Chris grew up in South Minneapolis and graduated from St. Catherine University in St. Paul. She served stateside as an active-duty student nurse and registered nurse during the Vietnam War.
After serving almost eight years, Chris pursued her master’s degree from UCSF, as a critical-care clinical nurse specialist. She has been a clinical nurse specialist, educator and leader most of her career, helping critically ill patients of all ages throughout the U.S.
Later, Chris started ElderNest, Inc., which helps seniors stay at home or transition to another phase of care. Here, she is an elder-care consultant and a busy volunteer as well.
Chris believes one of her biggest career, and personal, accomplishments was helping to ban smoking from airplanes while volunteering with the American Lung Association.
Joining Rotary in California in 1988, Chris was one of the first female Rotarians after the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that women be allowed entrance. She joined Apple Valley Rotary in 2014.
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For the meeting of May 29, 2024 there are 49 cards and 3 Jokers. The pot stands at $68.00. Ticket donations are: $1 for 1 ticket; $2 for 3 tickets; $3 for 5 tickets; $5 for 10 tickets; and $10 for 25 tickets. Three lucky winners are chosen each week; the first two tickets drawn win $5, the third winner draws a card from the deck in hopes of pulling an Ace to win a share of the pot. If a joker is pulled, it will cost the winner a $2 contribution to the pot. If the Ace of Spades is pulled, the pot is awarded equally to all who have pulled an Ace from the current deck, and the drawing starts over again.
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