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UFC World Heavyweight Champion and Alexandria resident Brock Lesnar spoke to the Alexandria Rotary Club at its September 24, 2009 meeting. He shared his journey from South Dakota boy growing up on a farm to top collegiate athlete, professional wrestler to World Champion with the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization. Lesnar, who trains here in Alexandria, is preparing to defend his title against Shane Carwin on November 21st in Las Vegas.
October 22nd is the Annual Rotary Rose Sale!
At the September 17, 2009 meeting, the Alexandria Rotary Club heard a presentation by Linda Engebretson and Sandy Emmons.
Linda and Sandy, mother and daughter, participated in a humanitarian visit to Bangladesh, where the LAMB (Lutheran Aid to Medicine in Bangladesh) project operates a hospital, school, clinics and other community services. Linda showed a slide presentation of their visit to the capital city of Dhaka as well as rural areas of the country where LAMB provides services.
Next Week: UFC Heavyweight World Champion, Brock Lesnar
The Alexandria Rotary Club was blessed with fine weather as they enjoyed an Al Fresco luncheon on the shores of Lake Bountiful in Alexandria.
The 100 acre property was purchased by Tastefully Simple, Inc. in 1992 and serves as a wildlife preserve and a meeting/recreation space for Tastefully Simple employees. Following a brief business meeting, the group made their way to Tastefully Simple headquarters for a tour of the facility.
