Speakers

Learn more about what our Rotary Club is doing Internationally.  Guest speaker will be Segundo Velasquez from Mano a Mano

Questions? Interested in joining the club? Would you like to speak to our club? 

Pickleball Popularity Statistics

• The number of players of pickleball in the United States is 4.8 million.
• For the two-year period, pickleball players increased by 39.3%.
• In the last seven years (2014-21), pickleball has nearly doubled in popularity.
• Two out of three pickleball players are core players, meaning they play more than eight times a year. The addictive nature of pickleball is evident here!

Questions? Interested in joining the club? Would you like to speak to our club? 

Reuse is a simple climate action everyone can take – and consumers are looking for solutions. Research shows that more than half would pay more for sustainable products designed to be reused.

Improve your guest drinking experience, foster shared values. Reuse is the future.

Looking to get involved and volunteer at the Excelsior Morning Rotary events?

Please come and get certified in alcohol training. This is a great opportunity to learn how to deal with checking ID's, selling tickets and serving alcohol. 

We are requesting that you are a Excelsior Morning Rotary club member or close family member.

If you cannot make this meeting please contact Maggie@Trenaryrealty.com or 612-554-0902 I will send you the link.

Maggie Trenary will introduce Mike Doherty

Questions? Interested in joining the club? Would you like to speak to our club? 

Best Buddies is changing lives right here in our Excelsior community. Katey DeMarais is a Minnetonka graduate that started the Minnesota chapter. “Picture your best friend. Now imagine your life without that person. For people with developmental disabilities, the laughter and excitement of a best friend is only a dream. Best Buddies is a lifeline to the joy of having and being a friend.” 

Jen Myster will introduce Katie DeMarais

Questions? Interested in joining the club? Would you like to speak to our club? 

Bingo & Burgers By The Bay is one of our biggest funraisers to support the 4th of July fireworks. Come and learn more about it and how you can help with a volunteer opportunity. Brian Larson will speak about BBB coming up on May 6th, 2023.

Exchange students are a big part of Rotary!  Come hear about  Sanskar's experience from living in our community for the last school year.

Laura Hotvet will introduce Sanskar Gupta.

Mark Urdahl: For more than 110 years we have evolved as a company because we have kept consumers front and center. As consumers have changed, we have had to evolve and innovate. What are we doing today? We are trying to marry the analog and digital platforms to keep up with the evolving consumer. 

Paul Borowski will introduce Mark Urdahl.

WCCO and  KARE TV anchor, growing beyond anchoring the news into the Pat Miles Specials that dove deep into stories of notable Minnesotans.

In 2001, Miles returned to her radio roots and began hosting a daily show on WCCO Radio from 9:00-Noon.

A 2008 inductee into the Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Miles was beloved in the Twin Cities, a role model for female journalists, and a passionate storyteller. She’s now taking that storytelling to book form, with her new book, “Before All Is Said and Done: Practical Advice on Living and Dying Well”. The book explores Miles’ marriage, relationship, and the eventual death of her husband, Charles "Bucky" Zimmerman whom she married in 2006. Zimmerman died in 2019 of cancer.

Maggie Trenary will introduce Pat Miles

This is a fun way to introduce our newer members and hear their stories of why they chose Rotary. Great time to visit as a guest.

Maggie Trenary will introduce them.

Minnesota found out it will host Expo 2027, an international, summer-long event that could draw millions of visitors to the state. At the forefront of the state's bid is John Stanoch.

Mark Jeter will introduce

Dave MacLennan, Stepped down January 1st as CEO of Cargill and one of Minnesota’s most globally influential/high profile leaders.

Paul Borowski will introduce Dave MacLennan

Tom Langseth will introduce Scott Schwefel

Tom Langseth will introduce Jasmine Jirele