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Alumni Newsletter Spring 2018

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Mark York, one of the founders of Tractors for Africa, with the first machine shipped to farmers in Burkina Faso.

Tractors for Africa Is Changing LivesBy Paul Dienhart

In the back of a warehouse in Brooklyn Center, Terry Garvert is spending a Saturday morning painting wheels a bright yellow. The wheels belong to a 1960s-era disk harrow that, along with a 1955 Massey Ferguson diesel tractor, will be part of a shipment to a farmers cooper-ative in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Tractors for Africa (TFA) was started a few years ago by three Cargill employees: Mark York, Louis Ricard and Maurice Hurst. The effort continues, even though York has left Cargill and Ricard (now a CCA member) has recently retired.

While 1950s farm equipment might be viewed as antique toys by our farmers today, they can be life-changing for the smallholder subsistence farmers of Africa. A field that took a family of four two weeks to till by hand is a one-hour job for a small tractor.

Terry, a member of Cargill Cares Alumni, did fundraising for Tractors for Africa while an employee. When he retired in 2016, he got involved in restoring the old equipment, most of which is donated or purchased on eBay.

“I love staying around farming and farming equipment,” says Terry, who grew up on a farm in western Kansas and traveled the world for Cargill as a consultant on milling and cereal chemistry for flour milling custom-ers. “This project really resonated with me. It

felt in line with what Cargill believes about improving living standards. I spent 39 years with Cargill and took that vision to heart. I still buy into it now that I’m out of the company.”

A half dozen other Cargill people are busy painting this morning, including Moussa Ousmane, who works in Cargill trade execution and comes from the West African country of Niger. Moussa helps coordinate the complicated logistics of shipping the containers of farm equipment to Africa – an operation that takes 67 days from Minneapo-lis to the village in Burkina Faso.

Moussa is applying green paint to disks that Terry spent 20 hours sanding. It will look like John Deere original equipment when they’re done. The painting and refurbishing is a sign of respect for the villagers. It helps them take pride in the equipment and not feel like they’re the recipients of cast-off junk. Valuing the equipment also involves charging each farmer a small fee for its use – money the cooperative can use for fuel and maintenance.

“These little tractors are easier to repair and maintain than the huge, complex, comput-er-equipped machines now used in U.S. farming,” Moussa explains. “The old U.S. tractors are sturdier and more reliable than small tractors imported from India or China.”

The project got started after Mark York was

hired by Cargill as a crop analyst. He had interned in Burkina Faso and saw farmers spending two months cultivating a field to get corn yields of 19 bushels per acre, compared to 160-bushel yields in the U.S. Such poor productivity meant farmers spent all their time struggling simply to feed themselves.

The goal of Tractors for Africa is to increase productivity and lift farmers out of subsis-tence living. Excess crops can be sold. Children are freed from labor and able to go to school. Women have the extra time to start their own small businesses. Profits can be used to diversify into hogs and chickens, as well as purchase storage units so farmers can avoid selling their crop at a bad price.

“A tractor makes a big difference,” Terry explains. “It can plow fields faster than a whole village can with hoeing. Mechanization has shown to improve yields 190 percent over hand cultivation. The tillage loosens soil and allows plants to produce more grain.”

The organization’s third container shipment of a tractor, farm equipment and bags of donated fertilizer started its journey to Burkina Faso in February. Prior to that, Terry and the other volunteers will assemble and disassemble all the equipment to make sure it is in working order, documenting the process with photos so the African farmers can duplicate the assembly.

With each shipment, a TFA representative spends two weeks on site to train the farmers on the machinery, as well as helping them create a business model for making the machinery part of the cooperative.

“The aim is to take them out of subsis-

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PRESIDENT’S CORNERBy Mary Kurth

One of the most important things that keeps my life hopeful is my connections with friends – many of whom are the people I met and worked with at Cargill. And the most import-ant organization for helping me stay connect-ed with all the Cargill people I worked with and enjoyed over the years is Cargill Cares Alumni (CCA).

CCA offers many activities to support a very involved social network, the kind of connections that keep us physically and mentally healthy. Our volun-teering events are deliberately designed to allow us to work together to benefit our community while having fun.

Let me share one story. At a recent CCA food packing at Second Harvest, members scooped up bran cereal from a large bin into plastic bags, weighed and sealed the bags and packed the bags in boxes for the food shelves. The whole time, people talked and shared stories about their lives. Halfway though, as usual, everyone broke for coffee – another chance for fellowship.

