons, (4459 Lake Ave S) on beautiful White Bear Lake. The course is flat and fast, 5K runs north along the lake to West Park and then back. The 10K goes south to Cottage Park then North along the lake to Ramsey County Park into the White Bear Lake neighborhood before returning back to Lake Ave, and the Finish at The Boatworks Commons. The registration includes an event T-Shirt. Rotary Volunteers are at the Start/Finish and on the course supporting the runners. All of the proceeds of the race go to the Strive Scholarship Inc Fund which is a 501c(3) tax-exempt, non-profit entity.

Awards will be given to the top male and female overall and the top 3 male and female in each group.

November 4, 2018 Noon Start Time Kowalski's Strive 10 Miler & 5K

$25 on or before Oct 28 $35 Race Day and after Oct 28. Click HERE for online registration. (Midwest Events)

Taste of White Bear Lake

This year the event will again be held on the beautiful grounds of Jacobson’s Pine Tree Apple Orchard on Saturday, September 8^th, 2018 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm. Please plan to join us in a sampling of fine foods and beverages from our wonderful local establishments and share in a gathering of friends for a good cause.

Please visit: www.tasteofwhitebearlake.com to get your tickets ($35) and reserve your spot today.

Proceeds from the event go to support the White Bear Lake Rotary Foundation in their efforts to make our community and world a better place.

Strive Scholarship Awards

The Strive Scholarship award banquets were held in early May. This year we awarded $28,000 in scholarships to students who participated in the Strive Program. Thank you runners, sponsors, volunteers and partners.

BEAR'ly Open raises $24,000 for WB Food Shelf

Continuing and building on an annual theme, White Bear Lake Rotarian Ken Galloway presented a check for more than $24,000 to Andrea Kish-Bailey, executive director of the White Bear Lake Food Shelf -- money raised at this year's Bear'ly Open winter golf bonanza on White Bear Lake. Kish-Bailey thanked the club and said the money is welcome -- the food shelf is busy meeting more demands. "Last year we served almost 4,000 individuals," she said, "with over 11,000 visits." The food shelf provided more than 600,000 meals.

Ann Frisch People of Action:Champion of Peace!

Champion of Peace! Ann Frisch, White Bear Lake.

We are pleased to announce that Ann Frisch, White Bear Lake Rotarian, has been selected by Rotary International as People of Action: Champion of Peace!

This is a significant honor for Ann, as she is one of only six Rotarians throughout the world to be recognized. Her efforts in unarmed civilian peacekeeping worldwide are amazing, and she is very deserving of this recognition.

Fittingly, Rotary International announced this award today, International Peace Day. Ann will be officially recognized at "Rotary Day at the United Nations", which is taking place for the first time ever at the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in November. Congratulating Ann for this tremendous honor. We're very proud to have you in our Club!

https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-2017-peace-champions

Strive Woodbury Gunderson scholarship

Our club's STRIVE scholarship for young people just got better. The new Woodbury & Gunderson Family Rotary STRIVE Scholarship was announced at the Rotary meeting on Sept. 13. Heidi Gunderson, owner and president of Woody’s Rebar Company in Vadnais Heights, donated $25,000 to match $25,000 from the White Bear Lake Rotary STRIVE Committee. The $50,000 will be invested with the Century College Foundation to provide a scholarship for a White Bear Lake High School student attending Century College. The STRIVE Scholarship is awarded each year to a senior student participating in the STRIVE program who has the greatest increase in his or her GPA over the year. The STRIVE program was created by Don Mooney in 1989. Heidi Gunderson has a close connection -- she was the the first STRIVE Scholar recipient in 1991. Pictured are, from left, Don Mooney, former Strive recipient (and WB Rotaract president) Mitchell LeGrand, new Century College president Angelia Millender, Strive recipient Tyler Keeling and Heidi Gunderson.