Minnesotan to Meet - Olu's home’s gloria freeman

CAN DO SO AS WELL, HIT THE LIKE BUTTON AND BE FEATURED AS A FACEBOOK FAN OF THE DAY HERE 17 YEARS AGO A WOMAN MINNEAPOLIS FOUND A PLACE CALLED OHLOO'S HOME, AND IT IS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESS. THIS MORNING WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WOMAN BEHIND THE CAUSE, HER NAME IS GLORIA FREEMAN WAS RECENTLY NAMED MINNESOTA SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR BY THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AS YOU WILL SEE HER HUGE HEART IS A PRECIOUS AND NOW SHE IS EMBARKING ON A NEW ADVENTURE AND FOR THIS OHLOOSWE TAKE YOU TO CENTER. SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, 10. COUNTING TO 100 IS ONE OF MANY ACTIVITIES THAT KIDS DO HERE. GLORIA FREEMAN WHO SPEARHEADED THE RENOVATION OF HIS NORTH MINNEAPOLIS FACILITY SAYS OHLOO HAS A SPECIAL MEETING. IT MEANS SO GRATEFUL TO GOD. WHEN I STARTED MY BUSINESS AND I WAS WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DISMISSED IN OUR SOCIETY I THOUGHT WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE. THE DOORS OPEN FOR PLAYTIME OFFICIALLY LAST SUMMER AND SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR FREEMAN AND HER TEAM AT THIS INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM. IT IS EXCITING AND A GOOD FEELING. IT IS REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE LAUGHTER AND SEE THE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN ARE NOT JUST INTERACTING WITH PEERS BUT RATHER GIVING INSTRUCTION FROM RETIRED PROFESSIONALS LIKE FORMER MONTESSORI TEACHER KELLY RISER. WE VISITED WITH HER AND WITH DARREL FOR SPRING BREAK MATH ASSIGNMENT. THE FIRST THING WE DO IS DO HOMEWORK. IF THE SCHOOL DOESN'T SEND HOMEWORK THEY GET HERE AND GET HOMEWORK THIRD MISS CALLIE SAYS THE MULTIPLICATION TUTORING DOESN'T JUST HELP THE MIND OF THE STUDENTS BUT HERS AS WELL . IS PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO HAVE RETIRED ALL THIS ENERGY SO IT IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A PLACE AND WORK WITH THE GENERATIONS. THE STUDENT ON THE SPRING BREAK VISIT IS DARREL. WHEN I AM DONE I WILL CHOOSE CONNECT FOUR AND I ALWAYS WIN. SHE HAS NEVER BEAT YOU ONCE? SHE HAS BEAT ME TWICE. IT IS INSIDE THESE WALLS THAT GLORIA HOPES HABITS START AND STUDENTS LIKE DARRELL WILL TAKE HOME. WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE ISSUES WE SEE WITH OUR CHILDREN, WE CAN START AT THE VERY BEGINNING. FOR WOMAN WHO IS DEVOTED NEARLY 2 DECADES OF HER LIFE TO SERVING OTHERS SHE SAYS THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. I'M HOPING THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS OPPORTUNITY TO A LOT MORE OTHER CHILDREN THAN THE CAPACITY OF THIS BUILDING. HOW CUTE. THE CENTER CURRENTLY ACCEPTS CHILDREN WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR HENNEPIN COUNTY AND THEY ARE WAITING TO BE APPROVED FOR PARENT AWARE WHICH IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM, THEY WILL HAVE TO BE OPEN FOR A FULL YEAR FOR FEDERAL AID, THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER WILL HONOR GLORIA AND OTHER AWARD WINNERS OF THE SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AWARDS PROGRAM ON MAY 4 OF THE DOUBLETREE. YOU CAN LOOK INTO THAT AND REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL