Fourteen emerging leaders from communities across southwest Minnesota will participate in the first cohort of Growing Local: Emerging Leaders. This new program is a partnership with University of Minnesota Extension.
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Q&A with Khou Lor on her Path to Community Leadership
We’re looking for aspiring leaders who want to start their leadership journey with us! Growing Local: Emerging Leaders is a leadership education program to support emerging leaders in southwest Minnesota.
Community Space in Madison Receives $75,000 in Grants
The Madison Art and Innovation Center, also known as The Madison Mercantile, has received $60,000 from the Blandin Foundation in Minnesota and $15,000 from the national Christopher & Dana Reeve
Stories, soup and Dakota culture
SWIF board and staff experienced a group book read and author visit this fall. Teresa Peterson and her uncle Walter “Super” LaBatte Jr. co-authored “Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers.”
Clinton’s Patti Karsky is an artist, among many other things
Patti Karsky grew up making crafts with cardboard inserts saved from shirts at JCPenney. Her grandmas encouraged her creativity, gifting her craft kits for Christmas and helping her sew homemade
Celebrating 2022 Welcoming Week in southwest Minnesota
No matter where you come from or who you are, southwest Minnesota is where we all can belong. Join us in celebrating Welcoming Week in our region September 9–18, 2022!