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Stephanie Lehman Is the 2024-2025 President Elect Anoka Rotary is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 President Elect is Stephanie Lehman. Stephanie is the Executive Director at ACBC Food Shelf in Anoka. We are delighted to have Stephanie assume this leadership position. |
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Anoka Rotary Granted a 2024 District Grant to Help with Food Insecurity |
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Anoka Rotary 24-25 President Installation Steve Griffiths was installed as the 2024-2025 Anoka Rotary President on June 26th at Peninsula Point Park. |
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2023 President Installation |
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Dictionary ProjectOver 3000 Dictionaries Distributed to Third Grade Students  Rotary Clubs of Anoka, Blaine/Ham Lake and Coon Rapids along with community partners, Connexus Energy, Anoka-Hennepin Educational Foundation and the Lions Clubs of Dayton and Ramsey distributed over 3000 student dictionaries to third grade students in the Anoka-Hennepin District # 11 and private schools in the area. Third grade students use their own personal resource book to help with their learning in reading, writing, research and critical thinking. These student dictionaries also have information about the US States, Capitals, and Presidents, World Countries, Braille, Sign Language, Planets, Metric Measurements, and more.  |
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Rich Capp To Serve as the 2023-2024 President of Anoka RotaryAnoka Rotary President 2023-2024 Rich Capp Rich Capp will lead the Rotary Club of Anoka in its 45th year as a Rotary Club. Rich is an active and involved Rotarian currently serving as the Club's Foundation Chair and International Service Team Lead. Rich will assume the presidency in late June. Congratulations Rich!  |
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Effective LeadershipEffective Leadership Presentation by Michael Angelo Caruso Wednesday, September 28, 2022 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Green Haven Golf & Event Center
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Anoka Rotary Travel Raffle 2022CONGRATULATIONS!The 2022 Anoka Rotary Travel Raffle was held on June 23, 2022. Here are this year's WINNERS: 1st Place - Lee Hanson $2000 Cash Prize 2nd Place - Sara Letourneau 3rd Place - Rachelle Peleska YETI Cooler
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District 5960 Club AwardsAnoka Rotary was recognized and honored on June 21st during the District Awards with the following awards for Medium Size Clubs: 1st Place - Community Service 2nd Place - International Service 3rd Place - Club Service 3rd Place - Public Image Signature Project - First Responders' Wellness Center Club of the Year - 2nd Place Medium Size Clubs  |
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Anoka Rotary Receives a District Grant to Create a Wellness Center for First Responders
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Anoka Rotary Collects 504 Pounds of Single Use Plastic Anoka Rotary partnered with Franklin Elementary School in Anoka to collect 504 pounds of single use plastic. The Rotary participated in a special program with Trex Composite Decking.to recycle single use plastic. Once 500 pounds is submitted, Trex will create a composite bench for the school's playground. A special ceremony will occur this spring to dedicate the new bench. |
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District Awards for Anoka RotaryAnoka Rotary was recognized and honored on June 30th during the Awards Presentations with the following awards for medium size clubs: 1st PLACE - Community Service 1st PLACE - Public Image 2nd PLACE - Youth Service 2nd PLACE - Club Service 3rd PLACE - Vocational Service 3rd PLACE - International Service OVERALL CLUB OF THE YEAR: 1st PLACE - LeSeur, 2nd PLACE - ANOKA, 3rd PLACE - Blaine/Ham Lake
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John Harrell 2021-2022 Anoka Rotary President
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Anoka Rotarians Lead Plastic Waste Collection Efforts at Peninsula Point Park
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Anoka Rotary to be a Part of the Mississippi River Plastic Waste Reduction Initiative
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John Harrell to Serve as President Elect
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Anoka Rotary Travel Raffle Winners
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Anoka Rotary Travel Raffle
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Anoka Rotary Collecting School Supplies to Support Youth Anoka Rotarians are working with the Anoka Police Department to collect and distribute school supplies for the upcoming school year. Supplies needed: #2 pencils, 24 count crayons, markers, notebooks (wide line and college),page protectors, headphones or ear buds, glue and/or glue sticks, index cards, 2 pocket folders, loose leaf paper, back packs, 1 inch 3 ring binders, water color paints (Prang or Crayola), colored pencils, student scissors, Post-Its, and 4 tab index dividers. Supplies can be dropped off at George Enloe Park, 631 Lund Blvd. in Anoka on August 27th from 3:00 - 7:00 PM. |
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Anoka Rotary Meeting Using Zoom
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Gary Campbell is the 2020-2021 Anoka Rotary President
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Helping people with disabilities make their own music Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school. After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school. |
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Finding Safe Haven For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
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Saving lives in Ghana What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga. |
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A newly refurbished exercise room.
