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Improvement Club
2013-2014 Program  

      (Previous Programs: 2012-2013  2011-2012  2010-2011 2009-2010  2008-2009  2007-2008  2006-2007  2005-2006  2004-2005,  2003-2004,  2002-2003,  2001-2002,  2000-2001,  1999-2000,  1998-1999)

September 5, 2013            

Program:  The Price of Purchasing:  Human Trafficking & Supply Chain Transparency – Brittany Partridge will educate us on the problem of human trafficking internationally and domestically.

Donation:  Red Thread Movement

 

October 3, 2013

Program:  Autism – Suzanne Quinn-McDonald will share the knowledge she has gained in her 35 years of teaching, assessing, and evaluating autistic 3-4 year old children in her career in Early Childhood/Special Education.

Donation:  Friendship Ventures – Autistic Campers

 

November 7, 2013

Program:  Experience Educational Adventures – Traveling with Road Scholars – Lee Anderson will tell us about Road Scholars, an educational adventures firm created by Elderhostel, Inc. – the not-for-profit world leader in lifelong learning since 1975.  We will hear about their wide array of educational travel programs which foster camaraderie and a sense of community.

Donation:  Youth First

 

December 5, 2013

Program:  Holiday High Tea – A high tea will be served by Cottage Gourmets at the Westman home on Lake Sylvia.  Seating is limited and carpooling is a must.  Directions will be given before the event.

Donation:  Share Your Christmas

  

January 2, 2014

Program:  Healthy Eating – Julie Starke, Registered Licensed Dietitian, will introduce us to the Mediterranean Diet, which is one of the healthiest in the world.

Donation:  Annandale Food Shelf

                     

February 6, 2014                              

Program:  Floral Design Made Easy – AIC member, Cathy Gulyas, will educate us on how to prep flowers and greenery, and use materials found in our own backyard for floral arrangements for all occasions.

Donation:  Children’s Grief Connection

                               

March 6, 2014

Program:  Wellness Center Tour and “Chronic Pain:  Listening to your body and how to respond” – Following a tour of the Wellness Center, Stacy Besonen will discuss self-management tools for chronic pain and offer strategies for living life to the fullesta

Donation:  Buffalo Hospice

    

April 3, 2014

Program:  The importance of Honey Bees and What We Can Do to Help Them – Gary Cobus, a Master Gardener, will teach us the importance of honeybee pollinators, and the problems they face today, including Colony Collapse Disorder.  Learn what we can do to help by creating bee-friendly gardens, reducing use of pesticides, and maintaining habitat.

Donation:  Wright County Master Gardener Program

 

May 1, 2014        

Program:  Addiction, Recovery, and Hazelden – William Cope Moyers, author and VP of Public Affairs and Community Relations at Hazelden,  will share his commitment to eliminating barriers to recovery from addiction from alcohol and other drug addictions.

Donation:  Hazelden

 

June 5, 2014 
Program:  Tour of the Weisman Art Museum – A guided tour of the Weisman Art Museum at the U of M, featuring 20th century artists, ceramics, and contemporary art.  Following the tour, lunch on your own in Dinkytown.  Donation:  ACT (Annandale Area Community Team)

                                                                                                                               

July 10, 2014

Program – Tour of Minnesota Pioneer Park – Founded in 1972, this open-air historical museum has over 20 buildings furnished with artifacts depicting pioneer life in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s.

Donation:  Minnesota Pioneer Park

 

August 7, 2014   

Program:  Wet & Wild plus mini-fundraiser lunch – AIC member kayak races at Annandale City Park, followed by a picnic lunch provided by AIC Executive Board & Program Committee at the Park Pavilion.

Donation:  Anna Marie’s Shelter