Posted by Clint Hooppaw on Nov 17, 2019

Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction For Polio Plus

You were going to each lunch anyways....Come have fun and make a difference in the world!

Apple Valley Rotary Club and American Legion are teaming up to putting on a Fund Raiser for polio plus. The why- As long as a single child remains infected, children in all countries are at risk of contracting polio

Please join us January 26, 2020 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the Apple Valley American Legion.

You can purchase tickets in advance, or donate, here:
https://squareup.com/store/apple-valley-rotary-club/

Posted by Clint Hooppaw on Oct 12, 2019

Apple Valley Rotary Scholarship Foundation raffle raises over $35,000

Apple Valley High Fab Lab Visit

We couldn't turn down an invitation to check out what's going on at the Apple Valley High School Fab Lab. The Apple Valley High School Fabrication Lab has 3D printer, CNC machines, vinyl printing machines and much more. This is a fantastic program and we really enjoyed getting a close look at what all they have going on over there. As well we got to make our own Apple Valley Rotary vinyl decals. A big thank you to the students and for showing us the ropes.

Jamaican Dental Project Update -

The car raffle funds go to things like this. Thank all of you for your support in making a difference locally and internationally.

Patrick Shannon sent us this picture. Look in the top right corner of the device. It was donated from the clubs funds.

They helped 500 patients in this trip.

Apple Valley Rotary is a group of engaged community members. We have fun while serving our youth and our local and international communities.

Posted on May 11, 2017

PROJECTS WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT: FOOD

Our club cares about food security. We have ongoing projects, as well as annual projects to help feed people that need it in our neighborhood and our world. We raise money, collect, pack, and serve.

Feed My Starving Children

Each year, we participate in Feed My Starving Children. Back in February, we participated in the South Metro Mega-Pack at the old Rainbow Foods. During our two-hour shift, we helped pack 978 boxes containing 211,248 meals - enough to feed 579 kids feed for a whole year.

Loaves & Fishes

Every month, a few of us meet at Easter Lutheran Church in Eagan for Loaves & Fishes. With this program, we serve well-balanced meals to hungry members of our community.

The Food Group

A few times every summer, we head up to the Minneapolis Farmers’ Market to help out with Produce Rescue, organized by The Food Group. Through this program, we visit with the farmers at different stalls to learn whether they have any produce they’d like to donate. Many oblige, providing delicious, fresh produce that they don’t expect to sell before it goes bad. We collect it, sort it, box it, and have it delivered to food shelves in the metro area. Boxing quite literally TONS of food every week, we get a pretty good workout in, too.

360 Communities

We support 360 Communities’ area food shelves in a variety of ways. Last year, we partnered with Rosemount Rotary to purchase a giant refrigerator for the Rosemount Family Resource Center. This enables them to provide local families with fresh fruits and vegetables (see Produce Rescue!).

On the first Wednesday of every month, members bring food donations from their cupboards and we “pass the apple” to collect money for food purchases.

Have ideas for more ways for us to get involved in food security in our community and the world? Let us know!

Posted on Mar 04, 2017

projects we're passionate about: Youth

We believe that children are our future. A number of our service projects and many of our donation dollars focus on youth - particularly kids right here in Apple Valley.

Interact Club

In 2015-2016, Apple Valley High School students launched their own Interact Club (think of it as Rotary for high schoolers). Despite being such a new group, they’ve already begun to change the world. Last year they raised money to assemble Wapis. In places without access to clean water, these are used to purify water, without needing to bring it to a boil. They’ve just wrapped up a blanket drive for those in need in our community, and are gearing up with a fundraiser and food drive that will culminate in some of their favorite teachers and Rotarians being attacked by pies. If that wasn’t enough, they’ve grown their group through marketing, designing their own shirts! Below they're being recognized at the State of the City for their dedication to making this world better.

STRIVE Program

We work with the AVID class at Apple Valley High School through Rotary’s STRIVE program. Rotarians and other community members visit as guest speakers, talking with kids about topics ranging from time management to personal finance. At the end of the year, we award a scholarship to help students continue their education.

Student of the Month

Every month students from the three Apple Valley Middle Schools - Valley, Falcon Ridge, and Scott Highlands - are picked by their teachers and recognized by Apple Valley Rotary. Hearing about their intelligence, kindness, and generosity give us hope.

Dictionary Project

Literacy is another passion of ours. With a few other groups, we ensure that all third graders in District 196 get their own Dictionary. Each fall, we visit third grade classrooms, teach excited kids about Rotary, and uncover fun facts. Did you know the longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters?

Book Drive

In 2015-2016, one of our members spearheaded a book donation drive. We collected 4,000 books. In 2016-2017, we got tired of counting after 6,000. These books are distributed throughout our community – to Head Start classrooms, ELL (English Language Learner) classrooms and more. We are proud to live in a place where literacy is so highly valued and are happy to further the cause!

Cub Scouts

We are the charter organization for Apple Valley’s Cub Scout Pack 227 and love the continued involvement with this great group of future leaders. Together we clean up Redwood Park (and enjoy hot dogs and hamburgers!) and we were honored to be asked to be part of their fundraising efforts for a new trailer. Watch for it soon!

Have ideas for more ways for us to get involved with youth in Apple Valley? We’d love to hear them!

Posted on Jan 03, 2017

Support Apple Valley Rotary through Amazon Smile!

Looking for another way to give to the organization you love so much? When you shop on Amazon, use Amazon smile!

First, visit https://smile.amazon.com/ch/41-1855981 - this will set up Apple Valley Rotary Scholarship Foundation as your charity of choice.

Then, whenever you're going to buy something on amazon, visit smile.amazon.com (rather than simply amazon.com) to search for and purchase all the things you want and need. A portion of each sale will benefit our club.

We appreciate your support!

Posted on Apr 01, 2017

We're on facebook!

Visit us at https://www.facebook.com/AVMNRotary/ to see more of what we're up to!

We meet Wednesdays at 7:00 AM
Grandstay Hotel - LaGrand Conference Center

7083 153rd Street West
Apple Valley, MN 55124-6066
United States of America

Email:

AppleValleyMNRotary@gmail.com

District Site

Bulletins

Venue Map

No Outside Speaker

Feb 19, 2020

Student of the Month

Alyssa Hawkins & DeAndre Cunningham, Board Members

Feb 26, 2020 7:00 AM

Fourth Generation

Bill Buttler

Mar 04, 2020 7:00 AM

Setting Goals

No Morning Meeting

Mar 11, 2020 5:30 PM

Days For Girls

No Outside Speaker

Mar 18, 2020

Student of the Month

Jonathan Turner, Sheridan Story

Mar 25, 2020 7:00 AM

Sheridan Story

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Board Meeting
Wings Financial Boardroom

Feb 20, 2020 7:30 AM
Treehouse Wild Hope Event
Minnesota Zoo

Feb 22, 2020 6:30 AM
Rosemount Family Resource Center Open House
Rosemount Family Resource Center

Feb 26, 2020
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Board Meeting
Wings Financial Credit Union

Mar 12, 2020
7:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Blood Drive
Apple Valley American Legion

Mar 30, 2020
12:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Board Meeting
Wings Financial Credit Union

Apr 09, 2020
7:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Luncheon
Brackett's Crossing

Apr 17, 2020
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM