AARP Minnesota and Pollen Midwest have unveiled the third annual Minnesota 50 over 50 list— honoring 50 accomplished community leaders who are defying stereotypes about aging. Ann Possis of Lutsen has been selected as a nonprofit leader on the 50 over 50 list.
They say that if an otter can’t have fun doing something, it simply won’t do it. Neither will 58-year-old Lutsen resident Ann Possis. Since realizing in her early 30s that the corporate ladder wasn’t for her, Ann’s focused on work that is fun … and on creating fun for others. The entire North Shore is glad she has. For nearly 20 years, she’s been a board member, producer, and volunteer host for WTIP, Grand Marais’ nonprofit community radio station.
And as one fan says, the North Shore would literally not sound—or be—the same without her. Ann also served on the Grand Marais Art Colony board and volunteers with the North Shore Readers and Writers Festival and the Great Place Project, which, thanks to Ann’s efforts, recently funded a ping-pong table on the lawn outside the Grand Marais Public Library where tourists and locals now join one another for a little friendly competition … and a whole lot of fun.
The final 50 honorees were selected from a pool of more than 175 nominations that were submitted earlier in the year. Candidates were nominated in five different categories: Nonprofit, Arts and Culture, Community Building, Business, and Disruptor. A 10-member selection panel worked with AARP and Pollen to determine the final honorees.
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