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SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS - PRESENTATION - HANNAH HUPPI AND JOHN HUPPI
RECOGNIZING HANNAH HUPPI AND JOHN HUPPI FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE ARCTIC CHALLENGE, SETTING WORLD RECORDS, AND GROWING THE SPORT OF ROWING IN NEW ORLEANS
Brief:
Hannah Huppi and John Huppi are two members of the four-person Arctic Challenge team who recently completed an extraordinary 584-nautical mile, unassisted row from Engvik, Norway to Longyearbyen, Svalbard. The team, which included former Saints tight end Jimmy Graham and former Navy Seal Andrew Tropp, finished in a little over 10 days, breaking the previous world speed record by over five days. Additionally, they set a new number of firsts, with Hannah Huppi becoming the first American woman and Jimmy Graham becoming the first Black individual to successfully row a polar ocean. As part of their mission, the team also raised funds that benefitted Covenant House New Orleans and Laureus Sport for Good New Orleans, both focused on supporting New Orleans youth. The Huppis are committed to growing the sport of rowing locally and have re-established the New Orleans Rowing Club on Bayou St. John, launched the first junior rowing program in Louisiana, and founded ErgoFit, an inclusive rowing studio in District B. John also serves as the Head Coach of the Tulane University Men's and Women's Rowing Team.
Annotation:
(Cm. Harris).
DEFERRED TO A FUTURE MEETING