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Hello!

The United States has shown the world that any person can reach their fullest potential regardless of their cultural or ethnic background. The international community respects our country's achievement in electing a president primarily based on character, vision and commitment. While our road ahead is still long, we have traversed the first mountain range towards the land of full acceptance and inclusion. Godspeed Barack Obama.

Warmest Regards,
Colette
Diversity Minnesota Editor

Volume: 1 Number: 7
November, 2008

COUNTRY Financial

As an organization, COUNTRY Financial wants to be a place where all are welcome, where people are rewarded for their performance, and where everyone can do their best work.

Diversity is any difference that makes a difference. We value those strengths that make a difference – the things that make our companies stronger.

This Issue:

Diversity Leader - COUNTRY Financial
Jazz: America's Original Diversity Success Story
Sponsor Spotlight - Bremer Financial Services and Techpower Engineering Services
Diversity Minnesota - LinkedIn Network
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Jazz: America's Original Diversity Success Story

Author: Jeff Perry

For almost 100 years, jazz has led white to black, black to white, Western to Eastern, American to European, Northern to Southern, visceral to cerebral. In Jazz, working with, and learning from, people of other cultures are a core value. What led these musicians to embrace diversity decades before it became the concept that we know today? How has that embrace led to jazz’s evolution, strength, and constant change and innovation? And, what can the rest of us learn from the Jazz example?

We want to extend a big THANK YOU to our newest sponsors -
Techpower Engineering Services

Bremer Financial Services

Thank you all for your support!

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Last, but not least, here is my shameless plug for our organization!
We are in need of your articles, videos and insight on diversity in the workplace. Your submissions will be reviewed and, if approved, we will post them on our site and possibly include them in a newsletter.

If you are interested, please contact us.

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ColetteB@DiversityMinnesota.com
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