Welcome to the Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans

 
PARTICIPATE IN OUR RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

 

 
Thursday, April 23
 
 
We beat our goal in January for units of blood donated!  The Vets club came through during the winter months when the supply of blood products gets dangerously low.
 
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. 
 
Remember also that the drives include the collection of used electronics as well as clothing, and new household items for veteran organizations. 
 
We could use help to check donors in at the following times as well as tear down at the end:
   12:30-2pm
   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.  A warm greeting goes a long way.
Contact RotaryMNVeterans@gmail.com to sign up.
 
 
MUSEUM TRIP FUNDRAISER

Unfortunately, the trip to the Fagen WWII Museum has been cancelled at this time.  We will be rescheduling it in the future as this is a treasure to enjoy in America's 250th Anniversary year!

 

SOFAS FOR SERVICE
We have a problem… an organization named Sofas for Service started the year with NO sofas!  
 
The Vets club has stepped up to help. Sofas for Service is the #1 organization we support - with past club president, Jeff Staads, now serving as their executive director.  Last year we provided a check for $3,000.00 from our Club Foundation at a ribbon cutting for a new warehouse in Altoona.  A dozen volunteers were on hand giving tours and sharing stories of vets helped every week.  We know we can provide more support here in the cities!  
 
Do you have a love seat or sofa or kitchen chairs that would help a vet family?  Complete this Sofas for Service Form.  
 
 
Jeff Staads and volunteers at the Sofas for Service ribbon cutting
 
 

 

SOS GROUP

We have discovered the stress and burden that deployment has on military families. Our club is thrilled to launch a new program in 2026 to walk beside those who are facing heading a family by themselves for 6 months or a year.  

We want to provide activities for children while the parent has an opportunity to spend time with other adults who understand what they are going through.  We would also like to provide assistance around the home and offer food gift cards for those long days when there is not energy and no time to prepare a meal.  We'd like to help the community support these families with restaurant cards, pizza, or even movie tickets just to let them know they are remembered and appreciated.

Interested in helping?  Got ideas?  Contact Club President Guy Marzano, 612-839-7288

 

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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