| The Four Way Test Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all Concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? |
Upcoming Programs June 15: “Life in an African Village” Guest: Andrea R. Hefty, Peace Corps June 22: “Leadership and the Power of One” Guest: James L. McCarty, Ecolab June 29: “Bloomington Noon Awards Day” Host: Past President Don Stiles July 6: “RI Convention & Vision for 2009-2010 Year” President Adam Johnston July 13: “Identity Theft” Guest: Doug Kleinsmith July 20: Vocational Visit: “VEAP” July 27: “Health Reform Update & Perspectives” Guest Kirk Stapleton Calendar of Events: June 15: Board of Directors Meeting, Hilton June 21-24: Rotary International Convention, Birmingham, England July 20: Board of Directors Meeting, VEAP (Note Location) Nov 14: Harold Larson Party, Airport Hilton (Change of venue) Rotary on Cable, Channel 14 “Canadian & American Cultures” Ambassadorial Scholar Ana Mihaila Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:00 PM Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:00 PM Friday, June 19, 2009 3:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM “Bloomington Rotary STRIVE Banquet” Monday, June 22, 2009 11:00 PM Tuesday, June 23, 2009 5:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM Saturday, June 27, 2009 7:00 PM Sunday, June 28, 2009 1:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 1:00 PM |
This is Bloomington Rotary The Rotary Club of Bloomington is for civic-minded, current and emerging business and professional leaders who join together for fellowship, professional enrichment, and the opportunity to serve. Our members provide volunteer time, money and expertise to improve the community and support the youth of Bloomington. The club encourages high ethical standards in business and professions and fosters international understanding and goodwill. To learn more about our club please download the Bloomington Rotary Brochure. |
What is Rotary? Rotary international is an organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders in some 31,000 Clubs in more than 165 countries. In 2005, Rotary International celebrated their 100th year as the world's oldest service club. For more information on Rotary International please visit www.rotary.org. |
Who are Bloomington Rotarians? Chartered in 1961, Bloomington Rotary has a wide variety of men and women members. They range from new, younger members to charter members. They are community leaders, business people, government and school officials, clergy, and others. Roughly half of our members lives and works in Bloomington. |
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Where do we meet? Time: Every Monday - 12:00 - 1:30 PM Place: Airport Hilton, - Bloomington MN |
Bloomington Noon Rotary
| Mission An organization of leaders working together to make a difference in our community and the world. |
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Four Avenues of Service
Club Service focuses on strengthening
fellowship and ensuring the smooth
functioning of Rotary clubs. Learn about
effective club service in Membership and
Training.
Vocational Service involves club members
serving others through their professions
and aspiring to high ethical standards.
Rotarians, as business leaders, share
skills and expertise through their vocations,
and they inspire others in the process.
Community Service is the opportunity
Rotary clubs have to implement club
projects and activities that improve life in
the local community.
International Service encompasses efforts
to expand Rotary’s humanitarian reach
around the world and to promote world
understanding and peace. It includes
everything from contributing to PolioPlus to
helping Rotary Youth Exchange students
adjust to their host countries.
| Bloomington Noon Rotary Newsletter Please click on the link below for our latest RIB Newsletter Current RIB Newsletter |
| “Peace Corps in Africa” Guest: Andrea R. Heftya June 15th, 2009 - 12:00 PM |
For 2 years Andrea Hefty was a member of the Peace Corps in Africa.
Andrea will share her personal story of living in Mama-Kopé, a small
agricultural village in Togo, West Africa. She provided health education
and aided the village development committee in their quest for a reliable
clean water source. As a Community Health and AIDS Prevention
volunteer, an American, and a female, she will discuss how these
characteristics helped her integrate, or not integrate, into a culture very
different from her own. Peace Corps is primarily a program for cultural
exchange. With this in mind, she hopes to provide a window into
Togolese culture for you through Mama-Kopé’s stories and faces. Andrea
is a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield MN. Her BA is in Biology,
with a Biomedical Studies Concentration.
Andrea will share her personal story of living in Mama-Kopé, a small
agricultural village in Togo, West Africa. She provided health education
and aided the village development committee in their quest for a reliable
clean water source. As a Community Health and AIDS Prevention
volunteer, an American, and a female, she will discuss how these
characteristics helped her integrate, or not integrate, into a culture very
different from her own. Peace Corps is primarily a program for cultural
exchange. With this in mind, she hopes to provide a window into
Togolese culture for you through Mama-Kopé’s stories and faces. Andrea
is a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield MN. Her BA is in Biology,
with a Biomedical Studies Concentration.
| Upcoming Program “Leadership…The Power of One” Guest: James (Jim) McCarty June 22nd, 2009 - 12:00 PM |
Jim McCarty is the former Senior Executive Vice President of Ecolab,
Inc. Ecolab is a St. Paul, MN based company with Global sales of
approximately $6 billion dollars.
Jim began his career with Ecolab, with a high school education. His
first job was repairing dishwashers in restaurants and hotels. During
his 40 year career with Ecolab he was promoted to every line
management position in the organization. When he retired he was
responsible for 6 operating divisions, 6000+ associates, and
revenue of just under $2 billion dollars. He credits his rise to the
number 3 position in a company of 22,000+ people to his
supervisors and associates who taught him the things that he had
never learned formally. They lifted him up and…never put him down!
Jim will share thoughts on lessons of Leadership from Yesterday
and…how we can each take our own experiences and share them
with others so they might be better leaders tomorrow. Jim will give us
proven ideas to help us in our own personal journey.
You will leave Jim’s session with ideas that you will be able to put to
work for you and your own life or organization…the next day!
Inc. Ecolab is a St. Paul, MN based company with Global sales of
approximately $6 billion dollars.
Jim began his career with Ecolab, with a high school education. His
first job was repairing dishwashers in restaurants and hotels. During
his 40 year career with Ecolab he was promoted to every line
management position in the organization. When he retired he was
responsible for 6 operating divisions, 6000+ associates, and
revenue of just under $2 billion dollars. He credits his rise to the
number 3 position in a company of 22,000+ people to his
supervisors and associates who taught him the things that he had
never learned formally. They lifted him up and…never put him down!
Jim will share thoughts on lessons of Leadership from Yesterday
and…how we can each take our own experiences and share them
with others so they might be better leaders tomorrow. Jim will give us
proven ideas to help us in our own personal journey.
You will leave Jim’s session with ideas that you will be able to put to
work for you and your own life or organization…the next day!