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CANCELED: Identifying Personal Values and Building a Career of Purpose featuring Tony Sanneh [March 13, 2020]

300 N Mississippi Rive Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55104 United States
Town and Country Club
Friday, March 13, 2020 (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM) (CDT)

Social Hour & Autograph Session - 6:00pm
Dinner & Presentation - 7:00pm
Adjourn - 8:30pm

Event Details

**Given the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, it is out of an abundance of caution and for the protection of our patients that the social program scheduled for Friday, March 13, has been CANCELED.**


Among the most successful American soccer players of his generation, Tony Sanneh enjoyed an impressive 17-year professional soccer career.  Major career highlights include starring in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, two Major League Soccer championships with D.C. United, and participation in the UEFA Champions League with Hertha Berlin during his six years in the German Bundesliga.  Sanneh’s impact on American soccer was recognized by his selection to the Soccer America U.S. Men’s National Team “All-Decade Team,” and he was a finalist for the United States Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

At the height of his playing career, he created The Sanneh Foundation (TSF) to leverage sport’s unique potential to create positive social change for under-served youth through relationships. Since retiring from professional soccer in 2010 and becoming the organization’s full-time CEO, TSF has evolved into one of Minnesota’s leading youth development organizations by serving the holistic youth development needs of increasingly diverse Twin Cities Metro, Central, and Southeastern Minnesota.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently recognized the organization’s work by awarding TSF their annual Sports Award, among the highest honors any organization in the field of health equity and community well-being can receive. The 2018 RWJF Sports award validates The Sanneh Foundation’s approach to creating a culture of community health by leveraging the universal appeal of sports to provide a range of holistic youth programs that address the social determinants that help diverse youth develop the skills to become productive adults

In addition to his executive leadership role with The Sanneh Foundation, Sanneh continues to serve the United States as a Sports Envoy on behalf of the SportsUnited Division of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

If your child would like an adult meal, please register them using the regular Dinner Fee registration.

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Additional Information
Event Contact:
Tyler Verry CAE
Contact Organization:
Minnesota Academy Of Ophthalmology
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