The program speaker for the Feb. 1 Rotary Club of Edina meeting was Dale Kurschner, editor in chief at Twin Cities Business magazine.
One of our past presidents, Wooj Byun, had a special guest at the meeting. Jung Ho Lee, a student mathematician that defected from North Korea to South Korea, shared his story with us, joined by one of his professors, K. R. Choi.
One of our past presidents, Wooj Byun, had a special guest at the meeting. Jung Ho Lee, a student mathematician that defected from North Korea to South Korea, shared his story with us, joined by one of his professors, K. R. Choi.
And longtime Rotarian Frank Cardarelle was honored with a Rotary Legacy video, introduced by another past president, Steve Slyce.
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The meeting was called to order by our President, San Asato. Kris Maser gave the invocation and Dale Walker introduced the many guests and visitors,too many to even list.
Wooj Byun had a special guest with him who spoke to us. Jung Ho Lee currently lives in Seoul, South Korea. In the past, he had represented North Korea in the International Mathematics Olympia competitions, winning silver medals. In North Korea he was recruited to create weapons and would be committed to making ICBMs or hacking other systems. He defected to South Korea and continued studying mathematics. He would love to come to the United States to continue to study and devote himself to world peace. He was joined by one of his professors, K. R. Choi, and Ms. Choi's friend, Eunsoon Song.
Brandon Abzill gave an update on Community Service—Local Funding. The Edina Rotary Foundation recently awarded nearly $24,000 in grants to eight local organizations:
- Alzheimer’s Association of Minnesota–North Dakota Chapter
- Edina Give and Go
- Fishing for Life
- Hearts & Hands
- Inner City Christian Ministries
- Oasis For Youth
- Open Arms of Minnesota
- Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People
Grants ranged from $1,300 to $6,000.
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Steve Slyce introduced a video interviewing longtime member Frank Cardarelle. Be sure to meet him if you have not!Mary Younggren introduced out program speaker Dale Kurschner, editor in chief of Twin Cities Business magazine. Mr Kurschner gave a riveting update as to “The State We Are In,” discussing the business climate, the economy—optimism and hiring are up. He also educated us on "fake news" and how to decide which is real or fake from many sources.
Susan Johnson thanked the speaker and President San Asato closed the meeting.
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