Our program on the 23rd was a presentation about the Treehouse Program. The Treehouse is one of the charities that the morning 
club has designated as a charity that they are giving some of their funds from the Annual Golf Outing to support this year and so has our club several times of the years.
club has designated as a charity that they are giving some of their funds from the Annual Golf Outing to support this year and so has our club several times of the years. Treehouse is a group started in 1986 which deals with troubled teenagers. They have 9 locations in the Twin Cities, and the local one is housed in the Excelsior Covenant church. They work one-on-one, mentoring kids and helping them understand and resolve personal issues. It is a free program, and even provides free transportation to their two weekly gatherings. They provide free dinners to teens with problems on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Two strong statements of support were given by Steve Frazier who saw their work when he was a counselor at Minnetonka West Middle School, and from Dr. Don Draayer. Our club gave $500.00 from our funds, and also donated the day’s Happy Bucks to support them.
Contact information (to volunteer time or donations) Paul Borowski (from the AM Club) 612-432-9353, or Josh Ganados 602-920-0466. We could set up a group to sponsor and serve dinner one night……..
STRIVE on Thursday, January 25 was Steve Frazier presenting on “Goal Setting” as it applies to Academic Achievement and Post-Secondary Planning. Steve used two students to help the group understand how to make goals that really work in getting better grades and also to make a plan for their Post-secondary Education goals. Students then met with the STRIVE Mentors and worked on their two goals and action plans. We had a great time with the kids and they really appreciated and adopted Steve’s favorite quote that “The difference between a wish and a goal is a plan”.