Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 05/25/2017

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3. How does your business positively affect the community, besides job creation (i.e. community involvement, donations, sponsorships, memberships, etc.)? Zero Zone° We are an annual Gold level sponsor of the Happy Days Festival. We are an annual Silver level sponsor of the Kids Safety Camp. We support the Volunteer Fire Department. PACT Charter School: We affect the next generation by setting high academic standards and intentionally teaching nine character qualities, while helping students develop a love for lifelong learning. Our goal is to instill in students a desire to help the community and world around them. In addition our facility offers a playground and basketball court used during off school hours by the community. uvu�Lr .v : INI L ,r: c r9 In addition to job creation, Dedicated Networks positively affects the community by our participation at Feed My Starving Children; participating in the Autism 5K, Warrior Dash, and Tough Mudder charitable walks that support campaigns; and being a gold sponsor of the City of Ramsey Happy Days Festival in 2016. Dynamic Group: We support our industry and the community through combined efforts. We are very involved with the local technical colleges with several of our employees serving on boards. Through tours, open houses and attending community events, we try to engage with youth and the schools as much as possible to help them better understand precision manufacturing and the career opportunities. Beyond that, we do our best to support local community efforts through sponsorships and donations through our employees' causes. Capstone Homes. In addition to job creation and the hundreds of homes we have built in Ramsey over the last decade, our mission is to not only build quality homes at an exceptional value, but also serve others and our community. We have implemented a group called "Capstone Community" whose purpose is to have a direct positive impact on the lives of our employees and community by serving them. We do this in a multitude of different ways, such as coordinating groups to serve at Feed My Starving Children, packaging sandwiches for the homeless, bringing out lunch to our subcontractors and holding diaper and food drives. We also serve on an individual level such as Ben Minks, Capstone's Owner, serving on the board of Legacy Christian Academy and coaching youth sports, and Polly Schmeidel, Capstone's Interior Designer, who serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and a voice for the abused and neglected. Some local organizations that we partner with are Anoka Community Mission who provides financial and material assistance to low income families in need; Piercing Hearts Ministry that brings hope, food and faith to our homeless community and various different adoption agencies like New Life Ministry and Abba Pregnancy Center. We also provide office space and help support the building campaign for Connections Church located in Ramsey.