Weekly Announcements: April 23, 2018
 
The following is a list of announcements for this week.  If you know of a community event that should be posted, please contact Grant Fernelius.
 
New Member Welcome: Khou Yang
 
Last week the club board approved the membership application of Khou Yang.  Khou is an insurance agent for the Oakwood Insurance Agency in Coon Rapids.  We will plan a formal presentation of her Rotary membership pin and name badge in the next couple of weeks.   We are very excited to welcome Khou to the Coon Rapids Rotary family!
 
April 25, 2018 - Summit Beer Hall (St. Paul)
Twin Cities Rotaract Fundraiser
 
Twin Cities Rotaract is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a fundraising event on April 25th from 6PM-8PM at the Summit Brewery in St. Paul. The event is being co-hosted with Rotary District 5960 and all proceeds go to the Books for Africa project.  Twin Cities Rotarct is geared to young professionals (age 18-35) who are engaged in local and global service to Rotary. 
 
For more information check out their website:  http://www.tcrotaract.org/
 
April 28, 2018
Service Project: East River Road Clean-Up
9:00 AM - Parking Lot (John Roberts Co.)
 
Rotary Foundation / District 5960 Grant Program
RFP Deadline: Mid-May
 
Our club is now qualified to participate in the Rotary International and District 5960 Grant programs for the upcoming 2018-2019 Rotary program year.  The process starts with initial concept proposals, which are due in May.  Projects can be global or local in nature.  If this is something of interest to a club member, please contact Grant Fernelius.