Community Activities in Minnesota

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
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Mayo Clinic in Minnesota supported more than 130 projects in 2008 with financial and in-kind resources totaling approximately $1.9 million. See list of organizations supported.

Highlights

Mayo Clinic donates funds to Rochester Better Chance, part of a nationwide program that offers academically talented students from inner cities the opportunity to receive a higher quality education than they could receive at home. Better Chance scholars live together, along with live-in resident managers, at a home in Rochester where they often forge strong bonds of friendship and support.

Participants in the "Learn.Do.Earn" program.

Mayo Clinic helps support "Learn.Do.Earn," a Rochester Chamber of Commerce initiative in middle schools and high schools to promote globally competitive educational and work force development. The program is founded on classroom presentation, independent Web-based study and parental involvement. It connects students' school experiences and decisions with the real world, and offers research-based advice from businesspeople.

More than 200 high school science students and their teachers converged on Mayo Clinic's Rochester campus for the 2008 Celebration of Research. Mayo sponsors the event every two years to spark the interest of Minnesota students in pursuing research careers.

Celebration of Research activity

The Minnesota Student Energy Project, an organization led by high school students, aims to make the world a more sustainable place. Mayo Clinic has supported project efforts by contributing funds toward the installation of solar panels on Rochester's Mayo High School, thus helping to demonstrate that renewable energy is a realistic goal.