World's Biggest Hug

Join us for the Guinness Record Attempt for the WORLD'S BIGGEST HUG June 19 approximately 2:30 PM at the Mendota Bridge, Minnesota USA. We are hosting this with the Bloomington Daymakers Rotary Club to welcome the Peace Riders who are led by Chief Arvol Looking Horse on their way to Bdote to pray during World Peace and Prayer Day.

WORLD PEACE AND PRAYER DAY 2011

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Friend Bdote Peace Park on Facebook for more photos of the area, history etc.

Rotary Convention, New Orleans

Club Advisor Stephanie Smith went and represented our club at the RI Convention and Rotaract Preconvention in late May.

Last year in Montreal, she presented President Kenny and incoming President Ray Klinginsmith with our club "End Polio" hockey jerseys. She also was a plenary session speaker, sharing our club's model for taking an existing club/group and mobilizing them around the causes of Rotary.

Consider attending RYLA in Washington DC next month.

See everyone in August when we start back up for the coming year!

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Incoming District Governor Chuck Berg will be joining us for our meeting October 13.

Preparing for New Year

While almost all of our members are away from Minnesota this summer, our club does not meet and encourages its members to attend Rotary/Rotaract meetings. Our first meeting for 2010-2011 year will be in September. Schedule to be posted soon.

Young adults 18-30 years old who are interested in learning more about our club are invited to contact club advisor Rotarian Stephanie Smith (952-888-4311) who would be pleased to share details with you while the incoming officers are away.

Congrats on Qualifying for the USA Hockey National Tournament

The Twin Cities Northern Lights Junior A hockey team won Round 2 of league playoffs this weekend which qualifies them to participate in the USA Hockey National Tournament. Our Rotaract club was chartered with 25 players and three staff members of this hockey team so this is a very exciting time for our club members!

The five games in five days National Tournament will to be held in Marlborough Mass. We invited our Rotary friends from Mass to our game on Friday evening 3/26 (details to be announced here soon). District Governor Carol Toomey will be in attendance and we would appreciate your support of these young men at the game. Stay afterward the game for a brief meet-and-greet with members of the team. Good luck notes to the team should be emailed to: northernlightshockey@juno.com

The Northern Lights team is guaranteed three games March 26-28. If they advance through round robin, they will play in the semifinals on Monday 3/29 and the Championship Finals 3/30. GO LIGHTS! Follow the team's progress at the website above. Also check out athletevillage.com for more information about our Goodwill Peace Ambassador trip to British Columbia during the Winter Olympics!

Rotary International Theme 2010-2011 announced

Congrats to RI President-Elect from Kirksville, Missouri USA

Welcome! Beinvenue!

Добро пожаловать Tervetuloa! Välkommen! Velkommen! Laipni lūdzam! Vítáme vás! Vitajte! Willkommen! Добре заварили!

A special warm welcome to our Rotary family, especially to Rotary Districts 5950/5960 Minnesota/Wisconsin with 5040/5050 British Columbia and Washington plus clubs in 5030 Seattle, 7450 Pennsylvania, 1420 Finland, 2220 Russia, 2350 Sweden, 5010 Alaska, 5450 Colorado, 5970 Iowa, which represent our club member's home communities.



Through this Rotaract/Rotary tour and through community events hosted by the Northern Lights Athlete Village including scrimmages against local Vancouver junior hockey teams, we will promote international good will and understanding between Canadians, US citizens and world spectators who are in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

PURPOSE OF OUR VANCOUVER TRIP
At the invitation of city and Rotary leadership, our Rotaract club will:

1) use the public platform created by the scrimmages between British Columbia junior hockey teams and the Twin Cities Northern Lights Junior Hockey team to challenge local children to a) to increase physical fitness through sports & unstructured play b) to spend time each day reading and c) to find a way to serve in their community

2) provide an opportunity for local children to attend a live international hockey game who would not be able to attend an Olympic event

3) attend/participate in community celebrations in conjunction with the Olympic Torch Relay

4) bring public awareness to the service projects of Vancouver Rotary clubs and the Rotary International "End Polio Now" campaign; serve alongside Rotarians and Canadian hockey players.

5) provide an international hockey and cultural experience for players on Canadian junior hockey teams

6) attend Rotary meetings/interact with local Rotarians to learn about the culture and service opportunities in British Columbia; sharing about our home and invite Rotarians to experience Minnesota Rotary hospitality; lay the framework for creating an Rotary ICC (Intercountry Committee) for Friendship Exchanges

7) Experience the excitement and the cultural melting pot atmosphere of the Winter Olympics while site-seeing in Vancouver and attending an Olympic hockey game

A picture of our club's Service Model