Our guests today were:
- Maddison Zikmund, Assistant Chief of the Spring Lake Park Blaine Mounds View Fire Department and son of our own Nyle Zikmund. Maddison is considering membership in our club.
- Greg Schraufnagel, Fridley/Columbia Heights Rotarian.
Greg was here to promote Fridley/Columbia Heights Rotary’s Seventh Annual Golf Classic benefitting The Healthy Youth Foundation and supporting STRIVE Scholarships. The event will be held at The Refuge on Monday, July 22nd starting at 11:30 AM. Golfing, cart, dinner, course games and hole prizes are included. A silent auction with some amazing items will take place during golfing and at the dinner. Contact Greg Schraufnagel gschrauf@msn.com or 612-242-4748 for registration or information regarding sponsorships.
Several NBMV Rotarians attended the Benedictine Gala last Friday. Dave Hoel reported that the highlight of the evening was Bingo with himself and Jeff Benson as callers. Every table was full, so it looks like the Innsbruck Foundation has had another successful fundraising event.
Ralph Reeder Food shelf sent a thank you note for our $500 contribution. The food shelf also received food packages from our Harvest Pack event.
Don’t forget our Feed My Starving Children event on Tuesday, May 28th from 8-9:30 PM. FMSC is located at 401 93rd Ave NW in Coon Rapids.
The Board will meet at 11AM on Tuesday, May 28th.
President Cindy Carlson presented Margaret Johnson with a Paul Harris Fellowship + 2, signifying contributions to the Rotary Foundation in excess of $3,000. Congratulations, Margaret! Cindy and Margaret are shown below.
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Ed James announced that the recipients of our scholarships were Irondale seniors Emma Johnson, Matthew Neumann and Zira Deriche and St. Anthony senior Gabriela Aria. Thanks to those who evaluated the scholarship applications.
John Ordway introduced Al Zdrazil from the District 5960 Ethics Team. Al’s topic was “Ethics and the Four Way Test”. Rotary is unique among service organizations in that its core principles all revolve around ethical standards. The 4-Way Test that we recite at the conclusion of our weekly club meetings is the very basis of Rotary. But the Four-Way Test is more than just a statement of principles;
it’s a tool for decision making. Al attempted to play a video produced by the Ethics Team to show how the Four-Way Test is being applied in the business and personal lives of Rotarians, but the audio portion was not working properly. You can view the video (with audio) on the District website by clicking here. Al had some suggestions for how we might elevate our Four-Way Test to the community level:
· Sponsor an ethics essay contest
· Present classes on ethics (Eagan and Northfield Clubs are doing this)
· Display a Four-Way Test banner at every event we participate in.
The Ethics Team is also rolling out a policy regarding Harassment and Discrimination. This policy provides guidance and procedures to follow to prevent Harassment and Discrimination and handle it if it should occur. You can find the policy by clicking here. John and Al are shown below.
