JAN 10, 2012 ROTARY IN REVIEW:
Cynthia Erickson

Posted by Mike Wassenaar 
on Jan 10, 2012
 
It was another beautiful and warm day in Saint Paul.

Call to Order – Doug Bruce, Presiding

 

Joe Kovarik and Leon Goodrich performed America, My Country Tis of Thee

 

Invocation by Carol Bufton

 

Visiting Rotartians and guests were introduced by Mike O’Brien.  We were joined by Beth Warner. Meg Terry, guests of Kathleen Riley, and Jesse Abbott, guest of Mick White.

 

President Doug thanked the Scribe (Mike Wassenaar) and Greeters Laura Savin and Michael O'Halloran. 

 

Jim Field with the MN Independent School Forum will speak at the Thursday morning Fellowship Breakfast, Gordon Lindquist will speak at next week’s Tuesday meeting.

 

ImageMick White encouraged members to join the Rotoract Networking Club at Summit Brewing on Thursday Jan 12 from 6-8pm.  

 

Blaine Niven was introduced as a new member to the Club.    

 

Al Zdradil announced the Elmer L Anderson Award presented to Vicki Gee-Treft for financial contributions to the St Paul Rotary Foundation. 

 

Jim Kosmo received happy dollar announcements from the Club.

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Kathleen Riley introduced the day’s speaker, Cynthia Erickson of Fuller Center for Housing on Building Homes in Armenia.   She gave background on Armenia’s location in the Near East and history.   Fuller Center was founded by Habitat for Humanity founders.  Ms. Erickson described a home building project outside Yerevan to help displaced Armenians, and the family with whom the home building project worked.  Ms. Fuller also talked about the greater problem of displaced people in

the communities they visited.  She also described the work of other NGO’s doing work in Armenia, and significant cultural sites.   

ImageAdjourned. 

Mike Wassenaar
Scribe