SMME - South Metro Minneapolis Evenings Rotary Club

12/04/2025

🌟 Please join us in welcoming our newest SMME Rotary member, Adam! We’re so excited to have you in our Rotary family and can’t wait to see the impact we’ll make together. 💛🤝

Rotary District 5950, MN

12/03/2025

Come join us! We'll be making tie blankets for donation to 360 Communities! No experience needed — we provide all materials, and we’ll show you exactly what to do. It’s easy, fun, and open to everyone.

Beer & Blankets — 7th Annual Community Blanket-Tying Night

Join us for a cozy, feel-good evening as we tie blankets for donation to 360 communities this holiday season! No sewing or crafting experience needed — we provide all materials, and we’ll show you exactly what to do. It’s easy, fun, and open to everyone.

📍Bricksworth Beer Co. in Burnsville
📅 6:00–8:30 p.m.
💲 Free event
🍻 No food or beverages provided, but you’re welcome to order food and beverages on your own.

Come tie a blanket, meet great people, and make a meaningful impact this holiday season. All are welcome — invite a friend and help us spread warmth throughout the community!

This event is a regional collaboration between South Metro Rotaract, SMME and TC Rotaract. Thank you to South Metro Minneapolis Evenings Rotary for taking a turn hosting this year’s event!

11/20/2025

Our members are committed to causes and projects that empower youth and alleviate homelessness and hunger.

Most recently, we put together snack packs, which The Open Door will distribute to provide youth with extra food support to help them stay focused and energized during the school day or while on school breaks.

Rotary District 5950, MN

10/22/2025

When Rotary International formed PolioPlus in 1985, polio paralyzed 1,000+ children every day in 125 polio-endemic countries. Now, thanks to their work and vision for a polio-free world, only two countries remain polio-endemic.

A polio-free world is possible, but we can achieve it only by taking action together. SMME is donating all the funds we receive in October to PolioPlus to continue the work of eradicating polio for good. AND Gates Foundation is matching all donations to End Polio Now 2 to 1.

Help us by donating $10: https://next.waveapps.com/checkouts/75beeab20a4e4c5ca657ec4c74eb9b08

10/14/2025

All of the proceeds from our Bingo in August went to purchasing a water bottle filling station for Valley View Elementary School!!

Valley View was hit by funding cuts and increased students- leading to just one water bottle filling station for all 500 students 😱🤯

Thank you to everyone that came out to support!

10/02/2025

Richard Crabb, SMME Foundation Chair, is representing SMME at the Rotary International Zone conference- hanging out with past RI President, Jennifer Jones, and RI President-elect, Olayinka Babalola!

Rotary allows us to make lasting connections around the world. Innovate. Transform. Connect.

09/23/2025

Come check us out!

🍽️ Dinner TAMU Grill and Catering with Friends of Ngong Road Tuesday 9/23 at 6:30pm

Learn about the Rotary 4-Way test at the Hyatt Tuesday 10/14 6:30-7:30pm

🛏️ Avenues for Youth will tour us around their space, educate us on the great work they’re doing, and dive a little deeper into how our grant work impacts them! Tuesday 10/28 6:30pm

🇺🇸 Honor our veteran’s together on Thursday 11/13 ar the Edina Countey Club (registration coming soon)

07/29/2025

🌟 Service Above Self in action! 🌟

Last week, our club came together to pack 100 hygiene kits and about 70 snack kits for OASIS FOR YOUTH, an amazing organization supporting youth experiencing housing instability.

This was extra special to us because we were restocking the mobile outreach van that our club originally sponsored to outfit with a desk, shelves, etc. so that Oasis can deliver resources directly to youth out in the community.

It’s inspiring to see how that first act of service continues to make an impact, and we’re proud to keep supporting their mission today.

06/25/2025

A big thank you to Ryan Fagan for your leadership as club president this year and your service to SMME! We’re grateful for your contributions and excited to build on the foundations put in place this year. Here’s to an exciting year ahead!

Incoming president, Shane Lueck says: "Thank you for your trust and opening up space for me to grow and step into this role with confidence. I'm grateful for the lessons I've learned over the last year as your president-elect and I'm excited to carry them forward!"

04/23/2025

Independent Sector, with the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland, estimates the value of a volunteer hour in Minnesota is currently $36.61.

Putting a dollar value on volunteer hours will never do justice to their true worth, but it is just one way to show the contributions made in our communities.

No matter what kind of volunteer work they do, our members are are contributing in invaluable ways. We hope you'll join us at one of our next service events to give back to our community!