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Roseville Rotary Club
Dr. Aldo Sicoli
Presentation YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/ghaN2c3BRmY
Jenny Hedal introduced the speaker for the day, the Superintendent of Roseville Schools, Dr. Aldo Sicoli.
Aldo’s reporting covered two basic topics,
1. Roseville’s response to COVID-19
2. The progress with the building program from the recent levy.
Due to the COVID-19, they have initiated distance learning, in school learning, blended learning programs all in accordance with the recommendations of the health authorities.
There are two break points they pay particular attention to: Covid infections of 30/10,000 which bring a few restrictions and Covid infections of 50/10,000 which requires remote learning only. Within these programs and the limitations there are a whole array of options available to students and teachers.
Simultaneously with this change in the learning programs are Child Care being provided, Meals being prepared and delivered and special ed considerations.
Regarding the construction progress, it is well underway with most of the project being completed or nearly completed. Most of the remaining work is on the Fairview location where
it turned out to be more expensive to repair the facility than to build it all from scratch. Thus, they are building from scratch and that will likely be completed next year some time.
After this Aldo answered an array of questions.
Next week the presentation will be by District Governor Ed Marek and will be Virtual Only.
After this Aldo answered an array of questions.
Next week the presentation will be by District Governor Ed Marek and will be Virtual Only.
Welcome to our Rotary Club!
This is an active, friendly, diverse group and we would love to have you visit us at any Monday club meeting. We look forward to an exciting year of Rotary fellowship and service. Come be a part of it! Call the Rotary Office for further information at 651/636-9054.
Deb Nygaard, President, 2020-2021
The Rotary Club of Roseville
Office located in the Rosedale Towers
1700 West Hwy 36, Ste 820
Roseville MN 55113 651/636-9054
kathy.hughitt@rotary5960.org
President Deb Nygaard called the meeting to order at 12:15 and led the flag pledge. Following Maggie Mau’s inspirational invocation about her brother-in-law Roger, Deb provided a historical snapshot of Rotation Day at Arthur’s Senior Care. Jan Vanderwall virtually presented an “Above and Beyond” pin to Jenny Hedal, then there was time for Happy Dollars. Lynne Megan donated $20 for the legislative success of a financial relief package for businesses like TSE.
Rotation Day @ Arthur's Senior Center
Next, there were several announcements:
- The Lakeville Rotary Club’s online auction ends Wednesday, August 19. There are 142 items up for bid and they have already raised $24,000. You can view items and place your bids here: https://www.silentauctionpro.com/bidonlinegrid.php?groupId=764
- Deb announced that it is Tony’s last day working at the hotel as he accepted a different job.
- Jan Vanderwall announced it will be made public August 18 that Roseville schools will be starting with full time distance learning.
- Ted Johnson indicated the former president of the Nakivale club has been nominated for the Rotary Peace Scholarship.
- Mary Jo Maguire reminded everyone that Ramsey County is providing free COVID-19 testing on weekends in August at the Washington Magnet School and Aldrich Arena. More information is on the website. It was also brought up that Mary Jo was re-elected in the primary – congrats Mary Jo!
August 3 - August 9, 2020
Stepping Up for Our Community 3-mile Virtual Run/Walk Benefiting Our Neighbors in Need Your daily exercise can help a good cause, too! Register your 3-mile run/walk to help the Suburban Ramsey Emergency Coalition raise money to support our neighbors in need from the COVID-19 pandemic effects.
Meeting video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/daXFXOBN8bQ
Today’s speaker was our own member, Hyon Kim, who has written a book in Korean about the history of her life and the historical events leading up to the Korean War and a lot about the brutality of the war. This achievement has been a labor of love, struggle, courage, forgiveness, and gratitude for Hyon. Her nuclear family was ripped apart during the war. She was basically given up by her family at 4 years old to be sent to the south to live with her aunt. At 17 Hyon was again on her own and joined the military. Her early years were spent in dire poverty as Korea was a very hard place for civilians. Her harrowing statistics were that 4.8 million Koreans died, mostly civilians and 10 million families were separated, many however did re-unite after the war. Hyon was a star of television news and magazine shows in Korea. Her book tells a story that many modern Koreans do not know about their past. Her charm and ability to articulate well the history involved and the tremendous story of the survival of the human spirit make her book a very interesting topic. We are all looking forward to reading the book when it comes out in English. She also was a great ambassador for Minnesota. Such a joy to hear her story and amazing how successful and accomplished she has been in business and civically.
Hyon, we salute you for all the work, research, and emotional fortitude this project took to produce.
We ended the meeting with the 4-Way Test.
YouTube Video Link: https://youtu.be/bRHKWHHd0ME
Jenny Hedal introduced the speaker for the meeting, Emma Mulhern. Emma is the past year (’19-’20) president of North Star Rotex. She is a senior at the University of Minnesota studying International Business and Supply Chain Management. Emma became involved with Rotex after spending her high school junior year in Finland through the Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) program. The purpose of the presentation was to inform our club about RYE and Rotex, where Rotex fits in Rotary and how Rotarians can support Rotex.
North Star Youth Exchange represents districts 5950 and 5960, and was founded in 1961. Through North Star Youth Exchange, each year approximately 90 students get to have exchange experiences in 30 different countries. Of the 90 students, about 50-60 are long-term exchanges and the others are short-term. Long-term exchanges are 10-12 months where 15-19 year olds live with host families and attend local high schools representing their home countries. Short-term exchanges can be family-to-family where two participants spend one month with each family during the summer. There are also international camps for 1-3 weeks with themed international experiences. Participants up to 25 years old can participate depending on the camp.
Emma discussed the application process and how participants are vetted. She indicated there are always more applicants than available exchanges so it can be competitive. Emma talked about her exchange experience in Finland where she played high school hockey in a town of 10,000 people.
North Star Rotex is an organization where participants are former long-term RYE participants. To become a member, RYE participants can either attend an overnight event or wait one year from returning. Rotex is a service organization and a community of people with similar experiences.
Welcome to the ‘Coalition’, a unique partnership of Service Club organizations and Community Foundations.
President Deb Nygaard called the first Roseville Rotary Club in-person and virtual hybrid meeting to order at 12:15 p.m. and led the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Ed Studniski offered the invocation. Jenny Hedal was the online greeter today. There were 20 people online and nine Rotarians and guest present in the meeting room. President Nygaard also led us in the Rotary 4-way Test at meeting’s end.
Happy Dollars: Moments of personal gratitude were shared by Brad Kirscher, Gayland Bender, Ed Studniski, Kathy Hughitt, Dave Gilberstadt and Jan Vanderwall.
Service Above Self
Roseville, MN 55113
United States of America