President Todd Nicholson announced a few changes in format for 5:01 Meetings
- We will start with social time until 5:15, then the program will start
- We will add in some fun celebrations including recognizing birthdays, years of membership & more
Our speaker was Anoop Mathur from the Arden Hills and Shoreview Rotary Club. He shared information about their project to build and install four little free libraries. September is Rotary International's literacy month. Anoop noted that the District 5960 is collecting photos of literacy projects that have happened in the past year. If you have any photos, send to Kathy Hughitt.
The Arden Hills and Shoreview Rotary Club designed, built & installed 4 Little Free Libraries in their community. They asked for community input, focusing on neighborhoods where kids have little access to books. The locations are Lake Johanna Fire Station, near Sitzer Park, near Freeway Park in Arden Hills. The 4th one is still to be installed.
It was a team effort between club carpenters, others who painted, assembled & installed. They worked to get many people from the Club involved. The books were purchased from organizations that focus on getting books into the hands of kids.
The Rotary Club of Arden Hills & Shoreview is partnering with Lakeshore Players Theatre to present a fundraising event called "Shoreview Live." The event will take place 7-9:00 PM on Thursday evening, September 23rd, in the Shoreview Room of the Shoreview Community Center. More information here: https://ardenhillsshoreviewrotary.org/event/quot-shoreview-live-quot--variety-show/
Laura Nichols-Endres
Scribe