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When Mark Sheffert attends tonight’s 25th Anniversary Gala in Minneapolis for the Bolder Options youth mentoring organization, his mind could flash back to not so pleasant childhood memories.
Sheffert, 70, spent his early years in Nebraska before moving to Minnesota and then playing football for a short time with the Gophers before an injury ended participation. He has been a prominent businessman for decades in Minneapolis. As head of Manchester Companies he is a nationally known advisor in financial, strategic, leadership and governance issues that challenge companies experiencing change, and even crisis.
Through the years Sheffert has served on 56 boards for businesses and nonprofits including the Bolder Options organization that mentors boys and girls ages 10-14 in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester. As board chair for Bolder Options, he sees an organization that stirs his emotions and memories.
“We lived on welfare in Lincoln, Nebraska so I know what it’s like to be poor,” Sheffert said. “I know what it’s like to have kids make fun of you when you’re poor. It’s probably why I am as tough as I am.”
Bolder Options, under the direction for more than two decades of Gopher football great Darrell Thompson, has served over 1,400 youth including those referred to the organization for school truancy or court ordered issues—boys and girls who can benefit from one-on-one mentoring and services such as academic and wellness counseling. Volunteer mentors (including Adam Thielen from the Vikings) engage with mentees weekly for two to four hours for a whole year. The Bolder Options staff provides academic, health and leadership development for youngsters, some of whom are at risk of joining gangs.
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When Mark Sheffert attends tonight’s 25th Anniversary Gala in Minneapolis for the Bolder Options youth mentoring organization, his mind could flash back to not so pleasant childhood memories.
Sheffert, 70, spent his early years in Nebraska before moving to Minnesota and then playing football for a short time with the Gophers before an injury ended participation. He has been a prominent businessman for decades in Minneapolis. As head of Manchester Companies he is a nationally known advisor in financial, strategic, leadership and governance issues that challenge companies experiencing change, and even crisis.
Through the years Sheffert has served on 56 boards for businesses and nonprofits including the Bolder Options organization that mentors boys and girls ages 10-14 in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Rochester. As board chair for Bolder Options, he sees an organization that stirs his emotions and memories.
“We lived on welfare in Lincoln, Nebraska so I know what it’s like to be poor,” Sheffert said. “I know what it’s like to have kids make fun of you when you’re poor. It’s probably why I am as tough as I am.”
Bolder Options, under the direction for more than two decades of Gopher football great Darrell Thompson, has served over 1,400 youth including those referred to the organization for school truancy or court ordered issues—boys and girls who can benefit from one-on-one mentoring and services such as academic and wellness counseling. Volunteer mentors (including Adam Thielen from the Vikings) engage with mentees weekly for two to four hours for a whole year. The Bolder Options staff provides academic, health and leadership development for youngsters, some of whom are at risk of joining gangs.
http://shamasportsheadliners.com/
Go Gophers!!