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Extra Ordinary

directed by Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman, 2019

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Astrophysicist Gets Magnet Stuck Up His Nose Trying to Invent a Coronavirus Device An Australian astrophysicist bored by coronavirus isolation saw his attempted invention to stop people catching the disease go hilariously wrong when he landed in hospital with magnets stuck up his nose.

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Just Say No(se) to Magnets

This Australian scientist, Dr. Daniel Reardon, tried to invent a device that keeps us from touching our faces during this coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. His reward?

A visit to the hospital, magnets stuck in his nose, and a magnet down his throat. For full story details, Click HERE.

Here’s his hospital info upon discharge …

I think the last line is telling … Denies further magnets. I don’t blame…

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MEDA Loan Program Supports Minority Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Otto Bremer Trust co-CEO and trustee Daniel Reardon helps the trust facilitate positive change in communities across the Upper Midwest. Alongside his colleagues, Daniel Reardon aided Otto Bremer in surpassing its previous record for annual distributions with a total of $47.3 million in grants and program-related investments given away in 2016. Nonprofit organizations that received financial support in 2016 include the Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA), which offers a loan program for entrepreneurial minorities. MEDA’s loan program helps businesses access funding they cannot obtain from traditional lending resources with a focus on ensuring business stability and growth. Financing available from the program supports business operations and expansions and includes loan proceeds for a variety of uses that range from project financing and business acquisition to franchise fees and working capital. Loan proceeds may also be used to acquire business equipment, establish lines of credit, and facilitate physical build-outs. In addition, loan clients can work with MEDA business consultants to develop loan packages for presentation to potential funders. Businesses eligible for the program include those owned and controlled by persons of color, and the program operates in participation with the client’s existing bank. Clients must apply for a minimum loan of $25,000, although loans exceeding $400,000 require participation from a higher bank.

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Otto Bremer Trust Concludes Historic Round of Grantmaking

In addition to serving on the board of directors of the Bremer Financial Corporation, Daniel Reardon is a co-CEO and trustee of the Otto Bremer Trust, a grantmaking foundation based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Recently, Daniel Reardon led the Otto Bremer Trust in completing its 2016 round of grantmaking. In January of 2017, the Otto Bremer Trust announced that its grants and investments made in 2016 amounted to $47.3 million. Distributed among 550 organizations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota, this amount represents the largest distribution of funds in the trust's 70-year history. The Otto Bremer Trust’s long history of community support dates back to its founding in 1944 when the trust began pioneering an innovative business model integrating financial services with philanthropy. Since then, the trust has grown from $2 million to almost $1 billion in assets under management, which has allowed the trust to distribute more than $600 million to nonprofit organizations throughout the Midwest.

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Otto Bremer Trust Distributes Record-Breaking Amount to Nonprofits

Daniel Reardon is an experienced financial professional who serves as a co-CEO and trustee of the Otto Bremer Trust. Under the leadership of Daniel Reardon, the Otto Bremer Trust has provided significant funding to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and recently completed a record-breaking grantmaking cycle. In 2016, the Otto Bremer Trust awarded just over $47 million to more than 550 nonprofit organizations throughout the Midwest. This marked the largest grantmaking cycle in the trust’s history, throughout which it has invested in excess of $600 million to numerous philanthropic causes. At the same time, the trust has operated as a lucrative financial institution, amassing nearly $1 billion in assets since its founding in 1944. In recent years, the Otto Bremer Trust has sought to support and enrich Upper Midwest communities in new and innovative ways by offering both traditional grants and program-related investments. The trust’s 2016 grant recipients included Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota, Habitat for Humanity of Steele-Waseca Area, and Centro Campesino, Inc., an organization that provides familial support and personal development opportunities to southern Minnesota’s Latino and migrant community.

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The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota GirlsBEST Fund

Serving as the co-CEO and a trustee of the Otto Bremer Trust, Daniel Reardon works alongside his fellow trustees and co-CEOs to manage the trust’s grantmaking and investment activities. In 2012, Daniel Reardon and the Otto Bremer Trust trustees invested in the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s MN Girls Are Not for Sale campaign. Further, the foundation also operates the Girls Building Economic Success Together (GirlsBEST) fund. Established in 2002, the GirlsBEST fund operates public awareness programs and makes grants to support the economic empowerment of young women between the ages of 12 and 18. Focusing on Minnesota, the fund has affected the lives of 40,000 girls throughout the state through the application of over $3.5 million in grants spread across 100 programs led and driven by girls. Typically, recipients of GirlsBEST grants create programs focused on entrepreneurship, public education, academia, career development, and advocacy. Further, any programs that cater to the needs of the underserved, including young girls of color or those in low-income families, are given priority.