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Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. Honors
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Award Recipients
Greater Mankato Growth, Inc. honored their Volunteer of the Year award recipients for 2013 during their recent annual meeting. This year’s recipients were: Greater Mankato Growth, Jesse Schott;Visit Mankato, Joe DeLory and City Center Partnership, Malda Farnham. Each of these individuals have made an outstanding contribution to their respective organization, demonstrated leadership through service and volunteerism and made a contribution to the betterment of quality of life, business environment and economic vitality. More than 350 attendees were present during the annual meeting
Greater Mankato Growth
GREATER MANKATO GROWTH Since the Greater Mankato Young Professionals inception in 2008, Greater Mankato Growth
City Center Partnership Board of Governors Chair Stacey Straka presented Malda Farnham with her award.
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Volunteer of the Year Jesse Schott (a construction administrator for I&S Group) has made a tremendous contribution to the Young Professionals. Schott has contributed his leadership skills as well as an abundance of time and effort through chairing the Kiwanis Holiday Lights Parade in 2012 and 2013, he was a major factor contributing to the overall success of this popular event. He also served as the Young Professionals Community Service Chair, where he helped to gain more participants., expand events and provice more opportunities for members to participate in. Schott also was a participant in the Young Professionals New Member Committee. He volunteers through the Young Professionals for the CityArt installation and removal, BackPack Food Program and Rake the Town.