Fuse News and In The News
Fuse News:
An annual gathering high atop a downtown Duluth building helped unofficially kick off this year's Bayfront Blues Festival.
Tuesday evening, guests celebrated the blues on the roof of The Inn on Lake Superior in Canal Park accompanied by live music. The event was put on by Fuse, an organization that offers networking opportunities for young people in the community. Event organizers say the point of the roof top blues is to help people open their eyes to the local arts and music.
"It's an event a lot of people come to when they don't typically come to other events because it's on a roof. It's unique, it's fun and in Duluth we don't get a lot of nights to be out on a roof," said Breanne DeFoe with Fuse Duluth.
The Bayfront Blues Fest kicks off this Friday.
September 9th, 2009
Dear Fusers,
Summer is ending and it's time to get back in the game! Many of you have told me you haven't been to a Fuse event in a long time. What are you waiting for? The next event is tomorrow at 5pm and it's a big one. Check out the details on this Underground Happy Hour below.
Breanne DeFoe
Director of Fuse Duluth
August 26th, 2009
Dear Fusers,
October 22nd
Fuse Duluth Topics on Tap: Dinky Town in D-Town
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Dubh Linn Pub
Panelists include:
Tony Cuneo, City Councilor
Alex Brown, UMD Student
and more...
When asked about students in our community and zoning, Tony had this to share; "College students are a huge part of our city, a bigger percentage of the population than most people realize. Most of the discussion we have about students in Duluth tends to focus on what problems they are a part of, not what we can do to fully embrace them in our community. I get that some students lifestyles don't mesh with traditional neighborhoods very well. It is time we as a city do more to plan for this reality in a positive, proactive way. Finding ways of encouraging more students to live near our entertainment, arts, and music venues would prove beneficial for everyone who shares Duluth as a home."
Join us for this discussion on the proposed student zoning area.
Director of Fuse Duluth
August 19th, 2009
Dear Fusers,
We are still looking for College Connection Mentors!! We need 80 mentors to sign up in the next two weeks. Please see the Civic Engagement Opportunities section below for more details. Please e-mail me if you have any questions on this program.
Also, for those of you that attended Rooftop Blues on August 4th and took a goodie bag home, you received a coupon for $2 off a $20 purchase at Electric Fetus. That coupon expires on August 31st. Thank you again to Carrie Brown and the Electric Fetus staff for sponsoring Rooftop Blues.
Director of Fuse Duluth
August 12th, 2009
Dear Fusers,
It has been an Extreme week for many Twin Ports residents who volunteered to build a home for the Extreme Makeover Home Edition television show. On Monday, the Huber family of South Range, WI were the lucky recipients of a beautiful new home. What you don't see on the television show is the amount of hours of coordination and the Extreme donations required to pull off a project like this. For pictures, press releases and information on this project go to www.
Breanne DeFoe
Dear Fusers,
Interns for hire, and looking to hire interns. Melissa and Alex are finishing up their terms at the Chamber. It will be sad to see them go. They both will be graduating in the spring of 2010 and are currently looking for internship and job leads.
This makes two internships available at the Chamber. One for Fuse specifically and one for the Chamber. If you know of someone who is interested in interning at the Chamber and would like more information, please have them contact me at bdefoe@duluthchamber.com.
Breanne DeFoe
Director of Fuse Duluth
July 29th, 2009
The August 13th Topics on Tap event has been rescheduled to October 22nd. The topic? DNKY Town in D-Town. We will be discussing prosposed student zoning areas within our city. Students and Fusers are invited to attend.
Rooftop Blues is only two weeks away! Now that it's summer - or should be summer - it's the perfect time to spend an evening outdoors listening to live music. On the evening of August 4, I predict the clouds will part, the sun will shine, and we will have an amazing night for the blues on the roof of a building. Here are the top 5 reasons you might want to be there:
Director of Fuse Duluth
1: A close, trusted, and experienced counselor or guide
Join me in helping college students advance their careers, enhance their education, and build their networks. Wouldn't you want that guy named Webster to define you as a close, trusted, and experienced counselor or guide? I know I would.
For three years while I was obtaining my degree from UMD, I was fortunate enough to have the guidance of business mentors through the College Connection Program. These individuals were influential in molding my career path and my decision to stay in Duluth following college. The relationships that I forged with my mentors go well beyond helping me with my resume and interviews. I consider each one of them a friend. This year it is my privilege to be chair of the College Connection Action Team within Fuse Duluth and help college students connect with the community and develop into the leaders of tomorrow.
Click here to learn more about College Connection and how you can become a mentor.
Thank you,
Mike Malone
College Connection Chair
As a young professional in the Duluth area I learned more about what healthcare providers are changing in the clinics and hospitals to help alleviate some of the costs to the patient. If you want to know more about this and other eye opening information about local and national healthcare, click here to listen to a full length podcast of the event. I'd like to again thank our sponsor Thrivent Financial.
Melissa Sather
Fuse Duluth Intern
July 1st 2009
Dear Fusers,
Every few months a new Fuse Duluth desktop design is made available to you. You can pick up this downloadable design by checking out my blogs on www.fuseduluth.com.
To save you some time, here are the links to the first two released designs as well as the brand new Fuse Duluth desktop design. Special thanks to Martin Sawinski of 3FIVE Designs, Inc. who created the Fuse Duluth logo, website and the desktop images. A creative genius indeed:)
Design 4 = will be released in the 4th quarter of 2009. Keep checking the blogs for its release!
Breanne DeFoe
Director of Fuse Duluth
In The News:
Fuse Track Jackets!
The new Fuse Track Jackets are now available! Show your Fused spirit with our new track jackets. The jackets are made from 100% cotton. They are in sizes XS-2XL and will be available at all Fuse events as well as at the Duluth Chamber. The cost is $25 for Fuse Members and $30 for Non-Members.
To order click here!
Business North Covers Fuse Duluth
Business North wrote an article about Fuse Duluth; "Fuse Duluth: Reaching Out to the Next Generation of Movers, Shakers" by Beth Bily. To read click here.
