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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -6- • Apri114, 2004 REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS: Council member Lamb said the City received a thank you letter from Keystone Community Services, the local community food shelf. He read it aloud to the viewing audience and asked that it be included as a part of the permanent record, as outlined below. "Thank you so much for your generous collection of $1,000.00 and 3,000 pounds of food to Keystone Community Services' Food Shelf Program through your City-wide food drive. As you may already know, Keystone Community Services resulted from the merger of Merriam Park Community Services and Neighbor to Neighbor, two community-based agencies with similar services, missions, values and a long history of working together. Keystone provides a range of quality human services for children and youth, individuals and families, and seniors. We appreciate your donation and your choosing Keystone to meet human service needs and help make life in our community better for all our neighbors. With your help and the help of more than 60 dedicated volunteers, we expect to distribute over 500,000 pounds of food through 10,000 food shelf visits in 2004. With the merger we now run four food shelves. Our Midway food shelf alone saw as many as 500 visits a month in 2003. We always like to hear from you. We value your input as well as your support. Again, thank you." . Council member Lamb thanked the viewing audience for their generosity. He said that for every $1.00 cash donation, the food shelf is able to purchase $7.00 worth of goods. It is his understanding that this is the only City-wide food drive that has been done and he believes the City Council is planning to make this an annual event. He thanked the Lions for their pickup and delivery services, the sponsors, and the people who volunteered their homes as drop-off sites. It is important for the community to give and important for the residents of the community to go and get what they need. The phone number for Keystone Community Services is 651-645-0349. The food shelf is located at the Fairview Community Center, Fairview Avenue and County Road B. Council member Kuettel said the students at Falcon Heights Elementary School brought in 2,000 pieces of food. She said she also wanted to add that Thursday, April 16, will be a big day in Falcon Heights because the new Dino's restaurant will be opening. The building is absolutely beautiful and she recommended that residents go to Dino's. Council member Lindstrom said the City has a Friends of the Park Fund. All donations are tax deductible and the donations are used to help fund park improvements and provide scholarships for children who are in financial need so they can participate in the summer recreational programs. For more information, call the City at 651-917-1287. Council member Talbot recommended that residents support all of the City's restaurants and cafes: Chin's Kitchen, Ciatti's, Coffee House, Dino's Gyros and the Garden View Cafe. [7 ~3