Please send your Happy Buck and Polio Pitcher donations to Mac H. as follows:
Mac Hardin
Minnetonka Rotary Club
12926 Rutledge Circle
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Rotary International Foundation
Please send your end of year donations to Chris Rosenlund as follows:
Chris Rosenlund
8672 Meadowvale Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Meeting Minutes - Sara E.
Guests
Pat, Rotarian and cousin of Jerald - Pickle-ball fundraiser and raffle ticket sales.
Invocation
Alexa R. - lyrics to a song she uses in her family
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Everyone.
Announcements
Tony N. - Thank you Card from Polar Plunge Speakers.
Alexa R. - Upcoming Socials:
May 18 9 AM coffee with friends - Caribou 101 and Hwy 7
May 23 5 PM Happy Hour at LTD Brewing
June 13 6 PM Meal together at Dukes on 7
June 17 6:30 PM Trivia & Beer at Bear Cave
Jerald S. - Golf Tournament Committee- Meeting Tuesday May 14th at 5:30 Bear Cave 2nd floor. We need someone to take over the Raffle this year. Sept 12 is the golf event.
Mike G. -Service - May 11 ICA Postal Carrier drop-off - there are still spots available. We'll be in the parking lot of the Hopkins Fire Station.
Bob H. - Twins Stadium Tour with another Rotary Club - Ask Bob for date and time if interested. Dan Narr needs drivers for ICA food pick up - everyday 9-10:30AM
New Member Induction
None this week.
Rotary Minute
None this week.
Raffle
Phil had the ticket but $38 carries over to next week.
Foundation Award Checks
None this week.
Happy Bucks
Bill S. - $5 for last night's event and hoping for 5 members
Scott Brink - Visited Dad in Iowa, saw Hawkeye baseball game
Beth Y. - inducted in a Bluegrass band - the Rosie Daze Band- to play the banjo
Jim M. - Youngest son finished freshmen year, and turned 20
Chris R. - last night's event was a success, thank you Bill, son doing College pro painter job for the summer
Shauna K. - happy to be here after several weeks of trial
Tyrone C. - visited Black Hills, imperfect weather so he needs to go back
Phil H. - two weeks touring France, 3 days with 8th grade son for the Robotics Championship
Cathy C. - Grandson coming home for Mother's Day
Bob H. - Mac is on a road trip
Tony N. - Daughter left for Spain to study abroad
Paul Harris Award
None this week.
Program
Dominique Pierre-Toussaint Vocational
Born in Brooklyn New York, 4 days before HipHop
Caribbean family growing up in an Urban setting
Influences: Mother, Grandmother, Uncle, African American man that picked him up, Art and Music teacher
Started getting attention from teachers, mentors, jealousy in the streets,
Moved to white suburbia Maryland in high school - He was the original Fresh Prince
He had a good friend that kept him in the arts, while sports pulled him another direction.
Took a security gig in Minnesota not knowing what he was in for.
He wanted to start with his local community and started working for the Hopkins School District Community Education running the before and after school program
He focused on arts athletics academics - became Dean.
Has 4 kids.
2018 - a position was created and in 2019 he became the community engagement supervisor - went around the city to talk to people in leadership
2020 - pandemic
We're out of time, so reach out to him for the rest of the story!
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