Events

Decorate the Tree

JINGLE BEAR SILENT AUCTION November 20-23, 2024

Off Site at new Fire Station Chair: Dale Hager

Downtown White Bear Lake Holiday Open House and Gazebo Lighting Project. Needs volunteers to help with serving cider and cookies.

It's that time of year again.

We are planning on ringing the bell again this year for 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. 23 and Saturday Dec. 7.  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.

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 2 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

Community Service Team

651-373-6406

Decorating the Rotary Holiday Tree for the WBL Festival of Trees:  10 AM (until about 1 PM) on Sunday, November 24th, at the Armory.  No sign up needed. 

Boy Scout Troop 494

White Bear Lake Food Shelf

It's that time of year again.

We are planning on ringing the bell again this year for 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. 23 and Saturday Dec. 7.  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.

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 2 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

Community Service Team

651-373-6406

LiveMore ScreenLess, Katherine Myers

Sold Out, contact Chuck to be added to the wait list.  (St Paul Rotary may have tickets)

Lakeshore Players A Christmas Carol. Thursday, December 12th. 7:30 p.m. and social time before with Saint Paul Rotary club.  $25 per ticket.  We have 24 seats blocked for our club.  Clipboard will be passed on Wednesday.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY AT WBL AREA HIGH SCHOOL.   YOU COULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THESE STUDENTS!!!

Dinner with Santa at WB Country Inn/Rudy’s

Judgement or Curiosity Ollie Stocker

-Rotary Elections for 2025-2026 -Approval of WBL Rotary Bylaw

No Meeting

No Wednesday AM Rotary Meeting

No Meeting

No Wednesday AM Rotary Meeting

Club Assembly

Computer Security and Identity Theft

Solid Ground Success, Diamond Hunter

Bill Rust Rotary Story

Indoor Air Quality: Mold, Radon, Carbon Monoxide Daniel Tranter, Indoor Air Unit, MN Dept of Health

Peter Teahen & John Ochenfels

Flight to End Polio

Updates from Rural Healthcare Initiative at Sierra Leone Africa

Century College Expansion/ Community Dental Clinic

Join Many Faces for an exciting day at Mariner Middle School! Activities include:
- Cultural Presentations
- Lacrosse
- Food Trucks
- Vendors
- Graduation Ceremony
And more!

Surviving the Night, book about A Vietnam Veteran’s Experience

Climate Change Alan Anderson, Northfield Rotary Club; Rotary Climate Action Team

Friday, April 4th; Interact Club of Mahtomedi is doing food packing with Feed My Starving Children -Looking for volunteers 2:30 - 4:15 ;  Contact Sarah Lomtson 651-762-5913 or sarah.lorntson@isd832.net if you can volunteer.  This is a great way to connect our club members with students of the Interact Club of Mahtomedi.  

CERT Community Emergency Response Team

Hello Fellow Rotarians,

Hope you are enjoying the sunny weather!  As a Rotary member with connections to Century College I wanted to invite you to our Century College Futures in Bloom Breakfast coming up on April 10 at the East Campus, Lincoln Mall.

As you may know, there is no cost, but there will be a pitch by our Board Chair Russ Fleming at the end.  It would be great to see you.  Several of you have RSVP'd already – thank you!  John Channon is on our Foundation Board, Ken Baltzer is on our Finance Committee and Kevin Donovan and Kate Christopher are past Board members.

Here are more details.

You're invited to join President Angelina Millender and Chair Russ Fleming, along with the Foundation board, for a delightful complimentary breakfast. Enjoy heartwarming student testimonials and inspiring stories of transformation from our Century champions. We can't wait to see you there!

Please join us

Futures in Bloom - Century College Foundation's annual fundraiser

Thursday, April 10, 2025

7:15-9:00 am

East Campus, Lincoln Mall

Link to our webpage with the event RSVP and donor recognition details:  https://www.century.edu/giving/foundation-events/

We appreciate your consideration!  Enjoy your weekend.

--Nora

Minnow Tank Project at Willow Lane Elementary will need about 10 coaches. The dates for this project are April 14- May 22, and coaches will help on 7 different days during this time. (Stay tuned for more details from Lori Swanson and Rick Storey).

True Believer: Hubert Humphrey’s Quest for a More Just America, James Traub

Parks and Trails Council of MN, Lisa Filter

Arbor Day Tree planting at Rotary Nature Preserve, along with Preserve clean-up:  Saturday, April 26, 2025.  Start time:  9 AM. This is an all club event 

• Merrick Bowling Fundraiser:   Sunday April 27^th at Flaherty's 9 - 11 am.  We purchase a lane and we have a team: Contact Rita Pechman  if you'd like to bowl as jjprwp@comcast.net

Panel of Rotarians Discussing Financial Market Conditions

ROTARY DISTRICT 5960 PRESENTS 

Make Peace Visible Conference

The Intersection of Food Security, Clean Water, Health and Peace

May 1-3, Mystic Lake Casino and Resort, Prior Lake

Details: makepeacevisible.org

Updates of the WBL Area Historical Society, Sara Hanson

Youth Student Exchange, Martina

Highway clean up - May 17 and October 4th. (partnering with Satellite Club)