Imagine the surprise when a car pulled up outside the break room and everybody saw Don Nelson get out with the aid of a walker. Don, one of the most dedicated Second Harvest volunteers, recently had surgery, but he wanted to see his CCA friends at Second Harvest. When he walked into the room he received a standing ovation. Don’s daughter

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had to talk her dad out of going back with the group to complete the food packing.

Don sent Joe Fournier, the group leader for Second Harvest, a note about how much the visit meant to him. I think it’s safe to say that it meant just as much to everyone gathered that day. The next week, Don was back on the job, sitting on a stool and inspecting rice packed by CCA volunteers.

I want to remind you that CCA offers volun-teer, social and educational opportunities that welcome anyone who has ever worked for Cargill -- as well as their spouses. That’s what we are about: friends working, playing or learning alongside friends.

There are some great opportunities coming up. Check out the many on-going group volunteer projects under Coming Events on the back of this newsletter. Our February seminar covers an important topic for everyone: keeping healthy and happy through diet, exercise and socializing, as well as addressing balance and fall prevention. And then there’s the March trip to Chanhas-sen to see “Newsies” and the April trip to the Orpheum to see “Jersey Boys.”

Remember you have friends – and the opportunity to make new friends – through involvement in CCA. It’s a wonderful way to

stay connected, while supporting our community and staying healthy with a very active social network.

As always, if you have any thoughts or

concerns about these or other alumni topics, feel free to e-mail me directly at kurthpm@msn.com.

Remember, you have friends -- and the opportunity to make new friends -- through involvement in CCA.

Ringing in the Spirit of ChristmasBarb Tennessen (left) and Patty Abercrombie were two of the almost 60 Cargill alumni who rang bells for the red kettles of the Salvation Army in December. Alumni helped staff locations at Ridgedale, Southdale and at Mall of America. Barb and Patty had an afternoon shift at Macy’s Ridgedale location, keeping warm with some vigorous bell-ringing and calls of “merry Christmas” to passing shoppers.

“The people the Salvation Army supports are out on the street in all kinds of weather,” Patty pointed out. “We’re here for only a couple hours.”

Not only are Barb and Patty both widows of Cargill employees (Alan and Everett), they were high school classmates together.

Trying to stuff a dollar bill into their rather full kettle, it was evident what a big difference the bell ringers can make in encouraging donations. “We’ve donated to the Salvation Army for years,” Barb said. “I believe in the work of the Salvation Army.”

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Sandwiches for the HomelessBy Paul Dienhart

Allan Law spends every night, 9 p.m. to 10 a.m., driving the streets of Minneapolis in a minivan with the words “Love One Another” boldly written on the sides. He finds home-less encampments and street people and hands out sandwiches.

Night is his domain – when all the various social service agencies lock their doors. “That’s when I’m needed,” he says. “I’ll make as many as 50 stops and distribute about 2,000 sandwiches most nights.”

“The 363 Sandwich Project” is the name Allan gave to his sandwich distribution effort. “Everybody thinks of donating food at Thanksgiving and Christmas, but what about the other 363 days?” he asks.

Cargill Cares Alumni is one of the 700 or so groups supplying Allan with the 900,000 sandwiches he distributes in a year. “Cargill people are wonderful,” he says when he arrives in his distinctive minivan to pick up the 1,000 baloney and cheese sandwiches and 400 snack packets alumni have just made.

CCA’s budget provides the baloney, bread, cheese and baggies for the sandwiches. It usually takes the alumni volunteers less that two hours to make and pack the sandwiches, individually bagged, into the used bread bags.

It’s a cheerful activity as alumni don hairnets and plastic gloves and form their sandwich assembly lines.

“A lot of this is about gathering together and socializing,” says Gene Becker, who organiz-es the events. “But we know we’re doing something good, too.” Gene had volunteered for the project while he was still an active employee. In retirement, it has become one of his favorite volunteer activities.

The sandwich project is one of the programs of Allan’s Love One Another organization, which he founded in 1967 as an after school, weekend and summer program for inner city youth. In retirement, it has become his more-than-full-time job. Allan is easy to spot with his shoulder-length white hair and heavy flannel shirt. He refuses to wear a jacket or gloves even in the depth of winter. “I don’t want to dress warmer than the people I serve,” he says.

