3M Club of St. Paul May 2024
May 2024 Newsletter
In this newsletter:
- Membership Info
- 3M Club of St. Paul & Spin Off
- Upcoming Events
- Sports Leagues/Activity Clubs
- Sports ticketing
- Events ticketing
- Offers
- Perkspot – Updates for Solventum Employees
- 3M Club of St. Paul Board of Directors
- Freq Asked Questions
Key 3M Club Member Offerings in May: - Annual Golf Tournament
- 2024 Beer Tasting
- MN United 2024 Rooftop Deck & Group tickets
- Saints Baseball
- MN Lynx 2024 Season Tickets
- MN Twins Baseball
- Novation Credit Union
- New Xcel Energy Drawings
- Broadway Across America
- 3M Club Genealogy Program
- 3M Club Language Society
- Classic Car Cruisers
- Xcel Energy 2023 Concert Direct Buys & Drawings
- 3M Club St. Paul Membership
How do I become a 3M Club Member?
All 3M employees can become a member to take advantage of having access to events, activities, sports,
group discounts and tickets. The goal of the 3M Club of St. Paul is to provide an enjoyable networking
experience for members, their family and friends. To become a member, please click and complete this
FORM. Be sure to share our newsletter with any new 3Mers!
Perks of a 3M Club St. Paul Membership:
Wondering what the perks of joining 3M Club of St. Paul are?
Here are some Perks we currently offer: - Ticketing for various venues across MN Sports Teams – at a discounted price & access to
premium seats at these sporting events - MN Wild, Timberwolves, Lynx, Twins, MNUFC, Vikings, & Saints
- Access to Premium Suites at Xcel Energy Center
- Access to Premium Seats at Target Center for Timberwolves
- Sponsoring 3M Group Nights at these locations for networking
- Concert Tickets – at a discounted price & access to private suites at Xcel Energy Center
- Events for Adults & Children
- Beer Tasting
- Easter Event for Kids
- Halloween Kids Event
- Christmas Event for Kids
- Wine Tasting
- Golf Tournament at The Royal
- PerkSpot – Online discount service just launched in April 2022
- Activity Clubs
- Amateur Radio Club, Language Society, and Ski, Snowboard & Social Club just to name a
few - Sporting Clubs
- Flag Football, Golf, Volleyball, Basketball, Bocce Ball, & Hockey just to name a few
- Discount tickets & reserved seats for Broadway Across America – Orpheum, Hennepin Theatre
Trust - Metro Dining Club Cards – buy one/get one at 130 + restaurants
- Networking with other 3Mers to have fun and make connections
3M Club of St. Paul & Solventum Changes
Hello 3M Club Members!
It is important to get information out to you regarding the upcoming spin-off of HealthCare from 3M.
3M Club of the US, Inc made the decision to include all ParentCo and Solventum employees in 2024.
Decisions on how to move forward in 2025 will be made as more information becomes available.
Solventum Membership Dues
Attention! Action needed by Solventum employees!
The board of the 3M Club of St. Paul discovered that automatic club dues were not taken from
Solventum employee checks in January. We will have a grace period here as we review and update our
member lists, but you will need to pay membership dues in order to continue to participate in 3M Club
of St. Paul events and purchase tickets.
We have created a link in our Square account for you to easily join and/or renew your annual
membership: 3M Club of St. Paul Membership 2024 – Solventum (square.site)
Remember membership to the 3M Club of St. Paul is only open at this time to 3M employees and
retirees and Solventum employees.
Please take the time to click on the link and pay your dues so we can continue our great offerings of
tickets to professional sporting events, concerts, and to fund the administrative support needed to
maintain our non-profit status. Thank you for your membership!
Please reach out to 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com if you have questions. - 3M Club of St. Paul Ticketing Apps
Just a friendly reminder that the following venues require these apps to be downloaded to your phone.
3M Club Venue owners manually transfer tickets to you when you purchase tickets at the following
locations. Paper tickets are not an option and all of these locations require digital ticketing.
Please make sure you have these apps downloaded to your phone. When purchasing tickets through 3M
Club St. Paul, please provide venue owners w/ the email address tied to these apps.
