It was a great event--the music was awesome. I think I had wild rice fixed 8 different ways. Great buffalo and great venison. Brought a friend from my previous job who lives in the Woodbury and she was loved it.
sheldon ................................. Sheldon Mains Seward Neighborhood, Minneapolis, Minnesota > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gemgram > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:54 PM > To: Phyllis Kahn; mpls@mnforum.org > Subject: Re: [Mpls] Re: Mpls Digest, Vol 21, Issue 69 > > > Thank you for coming Phyllis. About 350 people came and > bought tickets, and > like you very much enjoyed the food and fun. We had an > additional 50 elders > who were provided with tickets. Even so we had lots of food > left over. No > Buffalo, and only a little fried bread, but plenty of beef, > pork, venison, > turkey, wild rice and other things. Well not really left > over, because it > all went to Anishinabe Wakaigun to feed the folks there. > Next year please > bring your friends, we will again make enough to feed 100 > more than we > expect. I honestly can not imagine where anyone could get > more or better > food for ten dollars. And have that ten dollars be a > donation to help > children! > > Several political folks were in attendance and were giving > donations rather > than asking for them. A quality I can appreciate in a politician. > > Thank you, to all the folks who came and helped. > > Jan Graham organized and directed the whole thing, but all of > the staff and > volunteers had fun pitching in as a team. Some of the staff > such as Destiny > Rawls, Jan Graham, Iva Bunker and others were working and cooking at > midnight last night and then up and cooking at 4:00 or 5:00 > AM this morning > to make the food. Though we men helped, to be brutally > honest, it was the > women who did most of the planning as well as most of the > work. Thank God > for them. > > Jim Graham, > Ventura Village > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phyllis Kahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <mpls@mnforum.org> > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 2:48 PM > Subject: [Mpls] Re: Mpls Digest, Vol 21, Issue 69 > > > > Thanks so much for the posts about the American Indian > lunch. I went > > and it was terrific. I was only sorry I didn't bring all sorts of > > people with me. Please, next year, post a bit earlier so > those of us > > who react a bit more slowly can get organized. > > > > Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at > http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in > violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: > mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
