Bob Roepke invited us to a Chaska Community Fund Breakfast on April 30 07:30 – 08:30 AM at the Crown of Glory Lutheran church. RSVP link
Erin Kerber reminded us of several upcoming events: Tree planting at Community Park on April 26 at 08:00 AM, Rotary District Leadership training at the Chaska Community Center also on April 26, Cinco de Mayo on May 1 at the Event Center starting at 07:15 AM, Christmas in May on May 3. Find links in the Futura Upcoming Events section.
Ken Hiller let us know that 2015 exchange student Simon Milankovic from Croatia, now a medical doctor, will visit with us next week.
FINEMASTER and HAPPY DOLLARS
George Glaros quizzed us about astronomy facts. The result - we paid fines and learned about Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Apollo 13 and sunspots. From the editor – a related bonus LINK.
Gretchen Oppriecht was happy to donate dollars to celebrate the success of the Chaska Knowledge Bowl team that competed in the Minnesota State Championship match last week.
ROTARY EXCHANGE STUDENT - Marcos Alonso
Marcos showed us photos from his trip with the Szybnski family as they visited the heights and sights of Pike’s Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Badlands National Park, the Buffalo Bill Museum, the Corn Palace (“It was amazing, it didn’t make sense!”), and Wall Drug (“best place ever!”). As a bonus, we learned that he is doing well on the Chaska Tennis team.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
Dan Keyport provided the flag from the Rotary Club in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Facebook link.
PRESENTATION:Heart Health Advocacy + AED Preparedness, Emily Schumacher
George Glaros introduced Emily Schumacher, Miss Minnesota 2024, so she could talk about her advocacy for Heart Health and sudden cardiac arrest preparedness. Emily represented the title of Miss Mankato and was selected for the state title in June 2024. She worked at Mayo Clinic Health Systems as a Certified Nursing Assistant, and a sales associate at J. Longs Lifestyle shop. She graduated from Northern State University in 2022 after studying biology and chemistry.
Her Miss Minnesota year of service has been devoted to advocating heart health and cardiac arrest response. Emily is partnering with MN Senator Julia Coleman to promote H.F. 1175 which seeks to provide financial assistance for mental health services. Also, S.F. 1457 which requires schools to develop a cardiac emergency response plan that would be distributed to staff, coaches and health care professionals working at school activities. Emily shared a handout from the American Heart Association that detailed the components of a response plan.
Emily also promotes the Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation (Play for Patrick) which was created to honor a high school hockey player who died of sudden cardiac arrest. The Foundation offers free heart screens throughout the metro area to identify young people 14-24 with potential heart problems. Link.
She followed her slide presentation with a demonstration of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and an Automated External Defibrillator made by Avive Solutions Link. Emily encouraged us to always know the location of AEDs and to be ready to respond quickly to a heart emergency. Our discussion included personal recollections by Bob Roepke and several Rotary members who assisted in the response to his cardiac arrest.
Contact information: Miss Minnesota webpage link, phone 507-327-9710, email missminnesota2024@gmail.com, Miss Minnesota Scholarship Organization link .
Note from John Roebke: Invocations can be a faith traditional prayer, or a meditation, or inspirational verse or quote. Brief 20 – 30 seconds. Light-hearted is okay. Option: focus on our Mission of Service Above Self. Need an idea – Google Rotary Invocations. Not a personal talent? Don't wait, tell me NOW, 612-790-7067, john.roebke@live.com. I will be glad to name another. If I forgot that you told me not a talent, please forgive me. Remind me. If not a good DATE, trade with a mate.
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