Events

Shelly Smith is the Executive Director at Our Neighbors' Place, where she has been helping those in need since 2016. She also serves on the United Way St. Croix & Red Cedar Valley Board of Directors as well as the River Falls Community Hospital Advisory Board. Outside of work, you can find Shelly garage-saling, thrifting, or visiting one of her 3 daughters.

Please also join us in celebrating our September Students of the Month.

Invocation: Pamela Klingfus

Greeters: Paul McGinnis & Chris Wood

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

Please join us for an update on Rotary's Polio Plus goal and information about the fundraiser & event at the end of October.

Invocation: Paul McGinnis

Greeters: Ruth Petermann & Erika Schendel

Please join us to learn about the initial output from the September 24 Visioning Session and provide your input. Whether you attended the session or not, you will have time to weigh in and voice your ideas on where the club should focus over the next three years. You will be given an opportunity to work at your tables and provide input as we work on creating and refining a club vision for the coming years.

Invocation: Dave Drewiske

Greeters: Chris Kost & Steve Wilcox

Please join us for a discussion on the "science of play" and the link to brain development and community building. The library intends to use every square foot of their new space (formerly the police department)  for a new children's area. Why? It's a research-based decision.

Invocation: Pat Casanova

Greeters: Val Romansky & Skelly Sekelsky

Join Hudson Daybreak Rotary for the 72nd annual Rotary Halloween Parade, featured at the Hilltop Pumpkin Party! This free community event features wagon rides, pumpkin decorating, a petting zoo, and more. Come early and make sure to register for the costume contest starting at 1:30 p.m. The Rotary Club of Hudson prizes include cash prizes for the Top 5 "Best Costumes" in four age groups (4 years and younger; 5-7 years; 8-10 years; 11 years and up). Best Group (top 2) receive $45/$25 and Best of Show receives $150!

Join us for a presentation from our District Governor as he shares district goals and news. We will also celebrate our October Students of the Month.

Invocation: Jamie Johnson

Greeters: Seth Blum & Jamie Johnson

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

Please join us for an update on the international grant to upgrade the medical facilities at BKL Walawalkar Hospital, Dervan, Ratnagiri district, Chiplun, India.

Founded by Shri Vithalrao Joshi Charities Trust, BKL Walawalkar Hospital is a multispecialty tertiary care institution. The hospital has a 25-year legacy of providing community-based health care with a special focus on underserved communities impacted by poverty, malnutrition, limited literacy, and social taboos. The Stillwater Sunrise Rotary and the Pune Tilak Road Rotary clubs submitted an international grant to upgrade and expand the hospital's diagnostic and surgical equipment, enabling the hospital to serve approximately 2,500 additional patients per year.

Margie is a retired CPA with a passion for The Rotary Foundation and currently serves as the District Rotary Foundation Chair. With a special interest in global and district grants, Margie takes great joy in helping clubs get their grant ideas off the ground and into communities where they can make a real difference in the daily lives of those served.

Invocation: Annette Cook

Greeters: Judy Freund & Val Romansky

At least two Hudson Daybreak Rotarians have hiked across what many consider the US's most spectacular natural feature–the Grand Canyon–in recent years. Hear the details of Bill Fehrenbach's excursion with a UW-Stevens Point Adventure Tours group this June, a trip that was "fraught with uncertainty"!

Invocation: Jamie Johnson

Greeters: John Dusek & Dave Schafer

Join us for the Fall 2025 Grant Meeting, one of the most rewarding gatherings of the year! We’ll hear from local organizations making real change, present their grant checks, and celebrate how HDR funds are strengthening our community. It’s a chance to connect, feel inspired, and be reminded why our collective efforts matter so much. Don’t miss this uplifting morning!

Invocation: Julie Heifner

Greeters: Megan Boldig & Shelley Tougas

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

We need you at this week’s meeting as we plan for our Club’s future! When you enter the room, look for the table with the topic you’d like to focus on and collaborate with some like-minded Rotarians. The 5 different topics you can choose from include:

• Recreate Membership and Retention Committee
• Work towards net 20 new members by 2028
• Research youth needs through Developmental Assets model 
• Assess existing community surveys to set direction towards a signature project
• Enhancing Public Image

Each table will work with the table captain to create an Action Plan for your topic, outlining the steps, the people responsible, and the goal deadlines.

