Events

Manitou Days Beach Dance and Parade

The Story of an A Scow Sailor

Pine Tree Tennis Classic, Matt Narr

District Governor 5960 Glenn Bowers

Creating Change for our Children:
Zero Abuse Project, Allison Feigh

Parkinson’s: The Fight Against It

Like People, Like Pets Cindy Ojczyk

Ukranian Students Picnic at West Park August 12, 2025  No more Rotarian Volunteers Needed as of 8/3

Panel Discussion of Financial Markets with Rotarians Rich Ramsay, Darrell Stone, Gene Altstatt

Club Assembly,
Rotarian Team Leads

WBL Rotary Annual Pontoon Ride/Picnic August 21, 2025 Home of Gene & Marcia Altstatt

Teach for Ukraine, Natalia

YouLEAD Students

September 6, 2025, 2- 5 p.m. at the Pine Tree Apple Orchard, Taste of White Bear Lake!

Canine for Inspired Change
Danielle Graczyke

Medical rehab esp military personnel, vet-
erans, mental health. Need project ideas;
host families; drivers; two evening meals.
Contact Greg Bartz

Making
Sense of AI: Risks, Rewards and Responsi-
ble Use. Tuesday, September 16th, Base-
camp at Fort Snelling. Sponsored by RC of
Roseville, City of Lakes and St. Paul

Open World Delegates

 Emotional Trauma,
Todd Berntson

Transactions in Intersections:
Case Study of Homelessness
Shawn Morrison & Shawn Neilson

MAPS-Modeling a Protein Story, Mahtomedi Schools, Students and Teacher, Jim Lane

2025 ANNUAL ROTARY SENIOR PICNIC
VOLUNTEER HOST REQUEST
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
5 p.m.—7 p.m.
White Bear Country Inn
An opportunity to share a couple hours with a
senior citizen, a free dinner, music and
memorable conversation.
This is one of the most important and
rewarding events the club does…
GET INVOLVED NOW!
Tim Geck will make the arrangements for you!

 What’s Happening in the
World of Apples
John Jacobson

Strive Scholarship race for 2025

Run For The Apples, Saturday October 18, 2025, 

9:00 a.m. 5 Mile Run/Walk Start time.

MINNOW TANK VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Times available from October 21-November 25
Work with 4th grade class at Willow Lane Ele-
mentary as a coach, judge, student advisor.
See Club Runner e-mail from
Rick Storey & Lori Swanson

Compass Pro Bono-Professionals
Helping Non Profits  Mary Uran

Purple Pinkie Day-End Polio Now

October 22, 2025
Donate $1 or more
2 to 1 Match-Gates Foundation
Donations collected at our meeting

We’ll paint your pinkie purple!

Understanding Immigration Series” sponsored
by Many Faces; 10/28. Vadnais Comm Center

International Festival,
Steve Heckle

Hiking the Appalacian Trail,
Sean Donovan

White Bear Lake Rotary is hosting a BLOOD DRIVE.

November 7, 2025 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,

St John of the Wilderness, 2228 4th Street, White Bear Lake MN 55110 

Call 1-800-REDCROSS or enter WBLRotary at RedCrossBlood.org .

Contact Bryan Belisle
651-402-8493

Thinking Like a Hacker in the Age of AI; Richard Thieme

It's that time of year again! We are planning on Bell Ringing to support the Salvation Army. This has been a popular event for our Club, so we have 2 dates committed this year.  The two dates are: Saturday Nov. 15 and Saturday Dec. 6.  On both dates we will ring from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm in 1 hour shifts of 2 Rotarians or friends of Rotary each shift. So grab a friend, rotarian or significant other and spend an hour together for a good cause.

The location is the Cub Foods on Buerkle (1920 Buerkle Road).  You may sign up online using the following link WBL Rotary Annual Bell Ringing, please note that there are two tabs in the spreadsheet to sign up, one for each date.  There will also be a clipboard sign up going around during the next few Rotary meetings.

If you are having trouble signing up online, call me and I will sign you up.

Each time we have done this in the past our bucket raises about $500.00, we thought this year, let's double that amount. Also, you are encouraged to wear holiday gear to help get people in the spirit.  Post your Bell Ringing pictures too!

Thanks for your support.

John Channon and Pat McFarlane

Jingle Bear Silent Auction: November 19-22.
Auction items, gift cards needed now!

Donation Letter

Donation Form

JINGLE BEAR Silent Auction Team is
requesting assistance from members in ob-
taining donations from local businesses, or if
you would like to donate a gift card or
unique experience for our Jingle Bear
auction coming up November 19-22.
We are also seeking sponsors to help offset
the cost of the auction site. Your name
and/or business name will scroll across the
top of the home page of the auction site.
The cost of a sponsorship is $100. Please
submit donations to Patty Hall, Carol Nelson
or Pam Bowers. Thank you

Clemence Yasse,
Youth Exchange

Gazebo Lighting

Downtown White Bear Lake

4th and Washington Square

The 2nd Annual Gazebo Lighting Ceremony in Downtown WBL is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19. We will be serving fresh hot cider and cookies from our Rotary tent from 5 to 7pm. The countdown led by our Mayor will take place at 6:00, with the lighting of the park. The Gazebo Lighting Ceremony is being held in partnership with Downtown Mainstreet, the WBL Lions, and the City of WBL. There will be lots of fun activities throughout the night, and don't forget to bring the kids and grandkids for photos with Santa.
We will be setting up our tent at 4:00 and start serving at 5:00. We have enough people for set up, but we mostly need as many Rotarians and other citizens as possible to attend between 5 and 7 to help add to the crowd and festive atmosphere. It promises to be a fun night!
 
Please add November 19 to your calendar now! We look forward to seeing you there.

Scout Troop 494 Riley Baltzer

overview of the convention

It's that time of year again! We are planning on Bell Ringing to support the Salvation Army. This has been a popular event for our Club, so we have 2 dates committed this year.  The two dates are: Saturday Nov. 15 and Saturday Dec. 6.  On both dates we will ring from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm in 1 hour shifts of 2 Rotarians or friends of Rotary each shift. So grab a friend, rotarian or significant other and spend an hour together for a good cause.

The location is the Cub Foods on Buerkle (1920 Buerkle Road).  You may sign up online using the following link WBL Rotary Annual Bell Ringing, please note that there are two tabs in the spreadsheet to sign up, one for each date.  There will also be a clipboard sign up going around during the next few Rotary meetings.

If you are having trouble signing up online, call me and I will sign you up.

Each time we have done this in the past our bucket raises about $500.00, we thought this year, let's double that amount. Also, you are encouraged to wear holiday gear to help get people in the spirit.  Post your Bell Ringing pictures too!

Thanks for your support.

John Channon and Pat McFarlane

916 Mahtomedi Tech, Michelle Baland

ABIJAH’s on the Backside,
Sally Mixon