South Campus Ambassadors Interact Club

Emma P., the next Rotary Foreign Exchange student to attend South Campus, will arrive in Minnesota from Sweden this August! White Bear Lake Rotary is looking for Ambassadors help to make the exchange experience wonderful for our foreign visitors. Please let Janet Newberg know as soon as possible if you can help with any of the following:

1. Write a welcome letter to Emma P. on behalf of Ambassadors!
2. Put together a one paragraph description of the City of White Bear Lake, and a one paragraph description of White Bear Lake Area High School (North and South Campuses) for Rotary to send WORLD-WIDE to students in other countries potentially interested in visiting us!
3. Help plan an informal welcome party for Emma when she arrives in Minnesota in late August. Bratwurst anyone??

Here are two excellent volunteer opportunities for events coming up next month:

1. Help the City of White Bear Lake plant new trees in Lakewood Hills Park (next to the YMCA) on Saturday morning, May 6 from 8:30 until about noon. I know, I know, that's Prom day, but you have plenty of time to get cleaned up after you help beautify the park! If you are willing to coordinate volunteers for this event, please contact Janet Newberg.

2. Spend some time bowling with our senior citizens at the White Bear Lake Care Center on Saturday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m. The strikes and spares will be fast and furious between 1:00 and 2:30 that afternoon! If you want to help with this event, please contact Brittney W.

Ambassadors Grace W., Quynh N., Ali W., Amanda K., Laurie P., Ploy J. and Kate P. had a GREAT time at the Rotary District 5960 Conference in Red Wing, Minnesota this past weekend. They met foreign exchange students from around the world, members of other Minnesota Interact clubs, and had a fun overnight at the Red Wing YMCA! Despite little sleep, they performed admirably (see photographic evidence at right!) at the conference luncheon on Saturday!

The Strive Scholarship 5K race was held on Saturday morning, April 8, 2006 beginning in West Park (by the Optimists Beach) in White Bear Lake. We raised over $2000 for the Strive Scholarship program at White Bear Lake Area High School and the ALC! Way to go Ambassadors volunteers Joe K. and Kenny A.! Also, a big thanks to Ambassadors runners Justin M. and Katie P.! Their sweat is our gain!