Reflections on Ethiopia
By Ben Penner, Farm Director Now that I’ve been back from Ethiopia for a few weeks, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the work of Open Arms in that
April 4, 2012
Category: News
OPEN ARMS OF MN APPOINTS TIM REARDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
4.3.12 | Open Arms of Minnesota today announced the appointment of Tim Reardon as executive director, effective April 30, 2012.
April 3, 2012
National Nutrition Month: Cut Back on the Extras
By Gwen Hill MS, RD, LD Our final challenge for National Nutrition Month encompasses a large request: cut back on sodium and empty calories from solid fats and added sugars.
March 27, 2012
OPEN ARMS APPOINTS A NEW FOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR
3.23.12 | Assistant Food Services Director Asei Tendle steps into the position.
March 23, 2012
National Nutrition Month: Vary Your Proteins
by Gwen Hill, MS, RD, LD National Nutrition Month continues to forge on! In week three, we challenge you to vary your proteins and switch to low-fat or fat-free dairy
March 20, 2012
National Nutrition Month: Wholesome Whole Grains!
By Dana Cordy, MPH, RD, Open Arms Volunteer Here in week two of National Nutrition Month, we explore whole grains. This week, we challenge you to eat more of these
March 13, 2012
Letters From Ethiopia: The Orphans Left Behind
By David Plante, Volunteer On Tuesday, we visited the Mesfin Feyisa Initiative. In 2005, the Initiative began under the auspices of Adama Dawn of Hope — which Open Arms supports
March 13, 2012
Letters from Ethiopia: An Overview of Our Work
By Ben Penner, Farm Director An Open Arms team has traveled to Ethiopia to visit our nutrition partners in Addis Ababa and Adama, Ethiopia. For all of us, it is
March 8, 2012
Letters From Ethiopia: It Always Starts With One
By David Plante, Volunteer Every time I visit Africa I can’t help but feel how overwhelming life here seems. Not for me—as a middle class white American the most difficult
March 7, 2012
National Nutrition Month: Make Half of Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables
By Leah R. Gramlow RD, Open Arms Volunteer Happy National Nutrition Month! Let’s kick off the month with a challenge to eat more fruits and vegetables. As a rule of
March 6, 2012
