Rotary Club Of Lake Minnetonka - Excelsior

ROTARY IS A WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS THAT PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE PROMOTING HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN ALL VOCATIONS. OUR MISSION OF "SERVICE BEFORE SELF" AIMS TO BUILD GOODWILL AND PEACE IN THE WORLD. THE EXCELSIOR MORNING ROTARY CLUB WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 AND CURRENTLY BOASTS A MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 70. OUR CLUB IS OPEN TO MEN AND WOMEN WHO EITHER DO BUSINESS OR RESIDE IN THE EXCELSIOR/MINNETONKA AREA.

SOME OF THE PROJECTS AND EVENTS OUR ROTARY CLUB HAS WORKED ON AND SUPPORTED INCLUDE: INTERNATIONAL WORK: OUR ROTARY CLUB HAS PROVIDED GRANTS TO: CREATE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM IN GHANA, DEVELOP A SEWING CENTER FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN GUATEMALA, BUILD DEEP WELLS IN RURAL BOLIVIA, PROVIDE MICRO LOANS FOR WOMEN GINGER FARMERS IN TANZANIA, DEVELOP A YOUTH SPORTS CENTER IN NICARAGUA, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN IN GUATEMALA, AND CONTRIBUTE TO SHELTERBOX'S MISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER TO DISPLACED FAMILIES AROUND THE GLOBE. ADDITIONALLY, EACH YEAR WE PARTICIPATE IN ROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S CAMPAIGN TO ERADICATE POLIO WORLDWIDE. LOCAL PROGRAMS: SIGNIFICANT GRANTS ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO CAUSES SUCH AS THE ICA FOOD SHELF, WECAN, LOAVES AND FISHES, ONWARD EDEN PRAIRIE, TREE HOUSE, HOPE HOUSE, IMHOTEP CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION, 180 DEGREES, LIVIN FOUNDATION AND TO OUTSTANDING TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOLS. WE ARE ALSO A KEY SUPPORTER OF THE COMMUNITY FOR THE COMMONS IN THEIR WORK TO RE-VITALIZE THE COMMUNITY AREAS AROUND THE LAKE IN EXCELSIOR. WE ALSO SUPPORT YOUTH IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, WE SPONSOR AN INTERACT CLUB (HIGH SCHOOL ROTARY GROUP) AT MINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INTERACT CLUB DOES THEIR OWN FUND RAISING AND SUPPORTS LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS WITH TIME AND/OR DONATIONS. SECOND, WE ALSO SPONSOR TWO HIGH SCHOOL EXCHANGE STUDENTS PER YEAR. ONE OUTBOUND FROM MINNETONKA AND ONE INBOUND. WE ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR THESE TWO GROUPS OF FUTURE LEADERS.