Hours before he is slated to take the oath of office, Gov-elect Mark Dayton traveled to Wellstone Elementary School Monday morning in St. Paul to hand out free breakfasts to students.
Dayton told reporters that he plans to encourage Minnesotans in his inaugural address to volunteer at least one day a month "at a school or a hospital or a nursing home or wherever they choose to help out."
"And I'm going to volunteer one part of one day every month while I'm governor and for the rest of my life thereafter," Dayton said.
Hundreds of groggy students clad in winter jackets began pouring into the school at about 9 a.m., where they were greeted by Dayton and St. Paul Schools Superintendent Valeria Silva. Lt.-governor elect Yvonne Prettner Solon worked a second line nearby.
Tables were lined with breakfast items ranging from oranges to breakfast burritos and lemon poundcake.
Dayton offered the students a choice between milk and juice and then told them to "have a good day" before they continued on. Few stuck around to chat.
One boy was more interested in football than the food options, however.
"When are the Vikes getting a new stadium?" he asked the governor-elect.
