SCFCU announces platinum sponsorship of upcoming Tanner’s Team Walk/Run
St. Cloud Federal Credit Union recently announce it is the platinum sponsor for Tanner’s Team seventh annual walk/run, the primary event sponsor. The event will be held at Bob Cross Park in Sauk Rapids on June 24. In addition to being the primary event sponsor, the credit union is paying for nine employees and their families to participate in the event. One of those employees is Jed Meyer, president and CEO, who is participating in another way to help raise funds by donating personal money for every minute it takes him to complete the run.
The credit union’s mission includes purposeful action within the community; Tanner’s Team Walk/Run is a perfect partnership because the organization helps families with children who have a life-threatening illness.
“When I heard about Tanner’s Team, I was inspired because it’s for a meaningful cause that helps families,” Meyer said. “Like us, they look to help relieve financial pressures so families can focus on what matters in life. We are also excited to participate in an event that rallies our communities together.”
Tanner’s Team Foundation was created in 2011 to help families with children who are fighting a life-threatening illness or serious injury in Central Minnesota. The foundation was inspired by Tanner Fuls, who was diagnosed at age 11 with myelodysplastic syndrome, a form of pre-leukemia. Fuls died in 2010. Throughout the years the foundation has helped more than 150 families with more than $122,000 in grants.
Cindy Hank-Fuls, Tanner’s Mom, is the event organizer and worked with SCFCU to create the platinum sponsorship.
“We are so excited to have our first platinum sponsor this year,” she said. “St. Cloud Federal Credit Union has been great to work with and we are proud to have them part of Tanner’s Team.”
To learn more about Tanner’s Team and the June 24 event, visit https://www.tannersteam.org/5k-walkrun.
Local couple donates art collection to the Paramount Center for the Arts
Collecting and appreciating visual art has been a passion for Burt and Cheri Dubow. As their life together evolves they have made a decision to donate a number of pieces from their collection to the Paramount Center for the Arts. The donated work is displayed in the lobby of the Paramount Theatre through July 8.
The works are diverse in their subject matter and media. Some are originals, others prints. The collection includes local artists, past and present such as a few paintings by Bela Petheo and Charles Kapsner. Also,there is a wonderful Agam, a beautiful Margaret Hluch weaving, and an Ainslie Roberts print entitled “Waratah and the Blind Hunter.” A wall-sized Kapsner fresco is also part of the collection which will be permanently mounted at the Paramount soon.
More pieces from the Dubow collection will be presented at a later date in combination with other artists in a specialty exhibit at the Paramount Gallery Saint Germain.
Chase Meyers of St. Stephen was recently named to the dean’s list at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Students must be in the top 15-percent of their class to qualify for this honor. He also qualified for the president’s honor roll with a minimum 3.8 grade-point average.
Six Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
They are the following: Hannah Brennan, Mckenzie Fosse, Katlyn Ramseth, Katelyn Stalboerger, Ryan Tveit and Brandon Yurczyk.
Students must be in the top 15 percent of their class to qualify for this honor.
Brennan, Fossen and Yurczyk also qualified for the president’s honor roll with a minimum 3.8 grade-point average.
Gary Olson of Sartell recently won the 12.50 Index class of drag racing in his ’79 Chevy Camaro at Brainerd Int’l Raceway during the ninth annual Street Car Showdown. Olson beat Bobbi Halverson in the finals with a winning time of 12.411 seconds and 106.89 mph. The winners of the 10 Index classes then have a run-off to determine the Index Class Champion. Olson, however, lost in the first round when he fouled at the starting line.
Stearns Bank receives silver award at “100 Best Companies To Work For” banquet
Stearns Bank N.A. received the silver award in the large-company category at the Minnesota Business magazine’s “100 Best Companies To Work For” banquet June 1 in Minneapolis.
The night recognized Minnesota’s top companies and Stearns employees were on hand to receive the award. The “100 Best” were determined by the resulting scores of an anonymous online questionnaire filled out by the employees of each participating company. That, in turn, determined which companies in Minnesota excelled in the areas of work environment, employee benefits and overall employee happiness.
The large-company category consisted of companies that employ 250 people or more. The winners are featured in the June 2017 issue of Minnesota Business magazine.
Our employees, who are also owners with our ESOP program, work hard to help our customers achieve their small-business dreams. Achieving a strong work-life balance is what Stearns Bank wants for all of its employees. We work hard at Stearns, but we also have an environment that fosters positivity and collaboration. We expanded our benefits in 2017 to give our employees the opportunity to spend more time with their families and volunteer in their communities.
This award is dedicated to all of our outstanding employees. We couldn’t have done it without them. We get the job done!
The Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation recently announced it has awarded $36,300 in grants to support leading-edge programming (Pre-K-12) in the Sartell-St. Stephen School District for the 2017-18 school year. This is the largest amount to date and it’s thanks to the increased generosity of our community. Programs receiving grants include the following: Sartell High School: Sabre Splash; Art in Motion; Students Against Trafficking; National Association of Workshop Directors Leadership Training; and Student Council Leadership Training. Sartell Middle School: Sartell Middle School Academic Extensions; Engineering and Technology; Learning Lab; Afterschool Robotics and Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning; elementary schools: Afterschool Robotics in Pine Meadow and Oak Ridge elementaries; Elementary Makerspaces – ORE/PME; One-District One-Book – ORE/PME; Leveled Library – ORE/PME; Elementary Academic Extensions – ORE/PME; and Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning – ORE/PME; and Early Childhood Family Education: Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning and Conscious Behavior Curriculum.
“Once again, the tremendous value of our partnership with the Sartell-St. Stephen Education Foundation pays off for the students of our district,” said Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert. “They have been able to strengthen our district programs by providing financial support that isn’t available within the state-allocated budgets. We thank SSEF and the community for continuing to support our schools and providing even greater opportunities for students.”
SSEF is proud to have given more than $365,000 in grants and scholarships throughout the years. SSEF has been fortunate to have another record-breaking year as they continue to increase the amount of funds awarded to programs in the district.
SSEF is a non-profit 501c(3) organization whose mission is to provide support for leading-edge ideas and programming for the students in District 748. For more information about the Foundation visit www.ssef.net.