Jean Heyduck presided at this morning’s meeting, and shook up our status quo by having Andy Haugen answer questions that gave us glimpses of the inner Andy.
Our next Rotary meeting on April 18 will be held at the Chaska Community Center. No breakfast will be served.
Bob Chinnock put handouts on the tables announcing a presentation on “Conflict in Gaza: Complicated History and Ongoing Conflict.” It will be held Tuesday April 30, 7:00 – 8:30 PM at the Crown of Glory Church in Chaska.
Neil Wingert provided another handout that invited us to the League of Women Voters meeting next Tuesday, April 16, at 6:30 -8:00 PM also at the Crown of Glory Church in Chaska. The topic will be “Reduce the Rancor”, aimed at restoring civility to discourse between opposing views of an issue. Link.
Erika Kennedy reminded us of our Cinco de Mayo meeting on May 2.
Celi Haga thanked the team that worked to select scholarships. Pictured below (L to R) Ken Hiller, Jean Heyduck, Bob Chinnock, Robin Nesburg, and Nate Bostrum.
In support of the New Generations Program, Greg and Cindy Anderson are now hosting our visitor from South Korea - Aimee Choi (Amy). She is a 2022 graduate of Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul, with a degree in Climate and Energy Systems Engineering. She was employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Korea for the past two years as an ESG consultant. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. It's what companies and investors look at to see how a company impacts the planet, society, and its own management. 'Environmental' covers things like climate change and resource use, 'Social' looks at issues like labor conditions and diversity, and 'Governance' focuses on things like ethical behavior and transparency in how a company is run. In her few weeks here, she has been to Minneopa State Park and seen bison, driven a tractor, experienced fencing, and seen the spoon and cherry at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
FINEMASTER: Dan Keyport
Dan Keyport took us into the world of Venn Diagrams and logic (?). As always, Dan’s intelligence and sense of humor brought smiles and sometimes confusion as we tried to keep up with him. He was able to get dollars out of just about everybody’s wallets, so it was a win-win experience.
Happy Dollars were donated by Bob Lindall, Gretchen Oppriecht, and John Roebke.
EXCHANGE STUDENT UPDATE: Viola Bavastro
Viola has settled back into Minnesota life after her exciting trip to Tennessee and Dollywood. She let some of her exuberance out during a “paint fight” with the cast and theater crew of her high school play.
Andy Haugen introduced Andy Mooney, the creator and leader of Red Bench Bakery. With Chaska and Excelsior benefitting from his extensive training and culinary experience, we learned about Andy Mooney’s Air Force travels (only in Mississippi), how he came up with the bakery name, and his philosophy in training his bakery team. The Red Bench has been active in community support in both cities and his planned cocktail bar (with appetizers) will hopefully bring more business activity to our city center. Andy is working on developing a low-cost, high-nutrition bread loaf as part of his community commitment. He ended his presentation with an anecdote about his unique cinnamon roll, which has earned the praise of many (including this writer, as soon as our meeting ended.)
Note from John Roebke: Invocations can be a faith traditional prayer, or a meditation, or inspirational verse or quote. Brief 20 – 30 seconds. Light-hearted is okay. Option: focus on our Mission of Service Above Self. Need an idea – Google Rotary Invocations. Not a personal talent? Don't wait, tell me NOW, 612-790-7067, john.roebke@live.com. I will be glad to name another. If I forgot that you told me not a talent, please forgive me. Remind me. If not a good DATE, trade with a mate.
Bakery. With Chaska and Excelsior benefitting from his extensive training and culinary experience, we learned about Andy Mooney’s Air Force travels (only in Mississippi), how he came up with the bakery name, and his philosophy in training his bakery team. The Red Bench has been active in community support in both cities and his planned cocktail bar (with appetizers) will hopefully bring more business activity to our city center. Andy is working on developing a low-cost, high-nutrition bread loaf as part of his community commitment. He ended his presentation with an anecdote about his unique cinnamon roll, which has earned the praise of many (including this writer, as soon as our meeting ended.) 
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