MN Vikings – Vikings App
US Bank Stadium Concerts – Vikings App
Aurora – Vikings App
Timberwolves – Timberwolves App
Lynx – Lynx App
MN Twins – Ballpark App
Saints – Saints App
MN Wild – My Wild App
Xcel Energy Concerts – My Wild App - Upcoming 3M Club Events
3M Club Annual Golf Tournament
Monday, July 15 – Golf Tournament at Royal Club
8am Shotgun
Registration is NOW LIVE!
Please use this FORM for registration! - 3M Club Day at Valleyfair!
Join us Sunday, August 4 for a day at Valleyfair!
This will be a great opportunity to join your 3M coworkers for a full day of fun in the sun.
You will have access to 75 rides and attractions and Soak City waterpark. A catered lunch option will also
be available. - Watch for more information to come in the next few weeks!
2024 Beer & More Tasting
Thursday October 10th, 2024 at Oak Marsh
Please see this FORM for more details & to sign up. - 3M Sports and Activity Clubs
Sports Leagues News
Excited for the Olympics this summer?! Come check out the summer version of curling, bocce ball. It’s
the best way to spend a Wednesday evening during the spring and summer. Come with your buddies
and favorite beverage and join the 3M Bocce Ball League. It’s a mostly social-casual league spiced with a
hint of competitiveness, as the top team wins the coveted traveling trophy. The league is open to 3M
and non-3M players. We play every Wednesday, starting in early May thru mid-August, at Lamar Park in
Cottage Grove. Your $25 registration dues cover the full season and end-of-season party.
If interested in more information, contact Mike Kobe at mwkobe@mmm.com.
Sports Clubs Contact Info
Basketball – Eric Wenz at ewenz@mmm.com
Bocce Ball – Mike Kobe at mwkobe@mmm.com
Hockey – Chris Gruber at cgruber@mmm.com
Men’s Golf League – Chris Gross – clgross@mmm.com
Men’s Softball – Candice Bacchus at cbacchus@solventum.com
Tartan Niners Women’s Golf League – Oak Marsh – Sue Korpela; slkorp@msn.com
Table Tennis Club – Kevin Eberman kweberman@mmm.com
Women’s Evening Golf League – Janel Haider janelohaider@gmail.com or (651) 230-0044
Volleyball (Sand and Indoor) – Candice Bacchus at cbacchus@solventum.com - Activity Club Events & Happenings
The 3M Club Language Society offers weekly on-line classes in various languages taught by volunteer
teachers. They are looking for new members, both as teachers and students. You can find out more at
our website:
https://3mlanguagesocietyclub.wildapricot.org/
If you are interested in teaching a class in the coming year (September-May), please contact Dave
Yarusso at daveyarusso@gmail.com. If you are interested in learning a language, please join us on our
website. Regular membership is open to 3M Employees, Retirees, and their family members and Guest
membership is available to contract workers, employees of the new spinoff company, and their family
members.
Upcoming 3M Club Genealogy Club Program:
“Less Common Internet Tools for Genealogy Research”
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, at 6:00-7:00 PM CT
Speakers: Three speakers, all 3M employees or retirees, each with 25+ years of family research
experience. - David Miller, Using Google Earth in Your Research
- Brian Gallahue, Ireland Reaching Out – Website and Message Boards for Irish Genealogy
- Donna Bange, Using Google Lens to Identify Places in Your Genealogy Research Where: Virtual
Meeting via Zoom (Connecting information will be sent to attendees prior to meeting.) Price:
Free! for 3M employees/retirees and their spouses/guests. Open to all 3M employees, retirees,
and guests. For additional information about this seminar, please send a note to Michael Tumey
(mltumey@hotmail.com). More information about our activity club can be found at
https://mmmgenealogyclub2.wordpress.com .
Classic Car Cruisers
Activity Clubs Contact Info
New clubs are always welcome! If you have questions or would like to create a club for 3Mers, please
reach out to Rayna Spetz at rmspetz@solventum.com. Below are the contacts for existing 3M Club of St.
