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ENVIRONMENTAL <br />RESOURCE <br />COUNCIL <br />Serving our social and physical environments since 1973 <br />March 17, 2016 <br />Ms. Jo Ann Thieling, City Clerk <br />City of Ramsey <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Dear Ms. Thieling: <br />2829 Verndale Avenue <br />Anoka, Minnesota 55303 <br />763-753-9713 <br />FAX 763.753.0135 <br />think@envrc.org <br />The Sons of Norway Vennekretsen Lodge would appreciate a brief opportunity at an upcoming City <br />Council Meeting to present the City with an original handcrafted Scandinavian Gudbrandsdal Rosemaled <br />commemorative plaque in recognition and gratitude for the City's support of our organizations programs <br />providing scholarships for young people to learn traditional Scandinavian art creation. <br />With support from staff and the use of facilities with the City of Ramsey, we have initiated a scholarship <br />program for young high school art student interested in learning and preserving antique Scandinavian <br />traditions of art. Enclosed are several photographs showing professional Scandinavian artists passing on <br />their skills to young art students at your Elmcrest meeting facility. <br />Representatives from the Sons of Norway and the artist who created your gift, Jan Hrncir, would <br />appreciate a few minutes at your meeting to present council members with this token of our appreciation. <br />Please convey our organization's gratitude and the gratitude of our scholarship recipients to the City of <br />Ramsey. Perhaps you could contact me regarding the possibility of securing approximately five minutes <br />on an upcoming City Council Agenda. <br />Sincerely, <br />�� nice 19 . 'ier <br />Vent etsen Lodge <br />International Sons of Norway <br />BB:ko <br />Enclosures <br />A NONPROFIT CORPORATION <br />Printed on recycled paper containing at <br />least 15% post -consumer paper fibers <br />