HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. Volunteer Recognition4 ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CITY COUNCIL
City Council regular meeting: April 19, 2011
AGENDA ITEM: Volunteer recognition
GENDA S C ION:
PREPARED BY: William H. Droste, Mayor
AGENDA NO.
ATTACHMENTS:
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Present commendations to honorees
The Rosemount City Council continues its eight -year tradition of celebrating National Volunteer Week by
commending citizens who contribute time and energy toward the betterment of our community. Tonight
volunteers brought to the Council's attention will receive thanks on behalf of the community.
COMMENDATIONS
The City asked the public for names of people who serve as an example to encourage more residents to
volunteer for the benefit of the community. City staff also provided a number of recommendations from
lists of those who worked directly with Rosemount City government during the past year.
Some of the commendations go to more than one person, such as a family or group who work together on
volunteer efforts. Some honorees told us they cannot attend this event, but we will still share their names.
A few of tonight's recipients are not residents of Rosemount but deserve our thanks for efforts that
benefit our community.
We have divided our list into groups based roughly on the type of volunteer work they have performed.
But we always find that many of the citizens recognized are involved with more than one activity.
Leprechaun Days and the Haunted Woods Trail
The largest group we honor puts in long hours of work throughout the year, culminating in fun and
relaxation for the rest of us. These are the volunteers who organize our two community celebrations:
Leprechaun Days and the Haunted Woods Trail. Some of them work on one or the other; many of them
work on both.
Tom Anderson
Steve Ball
Justin & Jordan Bottem
LaDonna Boyd
Bob, Nathan & Willie Brawley
Laura Briggs
Lindsey Brotzler
Dale Dose
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Laura Emiola
Craig Evans
Shannon George
Abby Guse
Rich Herman
Barb Hester
The Sam Holl Family
Gene Illg
Tad Johnson
Peggy Johnson
Jodi Lucast & Justin Lecher
Randy Komorouski
June & Bob Korthauerer
Darline Lehmann
Tim Little
John & Ann Loch
Gerald Mattson
Amy Murphy
Matt Poepl
Rosemarie & Elaine Ratzlaff
Brenda Reedy
Cheryl Ruud
Jane & Bob Schwartz
Gene & Pat Stiles
Marcia Toombs
Lynda & Joe Weber
Diane Wellman
Alice Wenzel
Torn Werner
We also recognize the long -time leadership of Maureen & Mike Bouchard for Leprechaun Days, the
Haunted Woods Trail, and the popular Breakfast with Santa event. And we thank Joe Walsh for his work
on Leprechaun Days, the Trail, and the Spring Egg Hunt.
Education
The City asked the principals of schools in our community to suggest a few of their volunteers to be
recognized. We will quote from the responses we received from the schools.
Diamond Path Elementary Kim Michie "Kim and Tracy co- chaired our
Margaret Miller PTO for the past two years, and
Tracy Monro -Moran Margaret is the treasurer. The
three of them reorganized the
PTO during this time, creating
an executive board, bylaws,
various committees and a
process of how to best support
our school. This was a huge
undertaking. Through their
leadership, interest in our PTO
has grown, and they are
instrumental in fostering interest
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in volunteerism and fundraising
at our school."
Red Pine Elementary
Jeannette A pold
"Jeannette has served as our
Nancy Engel
PTO president this year and
done an amazing job. She has
facilitated multiple initiatives to
enhance our school community
and benefit our students and
families. One in particular that
Jeannette has spearheaded has
been fundraising to support our
families in need throughout the
year. These families are able to
access scholarship funds to help
pay for field trips and many
other endeavors. Nancy is the
green thumb of our school
community. She plants and
gardens all around our school
grounds to make our school
look beautiful. She also spends
countless hours maintaining our
school gardens and organizes
volunteers to keep up with the
gr ounds of our school."
Rosemount Elementary
Jane Lindemuth
"Qane] has been a wonderful
volunteer in Mrs. DeBord's
Arlen Evanson
Kindergarten classroom for
quite some time now. Arlen is
one of our `30 for 30 Project'
volunteers. The project just
started this year. He does one-
on-one Kindergarten math
support."
