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Prior Lake Rotary Club

Doing Good; Serious Fun!

We meet In Person

Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m.

3611 N. Berens Rd. NW
Prior Lake, MN 55372
United States

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Rotary Alumni Application Available

The Prior Lake Rotary Club is proud to once again offer the Prior Lake Rotary Alumni Scholarship,a $1,000 award available to eligible students throughout Rotary District 5960. Click here for the FORM.

This scholarship recognizes students who have been actively engaged in Rotary programs and who demonstrate a strong commitment to Rotary’s guiding principle — The Four-Way Test.

Scholarship Details

The $1,000 scholarship is intended for students planning to further their education at a post-secondary or post-graduate institution.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

Reside in Rotary District 5960
Be a Rotary Alumni (Interact, Rotaract, RYLA, Camp Enterprise, MUNA, or STRIVE)
Have participated in Rotary-sponsored community events

In addition, applicants must:

Submit an essay or project explaining how their actions and beliefs align with Rotary’s Four-Way Test
Provide a letter of recommendation

The deadline to submit the application is April 15, 2026.

Completed applications, along with the essay/project and letter of recommendation, should be submitted to:

Matt Fulton

This is a wonderful way to support young leaders who continue to live out Rotary values in their education and service.

Thank you for helping us spread the word!

Sherry Rides to End Polio

Huge congratulations to fellow Prior Lake Rotarian Sherry Hoffman for completing the 64-mile El Tour de Tucson ride to help end polio! Not only did Sherry crush this incredible challenge, but she did it to raise awareness and funds for the global fight against polio. Her dedication, training, and determination paid off as she crossed the finish line with strength and pride.

Sherry took on this challenge not only as a personal milestone but as a fundraising effort to support the ongoing fight to eradicate polio worldwide. With your help a total of $9,152 was rasied to End Polio, surpassing her goal of $5,000! This accomplishment is more than a cycling achievement—it represents hope for countless children and families who benefit from global polio vaccination and eradication efforts. Sherry’s ride helps ensure that we continue moving closer to a world where polio is history.

Please join me in congratulating Sherry on this outstanding achievement and in thanking her for using her talents and energy to make a difference. Way to go, Sherry – you’re making a difference, one pedal at a time! 

#EndPolio #ElTourDeTucson #MakingADifference
 

Rotary Zone 25B-29 Comes to Prior Lake

The beginning of October brought Rotary Zone 25B-29 Institute to Prior Lake as it took place at Mystic Lake Center. A Rotary Zone is made of many Districts; 24 Districts from the Upper Midwest down to Texas were represented this year. As the "unofficial" host Club, Prior Lake Rotary was involved in all facets of the Rotary Zone Institute including planning, attending, volunteering, and hosting.

The Zone Institute includes Learning Sessions the first 2 and a half days of the 4-day event, which consists of facilitated sessions of current, incoming, or upcoming District Leaders from District Governor to specific areas such as Membership, The Rotary Foundation, or Public Image. Prior Lake Rotarian Kyle Haugen, a Past District Governor (PDG), was the facilitator for the District Governor Nominees (DGNs), who will lead their District in the 2027-2028 Rotary year.

Another Learning Session was the Leadership Development track. These are individuals selected by District Leaders who have shown the interest and aptitude to move into roles at an elevated level. Prior Lake Rotarians Angie Kierstead and Oksana Oleksyszyn both were selected. Said Oksana about this opportunity, "My experience was truly uplifting. I learned so much from other Rotarians being vulnerable and sharing their stories, Hearing their struggles, why they joined Rotary, and why they stay. The WHY is different for everyone, yet we come together for a common cause." Angie's big takeaways were don't go it alone. "Our Prior Lake Rotary Club is such a special and impactful club on its own. AND we are connected to an ecosystem of so many other Rotarians with shared hearts of service seeking to make the world a better place. We truly have the ingredients to UNITE FOR GOOD this year and into the future." She went on to say, "The more ways we can collaborate with other clubs across our District, Zone, or other parts of the world – the more we can accomplish. This goes for local non-Rotary partnerships as well."

PHOTOS (Upper left and clockwise): Oksana and Angie with event emcee and Past District Governor Ben Bauer; PDG Kyle Haugen at one of his sessions with the DGNs; Oksana, Angie, and Kyle with Past Rotary International President Jennifer Jones; the full Leadership Development group photo