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Speakers
Oct 10, 2017
Attending the Atlanta Rotary International Convention
Oct 17, 2017
Oct 24, 2017
Grant Merritt
Oct 31, 2017
Nov 14, 2017
The Theory and Practice of Associative Power
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Member Birthdays
Sarah Kolar
October 7
 
Mindee Kastelic
October 10
 
Litton Field
October 17
 
V. Francis Luikart II
October 20
 
John Guthmann
October 21
 
Dion Powers
October 22
 
Matt Halley
October 31
 
Stories
OCTOBER 3, 2017 PROGRAM: "Trust me, I'm an Immigrant". Stories about Immigration, Diversity & Inclusion, and Economic Development

A few stories about immigrants, the status of various diverse communities in Minnesota, and the impact to the socio-economic progress of our state. Come hear about the challenges our region faces with major Racial Disparities and why it is an issue we should all care about and work on reducing. Join us for a few different perspectives on what is happening in our state and ideas on what we could all be doing to improve the conditions for all in the future.

 

 

Luis Moreno is an energetic Business and Community Leader with a lot of passion for Education and for Personal and Professional Development. He has over 16 years of business experience in 6 Fortune 500 companies. He has received multiple recognitions, including the "Distinguished Service Award" from Governor Dayton's Council on Martin Luther King Jr Holiday's for his contributions in the areas of race relations, justice, community service, education, and civil and human rights. He was included on the list of "Top National Champions of Diversity" by DiversityBusiness Magazine and in the "Top 100 Under 50 Executives and Emerging Leaders" by Diversity MBA Magazine. He has an MBA in Strategy and Marketing from the Carlson School, is a Public Policy Fellow from The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and collaborates with the US Competitiveness Project and Shared Prosperity, as a a member of the Young American Leaders Program at Harvard Business School.
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 ROTARY IN REVIEW: Scott Burns
President Jerry Faletti called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm. David Laird led us in singing God Bless America, accompanied by Bob Jones, piano. Carley Stuber gave an Inspirational Minute about 4 emotional keys to generosity. Jean Vukas-Roberts introduced visiting Rotarians and guests. The greeters were John Chandler and Lit Field; the scribe was Lynne Beck.
 
Jerry announced that Thursday’s Fellowship Breakfast will be Table Topics. Some of our Thursday Fellowship Breakfasts, starting Oct. 12, will for labeling and distributing our Dictionary Project. These activities will take place at Summit Brewing, compliments of Mark Stutrud.
 
Ann Frisch, former St. Paul Club member and current member of the White Bear Lake Club, was selected by Rotary International as a Person of Action: Champion of Peace for her unarmed civilian peacekeeping around the world. She was one of only 6 in the world to receive this prestigious award! Todd Bol of Hudson Daybreak Rotary was featured in the September Rotarian magazine for his founding of Little Free Libraries.
 
Jerry read the names of members celebrating birthdays in September and everyone sang Happy Birthday.
 
Scott Van announced the Rose Sale pick up is at Van Paper Thursday, 7:00 am-2:00 pm. There are 200 dozen left to sell. He encouraged everyone to sell more; you can also donate them to a charity and a committee member will deliver them.
 
Ed Coleman reminded us of the Music in the Park friend/fundraiser October 10-13. He is looking for more volunteers to work at 6:15 pm. You will greet people and tell them about Rotary. We will receive a portion of the beer sales.
 
Nancy Brady announced the next meeting will be Luis Moreno, a Columbia immigrant who is a successful businessman. His topic is “Trust me, I’m an Immigrant.”  
 
Jean Vukas Roberts collected Happy Dollars from a number of Rotarians.
 
Jay Pfaender introduced the speaker Scott Burns whose topic was “St. Paul Innovation Cabinet, Osborn370 and Why job growth in St. Paul is ready to take off.”
 
Scott said the goal is to expand small businesses downtown by 3,000 in the next 3 years. Even though there are vacancies in buildings, there are people looking for space. Scott looks at the downtown St. Paul economy as a glass half full. We have a lot to build on; we are in a great position. St. Paul has invested in the workforce, education and housing. We are one of the youngest populations in the country and have a large number of immigrants. Employment downtown is flat but hasn’t gone down. Employment has increased by 3.6% from 2006-2016. We are gaining more than we lose and have diversity in all sectors.
 
The St. Paul Innovation Cabinet was established in February 2017. It is capitalizing on the economic momentum. The economy is inclusive, not just technology. The objective is to add more jobs in the commercial sector. We need to fill the other half of the glass. Full Stack Saint Paul is a public-private partnership that provides a full range of services to help tech and innovation sector businesses start up in St. Paul.
 
Osborn370 is the former headquarters of Ecolab. Full Stack Saint Paul wants to reimagine the building. It should house many businesses, not just one company. There are 7 leases signed already.
 
The Call to Action is to be a cheerleader for the City. Build opportunities and bring jobs downtown.
 
President Jerry Faletti led Rotary members in the Four Way Test and the meeting was adjourned at 1:13 pm. 
 

Lynne Beck

Scribe

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SAVE THE DATE: Rotary Holiday Party

Mark your calendars... Thursday, December 7th

​Rotary Holiday Party
Thursday, December 7th
InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront

 

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