Bob Chinnock invited us to attend the next STRIVE meeting on March 7. The speaker will be Les Green. Two weeks later, on March 21, Erin Kerber will provide a presentation on budgeting and money management. The STRIVE scholarships will be presented later in the Spring.
Phil Solseng asked for host families to assist Dennis Kim of the Excelsior Rotary in support of a young (post-high school age) visitor from South Korea. Contact Phil for more details.
Michelle Kraus has put three more Service Meetings on our 2024 meeting schedule. Look for them in May, August and October.
Our Rotary Club’s financial status is included at the end of this newsletter.
A set of documents that define our Club’s Charitable Giving criteria and processes are also included in this Futura issue: Charitable Giving Guidelines and Application, Charitable Giving Process, and Charitable Giving Team. Jean Heyduck and our Board welcome your feedback.
FINEMASTER: George Glaros
challenged our knowledge of Science. Our success was not statistically significant. Michelle Kraus and Keith Payne donated Happy Dollars that celebrated their soon-to-be-announced successors.
PRESENTATION: Mike Jernander – CPR and AED Life-Saving.
Mike Jernander provided instructions on Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Mike was an Emergency Medical Services provider with Chaska Fire Department for 25 years. He now is a Tactical EMS member at Mdewakanton Public Safety. His contact information is in Linked In.
Mike demonstrated the updated CPR process that no longer includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Chest compression alone is deemed enough to keep oxygen circulating. He recommends a two-minute set of 100 to 120 strong compressions, followed by ten seconds of checking its results. This regimen must be continued until relieved by professional responders.
Hopefully, if someone collapses from heart failure, there will be an AED available and there will be one or more individuals willing to put it into operation. All AEDs provide audible and written instructions that guide implementation, application of chest pads and set up the process for chest compressions. AED equipment must be inspected and maintained for them to reliable life-saving devices.
The morning’s instructions were augmented by personal stories of successful resuscitation for two of our members. We could not be more motivated than the encouragement their experience provided to us. Our grateful “Thanks” to Mike, Bob and Dui!
In the photos: Phil Soleng receiving instruction from Mike Jernander while Ken Hiller practiced on a manikin. Bob Chinnock is shown following the AED instructions after placing the chest pads. Our members at the Chaska Community Center, awaiting the presentation.
The Rotary Club of Chaska values the work that local organizations accomplish on behalf of our community. In an effort to comply with Rotary International’s mission, we promise to review each organization’s request and evaluate it using a fair and equitable assessment process.
Who We Are
Rotary International is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, and leaders who volunteer their skills and resources to solve issues and address community needs. Rotary Club of Chaska has been in existence since 1961 and has invested thousands of dollars in positive change to the Chaska area.
Our Motto: Service Above Self For more than 110 years, our guiding principles have been: service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership.
What We Do
Rotarians believe that we have a shared responsibility to take action on our world’s most persistent issues. Our 46,000+ clubs work together to:
Promote peace
Fight disease
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Save mothers and children
Support education
Grow local economies
Protect the environment
Guidelines
The request must align with at least one of Rotary International’s six areas of focus (see “What We Do” section above).
The organization must benefit individuals and/or families that work or reside in or near Chaska.
Requests will be accepted year round, but we will review requests and make distributions two times each year: November and June.
Organizations are only eligible to receive funding from the Rotary Club of Chaska once every 12 months.
An application must be completed for all requests of $500 or more.
Requests for sponsorships or other types of assistance that are equal to $499 or less will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Funding requests that benefit an individual, a political organizations, or a religious group will not be considered.
All applicants will be required to submit proof of their 501(c)(3) status.
Disclaimer: Under extenuating circumstances, the Rotary Club of Chaska’s Board reserves the right to supersede the grant application guidelines.
The Rotary Club of Chaska looks forward to working with organizations that serve our community.
A Charitable Giving tab will be added to the website that spells out the process and includes a copy of the application.
We need to determine who is leading the charitable giving process…Is it the club president or do we assign it to someone else? This person will be the contact person for organizations seeking funding, as well as the keeper of the applications and the person who keeps track, year over year, of who has received funding. I’m guessing there’s a way to maintain this information in CR so we have a history.
Organizations complete the application and mail or email it to the contact person. If an organization just sends in a request without an application, they need to be contacted and asked to complete an application (directed to the website). This creates a more equitable and consistent process for the organizations and also makes it more efficient for us to make an informed decision. (It will only take about 10 minutes for an organization to download the application, compete it, and send it.)
Once an application is received, the Rotarian will contact the organization, let them know their request was received and provide a timeline for review (i.e. the month decisions will be made). Additionally, if the application is missing information or needs clarification, it can be handled during this touchpoint.
Who is making the funding decisions? We need to determine whether this is purely a board decision or whether a charitable giving committee will be created to review requests and determine allocations. Their decisions can then come to the board for final approval.
All requests received since the most recent awards will be reviewed at the same time, twice per year, as determined by the board. (I would suggest that we choose months in which we know we’ll have dollars to give, like soon after fundraising events.)
Once requests are reviewed, groups are selected and funding amounts are determined, the Rotarian responsible will contact each organization to let them know whether they received funding and, if so, how much.
Not sure the next step – does this person then let Kristy know so she can cut a check?
I would suggest that after the checks are cut, we invite someone from each of the groups to attend a meeting and briefly share information about their organization and how the money will be used. This promotes our club’s community impact with Club members not involved in the process. We can devote an entire meeting to this.
The charitable giving cycle will take place twice per year, in November and June.
A Charitable Giving section of our website spells out the process and guidelines for all interested applications.
A charitable giving chairperson is the contact person for organizations seeking funding, as well as the keeper of applications and the person who keeps track, year over year, of who has received funding.
Organizations complete the application, then send it via email to the general Chaska Rotary email address, chaskamnrotary@gmail.org or send it via USPS to the P.O Box 14 address. If an organization sends in only a request without an application, the chairperson contacts them to inform them that they need to complete an application; then directs them to the website. This creates a more equitable and consistent process for the organizations and makes it more efficient for us to make an informed decision.
Once an application is received, the committee chair contacts the organization, letting them know their request was received. They are provided a timeline for review (i.e. the month decisions will be made). Additionally, if the application is missing information or needs clarification, it can be handled during this touchpoint.
Once we reach the end of the application cycle, the chairperson puts all information into a spreadsheet and sends that, along with all completed applications, to the committee members.
A committee of three or four people (including the chair) reviews all applications, then meets to determine which groups they recommend for funding. Prior to this meeting the chair will be provided with the amount of money available to distribute.
Once the committee has made their determinations, the chair will bring the decision to the board for final approval.
Upon approval, the chair contacts the club secretary to provide the organizations and their addresses, along with the distribution amount, so checks can be mailed.
At the same time, the chair contacts all applicants (both those receiving awards and those not receiving awards) to inform them of the decision.
I would suggest that after the checks are cut, we invite someone from each of the groups to attend a meeting and briefly share information about their organization and how the money will be used. This promotes our club’s community impact with Club members not involved in the process. We can devote an entire meeting to this.
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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