Speakers
Speaker | Date | Topic |
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Michael Reddy | Mar 30, 2023 |
Classification Talk
![]() Mike’s from a small town in South Dakota very similar to Northfield. He moved to Northfield in 2014 and fell in love with this community. From working at credit unions, banks, and now in the mortgage business, Mike's developed a passion for financial education. With a little help, everyone could achieve their financial goals. Hosted by Ken Pankow |
Andrea "Dré" Wakely | Apr 06, 2023 |
Five Elements Framework
![]() Discover the 5 Elements Framework, a tool for unleashing the full range of your voice. Practices have vocational and everyday implications and inspire reflection about our relationships with the natural world. Andrea grew up in Northfield and is a former Rotary Exchange Student to Poland. She is currently a naturalist and environmental educator and is passionate about connecting people to the natural world in creative and experiential ways. In her free time she studies her Celtic and Germanic ancestry, makes art and music, and enjoys walking along the Mississippi River. She is a certified Full Voice Trainer with the Full Voice Institute and her teacher is Barbara McAfee. Hosted by Jean Wakely. |
Northfield Rotary Board | Apr 13, 2023 |
Board Update
![]() The board will update us on our club budget and donation strategy, with an opportunity to discuss and give feedback. We will also be voting on the proposed Bylaws and our Board of Directors for the 2023-24 Rotary year. We recommend you read the board-approved proposed Bylaws and Slate of Directors before the meeting.
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Emily Kraeske and Mike Harley | Apr 20, 2023 |
Environmental Initiative: Building bridges and collaborating to accomplish goals
![]() Environmental Initiative is a group of committed individuals who bring people together to talk, listen, develop and implement creative solutions to problems. Executive Director Mike Harley and Partnership Coordinator Emily Kraeske will provide an overview of Environmental Initiative with an emphasis on their ag work, Sustainable Growth Coalition, EV efforts, and the state’s climate action framework. Emily's background: The biggest thing drawing me to Environmental Initiative is the focus on building bridges and collaborating to accomplish goals. I’m a firm believer that we can achieve our strongest and most sustainable work by joining forces and having more voices represented. I was drawn to the projects at Environmental Initiative that not only prioritize acting on our most pressing environmental issues but also work to center equity. Mike's Background: I first came to the organization when it was just two years old, and he joined as an intern and the organization’s first communications staff person. I had come to Minnesota from working in an environmental justice organization in the poorest counties in Eastern Kentucky, and although I believed deeply in that work, I had come to realize that we were almost entirely in relationship with people who already agreed with us. No hearts and minds were being changed by working with a small group of people who mostly felt and thought in the same ways. This presentation is brought to you by the RCAT in recognition of Earth Day. |
Anna Thill | Apr 27, 2023 |
Electrification 2.0: XCEL’s plans to upgrade the infrastructure and to add nuclear energy
![]() As Northfield and Minnesota moves to a carbon free future; we will need to replace pipelines with more electrical lines; replace smokestacks with more clean energy. Anna Thill is a Community Relations Manager for Xcel Energy; working with the community and government leaders to get the alignment and approvals needed to meet the needs for sustainable growth. She is an advocate for both Xcel and our area communities. |
Carrie Caroll | May 04, 2023 |
Classification Talk
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Jonathan Foley, Ph.D. | May 11, 2023 |
Project Drawdown
![]() Project Drawdown's mission is to help the world reach “drawdown”—the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline, thereby halting catastrophic climate change—as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. Hosted by Ed Marek |
Inbound & Outbound Exchange Students | May 25, 2023 |
Youth Exchange Launch
![]() 5:30pm evening event in place of the noon meeting.
Rotary club members and their families are invited to join our inbound students, host families, outbound students, and their friends and families at the Estenson Event Center to recognize our outbounds and formally send them on their exchange year and also honor our inbounds on their "graduation" from Northfield. Dinner followed by a short program will include introductions and opportunities to support our outbounds as they go abroad this summer and our inbounds as they prepare to return to their home countries.
Estenson Event Center
10541 Ibson Ave Northfield, MN 55057 |
Elizabeth Child | Jun 08, 2023 |
Truth and Lies, a Classification Talk
![]() A myopic biopic of how life led Elizabeth to make Northfield home. Hosted by Jean Wakely. |
Dan Jorgensen | Jun 15, 2023 |
"Rainbow Rock" and other books by our former club president
![]() "Rainbow Rock", is book by our former club president Dan Jorgensen. "Rainbow Rock" is a mystery-thriller and has won several national awards and is nominated for the Thriller Writers International's “Best Original Paperback Book” award. The book was featured in the Northfield News and in an interview on KYMN. Dan has been speaking to Rotarians all across the nation, and has pledged support for both the Polio Plus and Adult Literacy programs. He has won awards for his creative writing, newspaper feature writing and educational public relations work. In addition to writing many hundreds of news and sports articles and feature stories, both as a journalist and in public relations, he also is the author of 9 books, including the award-winning bestsellers "And The Wind Whispered" and "Killer Blizzard." His newest book is the mystery/adventure "Rainbow Rock." He also has written 3 songs, a one- act play; contributed to 2 anthologies, and is a frequent presenter on the topics “Storytelling―From Journalism to Creative Writing” and “The Writing Life.” He also writes the blog “A Writer’s Moment.” |