Join the Leadership Team of the Friends of the Finland Community! Financial Lead Position Deadline to apply is March 20th, 2023. Friends of Finland is a vibrant nonprofit organization supporting a wide variety of community programs, and we have grown to where we are looking for a person with the business and financial expertise to strengthen and expand the work we do. The Friends of the Finland Community Finance Lead position handles budgeting, nonprofit reporting, grant management, fiscal agency, donation management, insurance, billing and invoices, payroll, and maintaining personnel records. Must have the interest and ability to communicate and educate others on business and financial topics. Position requires working collaboratively with other core staff to uphold the organizational mission and vision, cocreate staff culture, participate on hiring committees for new core staff and organizational support staff, hold each other accountable and deal with staff issues as they arise. Position requires…
Help us build and decorate the St Urho Family Tree at the St Urho Float Workshop on March 10th, 11th & 12th, 11am-3pm at the Clair Nelson Center in Finland. Join us as we build our own floats in preparation for St Urho’s parade at noon on March 18th! Our plan for the group project community float is to build the St Urho Family Tree and decorate it together. We will need brown paper bags as we will be paper macheing the family tree and other items. There will also be painting and sign making to be done. We could use your help! Anyone is also welcome to come and work on their own float or costume project – some materials will be provided. Who should be featured in the St Urho Family Tree? We’d like to include portraits of prominent Finlanders from the last 100 years or so –…
The 48th Annual St Urho’s Celebration will be March 17th, 18th and 19th this year. The Theme is St Urho ’23 and Me. How are you related to Saint Urho? We’re all Finnish on Saint Urho’s Day, right? St Urho’s Celebration in Finland, MN is back for another year with a ton of fun events, the main one being the parade at Noon on Saturday March 18th. This list is just preliminary and will be added to right up until the big weekend. Please check out our Facebook page to keep up to date as well. St Urho Online Auction: Bidding starts on March 9th and ends on March 19th! Look at items and make your bid at www.biddingowl.com/FinlandMN March 10th, 11th and 12th – St Urho’s Float Workshop – 11am – 3pm all weekend Friday, March 17th – 6-8pm – Miss Helmi Talent and Beauty Contest – various stops…
Join the Leadership Team of the Friends of the Finland Community! Operations Lead Position Friends of Finland is a vibrant nonprofit organization supporting a wide variety of community programs, and we have grown to where we are looking for a person with organizational expertise to strengthen and expand the work we do. Deadline to apply is February 9th or until the position is filled. The Operations Lead position handles the work of keeping the Friends of Finland entity and the Clair Nelson Center building and grounds organized and running smoothly. This involves getting the mail, making deposits and withdrawals, procuring supplies and equipment, tracking Center usage, maintaining calendars, scheduling rentals, scheduling and working with kitchen businesses, overseeing repairs and maintenance, shipping and receiving, updating organization mailing and donor lists, and being the primary interface with the public at the Clair Nelson Center. Position requires working collaboratively with other core staff…
This year the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon will be starting at Billy’s Bar in Duluth the morning of Sunday January 29th, so we are expecting the first Marathoners around 6pm and Mid-Distance mushers after that. Be sure to tell your friends to come out and visit the Finland Checkpoint and experience the excitement of this unique event. With that in mind, the kitchen at the Clair Nelson Center will be open at 3pm on Sunday the 29th and will stay open into the wee hours of the 30th. We will serve chili made with locally grown beef and wild rice, cookies, bars, and beverages. This is a fundraiser for our programs here at the Center. We need a couple of volunteers to help in the kitchen – call 218-353-0300 if you want to help! We could also use donations of bars or cookies. Please drop off on Friday January…