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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 13, 2000Human Services Commission Seplember 13, 2000 ]ulienne Wycko£( Roger Peterson, and Tammy Dempsey in attendance. R~er gave a recap of the joint meeting with Fridley Human Resomees Commission held July We then went into a discussion of om future plans. A "Taste of Columbia Heights" event was discussed. Julienne would call School Superintendent Dave Behlow to set up a meeting, to see if"Taste'' could be done w~th the schools. Meeting adjourned. FOLLOW-UP' Julienne met w~th Dave Behlow and Judy Yantos of the Family Center on Oct 19 The school is very interested in co-hosting such an event This wasa very early planning stage meeting but it was agreed Murz3.~ Hall would be the best Iocatmn, and the end of March, 2001 a good time for the schools. The event so far would go like this: For a fee of maybe a $1: L, uests could receive a small platter samphng from area restaurants such as Sahibs, Olive Tree, Jang Wong. Art Work fi.om different countries and by our immigrants would be on display. We would then mm'e in~o a forum where ~5 families pre-selected would te}l stories of their home count~', why they left, how they got to the Heights, etc Judy Yantos will be forming a steering committee and will schedule another meeting for the beginning of November, w/th Julienne attending_. Respectfully, Julienne Wyckoff Columbia Heights Councilmember