Here’s a good sign – 82% of Americans age 12 to 25 say they’ve participated in some form of service – 71% report helping people at least a few times in the past week. GALLUP: https://fluence-media.co/4q5r4P5
Tuesday was National Night Out – CCX Media checked out a celebration in Maple Grove. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4hTcQyC
This year, Northwest Airlines would have celebrated 100 years. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4fVbpNx
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COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS: Flint Hills Resources is celebrating summer with thousands of Minnesotans at local festivals and parades. Look for Flint Hills employees – along with their families and friends – as they show their hometown pride at many local celebrations, including Rosemount Leprechaun Days, Hastings Rivertown Days, Inver Grove Heights Days and Saint Paul’s Lowertown Sounds. For decades, Flint Hills Resources has supported programs, organizations and events that improve our quality of life in our communities. LEARN MORE: Community Partnerships (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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WEEKEND LOADING…
MINNEAPOLIS: The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports on an Afro-Creole restaurant opening soon on Lake Street. Square Roots will offer a six-month workforce development program for adults 18-24 which includes classroom instruction as well as paid on-the-job training. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fTPhTJ
SCAMS: Via Affinity Plus, VERBATIM: “Eight Minnesota credit unions are coming together with law enforcement and fraud prevention experts to help community members recognize scams, protect their personal information and know what to do if fraud occurs. The collaborative effort comes at a critical moment for local consumers: Minnesotans lose an estimated $1.5 billion a year to online scams, according to a recent report by the Consumer Federation of America. The free Credit Unions Fighting Fraud seminar will take place Thursday, Aug. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Shoreview Community Center, 4580 Victoria St. N. in Shoreview.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3U1qE02
FIRE SAFETY: Via Albert Lea Tribune, VERBATIM: “Children crawled on the damp floor of the mock smokehouse, wet from the rain earlier in the day, being told to not look up and get to the other side. Evading the fiery fake flames, they made it through, some going around for a second round. The Freeborn County Fair kicked off on Tuesday night and with it the first rendition of the Firefighter Training Show put on by Neil Snyder. Snyder wanted a fun experience for kids to learn fire safety.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4q5HU0n
ELK RIVER: Via Travelers, VERBATIM: “The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation today celebrated the fourth event of their national preservation and community resilience campaign, Travelers Across America, in Elk River, Minnesota. The initiative, which focuses on restoring landmarks and strengthening community resilience in honor of America’s 250th, hosted a volunteer day at Oliver Kelley Farm featuring hands-on stewardship projects led by Travelers employees.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fIGaq9
QUEEN: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Elizabeth Neuville has had an extraordinarily busy year. She scored a feature in a Culver’s commercial, then competed and earned a silver medal in the Special Olympics USA Games. Now the Plymouth woman was crowned with an impactful honor: National Miss Amazing Queen. It’s a national competition for girls and women with disabilities.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bz1vjm
1,776 MILES: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Jason Lennox has spent weeks walking nearly every day with one goal in mind: to complete the entire Minnesota border, a journey of almost 1,800 miles. He walks around 20 to 25 miles a day, hoping to finish in October. He sleeps and eats in a van along the way. The walk is an endurance challenge and an effort to raise money and awareness for children’s mental health while honoring those whose lives have been affected by addiction, mental illness and suicide.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4z37t6e
POETRY: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “A new interactive exhibit in Minneapolis is reimagining predictive text as a tool for creative connection. ‘Counter-Algorithmic Poetics,’ created by poet and AI engineer Dana Chiueh, invites visitors to respond to writing prompts at computer stations. As they type, related phrases appear on their screens. But unlike conventional predictive text, those suggestions are not generated by artificial intelligence. They were written by other visitors.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/45cJOCE
$69K: Via KIMT-TV, VERBATIM: “Whistle Binkies Old World Pub and Whistle Binkies on the Lake presented a $69,286 donation to NAMI Southeast Minnesota today in support of free local mental health education, support, advocacy and suicide prevention services. The funds were raised through three community events: the Bloody Mary Bar and Anniversary Party hosted by Whistle Binkies Old World Pub, and the annual golf tournament hosted by Whistle Binkies on the Lake.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fH9gWZ
REPORT: Via Xcel Energy, VERBATIM: “The Xcel Energy Foundation today announced it has invested nearly $160 million over the past quarter of a century to strengthen communities, according to a new Impact Report commemorating the Foundation’s 25th anniversary.” READ: NEWS RELEASE | IMPACT REPORT
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PEACE: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “Sue Zelickson, long time food reporter, radio host, philanthropist, and community pillar in the Twin Cities culinary scene has died. She was 91.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4xqkHrU
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