Rotary Minutes Dec. 6, 2022
President Dave Dominick opened the meeting. Door greeters were Dick Nicholson and Pat Hartford. Technology team was Mark Wolfgram and Ken Crabb. Bob Cardinal did Happy Dollars and intros of visiting guests (Virgil Thomas) and visiting Rotarians Andy Curry. Dr. Kennedy’s husband passed way last weekend. In a project taken over by St. Paul Rotary from Sunrise Club: on Dec.8 at Gordon Parks School there will be awarded the Student of the Month. The Gala raised $42,000, thank you all! The speaker was Ames Sheldon who talked about her new book: Lemons in the Garden of Love. This is a story of a distant relative of hers. This relative Blanche Ames was a pro-choice person who helped bring contraception in to the basic vernacular. The book is a work of historical fiction. The book begins in 1978, and traces the history of contraception to the present day. The other books Ames wrote are: Eleanor’s War and Dont Put the Boats Away. Ames has been a journalist, worked for the Sierra Club, Heath East, Minnesota History Center, wrote grants, and worked at the Hennepin County Library.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:15.
Minutes submitted by Laurie Murphy.