Paul Activity Clubs:
Amateur Radio Club – Ron Walkinshaw rjwalkinshaw@mmm.com
Classic Cruisers Car Club – chuck.scott@comcast.net
Clown Club – Mary Shafer mashafer@comcast.net
Gamer Club – Colin Perkins cperkins@mmm.com
Genealogy Club – Kelly Alaspa kjalaspa@mmm.com
Home Brew Club – Jason Howland; Ben Reed jhowland@mmm.com; breed3@mmm.com;
3mHomeBrewClub@gmail.com
Home Improvement Club – Sherry Holtmeyer sdholtmeyer@outlook.com
Language Society – Dave Yarusso daveyarusso@gmail.com or https://tinyurl.com/3MLanguage
Outdoor Club – Malia Foster mfoster5@mmm.com– Interim President
Personal Computing Club – Jim Homan jghoman@mmm.com -651-736-7899
Quilting Club – Danith Fryar dfryar@mmm.com
Radio Control Model Aircraft Club – Roger Naf rnaf@mmm.com or
https://3mclubrcflyers.blogspot.com/
Running Club – Ryan Daye rjdaye@mmm.com
Scrap and Stamp Club – Tiffany Alexander talexander@mmm.com
Ski, Snowboard & Social Club – Ben Gandy www.hootline.com
Speech – 3M Verbal Innovators Toastmasters Club – Dave Degenhardt; Ruben Yela
ddegenhardt.cw@mmm.com; ryela@mmm.com
Speech – Windchimes Toastmasters Club – Lillie Mobley http://windchimes.toastmasters.org
Trap & Skeet Club – Reney Langlois rrlanglois2@mmm.com or
https://claytargets.wixsite.com/3Mclubtrapandskeet
Sports Ticketing
In this section, you’ll find opportunities to attend local sporting events, such as the MN Wild, MN
Timberwolves, MN Twins and other professional/semi-professional sports in the Twin Cities.
Please note that despite measures to mitigate the transmission of COVID 19, total elimination of risk of
exposure and infection to COVID-19 is currently not possible. Therefore, when attending any 3M Club
sponsored or endorsed event, all attendees must assume the risk and liability for any exposure to COVID19 and any related loss, liability, or injury incurred at any of these events at all times. Refunds will only
be given in the event a performance/game is cancelled.
MN Twins
MN Twins 2024 season and group ticketing:
3M Club of St. Paul continues with our access to season tickets at Target Field for the regular season. We
have our same seats – four tickets in section 113, row 5, and four tickets in section 11, row 8. Ticket
pricing is dependent on MLB’s designated pricing structure (based off of game date/opponent) that
we’ve defined as value, select and premium games. Please contact Beth Peterson at
bpeterson3@solventum.com if you would like to see this.
SEASON TICKETS: We still have season tickets available for various games. Please contact Beth Peterson
at bpeterson3@solventum.com to express interest and find out what is available. A list of available
games is pushed out weekly on the club’s Viva Engage community and in an email sent out to retirees.
Solventum employees who are 3M Club of St. Paul members are eligible to purchase tickets.
GROUP TICKETS: We have multiple group ticketing events for the 2024 season as well which provide a
different price points and experiences. Please select the game you are interested in attending to
complete the form and once your 3M Club of St. Paul membership is verified, you will be sent an invoice
for payment. The sign-ups for group events close once all of the tickets are sold or at approximately
three weeks prior to the event day when I need to provide final numbers. To access the forms, click on
the games below to open the links:
Saturday, June 15 1:10 PRIDE DAY w/ MN Twins – section 104
Tuesday, June 18 6:40 vs Tampa Bay Rays – Corona Right Field Patio
Sunday, July 7 1:10 vs Houston Astros – in Delta Sky360 Club
Sunday, July 21 1:10 vs Milwaukee Brewers – BUD ROOF DECK
CORPORATE SUITE JOE MAUER HALL OF FAME CELEBRATION – AUGUST 3
Drawing will occur May 31 and only winners will be notified by being sent an invoice via Square.
Friday, August 9 7:10 vs Cleveland Guardians – Legends Landing (includes food!)
Sunday, Sept. 1 1:10 vs Toronto Blue Jays – section 103 lower rows
Please contact Beth Peterson at bpeterson3@solventum.com if you have questions.
GO TWINS!
Saints Baseball
We will have season tickets again this year for the 2024 season and 3 group events
Group event dates are as follows:
Saturday, June 22 vs Toledo Sunday, July 7 vs Gwinnett Sunday, August 11 vs Columbus
Please fill out the appropriate form to be entered into the drawing for tickets.
2024 Saints Group Tickets (office.com)
2024 Saint Paul Saints Season Tickets (office.com)
MN LYNX
3M Club Members,
For the 2024 MN Lynx season, 3M Club has chosen seats in the following sections.
We will now have the following options:
4 tickets in Section 133
2 tickets in Section 129
We look forward to a new season with new and exciting offerings.
