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Meet You in Medora
NDU members ‘head west’ for appreciation event in the Badlands
As a member of North Dakota United, the state’s premiere organization of 11,500 public educators and employees dedicated to providing great public education and services to North Dakota students and communities, you have access to numerous benefits. One benefit of membership that we have been fortunate enough to offer to members in recent years are special Member Appreciation Days at events across the state. In 2019, NDU members received free admission to the State Fair in Minot, and we shared exclusive giveaways of backpacks and books with attendees. Then in 2020, we had planned to offer free
admission to the Medora musical and discounted hotel rates to our members. Those plans were put on hold after the COVID-19 outbreak, but with the availability of vaccines and face masks, we were able to offer this Member Appreciation Day in Medora on June 13, 2021. NDU members were eligible to receive paid admission to the musical for themselves and a guest to the world-famous Medora Musical on a Sunday night, when kids receive free admission. Additionally, an ice cream social was held from 3-5 p.m. that day for members. NDU members were welcomed to the event from the stage by both President Theodore Roosevelt (portrayed by actor Joe Wiegand) and ND United President Nick Archuleta. Both of them paid tribute to all of the public educators and employees in the audience and thanked them for their service to students and communities in our state. “To say that the women and men who provide the vital public services to our citizens across the state have had an extraordinary year would be an equally extraordinary understatement,” President Archuleta said. “The pandemic forced these hard-working and creative ND United members to pivot on a dime and implement new practices and protocols that allowed them to do their work safely and with minimal inconvenience to the public that depends upon them. At North Dakota United, we wanted to do show them that we knew their challenges and are proud of the way they overcame them and continued to serve the public professionally and tirelessly.”
TOP: President Theodore Roosevelt (portrayed by actor Joe Wiegand), ND United President Nick Archuleta and Mary Pat Archuleta, NDU-Retired member.
