There were no visitors at today’s meeting.
Our sympathy goes out to Jed Hamoud for the loss of his nephew in a car crash in Lebanon.
President Cindy Carlson got us revved up for the Gold Plate Dinner by distributing a list of the live auction items for the Gala. Many of the items would be appropriate for a group to purchase, so put together your bidding consortiums now to get the item you want.
Eight G.P.D. tickets were unsold at the start of the meeting but 5 of those were purchased by members and our speaker, Pat Whelan, bought a raffle-only ticket. This leaves three tickets available for walk-ups at the event.
The 4:01 meeting this Thursday is cancelled.
Dave Hoel reminded us all to be at the Exchange at 11:00AM this Sunday, April 14th, to stuff the eggs for the Egg Hunt. With enough hands, we can usually stuff the eggs in about 2 hours.
President Cindy Carlson made us aware of the Northeast Youth and Family Services (NYFS) Leadership Luncheon on May 1st at Midland Hills. Cindy would love to have you at her table, so let her know if you can join her.
Cindy reminded us that our noon meeting on April 30th will be off-site at St. John’s for the Community Support Center (CSC) Annual Luncheon. We are a founding organization of CSC so it’s great to be able to show our support the great work they do in our community.
The Benedictine Gala is on May 17th at St John’s. Talk to Nicole Ulrich if you would like to attend this great event.
Ed James said that our Feed My Starving Children event will be on May 28th from 8-930PM. We had about $300 in contributions from passing the hat at previous meetings and Ed passed the hat again today to help cover the cost of the ingredients for the meals we will pack.
Ed also noted that volunteers are still needed for our Fourth Grade Foresters Tree Giveaway on Thursday, April 11th. If you can help with this fun event, give Ed a call or sign up at next week’s noon meeting.
Ed also needs a few more people to read the applications for our at-large scholarship.
Our speaker today was Pat Whelan, whom many of you will recognize as the owner of PJW Automotive, a New Brighton institution for over 38 years. Pat closed the business and sold the building and property last October. Pat was here today to talk to us about Stockyard Days in his role as President of this year’s Stockyard Days Committee. Pat said that some people think it’s odd that Pat, a Minneapolis resident, would want to be in charge of Stockyard Days; but Pat feels very connected to New Brighton and sees the value of the celebration to the community. Pat thanked us for our ongoing support of Stockyard Days (Parade Hot Dog Feed, CPY Kiddie Korral & financial support) and encouraged anyone who’s interested to attend a committee meeting on each second Tuesday, 6:30 PM, at the Eagles Club. Pat’s goal for this year is to apply his organizational skills to consolidate events, with more events on the weekend to increase profitability. Golfing, Bike Races, Parade, Street Bands, CPY Kiddie Korral, Fireworks, Antique Car Run, Car Show, 5K and 10K runs, Water Ski Show, Duck Race and New Brighton Ambassador events are planned for this year’s celebration. Pat is pictured below.