Please review the image below. If you are interested in purchasing, please email Annie Daugherty –
adaugherty@mmm.com – with the Date, Qty of tickets, Location, & Email address tied to your MN
LYNX App on your phone.
MN United Soccer
The 2024 MNUFC Season starts in March.
This year 3M Club has chosen 1 Rooftop Deck night and 8 Group Matches.
2 separate forms are currently available. Please read all details carefully.
Rooftop Deck Night = Saturday June 8th. Find details on this FORM.
Group Ticketing Matches = form is HERE
If you are not a 3M Club member, please fill out this FORM to become a member.
MN Golden Gophers Athletics
Group ticketing for the 2023/2024 Season has ended. Stayed tuned for the 20244/2025 Football, Hockey
and Basketball game information coming later this fall!
Event Ticketing
We have tickets available to 3M Club members and their friends/families. The drawings are for the
opportunity to purchase tickets for the 3M Club suite which is a comfortable way to experience an event
or concert. We also have some direct purchase tickets available as well. Please note that despite
measures to mitigate the transmission of COVID 19, total elimination of risk of exposure and infection to
COVID-19 is currently not possible. Therefore, when attending any 3M Club sponsored or endorsed
event, all attendees must assume the risk and liability for any exposure to COVID-19 and any related loss,
liability, or injury incurred at any of these events at all times. Refunds will only be given in the event a
performance is cancelled.
Xcel Energy Center Event Forms
If you haven’t gone, YOU NEED to experience this GREAT benefit of being a member of 3M Club. The
links below are to enter the drawings to have the opportunity to purchase tickets to sit in the 3M Club
Suite #27 at the Xcel Center in St. Paul for the following events:
Please review the dates of the forms. Once the form closes, you will no longer be able to view the form
or get your name entered in the drawing. Only winners who are selected from each drawing to purchase
tickets will be contacted.
Please see Andrew Swanson if you have any questions.
Forms for Ticket Drawings:
Cody Johnson – October 11, 2024
Billie Eilish – she will be performing 2 nights at Xcel. 3M Club is waiting for details from Xcel Energy on
price and details, etc. Once details are given, a form will be posted & emailed for a drawing for tickets.
Xcel Energy Center Direct Purchase
The below links allow for first come, first served for purchased seating in the 3M Club suite.
Please click on the links to purchase direct for more info on price, date, etc.
Please email 3MClub-St.Paul (3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com) and include the EMAIL tied to your MN
WILD app on your phone. This will allow tickets to be transferred to you in a timely manner. Thanks
Each concert has 2 parking passes in the Kellogg Ramp – $10 each. Please let us know if you like to
purchase.
Twin Cities Takeover – 5.4.2024 – $100 per ticket – Email 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com for availability
Janet Jackson – 6.18.2024- $275 a ticket – Email 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com for availability
Russ – 6.21.2024
Niall Horan – Sunday July 7
Chicago & Earth, Wind and Fire – Saturday July 13
WWE Raw – 7.29.2024
Future & Metro Boomin
Barry Manilow
Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper – 8.25.2024 -$170 a ticket – Email 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com for availability
Cigarettes After Sex – 9.24.24- $125 per ticket – Email 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com for availability
Iron Maiden – Tuesday October 22
Korn – 10.27.24- $125 per ticket – Email 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com for availability
Email 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.com if you have questions
U.S. Bank Stadium & Target Field Events/Concerts
New in 2023 – Access to tickets at US Bank Stadium and Target Field.
Any upcoming concerts/events that don’t make it to the monthly newsletter will be posted on Viva engage & sent to retirees.
Please review the dates of the forms. Once the form closes, you will no longer be able to view the form
or get your name entered in the drawing.
Other Discounts & Opportunities
Broadway Across America
Our arrangement for tickets has changed in this venue – we are now considered “open seating. This
change gets us access to more tickets for more show dates/times. Club Members select their own
seat(S) across the theatre at a price point that works for them.
Broadway Across America
Tickets available for purchase now – SPECIAL EXTENSION for all 3 Orpheum shows!!
