–submitted by Ellsworth Brown

- Record-setting rounds of applause
- A dozen annual achievements—429 members; $17 million Foundation endowment; $900,000 grants made
- Thanks to team leaders, board members, committee chairs, AND Melanie Ramey’s forthcoming fourth year arranging lunch sponsorships
President Charles’s Swan Song with fedora and shades, the ghost of Sinatra, with a new title: “We did it OUR way.”
Four past presidents and Anthony Gray, President-Elect, inducting President Jason Ilstrup, including ten facts about him, some past . . . Juris Doctor, family man, tennis pro, and, alas a liability: a true Minnesota Vikings fan.
If you missed our meeting last week, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/_9dqvX4jE5Y.

