The Source for 1/11/18 (Jan 08, 2018)

Jan. 11 meeting: Students of the Month

Farmington Rotary's Jan. 11 meeting brings the return of our monthly students-of-the-month recognition. Madison Spencer from Farmington High School and Maya Slifko from Riverview Elementary School will join us at noon at Celt's in downtown Farmington and share how they put Service Above Self. Come and hear from these amazing young people who so generously give of their time and talents to our community. Guests are encouraged to attend this inspiring meeting.

Jan. 18 meeting: Transformational Life Coaching

Bring a guest to our Jan. 18 meeting and kick off 2018 with an inspirational jolt that sets you on the path to success this year. Nada Hogan is a DreamBuilders Life Coach and a nationally certified acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner. Nada will help us discover the critical ingredients for extraordinary, consistent success, and how we can transform our dreams into reality.

STRIVE returns to regular meeting time

STRIVE returns to its original meeting time of 10:45 a.m. at Farmington High School on Thurs., Jan. 11. STRIVE stands for, "Students Taking Renewed Interest in the Value of Education. The program is facilitated by Rotarian mentors who encourage students to improve their school performance during their senior year. Contact Jamie with questions or for more information.

District Mid-term Rally

The District 5960 Mid-term Rally takes place this Sat., Jan. 13, and our own President Krysia Moe is serving on a panel about membership. Did you know that Farmington Rotary is unusual because our membership is more than 50 percent female and extraordinarily young for a Rotary Club? Farmington Rotary ain't your father's Rotary Club, that's for sure!

Some of us are going to the rally to support Krysia. Others are going to throw spitballs at her. Either way, Farmington Rotary is showing up, so sign up and show up with us!

Sat., Jan. 13
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hamline University in St. Paul
Lunch is included
Cost: FREE!
Register and directions here

Help needed for Community EXPO Jan. 27

The Farmington Community EXPO is Sat., Jan. 27 at Farmington High School from 9 a.m. to noon. Farmington Rotary will exhibit at the EXPO and we could use at least one more Rotarian to help in our booth. So far, only Lori has offered to help. Please consider volunteering if you aren't already there on behalf of your own business. The EXPO gives our club the opportunity to promote our projects, membership and Ramble Jam.

Contact Linda if you can volunteer that morning. And thanks for all you do for Rotary.

Final 2017 donations report

It's such good news I'm going to keep this in The Source. I'm the editor, so I get to do that. When I'm no longer the editor, if you step up to the plate and volunteer for the job then you get to decide what makes the newsletter and what doesn't. But for now, I have that power. And I intend to keep reminding all of us that Farmington Rotary donated more than $58,000 last year to programs and projects that change lives and make a difference. See a detailed report here.

Thank you for your support of Farmington Rotary. Please know that your efforts matter to those we serve.

Spring conference

The spring Conference of Clubs (formerly known as the District Conference) will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 19-20, at the new Mystic Conference Center, part of the Mystic Lake Hotel and Casino complex, in Prior Lake. See attached brochure for more information on what is planned.

Meeting hosts

Barb and Linda are handling meeting-host duties for February. Then March blows in with the dynamic duo of Don and Jenna.

Meeting hosts are responsible for the following:

Scheduling speakers for their month
Arriving early to set up
Giving the meal count to the kitchen
Staying late to take down

Meeting hosts for the year are listed in The Source each week. Please review the meeting host responsibilities for complete details. Contact Janie if you have questions.

Calendar of Events

Weekly club meetings
Thursdays, 12 noon, Celt's Pub, Farmington
Jan. 11 - Students of the Month
Jan. 18 - Nada Hogan, Dream Builder Coach
Jan. 25 - Junior Achievement
Feb. 1 - Students of the Month
Feb. 8 - Aaron Brand, Brand Farms & Orchards
Feb. 15 - Club assembly
Feb. 22 - Scott Arcand, Minn. Dept. of Health

Ramble Jam committee meeting
Jan. 17
8:30 a.m. at Farmington City Hall

Farmington Rotary Club board meeting
Tues., Jan. 16
12 noon at Bourbon Butcher, Farmington

Meeting hosts schedule
July: Anika & Janie
Aug: Corey & Melissa
Sept: Shannon & Amanda
Oct: David & Lisa
Nov: Dana & Rachelle
Dec: Sara & Lori
Jan: Heidi & Leshia
Feb: Barb & Linda
Mar: Steve, Don & Jenna Pellicci
Apr: Jay & Tom
May: Annie & Kyle
June: Jamie & Nathan L.