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Establishing more mentorship opportunity
for students and youth
 Youth
• Students
• Entrepreneurs
• Minnetonka High School (~750 students)
– Vantage Program: invites significant employers in the community to
provide mentors to a group of students for a specific academic project
• Youth as an Asset:
– Service hours (that can be spent with different
organizations/businesses)
– Field trips (to preview various types of professions/mentoring
opportunities)
– Creativity/initiative (students have academic as well as extracurricular
interests that can be expanded upon in a mentoring setting)
 Elderly
• Moving for retirement
• Sunrise of Minnetonka Nursing home (200+ residents)
• Lakeside Yarn: group (~50) senior citizens that meet weekly
and knit, crochet, etc. pieces that are then donated. They
also have different short lessons/teachers each week.
• Elderly as an Asset:
– Resources:
• Networking (with family, friends, neighbors, or business partners, they
have extensive knowledge of the community and local businesses)
• Money (to invest or spend – for example, on materials for Lakeside Yarn)
• Time (often, senior citizens in the nursing home engage in community
events during their free time)
 Artists
• Music/art/theater
– Old Log Theater (locally cast and produced theater and children’s
productions)
– Prince (music, historical museum, local art memorialization)
• Public spaces to perform/share work
• Artists as an Asset:
– Creativity, talents (actors/actresses with knowledge and experience of
working in the industry)
– Form of entertainment
– Collaboration between communities (for example, collaboration between
restaurants, music industry, and historical societies when creating festivals
and memorials for Prince)
– Draws in diverse communities
 Parks/Public Land
• Freeman Park (soccer and baseball fields, playground, bike
trail, general store)
• Excelsior Commons (baseball field, tennis courts, playground,
public beaches, amphitheater)
• Parks/Public Land as an Asset:
– Shared community space (for meetings, celebratory get-
togethers, etc.)
– Encourages collaboration (for example restaurants catering
for events and local organizations)
– Public access for schools, organizations, etc. (for field trips,
parties, and meetings)
 Lakes
• Lake Minnetonka (11 miles long, 20+ beaches,
local restaurants, water sport businesses)
• Lakes as an Asset:
– Attraction/natural beauty
– Physical space (land and boat cruises for community
events, fundraisers, parties, etc.)
– Resource
• Sport (boating, fishing, skiing, etc.)
• Water
• Biological Diversity
 Medical Facilities
• Mayo Clinic (3300+ physicians, scientists, researchers)
• U of MN Medical Center (center for research and
clinical trials, children’s care center, etc.)
• Medical Facilities as an Asset:
– Knowledge (plethora of education and experience in the
staff and students in these facilities)
– Research (innovative ideas as well as funding – both public
and private)
– Access to resources (funding, networking, physical space,
educators)
 Universities
• Public and private
• University of MN
– 45,000 students
• Normandale Community College
– Associate degree programs, professional development seminars open to the
community, 10,000 students and 700 staff
• Universities as an Asset:
– Research (innovative ideas as well as funding – both public and private)
– Students (have the knowledge and experience to teach and mentor but are
also in learning institutions)
– Public Space (physical buildings, green spaces, and virtual facilities for
meetings and events)
– Community collaboration
 Environmental Groups
• Promoting just utilization of public land/lakes
• Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
– Partnership between U of MN College of Agriculture and the Sustainers’ Coalition – a
group of individuals and community-based nonprofit organizations
– Research from public universities
• Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
– 1215 acres of gardens, woodlands, trails, natural landscapes, sculptures, and education
center
• Asset:
– Entertainment/public utilization (for example, the arboretum hosts classes and summer
camps, as well as weddings and prom)
– Research/Resources (innovative ideas as well as funding – both public and private, and
educational opportunities)
– Collaboration (for example, the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
promoting both non-profits and the University of MN)
 Businesses
• Target Headquarters
– 8,000 employees
• General Mills
– Historical Museum about establishment of General Mills and current
community contributions
• Athletics
– Twins, Lynx, Wild, etc.
• Small Business
• Businesses as an Asset:
– Employment (variety of work environments, professions, and lifestyles)
– Physical space, buildings (available for entertainment – for example athletic
events and concerts – but also meetings, conferences, school events, etc.)
 Museums
• Science Museum
– Promotes local agriculture and environmental concerns, lakes
• Children's Museum
• Swedish Institute
– Education about local culture
• Walker Art Center
• Museums as an Asset:
– Education (about local environment, history, culture, etc.)
– Activities for youth (both educational and entertainment)
– Employment and physical spaces (for field trips, conferences,
meetings, etc.)