Speaker Date Topic
No meeting today May 30, 2023
Memorial Day Holdiay week
RJ Lubrant - Guest of Jamie Smetana Jun 06, 2023
Identifying/dealing with addiction in our community and families

RJ Lubrant, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Hennepin County Mental Health – Identifying/dealing with addiction in our community and families

Karen Keenan - Guest of Matthew Stepaniak Jun 13, 2023
Valley Friendship Club - a place to connect with people and the community

Karen Keenan, Valley Friendship Club Executive Director. Karen is a graduate of  The University of MN with a BS in engineering.  Karen is the former chair of ConnectWC and a 2013 Mahtomedi Ted X Speaker “What if we created a Community of Belonging”. She is currently taking part in the MN Partners in Policymaking leadership program created by the MN Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. Karen and her husband have one daughter with Down Syndrome.We are a place to connect with people and the community in an environment that fosters friendships and celebrates individual abilities and talents.  We are about expanding horizons through activities and events that appeal to children, teens and adults using art, music, community service and much more! 

The Mission of the Valley Friendship Club is to promote and provide safe, accessible social opportunities while fostering friendships. To this end, we aim to enhance community connections, empower club participants to strengthen important life skills, and create greater social independence.

The Vision of the Valley Friendship Club is to create the opportunity for every person with a developmental and/or intellectual disability to build enduring friendships and embrace community connections while enhancing the lives of all individuals involved: members, families, and volunteers!

 

 

Rob Gag - Guest of Rich Cummings Jun 20, 2023
Everything you wanted to know about NIL, sports/education, etc.​

Rob Gag – Everything you wanted to know about NIL, sports/education, etc.

Rick Heidick Jun 27, 2023
End of year review and passing of the gavel to incoming President, Lonny Stormo
No Meeting today Jul 04, 2023
4th of July Holiday week
President Lonny Stormo Jul 11, 2023
Happy New "Rotary" Year Celebration
Kris Bowditch Jul 18, 2023
Dakota Ostlie, our 2023/24 OUTBOUND exchange student to Poland
TBD Jul 25, 2023
Annual Club picnic
​Pastor Kerrie Holschbach - guest of Jack Gibbons Aug 01, 2023
FOOD FOR HIS CHILDREN, a holistic community development that starts with a goat in Tanzania, Africa.

Pastor Kerrie Holschbach, founder and executive director of FOOD FOR HIS CHILDREN, a holistic community development that starts with a goat in Tanzania, Africa.

Rick Heidick Aug 08, 2023
Bridge The Valley bike rally preparation workshop