"Dessert with Don" - Fourth Mondays, 7pm at UROC

Here is a virtual video reminder from Jordan resident and our City Councilmember for the Fifth Ward, Don Samuels.

Don is reminding Fifth Ward residents to join him each fourth Monday for his new monthly forum called "Dessert with Don". Each month a different topic will be discussed, speakers and presenters will give info, questions will be asked and answered, meeting and greeting of other Fifth Ward residents will take place, but most especially, some dessert will be enjoyed!

The Dessert with Don forums will take place at the new UROC facility, which is at 2001 Plymouth Ave N, just east of Penn Ave. It's a great building that the U of M purchased and renovated for purposes of a convening mechanism to bring together community organizations based in North Minneapolis, city and county representatives, faith-based leaders, and university faculty and staff. It's a great looking building and a true glory to have as part of our broader northside community. Next, hopefully the U can open a satellite campus at the Jordan Elementary site, right?

So mark your calendars for the fourth Monday, which happens to be tomorrow, and hopefully we can all greet each other at "Dessert with Don".

Meet Dave Haddy - JACC Secretary

Dave Haddy is a 5 1/2 year resident of Hillside Ave in the Jordan Neighborhood. A self-proclaimed geek since birth, Dave "reads a lot," and enjoys sci-fi and other materials. Although a kid at heart, Dave has passion for uplifting the community. Dave is well known for successfully answering questions on the TV quiz show "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?"

"I want to build off our progress over the year to re-aline the focus of the organization with our mission," he candidly stated. "And I hope to one day have a comic book store within walking distance of my house," he added. When asked about how he felt about being the JACC Secretary, Dave said, "I love to write and this is a great opportunity to give back to my neighborhood."

Congratulations to JACC's new Secretary!