Rosemount High
Rebecca Busho
Becky works on the "Site
Council and a variety of booster
Theresa Temple
clubs. [She] organized our St.
Michele Snare
Patrick's Day Fundraiser for the
RHS Benefit Fund." Terri
works as "Senior Party Leader
and [in] a variety of booster
clubs and volunteering,
especially for the marching band
and other arts organizations."
Michele works on the "Site
Council and organizes meals for
the faculty at Parent Teacher
Conference time."
Rosemount Middle
Kris McKenzie
"Kris and Donna are the head
of our Parent Communication
Donna Welshons
Network. They have worked
Kate Molitor
countless hours organizing our
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6`" grade fieldtrips as well as
being in the process of planning
an 8" grade party. Kate has
organized our Middle School's
Twins Day the past two years.
We had approximately 600 RMS
family members attend a game
together last year and will have
similar numbers for a game this
ear."
Shannon Park Elementary
Cheri and Larry Pelzel
Cheri and Larry "organized the
fall luncheon for the Shannon
Carol Miller
Park Staff for the past couple of
Chris Hollenbeck
years. They organize many
volunteers to bring in delicious
food during the fall
conferences." "Grandma
Carol" "is a volunteer who helps
in a variety of capacities. She
sews costumes for our music
programs, makes quilts for
display, and even makes
individual gifts for every staff
member during the holidays to
make the staff feel appreciated."
Chris "is the Shannon Park
Directory organizer as well as
the Box Top Coordinator. Each
of these volunteers' jobs
requires HOURS of work!
Chris does several other
volunteer jobs at the school in
addition to these b ones."
St. Joseph
Laurie Dahlback
Laurie "is the incoming
Darin & Dawn Thureen
president of our Home &
School Association and has been
Beth Donahue
spearheading things for our first
annual parish -wide carnival
(April 30). She's also willing to
come in and help in the school
at a moment's notice." Darin "is
my soccer referee extraordinaire!
With the many rescheduled
games I had last fall, he was so
helpful in rearranging his
schedule to referee a game, so I
didn't have to even try to find
someone else at the last
moment! Dawn is also on the
parish carnival committee." Beth
"is an avid volunteer at St.
Joseph School, recently helpin
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co -chair the decorations
committee for the First Annual
St. Joseph Parish Carnival. She's
always willing to lend a hand
with everything we need, even
going that extra step to make
sure we have things covered for
the next event
Girl Scouts
Supporting Rosemount's commitment to our youth, we have several nominations of adults who work with
the Girl Scouts, and we will quote from the nominations. Dawn Clarin "is a Girl Scout leader who leads
by example, always encouraging the girls to do their best and learn as much as they can. She finds unique
ways to engage the girls."
Kristin Smith "has served three years as the Troop Cookie Manager. This year, aside from managing all
things cookies for 13 girls, she worked tirelessly to implement the cookies -on- demand program, which was
profitable but challenging."
Joann Murphy "is the Rosemount Valley Cookie Manager. This year she oversaw the transition from
pre - ordering Girl Scout cookies to cookies -on- demand for 68 Girl Scout troops (568 Scouts). This was a
major undertaking that required a great deal of time. She administered the program with great efficiency."
Julie Kropelnicki "has been with Girl Scouts for over 20 years. She helped lead her daughters' troops
and is now helping lead her niece's troop. She has a can do attitude - always ready and willing to help out.
She has also been the Registrar for our service unit for the last two years. This position has required many
volunteer hours registering girls with our service unit almost doubling in size."
Lisa Reitsma "has been our service unit Treasurer for the last few years. She has a very positive attitude
and will help anyone that needs help with their Girl Scout finances. She is efficient and reliable. She also
helps with her daughter's Girl Scout Troop."
Police
Rosemount is protected by a high quality Police force and Fire Department. Our public safety personnel
are also able to call on members of the community for assistance.
