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Dave Rudolph
 
 
Joining the FCH Rotary breakfast meetings on Zoom:  open the link below, click on Open Zoom Meetings, and follow the prompts.
 
March 15, 2023
 

PROGRAM

Members and guests Assistant District Governor Anne Gotham of Blaine- Ham Lake Rotary and KT Jacobs of Columbia Heights heard Southern Anoka Community Assistance (SACA) director Dave Rudolph provide an update. SACA estimates that it provided 860,000 pounds of food in 2022 to 49,000 families, and doubled it costs for food. Besides it drive-up food shelf operation open to families on a once-per-month basis, deliveries to the homebound and tood shelves at are schools are offered. SACA’s capital campaign to raise state and federal funds for an expanded facility continues.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The late distribution of invoices for the Rotary quarter ending March 31 pushed the due date for member accounts to April 13, after the end of the quarter. Payments received by that date will be considered on time. Payments can be made at the breakfasts, mailed to FCH Rotary at 3966 Reservoir Blvd, Columbia Heights, MN 55421, or made by phone to treasurer Greg Schraufnagel at 612-242-4748.  

Amáda Márquez Simula noted that RI’s Operation Pollination will hold a Zoom meeting tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. local time. Further information is available from club chair Kristen Stuenkel at stuenkek@colheights.k12.mn.us.

REMINDERS

The club board meets next on Wednesday, April 5 at Fridley Community Center at 9 a.m. Members are welcome to attend.

Social Committee Scott Lund has supplied a date, TuesdayApril 25, for the spring mystery evening outing. Details are leaking out...will require business casual dress.

The annual district 5960 conference is scheduled for April 29, 2023, a joint conference with Districts 5580 (northern Minny and NoDak) and 5950 at Madden’s Golf Resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd. Registration is now open.

The Pollination Committee will meet next on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 a.m. on Zoom. The Zoom link is https://colheights-k12-mn-us.zoom.us/j/86557933324. Contact organizer Kristen Stuenkel with any questions at stuenkek@colheights.k12.mn.us. Members are welcome to attend.

The STRIVE students will visit Hennepin Technical College and the adjacent Law Enforcement Training Academy in the spring. Members are invited to accompany the group. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103 if planning to attend.

Craig Malm will be seeking volunteers this spring to help distribute 160 bikes collected by Allina Health to students at Stevenson Elementary in Fridley.

Additional mentors for Fridley STRIVE students are sought, and potential mentors next year at Columbia Heights High School are encouraged to attend the ongoing mentor meetings with Fridley STRIVE students. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103. 

Rotary International produces podcasts on various subjects, available at https://on.rotary.org/3VnjizH.  

UPCOMING PROGRAMS: March 22- Kathleen Moriarty of Metro North Adult Basic Education will provide an update.