“What do you have in your own two hands?” This foundational question is the soil from which we have grown to become Matter. Our founders not only looked at what resources and skills they had to offer but also looked beyond themselves to see the resources Minnesota has within it’s own hands. When asked “Why […]
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Check out the ways in which Matter worked towards creating a world where we all Matter in the fourth quarter of 2015! Learn about how Matter’s international project in Ethiopia that is expanding health to the remote town of Shashemene, how 10 local organizations rallied together to provide healthy food to local Minnesotans this past
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It was a cloudy, oddly warm mid-February afternoon in St. Louis Park, when a group of motivated Cargill Global IT employees arrived to break-in the new #teamMATTER Experience Center! After an eye-opening experience in “Pathways of Hope”, which sheds light on the many different faces of poverty today, the team wasted no time getting to
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Did you know your body is 60% water? Drinking the recommended 8 glasses of water can be a daunting, not to mention tasteless task. Even knowing about the many benefits of meeting your daily H2O quota – boosted immune system, increased fat burning, healthier skin, more energy, better digestion – still many of us are
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This past Holiday Season, Q Health Connections collaborated with Matter and nine local health-focused organizations to impact local families through a holiday food distribution. Dedicated employees and volunteers canceled holiday plans to make this three-site distribution possible. In under four hours, 960 MATTERboxes containing over 10,000 healthy shelf meals were distributed to over 450 local families.
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What do a fire truck, golden dragons, and healthy food have in common? It’s a shinning example of a local company’s commitment to community here and abroad. On December 15, 2015 Matter’s partnership with the quartz counter top manufacturer, Cambria, culminated in an event to generate community impact both in Minnesota and Panama. Fire Trucks
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Bill Popp, founder of Popp Communications, and his wife Teri have been incredible supporters of Matter throughout the years. With financial contributions which Matter leverages to expand access to health and food globally, Popp Communications has a history of making a difference in the Twin Cities and around the world. As a 2015 Company that
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Check out the ways in which Matter is expanding access to health, next door and around the world in the third quarter of 2015! You’ll learn about Matter partnering with the Minnesota Transitions Charter School to expand access to healthy food for kids through the MATTERbox, a historic opportunity to expand access to health in Cuba, and how a local
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On August 13th, Hope For the Community Food Shelf took on the ambitious goal of tripling their weekly food distribution. The Blaine-based Hope Church typically feeds 1,800 individuals weekly, but, through inspiration from the Biblical story of the Feeding of the 5,000, Reverand Al Goracke wanted to do better to address the needs he sees
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