Formerly a inner-city 6th grade teacher, Allan lives his service seven days a week. He says

“Why do I do this?” he says. “If I was homeless and I was hungry and someone brought me a sandwich, I’d say ‘thank you.’” With the Cargill sandwiches loaded in his van, he’s off to Ameriprise to pick up another 1,000 sandwiches. n

CCA volunteers for the 363 Sandwich Project every two months. To get on the notification list, contact Gene Becker at eugene.becker@comcast.net

For more information on Allan Law’s Love One Another organization, visit its website at www.mrdinc.org, or check out the You Tube video called Minneapolis Sandwich Man.

he manages to sleep in his car for three or four hours a night. The rest of the time, he’s either distributing sandwiches, clothing, plastic storage totes or bus tokens to the homeless, or he’s picking up donations and storing food in the 17 freezers in his apartment.

Since 1999, he’s missed only 10 days because of hospital-izations or other obli-gations. “I do travel south in the winter,” he admits with a sly smile. “I’ve taken 47 trips to Burnsville and Lakeville.”

Over the years, people on the street have learned to know and trust Allan. He knows hundreds of faces, passing out the sandwiches. One of his more recent programs is purchas-ing bus tokens at a discount so the homeless can ride in the warmth of a bus throughout the night.

Allan refuses to ask for money, but he is glad to accept it when it comes. He remembers once talking to Mary Jo Copeland, who is expert at raising money for her Sharing & Caring Hands ministry in downtown Minne-apolis. She told him, “Al, you’re the craziest person I’ve met in my life – but in a good way.”

Allan figures he might have been able to raise money for his own building, but he’d never be there. He’d be out on the streets, helping people one-on-one. Despite his disinclination to seek funds or publicity, he has earned recognition from three U.S. presidents and received the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Gold Medallion at a Supreme Court ceremo-ny in 2000.

Part of the CCA crew stood by a table of sandwiches stored in bread sacks.

Gene Becker helped Allan Law load bins of sandwiches packed by CCA volunteers.

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In Memory Carol Bechler, 77Edward “Gene” Kelly, 91Mike McNamara, 78, 38 yearsBob Witzman, 74, 38 years

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tence,” Terry says. “Ultimately, we want them to be able to afford to buy their own tractors.”

With a goal of supplying 50 tractors in five years, TFA has room for more volunteers. “You don’t have to be a farm mechanic,” points out Moussa. “I don’t have any mechanical background, but I can paint and help with logistics. We need people for the website and accounting. It’s expensive to ship a container to Africa, so anybody with fundraising expertise would be extremely valuable.” n

For more information on Tractors for Africa, contact Terry Garvert at tjgarvert@gmail.com or visit the website at www.tractorsforafrica.org

Terry Garvert (left) visited with Cargill employee Jeff Webb at one of the Saturday morning restoration projects.

Terry Garvert drove a restored tractor into a shipping container bound for Burkina Faso.

Last October, 90-year-old Jo Robles, along with son Richard and daughter Jane, had a chance to visit the Office Center and see where her late husband, Ric Robles, is enshrined on Cargill’s history wall. Ric worked at Cargill for 47 years and was president of the Pan American Department when he retired. Fittingly, his place on the history wall highlights Cargill’s Guiding Principles.

Jo met Ric when she worked at Cargill from 1944 to 1951. “She let me know that Ric helped to form the Guiding Principles,” said her tour guide, Lindsey Kaufmann, grants and community engagement coordinator and Corporate Affairs liaison with Cargill Cares Alumni. “She also was able to name about every face on the history wall!”

Jane and Richard remembered visiting their father in the Lake Office and running through the tunnel.

At Cargill, Ric was recognized for helping develop Cargill’s business in Latin America while always maintaining high ethical standards. That wasn’t always easy.

Ric grew up in Panama as the grandson and nephew of two of the country’s presidents. In 1960, while looking for new Cargill business, he had a lunch meeting with a distinguished Panamanian businessman. When the man offered to give Ric $70,000 to appoint him as

Cargill’s Latin American agent, Ric abruptly stood up and left the table.

A few weeks later Ric ran into Cargill execu-tive Fred Seed in Minneapolis. Seed applaud-ed Ric for upholding Cargill values and “not making money the wrong way.” Surprised that Seed had heard about the encounter, Ric asked how he knew about the offer. Seed replied that someone at the Chase Bank in Panama had told him about a businessman complaining about “a Cargill guy who thought he was ‘holier than thou.’”

