Happy February! Just one month into the new year, and we are already busy expanding our member base and working on a few new projects. The BIG news is at our International Plaza / Airport location where you will see some major changes by spring. Stay tuned for updates and an invitation to our all-out extravaganza when work is completed. You will be blown away by the changes. And, for those of you who have asked for more quiet rooms to take Zoom meetings or private calls, the answer is YES! They have been incorporated into the new plan.  

Last month, we really showed how OneCommunity in action works when our staff volunteered on MLK Day of Service at Feed My Starving Children (Founded in 1987 in MN). Thank you for allowing us the time away from the workspaces to give back to the communities we serve. See the impact we made in just two hours by viewing our video below. I know we will be back. You can also turn hunger into hope with your own two hands by volunteering at FMSC or donate just $106 to feed a child for a year. Learn more HERE. And, speaking of OneCommunity in action, as members of the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund Board, we helped allocate funds over one million dollars to the cancer community in MINNESOTA last month. On a fun note, we also sponsored a team in the first RSCRF pickleball Dropshot tournament, where they raised over $16,000. We're already looking forward to next year!

It's been a crazy MN winter, but not for the usual reasons. The warmer temps and lack of snow has curtailed some of our states best winter activities like skiing, snowmobiling, pond hockey and St. Paul Winter Carnival, just to name a few! But, that's made it easier to get out and we're seeing better attendance at our networking events and more members in the workspaces. I, myself, haven’t minded the mild winter. Just saying!

In addition to Social Hour (@ Minnetonka on February 8) and Slice of Woodbury (on February 27), we are partnering with Jasmine Brett-Stringer for some special events during Women's Heart Health month! I have heart disease in my own family and know this is a great cause. We'll kick off tomorrow with Wear Red Day. Show your support and be entered to win a $100 gift card! We're also going to raise funds, and awareness, for the American Heart Association on February 28 during our dollars for Donut Day. Members can donate for their weekly treat and share how heart health has touched their lives. And, don't miss Jasmine that day at Woodbury when she does a live CPR demonstration! We will make sure to record and share that training, and a weekly heart fact on our electronic slides and social media all month.

Congratulations to fellow St. Paul East Sider, Joe Mauer, who will be inducted into Cooperstown this July. Mauer was a player fans could easily relate to, because he is one of us. Now, even as a first ballot Hall of Famer, the hometown hero's most cherished accomplishments are far more simple: "I'm still a dad and a proud member of this community." Cheers to you Joe, from your friends at OffiCenters!

Mary Nutting, CEO of CorTalent and member at Minnetonka, wrote an article about the Top Leadership Aspects Trending in 2024. In it, Mary expressed the importance of adapting your leadership style based on the ever-changing workforce. Read about the value of focusing on your employees well-being, your company's leadership and employee development, the use of effective communication, and adapting to remote work HERE.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Service, our OC team spent the day ON! We volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and hand-packed rice, soy, dried vegetables, and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals to children in need in Zambia. During our shift, we packed 156 boxes, which equals 33,696 meals or enough to feed 93 kids for a year! We created a short video recap of our time. Watch it HERE!

Ed Beckmann, of Beckmann Law Firm and member at France, is supporting his daughter, Nora, who is a Girl Scout for Troop 17094. She will be selling cookies on the second floor of the Bell Plaza building (where France OffiCenter is located) all day on Monday, February 19th and in the afternoon on Tuesday, February 20th. Make sure to show your support for Nora and her troop! You can also buy cookies directly online HERE!

Welcome to Raising Cane's, our newest Member at Int'l Plaza! Their founder, Todd, and his crew have grown Raising Cane’s from a single campus restaurant to one of the fastest-growing restaurant brands in the United States. Todd remains actively involved with all aspects of the brand, making them one of the few founder-led restaurant companies of its size. Place an order HERE and experience their ONE DREAM, ONE LOVE for yourself!

OffiCenters has always believed in giving back to our local communities. If you are, or know of, a MN 501(c), nonprofit or charitable organization that could benefit from a wide variety of space or support services provided by OffiCenters, we want to hear from you! APPLY HERE.

OneCommunity in action, literally, at the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund Dropshot Pickleball Tournament. The tournament, played on Saturday, January 20, raised $16,000 for the Minnesota cancer community. Next year promises to be bigger and better, and Team OC Pickle Ballers will be ready to take on all challengers. In other RSCRCF news, their advisory board met last month to allocate over $1.1 million dollars for cancer research and community aid projects. It was an amazing night and OffiCenters is grateful and humbled to be part of the process that helps so many in the Minnesota cancer community.