STRIVE With Dick Glover

          Dick Glover is the founder and coordinator of the STRIVE Program for the Excelsior Rotary Cub at Minnetonka High School.  The STRIVE Program targets struggling senior students in the lower 50% of their class to mentor them towards better academic performance and responsible life choices.  This year's STRIVE Program involved 22 students who have made significant improvement academically and faithfully attend the bi-weekly meetings.  Dick has built up a cadre of 15 mentors made-up of male and female members from the Excelsior Rotary Club.  STRIVE students are given the mentors name and phone numbers so that they can call on them at any time for help, counsel and advise, or just a good listening ear.  

          Through Dick's efforts the Excelsior Rotary Club gives a yearly scholarship totaling $4000 to deserving STRIVE graduates to continue their post high school education in college or technical school.