Name: Launching a New Chapter: Retirement
Start: 2025-09-26T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-09-26T16:00:00-05:00
Location: 209 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN, United States, Minnesota 55731

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://elyfolkschool.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/elyfolkschool/event.jsp?event=15856&
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 26𝘁𝗵, 2025
9:00 𝗔𝗠 - 12:00 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 1:00 𝗣𝗠 - 4:00 𝗣𝗠
𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: $78 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: $23
What are you going to do when you retire? Fish, golf, quilt, entertain grandchildren? That’s lots of fish or quilts! Retirees today will live 18-30 years. Learn to look at retirement through a new lens. This class will discuss how people around the world are living longer, healthier, happier lives. Be prepared to discuss risks, opportunities, and choices for you to launch a plan to be who you want in this chapter of your life. Bonnie will facilitate conversations to identify choices that cultivate joy, meaning, and satisfaction especially tailored for you.
This class is best suited for potential retirees and/or people who are retired and want new insights on thriving in retirement. 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀.
𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗸𝘀𝗲𝗻 is a Life and Leadership Coach and owner of Life Song Professional Coaching. She made a career leap to coaching in 2004 after serving as Director of Continuing Education at Itasca Community College for 28 years. She also served as coordinator for volunteers and adult programs at Grand Rapids Area Library from 2007-2018. She received coach training and certification from the Coaches Training Institute and has a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College. Bonnie served as a coach and program facilitator for LeaderImpact, a community leadership program of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, has developed and facilitated leadership programs for adults and teens, and written a guide to coach prospective retirees into the Next Chapter of their lives. Bonnie is a northern Minnesota native. She and her husband live near Grand Rapids. They have four adult children and 8 grandchildren with whom they like planning adventures and spending time. The Henriksen’s enjoy travel, lake living, and a variety of individual hobbies. Bonnie is an amateur quilter and avid flower gardener.