President Jerry Faletti convened the meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel St. Paul. Doug Hartford provided the pre-meeting music and opening song. Nancy McKillips, was a first time song leader, doing a wonderful job. Ed Cook provided the inspirational moment reminding us of what the Eclipses of our history has brought us. Corey Edmunds did introductions of guests and visiting Rotarians. A number of students joined us including our in and outbound summer exchange students from France and Mendota Heights and our outbound student to Spain. Susan Spiers welcomed all members to join in greeting our new in bound student from Paraguay. He will be attending Open World school. Outbound student, Greta Peterson heads to Spain on Sept 2nd.
LYNX GAME PROMO - Ed Coleman 7 Corners Printing, August 22 against Phoenix with happy hour at 5 at wild times .
Chuck Standfuss invited members to sign up to present at a Thursday morning meeting. All are welcome. President Jerry thanked meeting volunteers, Greeter: Linda Mulhern and Scribe: Trixie Golberg. Corey invited Happy Dollars. Introduction of program by Jay Pfaender.
Caryn Sullivan : Practical aspects of legacy....then what.
Though she’d navigated life and death challenges, when Caryn Sullivan became a widow and single mother of a blended family of four, she was ill prepared. Now keenly aware that life is temporary, the recovering attorney, award-winning author and columnist, blogger, and inspirational speaker not only offers tools to help audiences plan for the inevitable, she urges them to evaluate whether they are living the legacy they hope to leave.
Caryn Sullivan had navigated childhood trauma, a blended family, autism, breast cancer, and a bone marrow transplant when she learned her husband had died at United Hospital, surrounded by strangers. Recognizing she could be bitter - or she could be better - she not only chose better, she resolved to help others to make the same choice. A recovering attorney and inspirational speaker, she shares her resilience expertise in her award-winning memoir, Bitter or Better, and oncarynmsullivan.com. The parent of an adult son with autism who lives in St. Paul, Caryn captained the Friends of Fraser St. Paul team in the recent WCCO Pulling Together Tug of War. She serves on the Fraser board of directors, a Masonic Children’s Hospital Advisory Committee, and the Spare Key advisory board.
Trixie Golberg
Scribe