BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:October Event - Thursday\,  Oct. 27\, 5:30-7pm. In partners hip with Tomme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen\, the last monthly Bla ck Business Networking event of this year will encourage us to continue to expand the efforts of our club's Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Commi ttee. This networking event will be the last meeting held this year from 5:30-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen\, 2524 Nicollet Ave\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404. This week's featured entrepeneur is Valerie "Coach Val" Turner\, fitness instructor\, lifestyle coach and entrepreneur.  Meeting details are: 5:30-6:00 Social & networking time — the rum punch will be flowing!   6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room\, including each attendee's bus iness background 6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents their busi ness story to the group 6:45-7:00 Q &A session and wrap up Valerie “Coac h Val” Turner is a mother to her son Josiah\, fitness instructor\, lifes tyle coach and entrepreneur. A graduate of Florida A&M University\, Turner moved to Minneapolis in 2003 to work at Medtronic. She later worked at Ta rget. In 2014\, she resigned from her corporate career due to major life t ransitions. Later\, Turner heard a disturbing discussion during a radio pr ogram about health disparities and the high number of Black men and women dying in Minnesota\, especially in North Minneapolis where she lives. She was then inspired to start her career in health and fitness with a mission to reduce health disparities and increase physical activity among Black a nd Latino people. Since 2014\, Turner has created a fitness movement in No rth Minneapolis by providing free health and fitness services\, cultural r elevance and inclusiveness to all fitness levels and backgrounds in partne rship with organizations such as Pillsbury United Communities\, North Poin t Health and Wellness\, Greater Twin Cities United Way\, St. Paul Parks an d Recreation and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation. In 2017-19\, she coache d diabetes prevention to over 300 women. Her weekly fitness classes impact over 200 people per month. In 2019\, Turner founded VF Health Fitness So lutions to provide services such as community health and fitness and corp orate wellness management led by people who are empathetic\, sympathetic a nd passionate about the health and wellness of Black and Latino people. PL EASE SPREAD THE WORD & BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  This will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Business Community\, and our goal is to grow t his over time. But we need your help to promote this cultural residency a nd cross-culture business network!  DTEND:20221028T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260922T173424Z DTSTART:20221027T223000Z LOCATION:Pimento Jamaican Kitchen SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Black Business and Rotary Networking\, Oct 27 UID:3df4a14d-9dca-4695-822a-aa4e4ca31c0f X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

October Event - \;Thursday\, \; Oc t. 27\, \;5:30-7pm. \;In partnership with T omme Beevas and Pimentos Jamaican Kitchen\, the last monthly Black Business Networking event of this year will encourage us to continu e to expand the efforts of our club'\;s Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclus ion Committee. \;This networking event will be the last meeting held t his year from 5:30-7pm at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen\, 2524 Nicollet \;A ve\, Minneapolis\, MN 55404. This week'\;s featured entrepeneur is Vale rie "\;Coach Val"\; Turner\, fitness instructor\, lifestyle coach and entrepreneur. \; Meeting details are:

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5:30-6:00 Social & amp\; networking time &mdash\; the rum punch will be flowing! \;
\n6:00-6:15 Introductions around the room\, including each attendee'\;s business background
\n6:15-6:45 Featured Black Entrepreneur presents their business story to the group
\n6:45-7:00 Q &\;A session and wrap up

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Valerie &ldquo\;Coach Val&rdquo\; Turner is a mother to her son Josiah\, fitness instructor\, lifestyle coach and entrepreneur. A graduate of Florida A&\;M University\, Turner moved to Minneapolis in 2 003 to work at Medtronic. She later worked at Target. In 2014\, she resign ed from her corporate career due to major life transitions.
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\ nLater\, Turner heard a disturbing discussion during a radio program about health disparities and the high number of Black men and women dying in Mi nnesota\, especially in North Minneapolis where she lives. She was then in spired to start her career in health and fitness with a mission to reduce health disparities and increase physical activity among Black and Latino p eople.
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\nSince 2014\, Turner has created a fitness movement i n North Minneapolis by providing free health and fitness services\, cultur al relevance and inclusiveness to all fitness levels and backgrounds in pa rtnership with organizations such as Pillsbury United Communities\, North Point Health and Wellness\, Greater Twin Cities United Way\, St. Paul Park s and Recreation and Minneapolis Parks and Recreation.
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\nIn 2 017-19\, she coached diabetes prevention to over 300 women. Her weekly fit ness classes impact over 200 people per month.
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\nIn 2019\, Tu rner founded \;VF Health Fitness Solutions \;to provide services s uch as community health and fitness and corporate wellness management led by people who are empathetic\, sympathetic and passionate about the health and wellness of Black and Latino people.

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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD &\; BRING YOUR FRIENDS!  \;This will be promoted within Rotary and within the Black Business Community\, and our goal is to grow this \; over time. But we need your help to promote this cultural residency and cr oss-culture business network! \;

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