South Metro Evenings Rotary Club

SME Rotary Fundraiser Cruise

leah — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:27:02 +0000

SME had a VERY successful fellowship & fundraiser cruise around Lake Minnetonka!

Our club was able to raise $700 for Alex Abel and his incredible goal to raise one million dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association! Take a look through the album to see all the fun we had boating & playing in the lake. Also included in the album are photos from Alex’s visit to our Club!

School Supply Drive

katie — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:00:32 +0000

Fall is quickly approaching and so is our September community service event. Our club will be collecting school supplies in partnership with Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment (WISE). WISE is helping put on a school supply drive this year for families in the Summit-University & Frogtown Neighborhoods in St. Paul, and they need our help in getting supplies! Last year they handed out 250 backpacks full of school supplies to needy families and they had plenty of families left empty handed.

As a Club, we’d like to collect as many donations of new school supplies as possible. Ideas include:

New Backpack
Package #2 Pencils (no mechanical pencils please)
Package Pens (blue or black ink)
Packages Wide Ruled Paper
Wide Rule Spiral Notebooks
Set of 24 Crayons
Set of Markers
Set of Colored Pencils
Rolls of Scotch Tape
Tube of White Glue
Glue Stick
Pair Scissors
Box of Kleenex
..and more!

All members are asked to bring your collected/purchased school supplies to either the August 10th or 12th meetings. You MUST have your supplies in by these dates because even though this is our September event, the backpacks need to be ready to go for the first day of school!

If you have any questions please contact Community Service Chair - Lindsey K!

Summer Cruise Fundraiser

leah — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:13:35 +0000

Join us for a day of boating FUN around Lake Minnetonka on Sunday August 8^th to raise money for Alex Amble.

Alex, a young boy living with a mild form of Muscular Dystrophy, has an incredible goal to raise one million dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)! He will be speaking to our club on Tuesday August 10th at our general meeting. We want to help support his goal by throwing a fundraiser on his behalf. The cost will be $26.00 a person and will go towards boat rental fees and to support Alex.

We will be meeting at 2:45 at the Excel Boat Club in Excelsior. 2 boats will be setting sail with enough room for 28 people; please feel free to invite friends and family!

An e-vite was sent out to members of our club. Please take the time to RSVP to the invite (please reply Yes or No only). Spots will go to the first 28 people who RSVP. Please bring your own beverage. Snacks will be provided.

Contact Leah with any questions, (303) 359-7101.

Come summer cruisin around Lake Minnetonka while supporting a great cause!

Excel Boat Club

141 Minnetonka Blvd.

Excelsior, MN 55331

(952) 401-3880

excelboatclub.com

SME Has Heart – Start! Heart Walk

Lindsey — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:36:51 +0000

The first charitable event held at Target Field – the Start! Heart Walk – the premiere fundraising event for the American Heart Association, drew support from the largest corporations in town and also numerous community teams including SME Rotary! Alicia, Jeanette, Katie and Lindsey experienced the pre-walk events on Saturday, June 5 including a Mascot challenge, and heard stories from those facing cardiovascular disease. With thousands in attendance, the American Heart Association’s mission to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease was inspiring as we took to the streets of downtown in a light mist walking over a mile with others who too, have heart.

SME Supports Feed My Starving Children

Lindsey — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:50:08 +0000

The evening of April 19, 2010 marked SME Rotary’s first visit as a Club to Feed My Starving Children in Chanhassen. SME members Lindsey, Katie, Leah, Jeanette, Chris and Rotary friend Logan, championed the packaging of nutrient rich food to support the efforts of the ever-successful Christian mission to send food to nearly 70 countries with over 2-4 million meals to Haiti alone. Feed My Starving Children maximizes 94% of its donations to support their food programs producing meals for $.19 each. Our team divided duties also networking with a visiting high school group and together, we packaged a total of 8,424 meals that will feed 23 kids for an entire year!

Club Charter Night

katie — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:30:01 +0000

It’s official! We are now becoming an official part of Rotary International! The Club Charter Night will be held on Tuesday June 1st at the Hilton in Bloomington (off of 494 and American Blvd). Everyone is welcome, but you must RSVP! Follow the below link to RSVP on the evite!

http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/STHLSOOBNRQKIGCOYGQR/charter

You are allowed to bring a guest, so please include them in your RSVP number!
This is a mandaotry meeting as all of our members will be recognized!

If you have any questions please contact Katie!
Thanks!

Member Packet & Calendar Online

katie — Tue, 18 May 2010 19:35:01 +0000

Please note, that the new 2010-2011 Member Packet is available by clicking on the “Member Tools” link at the top of the screen. In this packet you will find needed information on our club and also a calendar of events!

April’s Fellowship event: The Shout House Dueling Pianos

leah — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:07:21 +0000

The South Metro Evenings Rotary Club is heading downtown to the

Shout House Dueling Pianos,

Wednesday, April 28th, @ 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday night is 80’s NIGHT,

No cover for those that come with an 80’s costume!

Tables will be reserved at the Shout House for our group.

The Shout! House is located at…

650 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403

*Located on floor number 1 in the middle of Block E. Accessible from the Hennepin street entrance, also accessible from 2nd floor skyway level

No cover with 80’s costume

PARKING FOR THE SHOUT! HOUSE:

Block E parking:
located at 70 North 7th St. - Click Here for directions

Sunday thru Thursday, $5 after 4pm.

Rapid Park:
located 600 3rd Ave North
$1 after 4pm Monday – Friday

Please call or e-mail Leah Case with any questions:

(303) 359-7101 or leahmcase@gmail.com

Growth Games 2010 – Score Update

katie — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:28:10 +0000

Last night’s meeting was a great one! I promised I would post an update of the member’s who have earned medals so far! Remember, the member with the most medals by April 1st wins the grand prize, and anyone with 3 medals or more will be entered in for further prize drawings!

Alexis K – 2 Medals

Leah C – 1 Medal

Elise P – 1 Medal

Royee V – 1 Medal

Katie I – 1 Medal

Don’t see your name on here? That means you haven’t brought anyone out to a meeting yet OR it means you are not an official SME Rotary member yet and cannot earn medals! If you haven’t officially signed up visit the “Member Tools” page to fill out our Membership Form.

Polar Plunge a Success!

katie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:02:50 +0000

The 2010 Polar Plunge was a success! Our team of 7 was able to raise more than $1,000 for Special Olympics MN! Way to go Team! Lindsey K did an amazing job organizing our team and motivating us to “jump” in! More pictures to come, but for now I thought I’d share my favourite team shot! Thanks to Lindsey K, Leah C, Alexis K, Chris H, Gordon B, and Molly M for making the event such a huge success! For those of you who could not attend this year, get ready and excited for next year!