Cargill used this story about Ric Robles as part of its 150-year anniversary celebration. In 1975, CEO Whitney MacMillan document-ed the company’s core values in “The Cargill Statement on Business Conduct, Standards and Guidelines” – the basis of the Guiding Principles.

Employees like Ric were acting on those prin-ciples even before they were written down.

A Legacy of Integrity

Jo Robles, with daughter Jane and son Richard, visited the spot in the Cargill history wall that features her husband, the late Ric Robles.

340 Turkey Certificates Mailed for 2017 HolidaysCertificates for a free Honeysuckle White® turkey were sent to 340 households in November. Cargill Cares Alumni provides the certificates as a reward to alumni who record at least 20 volunteer hours a year.

CCA members who have volunteered 100 hours since joining the alumni group are “vested,” in a sense, and will continue to get certificates even if their annual hours don’t reach 20. In addition, new CCA members get

a certificate their first year, whether they volunteer or not.

Volunteers in group CCA projects, such as Second Harvest food packing, have their hours recorded by group leaders. Individuals can record hours by doing it themselves on Spark or by e-mailing their hours to the CCA office staff at cargillcaresalumni@cargill.com Those without e-mail can mail their hours to the CCA address on page 8 of this newsletter.

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Volunteer Opportunity

Cargill Cares Alumni recently had a chance to evaluate Social Venture Partners Minnesota (SVP), an organization that provides strategic consulting projects designed to help nonprof-its serving at-risk teens.

“While it doesn’t fit the standard CCA model of relying on warm bodies and active hands, we thought it could be a great volunteer opportunity for Cargill alumni with specific professional expertise,” said Larry Gray, the CCA board member in charge of vetting volunteer opportunities.

SVP typically works with nonprofits on capacity building over a three-year period. Projects may include strategic planning, leadership development, marketing commu-nications, project management, finance, accounting, human resources, IT planning and other professional specialties.

SVP “partners” join with a minimum donation of $6,000 a year and receive formal training, along with workshops, webinars, an annual global conference and the chance to work with veteran partners. The typical partner volunteers four hours a month, working as part of a team to improve operations at a nonprofit client. There are networking opportunities to help partners connect with other partners and nonprofits in the SVP portfolio.

Previously, CCA made a similar endorsement of Partners in Food Solutions as a worthy volunteer activity that might be well suited to individual Cargill alumni but didn’t fit as an official CCA activity.

To learn more about SVP, contact Ann Herzog-Olson, executive director, at 952-933-5560 or e-mail aherzog@svpmn.org. “A Taste of SVP,” a free breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. on March 7, is designed for those interested in becoming an SVP partner. Contact Ann to RSVP.

Not long ago, if Cargill wanted to get a message to the public it issued a news release and depended on the news media. Today, there are a lot more channels going directly to the public. CCA members have a lot of options for news about the company they worked for.

“We no longer view the media as the only conduit for public information,” said Pete Stoddart, North American director of commu-nity. “We still see the news media as an important channel, but they’re no longer the only channel for external communication. We now use a number of social media channels.”

Google Alerts. Simply enter “Cargill” as a keyword on Google Alerts. Google will provide you with alerts for things like a major article on Cargill in the Wall Street Journal or the Star Tribune.

Linkedin. Linkedin no longer is just a place to post a resume and search for employment contacts. Simply search on Linkedin for “Cargill” and click to follow. You will join 500,000 Cargill followers on Linkedin. “These days, a lot of voices – from sports figures to politicians – use Linkedin to broadcast their messages,” Pete said. “Cargill’s Linkedin site is refreshed one or two times a week, including links to media stories about Cargill. It’s an instant large audience for Cargill information and messaging.”

Facebook. Cargill has two Facebook pages. One focuses on Cargill Cares activities, while the other has more general company news. Simply search Facebook for these pages and click to become a Cargill follower of either site. You will get notifications of new stories about Cargill.

Twitter. Cargill has two Twitter accounts. @cargill has general and breaking news about the company. The second account, @foodsecureworld, features posts about sustainability and food security – not only Cargill stories but also articles, videos and speeches from organizations like CARE and the World Food Organization.

Cargill.com. The company website still provides a wealth of information.

