Anders Rydaker, a native of Sweden and a member of Saint Paul Rotary since 1993, will tell the story about his 33 years in Saint Paul. The presentation will be focused on the company, District Energy, he lead as its president for 17 years.
Anders is a global leader in district energy, district cooling, and renewable energy with more than 35 years of experience in the district energy field. He has served in leadership roles at District Energy St. Paul, merged company District Cooling St. Paul, St. Paul Cogeneration, Energy Park Utility Company, Environmental Wood Supply, Duluth Steam, and all Ever-Green system development projects.
In 2003, he received Sweden’s Prestigious Energy Prize for the development of numerous district cooling systems in the country and in 2004-05, served as Chairman of the International District Energy Association.
Our youth exchange student Ririko is already 2 1/2 months into her year in Minnesota. She made the B-squad jazz and kick dance teams at Henry Sibley and just participated in her first school orchestra concert. Your next opportunities to visit with Ririko are at the November 15 meeting and the December 8 holiday party.
If you are interested in catching Ririko in concert or in a dance meet, these opportunities are all at Henry Sibley in Mendota Heights:
Tuesday, November 29, 7:00 p.m. Dance Meet
Monday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. Winter Concert
Saturday, January 7, all day Dance Invitational
Sunday, January 22, 3:00 p.m. Lullaby Concert
Thursday, June 1, 7:30 p.m. Spring Concert
If you have something fun that you think Ririko would enjoy, reach out to her host families to coordinate:
As other concerts are known we will pass along. At this time it doesn't appear Ririko will have time for nordic skiing in school, so any opportunity to try this or other winter sports is welcome.
Lastly, Ririko's 17th birthday was November 10. If you want to send her an e-mail her address is riry.cucumber@gmail.com. For birthday cards, her current mailing address is Ririko Nagaishi, 803 Park Place Drive, Mendota Heights, MN 55118.
6:00 – 9:30 PM
The University Club
420 Summit Ave., St. Paul MN
Valet parking available
Members will have the opportunity to mix & mingle while bidding on the silent auction items. In lieu of a sit down dinner, there will be two carving stations along with multiple appetizer stations & passed hors d'oeuvres. There will be plenty of seating for more intimate conversations & two bars!
Date Sensitive Silent Auction Items You are Going to Want:
5 Tickets (seats together) to "The Curious Incident of the Dog" at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago, IL on December 15th
9 night stay in a beautiful penthouse in Waikiki, Hawaii, February 16th-24th
If you would like to donate to the Silent Auction, please contact Kristin Montpetit at 651-260-9146
*Our Silent Auction Success Depends on YOUR Generosity*
Based on the great set up done by Michael-Jon Pease, we are continuing the use of SignUp.com (previously known as VolunteerSpot.com) to help in managing the volunteer positions we need to fill for each of our upcoming Rotary meetings.
Sothe answer to "how do I get to help out at the meeting?" is "follow this link and sign up."
Or call me at 612.414.6093 (for those of you who prefer the phone).
You do not need to create yet another login and there are no passwords to remember! Just follow the link, confirm your email and start signing up for meeting teams. SignUp.com will send you reminders, and will let me know where the needs are for upcoming meetings. Attention new members: serving as a greeter and taking the microphone, either to offer the inspirational moment or to introduce guests and visiting Rotarians, is an excellent way to network and get your face in front of the club!
We are urging every member to sign up for a few spots in any of the roles available. Through SignUp.com you can view the open spots for all upcoming meetings in any of the 6 roles and sign-up for what best foryour schedule and what you would enjoy. It’s easy to sign-up and everyone's help makes us a stronger club.
Thank you for whatever you can do to make our weekly meetings a great experience!