Urban Boatbuilders got a shoutout from our longtime banking partner Sunrise Banks in their blog "A Sunrise Banks Passport to the Minnesota State Fair!" Thanks to Amanda Thiesen for visiting the woodshop and the wonderful write-up. Check out the blog below:
Summer in Minnesota wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the Minnesota State Fair. Between August 22 and Labor Day, hundreds of thousands of people will descend up on the State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights to get in their fair share of cheese curds, sweet corn, farm animals, Giant Slide and Carousel rides, Grandstand shows…and don’t forget the Sweet Martha’s Cookies!
Here at Sunrise Banks, we love nothing more than supporting our customers when they get the opportunity to share what they love with the people around them. Surprisingly (or not), you’ll find several well-known State Fair vendors that have ties to Sunrise Banks.
So, when you enter the Fairgrounds in the coming days, make sure to stop by their booths and show them some Sunrise love!
Photo by Amanda Thiesen
Urban Boatbuilders:
Urban Boatbuilders is a nonprofit that works with youth ages 16-21 on building skills for trades careers by building boats. It offers a variety of programs, including semester-long apprenticeship programs for students who may have encountered systemic barriers to traditional employment.
“In that semester, they not only build a boat, but they also take field trips to look at union jobs, construction jobs, or opportunities in trades and manufacturing,” says Gretchen Wilbrandt, Director of Development & Community Engagement at Urban Boatbuilders. “They get that worksite exposure and understanding about how they would get paid, the type of training they would need and job expectations.”
Urban Boatbuilders also works with apprentices on career readiness skills, financial literacy, mental health, self-advocacy and working as a team. Gretchen says over time, the staff and instructors develop strong relationships with the participants.
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