Notes from November 29, 2016
Posted by Roger Jorgensen
Presentation by Camp Enterprise Students
Andrew Carson, Matt Dolan, Sam Dupont and Daniel West recounted their inspiring experience at Camp Enterprise. John Crudelle introduced them and mentioned they were given a choice to tell us about their experience in 10 minutes or take the whole program. They felt that they needed the whole program to express their appreciation for Rotary sending them. 120 students attended Camp Enterprise on Lake Independence. They worked in teams on case studies. They enjoyed working with people they had never met before. They learned how to stay open to new ideas. Six or seven students stayed in each cabin. They were assigned roles as CFOs, CEOs, General Counsel, Director of Human Resources and VP of Sales and Marketing.
Andrew Carson, Matt Dolan, Sam Dupont and Daniel West recounted their inspiring experience at Camp Enterprise. John Crudelle introduced them and mentioned they were given a choice to tell us about their experience in 10 minutes or take the whole program. They felt that they needed the whole program to express their appreciation for Rotary sending them. 120 students attended Camp Enterprise on Lake Independence. They worked in teams on case studies. They enjoyed working with people they had never met before. They learned how to stay open to new ideas. Six or seven students stayed in each cabin. They were assigned roles as CFOs, CEOs, General Counsel, Director of Human Resources and VP of Sales and Marketing.They had to come up with a plan to create and market a product. They had to present before five Venture Capitalists. Additionally, they could write essays for scholarship opportunities. Five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to students. These students were inspiring and every Rotarian had a sense of pride in our community and the opportunity we are able to provide young people like these.
Announcements
- Family Holiday Breakfast December 20th, 2016
- Community Service Grants – due November 30th
- Test Drive, Next Stop, Reality – Brittany O’Malley and Meg Chiodo encouraged volunteers to support Test Drive, Next Stop, Reality, which is Sponsored by Royal Credit Union. The event will feature 22 Stations helping students to see the realities of daily living in purchasing cars, homes, choice of careers, spouse, kids etc. Volunteers are needed for ½ day or full day on January 12th.
- Veterans Holiday Cards – Cards go to military and their families.
- The Rotary Foundation goal is $31,000
- Meals on Wheels – December 12th
- Strive – December 9th
- Board Meeting – December 20th
Spotlight on Jacob Stouesifer
Jacob is from Le Mars, Iowa. Home of Blue Bonnet Ice Cream. He has been full-time with the Boys Scouts of America since January. He is involved with Fund Raising and Volunteering. He was first introduced to scouting while in 1st Grade. He and six friends joined Tiger Cubs. All of them went on to earn their Eagle Scout designation. Jacob’s passion for the Boys Scouts came through as he recounted some of his experiences.Happy Fines
- Dan O’Brien – Celebrated two Thanksgivings. In St. Louis Park with family and Iowa with old friends they have been celebrating with for 30 years.
- Glenn Olson – Was in CUBA for 9 days and was glad it was after Fidel Castro’s death because everything is closed during the mourning period.
- George Esbensen- Troop 479 delivered popcorn for Heros this last week.
- Beth Kreusch – Happy and honored to have her dad with her this week
- Bev Aho – Thank you for the flowers for her dad who had 85 wonderful years.
Visitors
Cheryl Eastbourne - Prospective Member
Tim Kreusch - Guest of Beth Kreusch
Meg Chiodo - Test Drive, Next Stop, Reality
Brittany O'Malley - Test Drive, Next Stop, Reality
Students: Andrew Carson, Matt Dolan, Sam Dupont, and Daniel West
Student interns: Parker Hewitt, Carter Mason