The Rotary Club of Rochester

Celebrating a cozy winter social with fellow Rotarians was a nice reminder of the power of community & spirit of loving kindness to warm our hearts of service & healing narratives..special thanks to our VFW hosts, keynote speakers, and organizing team with decor, etc. 🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

Very grateful to be a Rotarian in these challenging times — from empowering altruism to influencing global health (Humanitarian & environmental), impacting transdisciplinary education, and community-based leadership!

Joanne Rosener has a long history with United Way of Southeast Minnesota, first volunteering in 1963 and later serving as Board Chair in 2014. She also served on the committee that hired our current President, Jerome Ferson.

After a 30-year career at Mayo Clinic, Joanne has dedicated her retirement to giving back. She has served on numerous boards—including the Rochester Public Library, Parks Foundation, and Rotary—and was honored with the Mayor’s Medal of Honor in 2021.

We’re excited to welcome Joanne as a panelist tomorrow at the History Center of Olmsted County!

Feeling blessed and inspired…family, friends, professional peers, Rotarians, and legends!

Congratulations to Rotarians Bill Graham et al (Dare2BeGreat), TRCR (MN) Steve Sperling et al, and Peace Education Program founder/UN Ambassador Prem Rawat for reminding us about the power of creative collaboration, community, ethics and vocational service in sustaining local & global capacity-building..for the benefit of all!