Help raise money for the future YMCA indoor playground! Come join us for a delicious supper on Saturday, Mar. 28, at the Bemidji Eagles Club. We will be serving roast pork with cream sauce and sun dried tomatoes, broccoli raisin bacon salad, roasted red potatoes, chef salad with tuna, and a variety of desserts. The meal is hosted by Bemidji Sunrise Rotary club, and tickets are $20. You can buy tickets at the door or from any Rotarian. We will be serving from 5:30 to 7 pm, and 100% of proceeds will go to the playground fund.
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Meal Fundraiser for the YMCA indoor playground
Mar 28, 2026
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
One area of focus for the Bemidji Sunrise Club is literacy. For over a decade, we have provided every 3rd grade student in our surrounding community a dictionary to call their own. Rotarians visit each school to present the dictionaries, and we teach the students how to use them. We have a great time with the kids, and they are always excited to get a book of their very own!
Bemidji Community Table Once a month, our club feeds the community by serving at the Bemidji Community Table. All comers get a free, nutritious, warm supper, no questions asked. All are welcome at the Community's Table!
At the end of each summer, we sell gorgeous rose bouquets to supportive members of our community. This raises funds for our dictionary project and other service that we provide for the community. We focus on youth but also promote literacy, food security, and educational opportunity.
Every spring, we solicit essays and donate money to a deserving youth to help send them off to college with a little extra boost from their hometown! Go, Bemidji Lumberjacks!
Past Presidents:
1987-88 Dennis Johnson (Sept 23-Dec 31)*
Brad Swenson (Jan 1-June 30)
1988-89 Brad Swenson*
1989-90 Ron Bouchie
1990-91 Richard Sauer*
1991-92 Max Boyer
1992-93 Wendell Fast*
1993-94 Warren Meissner
1994-95 Gerald Norris
1995-96 Roger Muth
1996-97 William Rabe
1997-98Terry Halse
1998-99 Richard Brown*
1999-00 Bill Batchelder
2000-01 Alan Neuer
2001-02 Colleen Oestreich
2002-03 Onen Markeson
2003-04 Terry Halse
2004-05 Ron Bouchie
2005-06 Warren Meissner
2006-07 Tom Hruby
2007-08 Mike Moen
2008-09 Duane Swanson (July 1-Oct 3)
Mike Moen (Oct 4-June 30)
2009-10 Bruce Campbell
2010-11 Bryce Oakes
2011-12 Paul Carpenter
2012-13 Paul Carpenter
2013-14 Robert "Butch" Pfremmer
2014-15 Dwight Fultz
2015-16 Greg Roberts
2016-17 Brian Stefanich
2017-18 Donna Gunderson
2018-19 Donny Wilcox
2019-2020 Keith Gora
2020-2021 Wendy Otness
2021-2022 Craig Clark
2022-2023 Kari Lewis
2023-2024 Brian Hemmelman
2024-2025 Brian Hemmelman
2025-2026 Greg Roberts
2025-26 Board Members
President: Greg Roberts
President Elect: Mike Finkenbinder
Secretary: Joy Johnson
Treasurer: Michele Walker
Past President: Brian Hemmelman
Director: Craig Clark
Director: Dave Dahlberg
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