Citizens League Email Newsletter

   August 20, 2010
UPCOMING EVENTS

September 1:
Inter-Generational Roundtable


September 15:
Gubernatorial Debate

September 22:
Envisioning MN's Electric Energy Future

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
  • Upcoming Event: Gubernatorial Debate Hosted By BringMeTheNews and the Citizens League 9/15
  • Upcoming Event: Inter-Generational Roundtable 9/1
  • Help the League earn $10,000: Join or Give a Gift Membership!
  • Help decide the future of Scott County's parks and trails
  • Upcoming Event: Gubernatorial Debate Hosted By BringMeTheNews and the Citizens League

    Wednesday, September 15th
    Doors open at 6:30 | Program 7:00 - 8:00pm
    Pantages Theater 

    BringMeTheNews, the online and broadcast aggregation news network, will host a live, interactive debate between Minnesota gubernatorial candidates Mark Dayton (DFL), Tom Emmer (GOP), and Tom Horner (Independence) in partnership with the Citizens League and the LEAD Project.

    The program will be produced as a unique conversation-style debate where Minnesotans can participate in an interactive question and answer session through BringMeTheNews' social networks. The discussion will be moderated by former investigative journalist, TV News anchor and BringMeTheNews founder Rick Kupchella and will stream live on www.Bring.MN and rebroadcast on the CW (channel 23) the following week.

    Ticket information will be available soon. For more details on the event click here.

    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:
                                    
    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! The Citizens League is only 561 members away from our 2010 membership goal.

    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.
    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 25th at Oak Crest Elementary School, Belle Plaine 
    • Thursday, August 26th at the Church of St. Mary of the Purification, Shakopee
    Read more here or contact Erin Sapp at erin[at]citizensleague.org with any questions. 
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