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When we realize what we can achieve in Rotary – when we really engage Rotary – that’s when lives change. We change the lives of the people who need us. And along the way, our lives are changed as well. That’s what our theme is all about in 2013-14: Engage Rotary, Change Lives. District Governor […]

Rotarian Kathy Nohre welcomed Alexandria Technical & Community College President Kevin Kopischke as the guest speaker at the September 12, 2013, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club. Alexandria Technical & Community College’s retention, graduation, and career placement is among the highest of all Minnesota public two-year colleges. In fact, the college successfully placed an average

Pharmacy student Devon Rudolph presented the program at the July 25, 2013, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club. Rudolph, an intern at the Thrifty White Pharmacy, spoke on prescription drug abuse. He noted that unintentional drug poisoning is now the second largest cause of accidental death, and that one of four high school students will

At the June 20, 3013, meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, Brad Nyberg introduced Douglas County Surveor Gary Stevenson. Stevenson demonstrated the GIS (Geographic Information System) website that it available for public use through the county’s main web page. 

At the June 13 meeting of the Alexandria Rotary Club, Linda Roles introduced Mark Foss, LifeRight Outreach. Mark was a drug dealer and addict for more than 30 years, until he turned his life around in April 2002. He founded LifeRight Outreach, a sober environment for those in addiction recovery.

Members of the Alexandria Rotary Club spent a sunny day at the Douglas County Historical Society, putting finishing touches on the garden shed there. The historical garden and shed were funded in part through a Rotary grant.