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Glenn Bowers provided a very short classification talk to the Club. He indicated that he has a Master's and PhD in Plant Pathology. He currently works as a Vice President at Calyxt. Calyxt is an agbiotech company that is focused on developing crops with healthier characteristics.
The guest speaker was Maggie Mou who works as the Donor Relations Manager at Bridging. Bridging is a local non-profit that was formed in 1987 that provides quality furniture and household goods to individuals and families that are transitioning out of homelessness and poverty. Their goal is to furnish homes with hope. About 90% of the recipients of the furniture and home furnishings have household incomes below $20,000. Bridging has two locations in the metro area -Bloomington and Roseville. Since their inception they have served more than 95,000 households. They will accept new or slightly used furniture at their two warehouse locations. They also will pick up and deliver the furniture with more than 14 semi loads moving in/out of their warehouses each week.
Bridging relies extensively on volunteers and receive more than 75,000 hours of service from volunteers on an annual basis. She noted that nearly 60% of the clients they serve are transitioning out of homelessness. They work extensively with many community partners including counties.