Remember Gavin Wilson, the young man who told us about his experience at a one week summer film school some of us helped finance? Well, it was because of him (sort of) that the MVHS DECA Club may now collaborate with our Rotary Club on a Human Trafficking project.
"Say what?"
Stephanie, Mike, Anoop and I staffed a Rotary table during the MVHS open house for students and parents, during which we were promoting NYFS and student mental health services. When Gavin and his parents saw us, they came over to the table to chat. Gavin mentioned his teacher,
Becky Allard, who happens to be our primary resource to find students to attend Camp Enterprise, sponsored by the Edina Rotary and to which we provide four scholarships.
Gavin didn’t know about Camp Enterprise, but he did know that Becky Allard was only 50 feet away.
I found Becky Allard and we chatted about the deadline for finding students to attend Camp Enterprise. She then pointed out that Thaniska, who attended last year, is now president of the DECA Club.
Thaniska recognized me and repeated what a valuable experience Camp Enterprise had been for her. She also asked if our Rotary Club would consider collaborating with DECA on a project.
As soon as I retrieved my jaw from my chest, I dragged her to the Rotary table to meet Stephanie. For now let it suffice to say that they had a valuable conversation and we may finally have the connection we need to do more at MVHS. Stay tuned.