2017 is already good for a few surprises.
Last week's Annual Meeting delivered in the "surprise" category with a range of pleasing food adventures like Japanese peanuts and Salvadoran tamales next to your favorite wings, pizza and bowlful of custard. So many compliments, I've included some links below for you to find your way to your next lunch feast.
We also witnessed our silent auction go LIVE midway through the meeting thanks to member Mike Schwartz, impromptu auctioneer, and sponsor MN WILD. The WILD upped the ante when they threw in an additional hour of ice time so two ice time hours and two ice time winners emerged... The big winner of course was ESABA, your association, that received an unexpected double gift.
Exactly the right kind of surprise, but due to the excitement, I forgot an important announcement: The Board has asked me to continue as ESABA Director. Let me just say, I accept.
Pleased to serve you in this way, I look forward to 2017 with hopefully many more positive surprises. Here's one more: the City of St. Paul has just launched its own Business Awards. Now, it would be no surprise to us to see some East Side businesses topping the charts...
But they won't get there unless we act fast and nominate. See below. Let's continue the positive East Side vibe!
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