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FORKS, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) University of North Dakota College of Arts & Sciences presents “Creating Avenues of Goodness in a World of Detours” with special guest Bill Gross, founder and president of Farm Rescue, a leading nonprofit that helps farmers in need based in Jamestown.

Gross was born and raised in North Dakota, he grew up on the family farm near Cleveland, North Dakota. There he learned all about the risk, the adversity and the struggles that come with making a living off the land.

With the help of a farmer and family friend Gross enrolled in the UND Aerospace program. A skilled pilot while still a student, he often was chosen to fly the UND president back and forth for meetings in Bismarck. 

After graduating from UND’s John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, Gross started flying professionally in Seattle. While in the Pacific Northwest, he never forgot about his North Dakota farming roots.  In 2005, those fond memories spawned an idea that would allow Gross to help farmers who suffered unexpected challenges in their lives that prevented them from earning a living. 

Farm Rescue helps farm families who experience illnesses, injuries or natural disasters that keep them from planting, haying or harvesting their crops in a timely manner. 

Gross will be coming back to his alma mater on Wednesday, November 5, to talk about his career and his desire to help others. His presentation, titled “Creating Avenues of Goodness in a World of Detours, is set for 7:30 p.m. in the Gransberg  Room of the Gorecki Alumni Center on the UND campus.

This event, hosted by the UND College of Arts & Sciences, is free and open to the public. A reception will follow Gross’s presentation in the Kratt Lobby of the Gorecki Alumni Center.