Meeting Minutes
Call to order by Alyssa subbing for President Ron.
Guests
Speakers, guest Cathy on zoom and Jean Lapka (here with Dr Bob).
Invocation
Invocation by Sarah: “We are reminded that service isn’t just something we do but a way we live.”
Pledge
Everyone.
4-Way Test
Everyone.
International Theme
Unite for Good.
Paul Harris Awards
None this week.
Announcements
Tony N. - Thank you to all who worked The Marsh annual party serving beverages: Anne, Phil, Mike, Mike, Lynette, Bill and Lenny. This is the 2nd year Minnetonka Rotary has served in this role. We served over 100 beverages at $10/each and netted $810. Allegedly no beverages were enjoyed by those serving.
Alexa R. - Alexa showed photos from Cathy’s vocational and mentioned that Cathy conveniently forgot to mention her term as District Governor!
Dr. Bob - Dec. 23 Byerly’s gig -- we need more volunteers from 3:30-5…we only have 1 volunteer for that shift. Mark Marlin is ok with doing the last shift solo.
Hoagie’s Breakfast 12/24 7:30 and 12/31 @ 7:30am – let Bob know if you’re coming!
We will be ramping up the mentoring program after Jan. 1.
Tyrone C. -Billiards Committee Update from Tyrone: May 30, 12-4pm at Shooters in Burnsville. Save the date! looking for another marketing volunteer for this event (Annika is leading the charge). We will share more when we have the plan ready to go. This is a multigenerational event and kids are welcome. Action items were put out on the tables, let Tyrone know how you can help!
Alexa R. - introducing the Club Experience Workshops – attend! Workshops based on the 5 areas that RI is focusing on to make club experience better. Check out the email launching these and sign up. These are all great venues and free to attend – carpool and hatch a plan to attend!
New Member Induction
None this week.
Rotary Minute
None this week.
Raffle
Raffle by Pete. Scott did not win.
Foundation Award Checks or Thank You's
None this week.
Happy Bucks
Dr. Bob - Announcement/Happy Bucks: $50, one for each year of being an optimist. Bob is retiring. Minnesota keeps a list of optometrists by date, and Bob is number 4 out of nearly 2,000. Moving forward, he is only seeing patients now who have low vision. Bob introduced Jean Lapka, who was Bob’s first and last patient. He has seen her whole family for years. Jeane told us that she met Bob when she was 16 and had her first job, hated her glasses and wanted contacts. Bob explained that Jean exemplifies what keeps us going in our careers: wide, deep relationships, trust and business relationships that replicate the 4-way test.
Ryan R. - $100 in happy bucks! Last week he won $12 raffle, then on Thurs was informed that he had won a 1790 Boss 302 Mustang 4 speed from a raffle ticket he purchased supporting the Broomfield Rotary in Greenfield, CO. We saw pictures of the car, and it is gorgeous!
Bill S. - for Annika & Dan for carrying in 11-foot Christmas tree and for Cathy visiting the Club again (via zoom).
Scott B. - returned from CO trip. The purpose was to visit friends; he lived in CO for 7 years and made such good friends for life. Drove throw Iowa on way back to see his dad. Grateful for safe travels and good friendships for life!
Lenny N. - to Jean for sticking with Dr. Bob! Another happy buck is for those of us Dr. Bob did not stick with!
Mikie S. -Happy about awesome lunch with Nate last week; talked about life and taxes at a Korean chicken place with great food!
Alexa R. - happy for Korean chicken food leftovers, and for trip to Ely with son Bennett to see Bob Dylan’s house, and museum (closed), largest open air mine, (closed), and greyhound bus museum (also closed). Stayed in Wolf Center and slept in glass dome with the wolves right outside our windows, woke up at 5am to wolf howls, and got to see when staff were feeding wolves. On the way home we saw the world’s biggest hockey stick.
Program
Sarah introduced the speaker: Hunter Babcock, founder of Hunter’s House LLC. This is a wellness company that helps you understand your home environment including air, light, etc. Hunter graduated from the U of M with a degree in marketing/entrepreneurship. He is also an avid cyclist and raced in high school/college which brought him to Denver, CO for training. Dad was competitive cyclist. This shaped his views on nutrition, training and health. Most of Hunter’s life was on a training plan. Recently, he bought his first house in Minneapolis.
The new home environment became the focus, including environmental toxins.
Light: we spend 90% of our lifetime inside our homes. Our home has a significant impact on our health. Indoor environments can be 2-5 times as polluted as outside environments. Weather tight homes good for energy efficiency, but not always good for health.
Types of Toxins:
Environmental toxins: ingestion, inhalation, absorption
Microplastics: plastic containers, new paint, etc.
Our bodies do a great job flushing out, but over time the toxins accumulate. We need to reduce the major exposures to minimize health impacts over time. Lots of chemicals we’re exposed to everyday – we should reduce whenever possible, especially ones we’re in contact with every day.
Now doing home inspections (6 so far): clients include expectant parents and older individuals who want to age in place in their homes
What gets tested in a 4 hour home inspection: Water (relative humidity – humidity drives mold), air ( moisture, radon, particulate matter, formaldehyde, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide including VOC), light (LEDs, sun, etc) emfs (radiofrequency, magnetic fields, electric fields, dirty electricity), chemicals (cleaning supplies, personal care, cookware, furniture, building materials, upholstery), ergonomics (remote work setup, home gym, green spaces, noise levels)
Format of the inspection:
Discover (complete health interests survey, conversation with Hunter)
Analyze (comprehensive home health assessment: air, water, light, EMFs, ergonomics, and chemicals)
Optimize: home fitness plan, walkthrough of findings, impacts to health, next steps)
Light is energy, part of electromagnetic spectrum. Blue light is junk light (junk light comes from screens)
Sunlight: rich spectrum of light and activates biological processes we need. How can we mimic the sun for intensity and quality of light?
Health impacts of light: Visual and eye health (visual comfort, long-term eye health), circadian rhythm regulation (sleep/wake, mood and mental health, alertness & cognitive performance, hormone regulation), cellular and physical health (mitochondria, tissue healing and repair, metabolism & weight.
Daylight/Sunlight is gold standard of light.
Overall conclusion is that there is not enough full-spectrum natural light, and the wrong type of light at the wrong time (blue light at night). Good lighting options include natural sunlight, redlight therapy and afternoon sunlight. At night, block blue lights and sleep in total darkness.
Adjournment
Raffle/Happy bucks: $159.50
Polio $70.70
Submitted by Amy S.
Member Submissions
None this week.
