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Opportunity Partners Legacy
Award
by Julie Peters
Opportunity Partners, a Minnetonka-based non-profit that has been
helping people with disabilities achieve greater independence for
more than 50 years, gave its annual Legacy Award to Gerry Rauenhorst,
Founding Chairman of Opus Corporation.
Prior to the awards presentation, the placement of a time capsule
occurred on the grounds of Opportunity Partners to commemorate
the shared history between Opus and Opportunity Partners. Both
companies got their start more than 50 years ago in 1953.
Each year an individual who has supported the mission of Opportunity
Partners through gifts of time, leadership and financial resources
receives the Legacy Award. Their contributions make it possible
for people with disabilities to achieve their dreams.
Rauenhorst and John Solberg, Opus Northwest L.L.C. President and
CEO, attended the time capsule celebration, along with Opportunity
Partners President and CEO Jon Thompson, Opportunity Partners Board
Chair Liv Horneland, and other board members. In addition, Opportunity
Partners clients Russell Hedenberg and Karen Koenecke were present
to represent the history and the future of Opportunity Partners.
Rauenhorst’s involvement with Opportunity Partners began
in the mid-1970s when the organization built its new headquarters
in the Opus complex, making it possible to serve many more individuals
with disabilities. Rauenhorst and Opus Corporation have continued
to provide encouragement, corporate volunteers in leadership roles,
and financial support to Opportunity Partners over the years.
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HFrom left, Russell Hedenberg, Opportunity Partners
President & CEO Jon Thompson, Opportunity Partners Board Chair Liv
Horneland, Opus Corporation Founding Chairman Gerry Rauenhorst and
Karen Koenecke placed a time capsule on the grounds of Opportunity
Partnes in Minnetonka to celebrate the shared history between Opportunity
Partners and Opus Corporation. Both companies got their start more
than 50 years ago - in 1953. The time capsule placement was followed
by a presentation of Opportunity Partners' Legacy Award to Gerry Rauenhorst.
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