Cargill in Action newsletter. A newsletter called “Cargill in Action” features stories about Cargill’s impact on communities and the environment. You can sign up to receive the stories at: www.cargill.com/sustainability/cargill-in-action-sign-up

“There’s some overlap among these chan-nels,” Pete said. “For example, Cargill might post a news release on Cargill.com, but people on Linked In will be able to access it, as well as people following Cargill on Twitter. The new, modern social media provides numerous ways to stay connected.”

Keep Up With Cargill On Social Media

Cargill Launches Site For Trade EducationWith international trade under fire, Cargill has launched a new FedByTrade site to advocate for the benefits of trade. (www.cargill.com/fedbytrade) The site features stories by regular Americans – employees, customers and communities – about the positive impact of trade.

The effort is in response to the “America First” agenda of the current administration, which CEO Dave MacLennan has said “defies past conventions and defies history.” In an interview with the Star Tribune, MacLennan said that Cargill felt compelled to go beyond talking with politicians and cabinet members and “engage our employees and our rural communities.”

Cargill produced a somewhat similar trade education effort in the mid-90s called TradeWorks, prior to the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Simply search FedByTrade on the internet for facts about trade, personal stories about the benefits of trade and the opportunity to become a trade ambassador or contribute your own story about trade.

FedByTradeTM

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CCA Named Top 10 By Second HarvestIn November, Second Harvest Heartland recognized Cargill Cares Alumni as one of its Top 10 Volunteer Groups for 2017. The award is based on hours worked. In 2017, CCA set a new record for annual attendance at 685, with those volunteers contributing 2,398 hours of service.

Three mornings a month (9 a.m. on the second and third Tuesdays and the last Wednesday of the month), Cargill alumni pack food at Second Harvest’s Golden Valley location – bagging everything from potatoes to breakfast cereal for Minnesota food shelves. The activity is accompanied by plenty of chatting and a coffee break halfway through the shift.

“We couldn’t do our work without many generous partners in the community and are so thankful for your continued work and support,” said Paige Stein, Second Harvest volunteer coordinator, in an e-mail to CCA announcing the award.

To get involved with Second Harvest and receive e-mail reminders for the Cargill shifts, contact Joe Fournier at Fournier_joe@hotmail.com

Alumni Participate inMobile Packing Event

Food Packing to Move To Brooklyn ParkStarting around May 8, Second Harvest Heartland will be moving volunteer sorting and packing to a new facility in Brooklyn Park. CCA volunteers will be part of the transition from the current facility in Golden Valley.

Once the larger Brooklyn Park facility is fully renovated, it will double the volunteer capacity to 200 per shift. The new facility is located at 7101 Winnetka Ave. North in Brooklyn Park, just north of highway 94. Cargill alumni will receive more specific information as the move approaches.

In an event that looked like a Guinness record book staging of musical chairs, employees circled the Office Center Auditori-um plucking food items from different stations to assemble kids’ snack packs for Second Harvest. A half dozen Cargill alumni, each wearing a Cargill Cares t-shirt, madly unpacked cans and boxes of food at the different stations, keeping one step ahead of the circling employees.

During three one-hour shifts, 192 employees and alumni packed 3,000 kits to help local children and their families who struggle with hunger. The event was a featured story on the Second Harvest website. Although packing food at Second Harvest has

long been the most popular volunteer activity for Cargill Cares Alumni (CCA), there was a second motivation for participating in the early November event at the Office Center. It was another way to raise the visibility of CCA for employees who, one day, might want to join as alumni.

In January, CCA members participated in a similar packing event at the Office Center as part of a Super Bowl Host Committee Kickoff. But unlike the November event, it included the presence of Vikings cheerleaders and former player Chad Greenway.

Jane Kane, who volunteered with her husband, Jim, worked at the canned ravioli station.

Four smiling members of the Cargill Young Professionals posed with former Viking Chad Greenway and two of the Viking cheerleaders (bottom). Note that the photo was taken prior to the Philadelphia game.

Joe Fournier kept boxes of mac and cheese at the ready for circling employees filling snack packs.

The action was frenetic as employees circled the auditorium to assemble snack packs for needy children.

Second Harvest is moving its volunteer activities to a larger building in Brooklyn Park.

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Welcome New CCA MembersCargill Cares Alumni added 20 new members in 2017. If you know any Cargill alumni, please encourage them to join. New members must opt in because we are unable to contact them directly. To join, visit www.cargillcaresretirees.com

Please welcome our 2017 class of:

Martina AldenSusan BiesJanet BonesPhil DeeneyRobert ErntDeb GenellieKatherine HoffJohn JonesWayne Koester

Time Running Out for Higher Ed MatchingIn May, Cargill is stopping its higher education matching program for alumni donations. Retirees and spouses have until the end of April to receive a match for their donations to colleges and universities that meet Cargill’s criteria.

