2025 Annual Launch
April 1, 2025
5:30 PM | Check-in & Doors Open
6:00 PM | Program Begins
7:00 PM | Social & Final Announcements
Cloud 9 Events
322 Demers Ave Suite 500, Grand Forks, ND
Join us for GGFYP’s 2025 Annual Launch event! We’ll recognize outstanding members from the past year, discuss our 2024 growth, and outline our 2025 organizational goals.
We are proud to announce our 3 keynote speakers:
UND’s Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Peggy Varberg
Altru Health Systems’ President, Joshua Deere, MD
Food Network Host & Bernie’s Owner, Molly Yeh
Annual Launch is not only a time to learn from our community leaders, but also a night of recognizing the hard work of our committees and our GGFYP members. We will be awarding our amazing members with the Grow Grand Award, Student YP of the Year, YP of the Year, and our newest award: Legacy YP of the Year.
Our Legacy YPs are past members who have helped shape the success of our organization. As we continue to grow, we want to reconnect with our incredible alumni and celebrate the impact you’ve had. This year, we are unveiling a special Legacy Initiative, and we want our legacies to be there. If you are or know a Legacy YP, please reach out to us at info@ggfyp.com so we can provide you with a free ticket as our way of saying thank you for all the amazing work you have done and continue to do.
Free appetizers will be provided and a cash bar.
UND, UMC, & NCTC students will be able to attend for free; please contact Gon Carlson at gon@ggfyp.com for a student discount code.
About the Annual Launch
Every year, the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals hosts their Annual Launch. It is a celebration of an amazing year and the kick-off for the year to come. We honor the work of our GGFYP members in the previous year and recognize the hard work that has been put in to continue our mission of enhancing our community, creating connections, and investing in each other.
We gather to listen to updates presented by the GGFYP Board of Directors, learn from community leaders, and award our outstanding Young Professionals. We hope to create an event that has everyone leaving enlightened, connected, and excited for the year to come.
