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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • September 25, 2001 Page 2 1 B. Barb Kiernoziak(City of St. Anthony School District). 2 Barb Kiernoziak came forward to express the desire on behalf of students to contribute to the relief 3 efforts for the victims and their families of the national disaster on September 11, 2001 by raising 4 $10,000. Ms. Kiernoziak thanked the Council for their willingness to have her there and hear about 5 her campaign. 6 Ms. Kiernoziak reviewed the different projects that are going on throughout the community on 7 connection with the school. She indicated there was a real desire on behalf of the students to help the s relief efforts in any way that they could. 9 Ms. Kiernoziak indicated that the project that she was heading involved students from the NHS 10 (National Honors Society), Student Council, the Key Club, and SADD (Students Against Drunk 1 t Driving). She stated that the project was called Ribbon Rescue, which consisted of making ribbons to 12 be sold for profit. She added that she and her family made the ribbons themselves. 13 Ms. Kiernoziak displayed the ribbons to the Councilmembers. She asked the Council if it was possible 0 to extend the project out into the community. 15 Ms. Kiernoziak stated that 100%of the proceeds would be given to the Red Cross. 16 Mayor Cavanaugh indicated that the Council was more than willing to help with the relief efforts. He 17 suggested that the City Council as a body make a contribution, as well. is Mayor Cavanaugh requested a ribbon, and the rest of the City Council followed suit. 19 C. Representatives from Sister-city, Salo, Finland. 20 Mayor Cavanaugh indicated that Ruthann Marx, President of the St. Anthony Sister-city Association, 21 was present to introduce the Superintendent of Salo, and a Principle from one of the schools in Salo, 22 Finland. 23 Ms. Marx indicated that they were in town to learn about the school system, as well as local 24 government. 25 The Superintendent came forward to greet the Council and expressed his greetings from his country. 26 He stated that there about 25,000 inhabitants in Salo and the largest employer was the Nokia Cellular 27 Telephone Factory, which employs six thousand people. He stated that the two of them have been Wenjoying the generosity of St. Anthony for a number of days.