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Background <br />Open Arms Child Care uas formed in 107^) Jhe business founder Lu Ann <br />'•Aaliers has 10 years e\periencc specifically in the dav' care business and IS <br />years experience in mana^emeni consuliing <br />The Open Arms visi^m 'vas based -‘n a mother s need to find an a'?« tnitive to <br />e.nislini; child care pro»;ra;ns The ‘Open Arms Child Care concept ccirhiner the <br />best of a large center and the best of a family home da> care The first began <br />in I')"') in St I-'aul providing a unique combinaiiun home center Open Arms <br />Child Care expanded to fvu addiiumaJ sites m Ro>eviHe and iJolden Valley Each <br />business *A’as full to license capacity vithm 6 months Senator Durenberger <br />'A'rote a iCltcr of appreeiatioii and endorsement 'of the innova.ing child caie <br />approach Open Arms vas pioneering Lu Ann s Ramsey County Licensing <br />'Aorker Sue Uhler affii med that Open Armsu'as one of the top 4 child cares in <br />the 400 licensed hjme child cares she was responsible for in Ramsey County. <br />Open Arms was also the first home center to be allowed to tram high school <br />students on a government student aid program All three were sold in lOSO at a <br />profit while retaining the rights to the Open Arms Child Care name Open <br />Arms met with tremendous support ranging from neighbors, public school to <br />extended family members and consistently maintained a waiting list for <br />enrollment Open Arms often participated in local church summer bibie <br />schools which resulted in good working relations with local churches as well <br />Lu Ann Walters w’as Director of Operations of the Souls Harbor/Nicoleiie Hotel <br />downtown Minneapolis Child Care was one of seven departments Lu Ann was <br />responsible for She managed a 2 5 mil'ion dollar budget reported directly <br />to Orlando Logelin who is now the National Director of financial Services for <br />the Christian Broadcasting Network out of Norfolk. VA <CBN - Fat Robertson 1. <br />Lu Ann has held the the positions of Pegional Manage/' for Massachusetts <br />Indemnity &: Life Insurance Co out of Atlanta, GA and General Manager for <br />Forever Living Products. Inc. out of Phoenix AZ. <br />•l