50 Stories for 50 Years

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Loring Tollefson with his parents, Gladys and Chester Tollefson

Story 1 – Our Founder, Chester Tollefson

August 4, 2021
Early Ted Brown

Story 2 – Ted Brown

August 10, 2021
Juliana Korkor headshot

Story 3 – Juliana Korkor

August 18, 2021
Rise CEO Lynn Noren supports a person served during Rise's early years. Lynn will retire as CEO in 2024.

Story 4 – Lynn Noren

August 27, 2021
Katie Whiteford and Person Served smiling.

Story 5 – Katie Whiteford

September 2, 2021
Rise has served Shawna Markley for 20 years

Story 6 – Shawna Markley

September 10, 2021
Latrice Sinclair

Story 7 – Latrice Sinclair

September 16, 2021
Patty Welsch smiles wearing a peach colored top.

Story 8 – The Welsch Family

September 22, 2021
Rise Art Therapist Stacy Gross helps person served with a water color art activity.

Story 9 – Stacy Gross, Rise Art Therapist

September 30, 2021
Jean Achida smiles outside wearing a tan t-shirt and a red baseball hat.

Story 10 – Jean Achicha

December 8, 2021
Sean Lovejoy holds a thumbs up pose as he smiles wearing purple shirt and sunglasses.

Story 11 – Shawn Lovejoy

December 8, 2021
Becky Rother smiles at a Rise gala wearing a name tag and a black blouse.

Story 12 – Becky Rother

December 8, 2021
Wes Dahle smiles at his workplace, Culvers, wearing black glasses, a Culvers baseball hat, and a blue Culvers apron.

Story 13 – Wes Dahle

December 8, 2021
Vince Mans sits in his desk smiling wearing glasses and a blue shirt.

Story 14 – Vince Mans

December 20, 2021
Laurie Zschokke sits in a walker wearing a zip-up sweatshirt.

Story 15 – Laurie Zschokke

December 29, 2021
John Watters smiles wearing a gray button-up shirt while he holds a Rise award.

Story 16 – John Watters

January 7, 2022
Sue Featherly smiles wearing a black blouse standing in front of a white wall.

Story 17 – Sue Featherly

January 14, 2022
Mike Harper has a gray beard and wears a Rise zip-up and glasses while softly smiling.

Story 18 – Mike Harper

January 24, 2022
Kevin Whitley smiles at work wearing a gray Rise t-shirt.

Story 19 – Kevin Whitley

February 4, 2022
Rob Flood smiles in front of a gray background wearing glasses and a baseball hat.

Story 20 – Rob Flood

April 28, 2022
Jessi DuVall stands behind a person served by Rise helping them complete their tasks.

Story 21 – Jessi DuVall

May 4, 2022
Rachel Meyer smiles while holding an award in front of a gray wall and wearing a blue patterned long sleeve top.

Story 22 – Rachel Meyer

May 12, 2022
Brian Henley smiles in a warehouse wearing a Minnesota Vikings hat and Minnesota Twins t-shirt.

Story 23 – Brian Henley

May 19, 2022
Joey Affolter posed in front of a plastic machine at Westfall Technik in New Richmond, Wisc.

Story 24 – Joey Affolter

June 9, 2022
John Deneau wearing a purple and gold Minnesota Vikings jacket.

Story 25 – John Deneau

June 14, 2022
Mary Stransky soft smiling in front of artwork framed on a wall wearing a black top and gray blazer.

Story 26 – Mary Stransky

June 17, 2022
Sean Hamilton smiles wearing a gray quarter zip in front of a garage door as the background.

Story 27 – Sean Hamilton

July 1, 2022
Eddie Ridge smiles wearing a black cowboy hat and glasses in his workplace.

Story 28 – Eddie Ridge

July 22, 2022
Hue Yang smiles wearing tan overalls in front of a wall of colorful Starbucks cups.

Story 29 – Hue Yang

September 16, 2022
Lauren Kozlak smiles wearing a black and white zebra print top.

Story 30 – Lauren Kozlak

September 23, 2022
Lori Clauson wears a Rise sweatshirt as she smiles in front of a gray background.

Story 31 – Lori Clauson

September 30, 2022
Ryan Sawyer sits in front of a gray background wearing a dark gray shirt.

Story 32 – Ryan Sawyer

October 14, 2022
Andrea Ash smiles in front of a grass background wearing a white tank top and pink pants.

Story 33 – Andrea Ash

October 20, 2022
Paul Belair sits in front of a gray background wearing small glasses and a blue t-shirt.

Story 34 – Paul Belair

October 28, 2022
Amanda Lorenz sits in front of a gray background wearing black glasses, a gray shirt, and a silver necklace.

Story 35 – Amanda Lorenz

November 4, 2022
Allison Dukek smiles in front of a gray portrait background wearing a black and pink floral shirt.

Story 36 – Allison Dukek

November 10, 2022
Wendy Ensign smiles in front of a gray portrait background. She has long gray hair and wears a red t-shirt.

Story 37 – Wendy Ensign

November 14, 2022
Allen Jenkins smiles in front of a gray portrait background wearing a gray t-shirt.

Story 38 – Allen Jenkins

November 17, 2022
Chris Krause smiles wearing a maroon t-shirt in front of a gray portrait background.

Story 39 – Chris Krause

November 23, 2022
Kevin Symanitz smiles in front of a gray portrait wall wearing a light blue Kwik Trip work polo and glasses.

Story 40 – Kevin Symanitz

November 28, 2022
Ashley Wright smiles in front of a gray portrait background. She has long, straight brown hair and is wearing a gray t-shirt.

Story 41 – Ashley Wright

January 6, 2023
Lisa Geng smiles wearing a blue shirt with her name on it and large purple and black glasses.

Story 42 – Lisa Geng

January 12, 2023
Jordan Rock smiles in front of a white and blue wall wearing a black t-shirt.

Story 43 – Jordan Rock

January 17, 2023
Elisa Raymond smiles in front of a building entryway wearing a black jacket and glasses.

Story 44 – Elisa Raymond

January 19, 2023
Hannah Furney Smiles wearing a black dress and a gold sweater in front of a Rise branded backdrop.

Story 45 – Hannah Furney

January 24, 2023