Shakopee Rotary once again sponsored the Shakopee Celebrates Reading event. This week the first graders in the Shakopee School District are receiving a free backpack filled with a book and other goodies – almost 600 students in total! Below are some photos of classrooms receiving their backpacks and free books! Typically, the Shakopee Rotary meets in person for this event but we were thrilled we could still do this virtually with the help of the videos and our great teachers.

We are excited to announce that we will be resuming in person meetings every other week starting June 1^st. Meetings will be held at Dangerfield’s restaurant – same day and time! No need to reserve your seat as we did earlier during COVID. Here is the schedule through mid July! Additional dates will be added 

              Tuesday June 1^st

              Tuesday June 15^th

              Tuesday June 29^th

              Tuesday July 13^th

Dr. Johnson was appointed to Vice President of Medical Affairs in February 2016. Dr. Johnson came to St. Francis from Lakeview Clinic and Ridgeview Medical Center, where he served as a family medicine provider and held a number of medical leadership roles since 2002. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Johnson served as the credentialing chairman, coding and documentation physician liaison, and a medical staff leader at Ridgeview. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Morris; a Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Minnesota, School of Medicine; and completed his Residency in Family Medicine at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

Amy Jerdee has been the President of St. Francis Regional Medical Center since June 2019. Amy leads the hospital’s focus and commitment toward providing highly reliable quality, patient-focused, safe care to the city of Shakopee and the surrounding communities. Prior to joining St. Francis, she worked at Aurora Bay Care Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she was responsible for leading more than 600 employees in multiple areas including surgical services, diagnostics and radiation oncology, rehabilitation/sports medicine and pharmacy services.

 

Ms. Jerdee earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Michigan State University, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and certified in Healthcare Risk Management. Jerdee enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, Jeremy, and two children, JJ and Abby.

We are deeply saddened to tell you that Joan Lynch passed away on February 28^th. Joan was a tireless Rotarian who joined our club in 1992 (over 29 years ago.) She was one of the first women to join Shakopee Rotary and until her death was one of the longest serving members of our club. She spent over 40 years volunteering especially with the school district for which she was inducted into the Shakopee School District "Hall of Fame" in 2014. Joan worked 20 years for the CAP Agency helping local communities and individuals in Scott, Carver and Dakota with social services and supporting those in need. Some of Joan’s Rotary volunteering included STRIVE (a scholarship program for Shakopee High School 12^th grade students), Loaves and Fishes, Shakopee Celebrates Reading Program for 1st graders, and Bridging along with constant support of all the Rotary fundraising activities through the years. She also served as Shakopee Rotary Club President 2000-01.  Additional information can be found at https://www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Joan-Florence-Lynch?obId=20140972#/obituaryInfo