MCA
Celebrating 84 years!
2017
Annual Training Institute
Join us October 25th -
27th
Grand View Lodge
Nisswa, MN
Registration
NOW OPEN!
Click
here for Exhibitor Registration
Click
here for Conference Attendee Registration
Click here for a preview of the program sessions and
descriptions
Keynote
speakers
Andre Koen
– “All Trumped Up” – Diversity in
work culture and working with justice involved individuals.
Kat
Perkins - From
record deals to finals on NBC's THE VOICE, she lives a FEARLESS life and
inspires audiences coast to coast. She has given over 300 presentations
in the past 18 months alone, sharing her message of living a Fearless life, the
pursuit of dreams, and making a positive impact on the world.
Kat will be presenting on Wednesday, October 25th and be sure to join us Wednesday evening at the Hospitality
Night to hear her perform.
Mark J. Lundquist
– “Passion! (8 Steps to Reignite
Yours)” – A keynote that is as entertaining as it is enlightening as he sends
you out the door on fire.
Untouchable Documentary
– Documentary and
Panel – Registration and restriction of Sex Offenders. Both sides of the
controversy.
2017 MCA Award
Ceremony
Held at the Annual
Training Institute in October
Submit Your Nominations by July 15, 2017
Click here for Nomination Form
Contact
MCA Past President Steve King at stevek@co.mower.mn.us
with your Award Nomination questions and submission forms.
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Join us for the LARGEST all-recovery
event in Minnesota!
MRC's annual Walk for Recovery is a National Recovery Month
event to express gratitude, convey hope, and to celebrate all in recovery and
those who help recovery happen! Bring your family and friends—wheelchairs,
strollers, and even the family dog!
There is NO REGISTRATION FEE to
participate in the Walk for Recovery!
Start a Walk Team, join a Walk Team or walk as an individual!
Find out more about putting a team together and being a Team Captain here.
You can fundraise for the Walk as a team member or as an individual. Funds that
you or your Walk Team raise will help MRC to continue our mission to strengthen
the recovery community through peer-to-peer support, public education, and
advocacy. Fundraising is encouraged, but not required.
EVENT SCHEDULE Check-in/Onsite Registration: 9 a.m. Walk: 10:30am Celebration: 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
- FREE SWAG BAG full of
goodies to the first 300 people who register online.
- FREE T-SHIRT to anyone
who raises $50 by August 27, 2017.
- DJ! Food Trucks! Photo Booth!
Activities for the kids!
For more information, to register for the Walk or create your
Walk Team, please visit: walk.minnesotarecovery.org Click here for event flyer
to print, post and pass along.
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July 27-29, 2017 at the Earle Brown
Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, MN.
Please
visit this link to register.
This year’s theme is Strengthening the
Continuum of Wellbeing and Care for Women and Families. The Summit is
intended to connect participants and spur active engagement in
cross-disciplinary collaboration and coordination of recovery oriented systems
of care. While it is not necessary, it is strongly encouraged that those
interested in attending the Summit register as part of a community team. For a
glimpse at the agenda of this three-day event, download the 2017
Summit Program at a Glance. A more detailed agenda will be available
soon. Also, visit this
link to learn about exhibit opportunities at the Summit (Steering
Committee members can exhibit for a discounted fee of only $50) and this link to nominate
leaders in your community for either the Recovery Champion or the State
Champion award.
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Join us! Advance your own knowledge and skills while helping to discover how, together, we can build a new national presence for leaders of volunteer engagement, tackle the issues that affect our work, and ultimately improve our community impact.
National Summit highlights include:
- More than 100 breakout sessions to increase your own professional development, taught by experts in the field.
- A variety of innovative approaches to learning and collaborating from electronic polling and graphic facilitation to improv comedy and Open Space technology!
- A series of national strategy sessions tackling five specific challenges we face as professionals. These will be highly structured conversations designed to yield a few attainable and impactful strategies that can be implemented at the local, state, and/or national levels.
- Special sessions focusing on philanthropic organizations which support volunteer engagement in nonprofits, providing a unique opportunity for funders and nonprofit leaders alike to learn more about each other’s perspectives, approaches to collaboration, and challenges.
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There will be a volunteer management bookstore on-site for all 3 days of the conference!
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Evening entertainment, endless networking opportunities, and more!
Learn more about the vision and goals for the National Summit in our case statement.
Register Here!
2017 Great Lakes Native American Conference
August 9-11, 2017
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Prior Lake, MN
The GLNAC is put on every year by 5 different U.S.
Attorney’s Offices in the Midwest. This year our Minnesota District has
the honor to host the conference along with the assistance of the Eastern
District of Michigan, Western District of Michigan, Western District of
Wisconsin and Eastern District of Wisconsin offices. We last hosted this
conference at Black Bear Casino in 2011. The conference this year is
scheduled at Mystic Lake Casino on 9 - 11 August 2017. Our target
audience are advocates, prosecutors, law enforcement and legal
professionals. There is no fee to attend this conference. We
currently are finishing up our agenda.
For questions, contact:
Adan G. Perez | Victim Witness Specialist
Adan.Perez@usdoj.gov or 612-664-5715
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The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance offers a variety of educational classes - including our monthly Brain Injury Basics class - for families, individuals and professionals in the Twin Cities. Our educators can also train your staff on-site at your facility with our Traveling Workshops.
Brain Injury Basics: Introduction to Brain Injury will be held on: September 28 and December 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brain Injury Basics: Adjustment to Brain Injury will be held on: July 27 and October 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brain Injury Basics: Caregiving will be held on: August 24 and November 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required. All classes take place in the Education Center at the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance. A $5 donation is appreciated from individuals with brain injury, family members and friends; the fee per session is $25 for professionals. For more information or to register, call 612-378-2742 or 1-800-669-6442, or click here to register online.
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