Shen Yun – runs May 3-5
Paw Patrol – runs May 10 – 12
MJ the Musical – runs May 14-26
Coming soon –
Back to the Future – Show Opens Sept 10 – ticket date anticipated early June
Some Like it Hot – show opens Oct 15 – ticket date TBD (likely mid July)
Just a reminder about the process – after you put your name in the FORM, I will verify you are an
active 3M Club of St. Paul member. Then I will email you a link to purchase your tickets directly thru
Ticketmaster/Broadway on Hennepin. If you don’t get an email from me within a week, please reach
out (I probably forgot to check!).
3M Club Member Perks
PerkSpot
Check out the great things 3M Club of St. Paul & of PerkSpot have to offer!
Attention Solventum employees: You may see your Perkspot emails landing in SPAM-Quarantine – be
sure to manage your approved senders, which will allow these emails to land in your inbox. See the
below image for help on how to change your emails to Solventum. This will be necessary for Solventum
employees to continue receiving the Perkspot communications, as 3M is only forwarding emails sent to
mmm.com for 3 months past Hard Spin (so by mid to late summer, this forwarding service will stop).
Cedar Fair: Save on admissions to a Cedar Fair Park near you!
- Valleyfair
- Carowinds
- Cedar Point
- Kings Island
- Knott’s Berry Farm
- Kings Dominion and Soak City
- Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
- Michigan’s Adventure and Wildwater Adventure
Please reach out to Laura Griffin Boyle if you have questions on Perk Spot.
Duluth Pack Proposal
Duluth Pack Discount
All 3M employees can enjoy a 20% off discount at Duluth Pack!
Code MMM24 is now active to be entered at checkout for your employees! It is good for 20% Off
manufactured items & private label Duluth Pack apparel (not to be combined with other discounts or
promotions. Not eligible with clearance or made to order items) and is valid for all of 2024
Solventum Clinical Studies
Have you ever wanted to contribute to the development of healthcare products? If so, please see the
flyer below for more details. Reach out to Megan Hunter mhunter2@solventum.com to get signed up.
Novation Credit Union
Novation Credit Union is available to 3M & Solventum Employees. Find more information HERE.
Helpful Information
3M Club of St. Paul is not affiliated with 3M Employee Store
3M Club of St. Paul is not affiliated with MERSC Discounts. This was a 3M Corporate savings program
that allowed discounts to local venues. Please work directly with corporate or the venue to discuss if
there is a 3M Employee discount offered.
3M Viva Engage is not to be used for non-3M Club ticket sales. Please find appropriate channels to sell
your tickets. Viva Engage re-sale should only be used for those tickets purchased through 3M Club of
St. Paul
Volunteer Opportunities
Help out the kids at the Conway Center!
The Conway Center (located a couple blocks from the campus) is looking for help with the kids
afterschool programs from 3-6pm. You can be there the whole time or just an hour, whatever you can
give.
There is a variety of needs like homework help, crafting, food distribution, playing sports, technology
(UX, design) etc. They need 1:1 help or they welcome groups to lead the kids through activities.
Please reach out to Lisa Price @ lprice@mmm.com for more info.
3M Club Volunteers:
Looking to Volunteer for 3M Club? We are always looking for volunteers for the various events
throughout the year.
We will also have times where we’re looking for new 3M Club Board Members. If interested, please fill
out the form below:
Volutneer Form
3M Club Board of Directors & Venue Assignments
Diane Allen – Retiree Representative
Candice Bacchus – Sports Leagues, US Bank Stadium (Vikings & Concerts) – cbacchus@solventum.com
Laura Griffin Boyle – Member Services Coordinator & Retiree Coordinator- legriffinboyle.cw@mmm.com
Curtis Christensen – Membership Chair – cchristensen2@mmm.com
Annie Daugherty – Communications Chair, Allianz Field (MNUFC), & Target Center (Lynx & Timberwolves)-
adaugherty@mmm.com
Laurie Johnson – Events, CHS Field (St. Paul Saints) – lnjohnson@mmm.com
Beth Peterson – Vice President, Target Field (MN Twins) – bpeterson3@solventum.com
Lisa Price – Secretary/Social Responsibility Chair, MN Aurora- lprice@mmm.com,
Matt Slavens – Treasurer – mjslavens@mmm.com
Rayna Spetz – Activity Clubs, Broadway Across America, & MN Gophers Athletics –
rmspetz@solventum.com
Andrew Swanson – President- aswanson3@mmm.com
Xcel Energy Center (Concerts/Wild) – please email 3MClub-St.Paul – 3mclub-stpaul@mmm.co
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