Shout Out: Togo Hosts Employee Development Team Building

By Laurel Skoglund

Many of the Employee Development team attended a training/meeting day at MCF-Togo. It was a good day to go to Northern Minnesota as the weather was beautiful with the fall colors are starting to change.

Employee Development staff Amanda Freese did a presentation about the CIP program, and we met with Captain RJ Kruse and Warden Gino Anselmo. We also toured the facility and the beautiful grounds of Togo. Sgt. Stone did a wonderful job answering our many questions about the program which we appreciated so much!

As a team, we also participated in a Team Building exercise facilitated by Recreation Therapist David Kurth. He explained how he works with CIP individuals and their groups to encourage and build trust. Then, he led our team to the “Low Ropes" course. What fun we had in learning about giving and taking and assisting one another.

Thank you to all the Togo staff for such a good visit!