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Members attended the Spring Social on April 25. 
 
 
 
Joining the FCH Rotary breakfast meetings on Zoom:  open the link below, click on Open Zoom Meetings, and follow the prompts.
 
 
 
May 10, 2023
 
PROGRAM
 
18 members and guest Juliana Paez, daughter of member Amy Paez, heard Humana Corporation executive Dave Van Wagner and associates Ann Hodges and Julian Abrego present on Humana’s history and scale of operations, outreach program, sponsorship and partnership programs, pandemic response, Value-Based Care emphasis, charitable foundation, and veterans’ initiatives. Questions focused on Medicare and mental health.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
STRIVE scholarship awards will be presented at Columbia Heights High School tonight. Members are welcome to participate.
 
Craig Malm announced that he and members Gordon Backlund and Amy Paez participated in a successful bike distribution event last week at Stevenson Elementary School in Fridley.
 
REMINDERS
 
Fridley’s awards to this year’s STRIVE students will be presented at the school’s awards program on Thursday, May 18. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103 if you can attend.
 
The Pollination Committee will meet next on Tuesday, June 6 at 7:30 a.m. on Zoom. The Zoom link is https://colheights-k12-mn-us.zoom.us/j/86557933324. Contact organizer Kristen Stuenkel with any questions at stuenkek@colheights.k12.mn.us. Members are welcome to attend. The club board meets next on Wednesday, June 7, at 9 a.m. at Fridley Community Center. Members are welcome to attend.
 
Members Bob Olsen and Fred Bischke will head up the Rotary Fun Run at Fridley 49er Days, scheduled for Thursday, June 15. Volunteer assistants will be needed!
 
Additional mentors for Fridley STRIVE students are sought, and potential mentors next year at Columbia Heights High School are encouraged to attend the ongoing mentor meetings with Fridley STRIVE students. Contact Steve Klaers at 612-599-8103. 
 
Rotary International produces podcasts on various subjects, available at https://on.rotary.org/3VnjizH
 
UPCOMING PROGRAMS: May 17- Public Safety Update by member and City of Fridley Public Safety Director Brian Weierke; May 24- Kalia Xiong of the Citizens League of Minnesota on its Capitol Pathways Project, which the club supported. May 31- member Richard Harris will inform about his experience as a house mover.