Welcome to the Rotary Club of Minnesota Veterans

 
MEETING DATE AND LOCATION!

The Club Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 19, at 5:30pm. at St. Peter's - Edina - where our club previously met.

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

Lower Level in the Theatre Room

 

We will be serving Pizza - please email us: RotaryMNVeterans@gmail.com if you will be attending so we have enough pizza and beverages on hand.

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.
 
 
February Club Meeting

Our February meeting is Thursday, February 19 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

 

 

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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