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Today we welcomed frequent and faithful guests Bill Nielsen from the St. Paul Club and Ron Hughes from the Excelsior club. Our scheduled speaker for the day did not appear, but, given that this is a very busy time for our club, we used the time well to discuss internal matters. Ken Hola provided a recap of our Slice of Shoreview activities - our participation in the parade as well as our successful bingo operation. Many, many thanks are due Ken for his incredible commitment to this event, including his many hours serving as the "Best Bingo Caller" at the Slice! And congrats to the rest of us who have now moved beyond the South St. Paul School of Bingo to become graduates of none other than the London School of Bingo! Kevin Keenan provided a status report on his committee's preparations for the Taste of the Hops fundraiser coming up on August 17th. Several members have visited other clubs to sell tickets. To-date, Colleen Lavin has everyone beat with her impressive sales results at a recent Anoka Rotary club meeting. Kent Peterson reminded us all to "like" the Taste of The Hops Facebook page to further its visibility on social media. We also got an update from Bob Freed regarding plans to launch a project in India in support of providing young women with a way to earn money through sewing. An obstacle as arisen which requires that we find a partner with the required "license" to do this work before Rotary International will approve the grant money set aside for us at the district level. .