Events

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

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

Dinner with Santa

No Wednesday morning meetings on December 24 and 31.

No Wednesday morning meetings on
December 24 and 31.

Malignant Melanoma,
Stephen Fine

Costa Rica, Cedes Don Bosco
Greg Bartz; Eric Hendrickson; Sharon Trudell

Creating a Culture of Aligned
Understanding: Lessons from Nature for
Business Families and Society

Make A Wish Foundation
Sierra Lyon

LIFT, Rick Heidick

 Baztec: 10,000 Kids
Ice Angler Project, Ray Ruiz

Empowering Second Choices
with the Redemption Project, Dave Snider

Canvas Health, Brian Mueller

Brain Fitness, Richard Frieder

The Wall That Heals; What’s
New in Local History; Sara Hanson

The Professional Exchange Student,
Adam Hennings

The Great Loop, Steven Alm

History of the Ski Trip

Light In the Well Building Community, Dr. Yve Wu

Mahtomedi Public Sschools
Career, Internship & Volunteer Fair
April 10, 2026 9:45 a.m.—1 p.m.
Mahtomedi High School
NEED BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS
CAREER CONVERSATION TABLES:
Showcase your career and help students explore
opportunities and pathways related to their interests
INTERNSHIP/VOLUNTEER/HIRING TABLE:
Recruit dedicaterdinterns, employees, or volunteers
Contact: Kate Andersen, WBL Rotarian:
kate.andersen@isd832.net

Ukranian Surgeons, Greg Bartz

• The Chef: Bring a pot of your secret-recipe chili and compete for the honorary "prize."
• The Judge: Come hungry, taste the entries, and help us crown the "Best Chili" champion. (Yes, you can cook and judge—just not your own!)
• The Hero: Sign up as a volunteer for setup or takedown. It is not a huge lift, but we could use a few hands for some "table-lifting" and logistics.

• When: April 16, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
• Where: BoatWorks Commons Community Room (4495 Lake Ave S)
• The Fun: Chili tasting, voting, and local trivia provided by Sara Hanson and the White Bear Lake Historical Society.