The application form for matching is posted on the internet and can be found by searching “Cargill Matching Gifts to Higher Education.” Donors complete the form and send it to their higher education institution, which then secures the match from Cargill.

Individual Volunteer Opportunity at FMSCThe Feed My Starving Children “Northwest Metro Mobilepack” is coming up Feb. 21-24. In five days, volunteers will pack 2 million meals.

This isn’t a CCA group project with FMSC, but consider forming your own group of family or friends. Two hour shifts are available from 10 a.m. to 8 p,m, at the FMSC location in Champlin. Visit the FMSC website for more information and to sign up on the volunteer registra-tion link: http://give.fmsc.org/Northwest

Darrell Meets His GoalDarrell Gilmore, featured as the cover story of the Winter 2017 issue, reports that he has met his goal of volunteering in a Habitat for Humanity project in all 50 states in one year. He wrapped the effort up in November, reporting these tallies from when he began last January:

• partnered with 53 Habitat affiliates • worked on 61 homes in all 50 states• volunteered 1,237 hours• drove 12,046 miles• flew 14,000 miles.

But Darrell is far from done with Habitat. His 2018 plan is to volunteer 400 hours at his home affiliate in Indiana and another 400 hours for the Global Village organization.

Behind Darrell at the North Minneapolis Habitat project this summer were Andy Byrnes, Jim Kane, Mike Lilly and Gary Koelsch.

Alumni Can Shop the Cargill Company StoreNext time you are in the Cargill Office Center for a CCA event – like the educational seminar on Feb. 21 or the CCA annual meeting in May – go down the stairs of the main atrium to visit the Cargill Company Store in the basement. The store recently slashed prices that were already discounted compared to retail.

Stocked completely with Cargill products, the store features an array of chocolates from Wilbur; Kosher and water softener salt from Diamond Crystal®; premium dog and cat food; and chicken, fish and beef products – including the famous Sterling Silver® line of steak and other high-end beef products for restaurants. You can even find giant bones for your dog, fresh from Cargill’s beef processing plants.

So, consider a visit to the Company Store a possible bonus of attending a CCA event in the Office Center. Unfortunately, because of security regulations, unescorted alumni are not able to enter the Office Center at other times.

Evelyn LangeChristl LarsonJan NeumannMichelle PlanteRam ReddyLouis RicardJudy RossBob SchneiderLeAnn Schuerman

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363 Sandwich ProjectFebruary 16, 2018 - Brooklyn Park, 9:00-11:00 a.m.Contact Eugene Becker @ 763-742-7827

Education Seminar with Kris Bruhn, RNCovers a range of issues for a healthy and happy retirement, including diet, socializing, balance and fall prevention February 21, 2018 – Office Center Aud. B, 10:00-11:30 a.m. (invitations mailed)

Feed My Starving ChildrenMarch 26, 2018 – Coon Rapids, 9:30-11:30 a.m.Contact Larry Knutson @ 952-934-2613

“Newsies” at Chanhassen Dinner TheaterMarch 28, 2018 (invitations mailed)

“Jersey Boys” at Orpheum TheaterApril 25, 2018 (Registration closed January 22)

CCA 2018 Annual Meeting at Office CenterMay 10, 2018

25-Year Club at Office CenterMay 18, 2018 (invitations will be mailed)

UFF DAH Scandinavian History TourJune 20, 2018

Coming Events: Ongoing Events:Bridging

Bloomington and Roseville4th Tuesday of each month 12:30-3:30 p.m.Contact Jim Little @ 612-338-1872 or Gene Van’t Hof @ 612-877-0533

The Food GroupNew Hope, 1st Wed. each month 9:00-11:00 a.m. Contact John Tschumperlin @ 952-472-4465

Prodeo AcademyMinneapolis, Last Wed. each month 9:00 a.m. – noonContact Dave Braden @ dbbraden@gmail.com

Second Harvest2nd and 3rd Tuesday and last Wednesday each month 9:00-11:30 a.m.Contact Joe Fournier @ 763-420-6720

Store to DoorContact Elaine Brown @ 612-869-5764

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