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White Bear Lake Rotary 40th year as a Rotary Club.
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ear Press for the story about our Club! Click here Evidence of Rotarians' good works are everywhere in the community. Many projects are done behind the scenes; some are more obvious.
Not one to toot its own horn, the White Bear Lake Rotary Club deserves recognition in this, its 40th anniversary year. The club's accomplishments are many.
One gem of a project is the Rotary Park Nature Preserve.
Longtime Rotarian Ken Baltzer remembers shingling the picnic shelter roof late into the night back in 2000. He joked that he's still waiting for a steak dinner promised volunteers by then Rotary president Tim Geck. The club donated not only labor for the park, but paid $87,000 for materials to build a restroom, picnic pavilion and, later, the boardwalk through the preserve.
Then there's the monument and sidewalk project at Clark and Lake Avenues for which Rotary contributed $50,000. Its members raised the money from the annual Manitou Days beach dance. The club donated another $50,000 for the Lakeshore Players Theatre box office, also using money from beach dance profits.
Golf on Ice winter fun event. In its 12th year, the event brings hundreds of local residents to Ramsey County Beach on the frozen shores of White Bear Lake to enjoy an afternoon of golf on ice. Two 9-hole courses, complete with real pine trees, a hospitality tent, food and entertainment make it a great way to have fun and raise money for charity. There is also a Community Dance the night before the event at The White Bear Country Inn.
The 2020 BEAR’ly Open was held on January 31 and February 1, 2020. The Community Dance is at White Bear Country Inn at 8:00 pm, and the Golf Event beginning at Noon at Ramsey Beach on White Bear Lake.
All net proceeds go to the White Bear Area Emergency Food Shelf – where the need has never been greater. To date, the event has 
contributed over $125,000 to the food shelf. 
Based on the purchasing power of the food shelf, this has resulted in over $1,085,000 dollars worth of food product. Join us as we begin our second decade and “Claw” our way towards our goal of $2,000,000 worth of food purchased!
Strive Scholarship Races for 2020
A Special Offer (Limited time) Four races in 2020 just $100 - click here!
Register for all four races at once. You can change the distance of each race the week/day of the race.
Spirit of White Bear Lake 5K, 5 Mile. Saturday April 4, 2020 9:00 a.m. start time.
$25 with registration on or before March 30 and just $35 on race day. Click here for online registration (midwest events)
Strive Scholarship Taco John's Run Baby Run 5K, 10K. Saturday August 1, 2020 8:00 a.m. start time.
$25 with registration on or before July 27 and just $35 after July 27 and race day. Click here for online registration (midwest events).
Run for the Apples, Jacobson's Pine Tree Apple Orchard
5K Run / Walk and 1/3 Mile Kids Fun Run
Saturday Oct 17, 2020
9:00 a.m. 5 Mile Run / Walk, $35 on or before October 12, $45 Race Day
10:15 a.m. 1/3 Kid's Fun Run, $10 on or before October 12, $15 Race Day
Click here for Midwest event for online registration.
Strive Scholarship Kowalski's Strive 10 Miler & 5K. Sunday November 1, 2020 Noon start time.
$25 with registration on or before Oct 28 and just $35 after Oct 28 and race day. Click here for online registration (midwest events).
Taste of White Bear Lake! This year the event will again be held on the beautiful Please visit: www.tasteofwhitebearlake.com to get your tickets ($40) and reserve your spot today. Proceeds from the event go to support the White Bear Lake Rotary Foundation in their efforts to make our community and world a better place. |
Our White Bear Lake Rotary Blood Drive was on August 21, 2019.Thank you to our donors and volunteers!
Greg Bartz (left) received the White Bear Lake Outstanding Rotarian Award on May 15, 2019 from Ken Baltzer.
Gregs Rotary participation has been outstanding and continues to be so. He's served on numerous committees, worked his way thru the Rotary chain of Directors to ultimately becoming Club President. He's participated in almost every club activity, Beach Dance, Bear'ly Open, Taste of White Bear Lake, Strive program, Youth Exchange, International Exchange and numerous Community Service projects. His support of Rotary both home and abroad is witnessed through his attendance, make up visits and active participation, and the numerous Rotary members recruited over the years.
Congradulation to our Strive students for 2019. We held banquets for our students from White Bear Lake Area High School South Campus and the White Bear Area Learning Center. Strive was able to award $33,000 in scholarship to students. Thank you sponsors, runners, and volunteers!
