Joe Everett worked for the Ordean Foundation in Duluth for more than three decades. He still remembers what he said during his interview that got him hired.
“I talked about youth programs, and I talked about how underfunded they were, which meant that they’re understaffed. They didn’t have the resources and the equipment and other things that they needed,” he recalled.
So when the Ordean Foundation presented Everett with a $100,000 legacy grant to give to any local organization of his choosing, he knew he wanted the money to help young people. But he had something else in mind, too.
Joe Everett explains why he chose to give a $100,000 legacy grant upon his retirement from the Ordean Foundation to youth programs at the Family Freedom Center on Monday.
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