Welcome to the Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans

 
MEETING DATE AND LOCATION CHANGE!

The Club Meeting will be held on January 15 at 5:30pm. at St. Peter's - Edina - where our club previously met.

Our president is battling the flu so we are just having a 2026 reconnect. Our first club value is camaraderie. Let's demonstrate that tonight!

 

St. Peter's - Edina
5421 France Ave S.
Edina

PARTICIPATE IN OUR RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
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Our next drive is Thursday, January 22
 
 
The Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans is committed to strengthening our community and helping meet hospital and patient needs through blood donations. Blood drives are a way of giving the community an opportunity to help save lives. Veterans are known for being concerned about the safety and wellbeing of others. That is why Rotary is such a good fit for those who want to serve veterans and their families. Our Blood Drives usually gather more than 50 units of blood!
 
Remember also that the drives include the collection of used electronics as well as clothing, and new household items for veteran organizations. 
 
Would you be able to open the doors at Noon when the team arrives?
Would you be willing to lock up the building at 7pm when the drive wraps up?
We could use help to check donors in at the following times:
   3-5pm
   5-7pm
All you need is a friendly smile, the ability to legibly make a nametag, and a passion for securing donations for vets across the country. Non club members may volunteer.  
Contact RotaryMNVeterans@gmail.com to sign up.
 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY 15: Club Meeting - Program: District Governor Mark Shockey  LOCATION CHANGE - ST. PETER'S - EDINA
“The Rotary Story We are Writing Together to Serve Veterans and their Families”

JANUARY 22: Blood Drive at St. Peter's Edina
We will need greeters, openers, and closers for our quarterly Blood Drive

FEBRUARY 7: Sofa Drive
We are organizing a Sofa Drive for Sofas for Service inviting local Rotary clubs to participate

 

 

WINTER SOFA DRIVE

An organization named Sofas for Service with no sofas to deliver??? 

Our Club is hosting a sofa drive in partnership with Sofas for Service on Saturday, February 7.  

 

We recently learned our partner is in need of small sofas, love seats, and kitchen chairs to keep up with demand.  We are inspiring local Rotary clubs to help us make a difference for veteran families. We will organize pick ups and drop offs the first week of February. 

Have a sofa to donate but can't hold on to it that long?  Complete this Sofas for Service Form.  Learn about other household items that are accepted as well.

Want to participate?  Have questions?  Have ideas? 

Contact Jeff Staads 715-559-1030

 

 

February Club Meeting

Our February meeting is Thursday, February 12 at 5:30pm.

 

Our speaker will be Rotary District Governor, Mark Shockey, a member of our club. 
 

Mark's presentation: “The Rotary Story We are Writing Together to Serve Veterans and Their Families” 


President Guy has announced he is providing dinner for anyone who RSVPs by text or call: 612-839-7288.  We will have cold beverages on hand as well.

St. Peter's - Edina
5421 France Ave S.
Edina

CHRISTMAS SERVICE EVENT
Northwest Metro VA Clinic | VA Minneapolis Health Care | Veterans Affairs

 

We celebrated Christmas with a service event.  The Rotary Club of Service to Minnesota Veterans visited the Northwestern Metro VA Clinic in Ramsey where we shared smiles and 8 dozen donuts to bring cheer to the medical team who serve vets and some veterans facing medical issues.

 

Christmas Sprinkle Donuts

 

 

Interested in serving vets?  Have some creative ideas for service projects?  We want to hear from you!  RotaryMNVeterans@gmail.com

 

 

About Rotary Veterans
 
We are a group of Veterans and other service minded men and women living in Minnesota who were chartered as a service club within Rotary International in October, 2019.  Our sense of service derives from military core values of "Service before Self"  that parallels those of Rotary International "Service above Self." 
 
Service includes: actively caring for one another and our extended families - especially during times of hurt; serving in our communities - youth, civic organizations, schools and the elderly; duly honoring other veterans & their families - especially during times of grief; and serving those in area/regions where we have served, such as projects in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, etc.  

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