They include the Police Department's Reserves:
Chuck Parrish
Mario DiLodovico
Kenneth Engberg
Dick Knights
Gene Allen
Bruce Berkebile
Kim Ericksen
Scott Wiig
Chuck Parrish
Stacy Heins
Christine Orthmann
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Caren Mogen
Dan Wolfe
Our Officers are also supported by the Police Chaplains:
Bruce Bentley
Pastor Gary Ohlemacher
Pastor Neil Ristow
Reverend Mike Markley
Wetland monitoring
Rosemount is fortunate to have volunteers who put on their waders and walk into the community's
wetlands. They help monitor the health of our water resources. We recognize volunteers who work in the
Wetland Health Evaluation Program coordinated by Dakota County to preserve Rosemount's
environment.
Brian Berggren
Barbara Berggren
Emily Rekstad
Janell Miersch
Jane Porterfield
Denise Wilkens
Tom Wilkens
The team leaders are:
Dan Stinnett
Terry Pearson
Recreation programs
If ever there were a winter from which many of us needed a break — especially those of us with a
household full of kids — this was it. Fortunately, a group of middle and high school students coordinated
by Machelle Otto worked with Rosemount Parks and Recreation to stage the Family Winter Festival in
February.
Renae Otto
Alex Roby
Emma Baker
Stormi Leininger
Rachel Otto
Abby Tesch
Gabby Green
Audrey Powell
Rosemount could not earn the designation as a Top Tennis Town without the help of many volunteers.
Nominated for their work in the Community Tennis Block Party were Mike & Lynette Haden.
Adopt a Park
The Rosemount Adopt a Park program is supported by volunteers who assist the community by keeping
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Rosemount's parks attractive. They pick up trash and in some cases they plant decorative flowers. As we
read through the list of parks, if your neighborhood one is missing, it's available for you to adopt. The
current groups include:
Birch Park
Tom, Monica, Sara, and Nicholas Bayer
Biscayne Park
Nicholas, Alex & Karla Dyson
Bloomfield Park
Simplv Massage
Brockway Park
The Engel Famil
Brockway Park Disc Golf Course
Disc Golf Crazy, L.L.C.
Camfield Park
Rosemount Moms Club
Carrolls Woods
Steven Murph
Central Park
The Spangler Famil
Charlies Park
The Steinle Famil
Chippendale & Twin Puddles Parks
Pat, Connie, Ran, Maria & Blake Gilson
Claret Park
The Murphys
Connemara Park
The Swanson Famil
Dallara Park
The Otto Famil
Erickson Park
Rosemount Knights of Columbus, Columbian
Squires and S uirettes
Innisfree Park
Ottos
J aycee Park
Alec, Kim, Noah, & Sophia Go 'estani
Kidder Park
Community of Hope Church
Lions Park
Haa e, Peterson & Studley Families
Meadows Park
Bukovich, Toll, Wolf, Fliger, Lang & Tyrrell
Families
Schwarz Pond Park
Flue gel's Farm, Garden and Pet
Winds Park
The Mullin Famil
Another key volunteer in the parks this year was William Leidig, an Eagle Scout who worked on the
Brockway Disc Golf course.
Social services and general support
Our food shelves have seen unprecedented demand for many years running. One of the volunteers who
make it all work is Curtis Rons, who has been nominated for recognition for working at a food shelf once
or twice every week and for coordinating door -to -door drives in the Glendalough neighborhood.
Food distribution is one of many functions carried out at the Rosemount Family Resource Center, and for
their work at that center, the volunteers of 360 Communities are recognized.
MRCI WorkSource provides rehabilitation services for people who have disabilities and want to
participate in the community. Its clients are often volunteers themselves, and they are nominated here for
assistance at senior care centers, veterinary clinics, park cleanup, and packaging food donations.
And although its history so far is brief, the Rosemount Rotary Club is recognized for a wealth of
volunteer and charitable work that has already enhanced the quality of life in our community.
FURTHER RECOGNITION
The Council plans another recognition event next week for others who work closely with City
government, including citizens serving on the Council's advisory commissions.
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