Citizens League Email Newsletter

   August 12, 2010
UPCOMING EVENTS

September 1: Intergenerational Roundtable


October 13:
26th Annual Conference on Policy Analysis


Click on each event for more information and to register
 




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IN THIS ISSUE
  • Help decide the future of Scott County's parks and trails
  • Help the League earn $10,000: Join or Give a Gift Membership!
  • Upcoming Event: Inter-Generational Roundtable 9/1
  • Support the Citizens League with your Kowalski's Receipt
  • Help decide the future of Scott County's parks and trails

    Do you live in Scott county? If so, join us for a workshop to help decide the future of Scott county's parks and trails. We've teamed up with Scott county to work with their residents to help create a vision and set priorities for how its parks and trails should be developed. Join us at one of the following workshops to have your voice heard. All meetings are from 6-9pm. 
    • Wednesday, August 18th at Cedar Lake Farm Park, New Prague
    • Thursday, August 19th at St. Catherine of Spring Lake Church, Prior Lake
    • Wednesday, August 25th at Oak Crest Elementary School, Belle Plaine 
    • Thursday, August 26th at the Church of St. Mary of the Purification, Shakopee
    Read the rest of Erin Sapp's blog here or contact her at erin[at]citizensleague.org with any questions. 
    Help the Citizens League Earn $10,000: Join or Give a Gift Membership

    The Pohlad Family Foundation recently approved a matching grant to the Citizens League. All new memberships will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000.You can help us earn the grant! Click here to give a gift membership to friends, family members, or colleagues who are not yet members of the Citizens League. If you're not yet a member yourself, please click here to join.
    Upcoming Event: Inter-Generational Roundtable

    A Dialogue on Local Business in a Global Ecomony:
     How Minnesota's businesses navigate modern standards in an evolving marketplace

    Wednesday, September 1
    Doors open at 5:30pm | Program 6:00pm - 7:00pm
    Loring Pasta Bar, Red Room
     327 14th Ave SE, Minneapolis
     Appetizers are provided for free

    Register now

    Join the Citizens League Emerging Leaders Committee as they host an Inter-Generational Roundtable event, Local Business in a Global Economy. What does it take to run a successful and socially responsible Minnesota business in an increasingly international marketplace? Join our hosts, former ADC telecommunications CEO and Senior Fellow at the Humphrey Institute Chuck Denny and Bellcomb Technologies founder and President David Hartwell, in a conversation on the evolution of business models, performance demands, financing and ethical decision-making in industry.

    The 2009/2010 Inter-Generational Roundtable Series is generously being sponsored by:
                                    
    Support the Citizens League with your Kowalski's Receipt

    Kowalski's Markets have generously included us in their Groceries for Good Causes program.

    Please place your receipt in the Citizens League bin at your local Kowalski's. Kowalski's will make a contribution to the Citizens League each quarter based on the number of receipts in our bins. In the last few weeks, the Citizens League received $164.00 through Groceries for Good Causes! If you don't see a bin at your local market, please ask the store manager and they will add us as space allows.

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