One of the nice traditions that we have here in Eden Prairie is our annual recognition and awards banquet for the dozens of volunteers that serve on our City advisory boards, commissions, commmittees, task forces, etc. The event allows the City to, in qa small way, thank the volunteers that share their time and energy with their fellow citizens by serving on our Park Board, Planning Board, Clean Indoor Air Task Force, etc. This year’s event was the 27th annual banquet, so it’s a good part of our history now.
Our keynote speaker this year was 3rd District Congressman Jim Ramstad. Here is Congressman Ramstad with Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens:
Congressman Ramstad addressed the 150 or so people at the banquet with a message about the importance of civic volunteerism and spirit. He also helped with our award ceremony, including personal recognition of the group of high school students who represent student interests on our various boards and commissions:
We really do depend on the citizen members of our advisory boards and commissions to help us govern the City. Their judgment about the direction that City government ought to be going is an important factor in our day to day operations.
We couldn’t do it without them.
