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.

Join us Friday, January 22nd at 9:00pm for the Rotary Recruitment Bar Crawl!

We will be starting the crawl at Amore Victoria in Uptown on West Lake Street.  

The festivities will begin at 9pm and we hope to see you all there!

Any questions please contact Leah Case:  leahmcase@gmail.com or (303) 359-7101o   or Katie at (507) 327-1854

Come ice skate with us for our February Fellowship!   After our meeting on the 9^th, we will be going to the outside ice skating rink  (only minutes from our meeting spot)  for hot chocolate, skating, and Rotary fun!

Centennial Lakes Park

7499 France Ave S.

Edina 55435

The SME Rotary Club unveiled this year’s motto which is “Growth & Development”. This includes growing and developing our members into strong and passionate Rotarians, growing and developing our Rotarians personal leadership skills, and finally growing and developing our club and reach our goal of 20 members!

In efforts to help us reach our goal and get all of our members to focus on recruitment and retention the club launched a member competition called the Growth Games 2010! Reflective of the upcoming Winter Olympics, members will receive medals for their efforts in recruitment.

For more information including an overview, scoring and rules, and an up-to-date membership tracker visit the Growth Games 2010 Page!

Back in January 2009, myself and Michelle (previous member) began planning this new club from just an idea. We had the idea to bring young professionals in the Twin Cities together who were all passionate about giving back. We knew it would take time and we’d hit road bumps along the way, and even though we have definitely hit road bumps I personally think our successes and achievements out weight those rocky moments!

First, to the people who have committed as members, Thank you! You have exemplified passion for giving back, getting involved, and most importantly making the time to be a part of an organization that believes in “Service Above Self”. You all deserve many, many thanks as you’ve all taken time and made room for Rotary in your life!

Secondly, those who are new, get ready for amazing moments! The SME Rotary Club has been doing great things in the past few months and we have plans to continue to do that! I look forward to having you all apart of that journey!

Finally, remember that Rotary is about family and friends! The holiday season was a busy one, but I continue to encourage all of you to bring out your family and friends! To be successful we have to encourage a balance between work, family, and extra curricular activities like Rotary!

Moving into 2010 we’re going to focus on:
- Recruitment and hitting our 20 member goal!
- Service projects local and international!
- Member development and fellowship!

I look forward to 2010 and being a part of this great group with all of you!

Cheers & Hapy New Year!
Katie

The “Ugly” Holiday Sweater Party at Tavern on France!

Ugly Holiday Sweater Party – Tuesday Dec. 29th @ 6:30pm

Wear your “ugliest” or just festive holiday sweater! We will have a contest for best sweater and also you can participate in the Holiday Gift Exchange by bringing a gift $5 or less!

Everyone is welcome, please bring friends and family!! The Edina Morningside Rotary Club has also been invited to join us at our last event of 2009!

If you have any questions please contact Leah C at leah [at] smerotary.com

“Freezin’ for a Reason” indeed. SME Rotarians are taking the Plunge on Saturday, February 6 in Maple Grove’s third annual Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Minnesota. We invite all friends of SME Rotary to watch our inaugural Plunge and enjoy this exciting Minnesota winter tradition. The Plunge begins at 1:00 at Weaver Lake in Maple Grove – we hope to see you there!

SME Rotary is also looking for financial support of our team. $5, $15, $25 or more – your support of our efforts to improve the number and quality of athletic competitions for special needs athletes is commendable. To make a donation directly to the “South Metro Evenings Rotary Club” team please visit: http://tinyurl.com/yjw5xw3. In total, Maple Grove’s Plunge is looking to exceed the two year total of $139,000 and 700 Plungers in 2010. With your support, SME can do their part in achieving this goal!

February’s service event is sure to be a chilling success!

Winter Time Fellowship Event – Tues. December 15th @ 7pm

We will be meeting at 7:00 in front of the Science Museum and then walk over to the park together!

There is parking available at the River Center Parking lot or the Science Museum Parking Ramp

or go to http://www.smart-trips.org/ for convenient parking in downtown Saint Paul

Please contact Leah Case with any questions at leah@smerotary.com or  (303) 359-7101.

http://www.capitalcitypartnership.com/promote/winterWonderland.html

• Tooth brushes and toothpaste
• Deodorant
• Socks
• Mittens, hats, gloves
• Money to buy additional items and supplies

All items will be combined to create “Boxes of Hope” for the adult male, adult female and children Our club will wrap and deliver all boxes to benefit charitable organizations in the Twin Cities Metro area in mid-December.

Please contact our great Community Service Chair, Lindsey K with questions, or if you have items you’d like picked up!

lindsey [at] smerotary.com

Gifts Due: 12/4/2009