Invocation: Tom Van Pelt

Greeters: Bill Fehrenbach & Jamie Johnson

Today’s world is different. It’s full of unpredictability, competition, cynicism, and distraction. How do you rise above it, focus on what matters, and stand out as your Outperforming best? Outperformers are not born; they’re made. We ALL have the capacity to “raise our game,” and Scott Welle has spent 20+ years helping people do this, personally and professionally. Scott’s 10 best-selling books, articles, videos, podcasts, and online programs inspire millions of people worldwide. He has a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology and was named the 2021 Midwest Motivational Speaker of the Year. For “fun” (and because he’s kinda crazy!), he’s completed 34 marathons, 5 Ironman triathlons, a 100-mile ultra marathon, and serves others by showing them how to challenge their self-limiting beliefs and aspire to Outperform every day.

Invocation: Mark Gherty

Greeters: Debbie Vogler & Danielle Vogler-Bos

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

Join us for a financial update, as well as presentations from both the HDR Endowment Advisory Board and the Interact Club. We'll also award several Paul Harris awards.

Invocation: Tom Van Pelt

Greeters: Pam Klingfus & Ruth Petermann

Join us for a presentation on how the Y serves youth in our community, with information about the Hudson YMCA Youth Development Department. This includes the Hudson YMCA Rotary Teen Center and Skate Park, Youth Action Hudson, the St. Croix Central Teen Center, and all of the programs that are a part of those spaces!

Invocation: Paul McGinnis

Speaker: Michael Moseman & Shelley Tougas

Sheriff Scott Knudson will provide an update on the new jail and the Kaitie Leising Fund. We'll additionally hear a presentation from our Interact club and celebrate our January Students of the Month.

Greeters: Cally Fuchs & Chris Wood

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

Join us at our next Hudson Daybreak Rotary meeting as we celebrate an exciting community honor! The Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce has recognized both Hudson Rotary Clubs as the Nonprofit Organizations of the Year, highlighting the impact Rotary continues to make through service, leadership, and community partnership. We will take time to celebrate this shared achievement and the many hands and hearts that make our work possible.

In addition, we’ll be extending our Happy Bucks time so that each member has the opportunity to share a few words on the theme: “What Rotary Means to Me.” Whether Rotary represents service, fellowship, purpose, or lifelong friendships, we look forward to hearing your reflections and celebrating together.

Come ready to be inspired—and proud of what Rotary is accomplishing in Hudson!

Invocation: Ethan Anderson

Greeters: Pam Klingfus & Ruth Petermann

Please join us for our Taste of the Valley Kick-Off and a presentation from our Guatemala Group. The HDR Rotarians who recently traveled to Guatemala will be sharing videos and photos about their trip, including more information about stoves, the need, benefits, and the location where stoves were built. 

Invocation: Cally Fuchs

Greeters: Gar Christenson & Skelly Sekelsky

Please join us for our quarterly reports from DIGAF and other Board positions. We'll also celebrate our February Students of the Month!

Invocation: Skelly Sekelsky

Greeters: Matt Rudquist & Tom Van Pelt

Please consider this time an opportunity to take action through committee meetings, fundraising, or a project. Our location will not be available during our "off" weeks so please use other locations. 

Dr. Carol Nelson, from the Rotary Club of White Bear Lake, will present 'Rotary Fights Malaria'. Learn about the disease Malaria, and discover how Rotary is addressing this serious global health problem. Information on the Global Malaria Grant for Sierra Leone will also be shared. This two-year grant, from the White Bear Lake Club, received generous support from the Hudson Daybreak Rotary Club. Initial grant activities began this month. Pictures from Carol's January 2026 trip to Sierra Leone in West Africa will be included in the presentation. Carol is a retired primary care physician and has volunteered with Rural Health Care Initiative in Sierra Leone since 2013.

Invocation: Pam Klingfus

Greeters: Mark Gherty & Ruth Petermann