Spring has sprung!  Now that we can finally see the grass and the sun is out and shining, time to start thinking about Chanhassen Evening Rotary's annual Cornhole Tournament and Spring Festival.
 
This year the tournament will be double elimination - still $40/team with cash prizes!
 
Free to be an observer - enjoy the food trucks and beer truck on site with live music!  Can't wait to see you there!
 
2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament and Spring Festival HEP 2019-04-01 05:00:00Z 0
We are testing out a new meeting location in the month of August!  Please plan to meet at Axel's in Chanhassen - 560 W 78th St. Chanhassen, MN 55317.  We will still have social hour between 5 and 5:45 with the meeting starting at 5p.
August Meeting Location Changed 2018-08-06 05:00:00Z 0

Come join us for a afternoon of fun! Cornhole tournament, craft and gift market, and live music! Food, beer, wine and malt beverages will be availabale for purchase. No cost to watch the tournament.

Practice for those in the tournament will open at 1pm, bags will start flying at 2p.

Event will happen rain or shine!

May 19th from 2-6p at SouthWest Village at 212 and 101.  

 

Signup for the tournament here - spots are filling up quickly: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cornhole-tournament-tickets-44307963311?aff=es2 

Inaugural Spring Festival and Cornhole Tournament Haley Pemrick 2018-05-07 05:00:00Z 0
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.
Helping people with disabilities make their own music 2015-05-01 00:00:00Z 0
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.
Finding Safe Haven 2015-05-01 00:00:00Z 0
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.
Saving lives in Ghana 2015-05-01 00:00:00Z 0
Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."
 
The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.
 
India celebrates three years without polio 2014-02-26 00:00:00Z 0