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Honoring our Outstanding Team Members Each year, Rise honors outstanding team members with our two employee awards: Champion of the Mission and Excellence in Leadership. The 2024 Award Winners were presented at our second annual Employee Recognition Party, which was held at the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View on September 26th. 2024 Champions of the Mission Every month, Rise collects nominations and selects several Champions of the Month. It is from this group of…

Corrine Smith, 103 (pictured), Vero Beach, Fla. passed away in March, 2023. Rise supported her daughter, Cosette who died in 2015, for many years. Corinne was extremely active and generous throughout the years. Her $920,000 estate bequest honoring Cosette is among the largest financial gifts we have ever received. “The funds were directed to our general operations,” said Vice President of Advancement Noel McCormick. “We are so grateful Corrine trusted us to be good stewards…

After seven years at Rise, direct support professional Eleanor Thomas retired from in mid-May. She has supervised an employment team at Cummins in Fridley since 2020. Cummins and Rise teamed up to recognize her significant contributions and celebrate her retirement. We caught up with her to talk about her job and her plans for the future: What are you looking forward to about retirement? Eleanor: “Staying in my pajamas all day [laugh]. Just kidding! I’ll…

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