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Community Events:
East Side Freedom Library - Upcoming Events

Feb 13 - PABA Annual Dinner

Feb 14 - St Paul STAR Workshop

Feb 14 - MN Music Cafe - Valentine's Day Party

Feb 14 -  Brunson's Pub - Wine & Whiskey Wednesday

Feb 16 - Historic Mounds Theatre - Conspiracy Theories

All week - Como Zoo Conservatory - Flower Show

Feb 24 - Gala4Goals Sanneh

Mar 23 - ESABA Fish Fry
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- Communicatio n Specialist and More
 

including - Direct Support Professional

If you have employment opportunities and need help getting the word out, please email us at info@esaba.org
ESABA 2017 
Board of Directors:

President:
Steve Ledin
Ledin Law PLLC

Vice President:
Juan Cervantes
State Farm Agency LLC

Secretary:
Tom Cook
Metro State University

Treasurer:
Liz Lambrecht
Coulee Bank

Board Members:

Tonya Bauer
Saint Paul Port Authority

Taelor Johnson
Mueller Memorial

Julie Johnson
Midwest Special Services

Tammy Klinkhamer
Member At Large

Marv Koppen
Party Time Liquor

Laura Olson
Health East Medical Transportation

Doug Swalboski
Culver's St. Paul

Seanne Thomas
ABC Realty, LLC

Board meeting: Second Wednesday, 3:00pm ESEC

Member Meeting: 2nd Thursday, 11:15-12:30pm, TBA
Feb 14, 2018 
 
 
 
Today, we're looking back on last week with gratitude and looking forward to a week full of love...

Last Tuesday we had a great Lunch Bunch with our friends at new member,  Marquez Grill . Thursday, we gathered for our 28th Annual Meeting with amazing food from Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Taqueria Los Paisanos, East Side Pizzeria, Far East, and Culver's. We recognized some outstanding members of our East Side business community. We had some great conversations about our favorite things on the East Side and what our new Mayor needs to know about our side of town.

This week, we're keeping all that good energy going. Some amazing opportunities for East Side businesses are emerging at the city-wide scale. Things have shifted for the BETTER - come to the St. Paul STAR workshop and info session TODAY to see what's in store.  You may have already decided 50 Favorites for the East Side isn't nearly enough...  and just in time to nominate some for St. Paul Business Awards. Spread the love, and let's bring it home to the East Side.

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Thank you to everyone for a great Annual Meeting!

Last Thursday, we gathered around delicious food with 50
amazing members of our East Side business community. 
Congratulations to Caydence Records & Coffee, Cookie Cart, and East Side Elders, winners of our 2017 business of the year and commitment to community awards! Congratulations to all those elected to the ESABA Board of Directors! And a  big thank you to everyone who helped out to make this a great recap of 2017 and launch for a new year. 
Congratulations to our Businesses of the Year!
At the Annual Meeting last Thursday, we awarded our 2017 Business of the Year Award and our Commitment to Community Awards. For our Commitment to Community category, we had three nominees who were all within a few votes of each other. Taking the second round votes, we calculated a dead tie for first place. So, in a historic first for ESABA, we awarded two Commitment to Community Awards this year. Congratulations to all our nominees for being wonderful assets to the East Side! Check out  the winners below:

Business of the Year
In their first year of operation the three owners of Caydence Records & Coffee dived right in to life on Payne Ave. They were organizers of the Shop Local campaign this year, contributed to life and arts culture with numerous new events in their event space, and worked to promote all the positives of Payne and Arcade. They have also begun taking numerous high school volunteers and giving them opportunities to develop a positive work ethic. They have been active members of Payne Arcade Business Association (PABA) and in 2018 one of their owners, Chad Medellin, intends to serve as PABA's President.

Commitment to Community
Cookie Cart provides teens with lasting and meaningful work, life and leadership skills in a nonprofit bakery. They are converting a vacant building at 946 Payne Avenue into a nonprofit bakery, neighborhood café, and offices where, starting in April 2018, teens will engage in 15,0 00 hours of hands-on work experience, classroom training and community engagement each year. To date, Cookie Cart is connecting throughout the community through pilot programming at Johnson High School including helping with mock interviews and resume writing mobilizing volunteers from Kemps, Sunrise Banks, and Xcel Energy. Cookie Cart staff and youth also actively participated in numerous East Side community events including the Family Values for Life Back to School Event.

Eastside Elders is a nonprofit that serves seniors liv ing in Payne-Phalen, Dayton's Bluff and, since July of 2017, those in the Conway-Battle Creek community. During 2017, they served over 650 seniors with services to help them remain in their home as long as possible. They
provide rides to medical appointments and othe r  errands, help with household chores, such as laundry  and light  housekeeping - and snow removal. Volunteers mowed lawns, raked leaves, performed light home repair, friendly visits and phone calls, as well as caregiver support and respite. Our monthly Elder Cafe hosted an average of 80 elders for lunch and entertainment, which included a Native American Drumming Circle, local celebrity author, William Kent Kreuger, as well as the East Side's own Amy and Adams.
Announcements and News
2018 Neighborhood STAR Program Workshop

The Neighborhood STAR Program awards loans and grants for capital improvement projects in Saint Paul Neighborhoods. Any business located in or doing business in St. Paul can apply for projects to build physical (bricks and mortar) enhancements which strengthen St. Paul neighborhoods. 2017 applicants received up to $300,000 in grant and/or loan funding.

Come learn more about how to apply for STAR this Wednesday, February 14th from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at Midwest Special Services, 900 Ocean Street, St. Paul, MN 55106.

Applications end March 21st at 4pm.  For more details, please visit  www.stpaul.gov/star  or call  651-778-1000.

2018 Saint Paul Business Award

After our 2017 ESABA Business of the Year Nominations, we've got you thinking about some of the excellent businesses here on the East Side. Now, it's time to take those nominations to the city level.

If you think your business, or a business in our community, is doing amazing, outstanding work, nominate them for the 2018 Saint Paul Business Award!

Start thinking about which East Side businesses:
  • Develop and promote strong community
  • Provide outstanding customer service
  • Honor and empower its employees
  • Reflect St. Paul's values of equity and diversity
  • Demonstrate a commitment to St. Paul
Let's get East Side businesses in the spotlight!

MirrorTake a Look in The Mirror
Johnson High School's artistic and literary magazine, The Mirror, is looking for partners to help them go to the next level. 

Purchase an ad spot with this year's publication to help them raise the money to raise the bar. They are poised to become nationally recognized. Now that would be another great asset for the East Side!

$50 listed as Sponsor
$70 business card size (3.5"x2")
$150 half page ad
$300 Full page ad
$500 Full page and listed as Benefactor

Join the effort! Contact John Boyt
English Teacher Johnson Senior High School
Office: 651.293.8890 * Room: 651.744.3626

Take a peek in last year's edition here: 2016-17 The Mirror  
Worksite Wellness Minigrants are Back!

Just in time for New Years Resolutions, we're proud to announce that the team of Ramsey County Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) and the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce (SPACC) are once again offering Workplace Wellness grants.
 
Please click below for resources and details on applying for grant funds. You do NOT have to be a member of the Chamber to apply, but the business/organization does need to reside in Ramsey County.
 
Please let us know if you have any questions, and we look forward to seeing your Wellness Resolutions in action in 2018!
 
Click here to learn more or apply!
ESABA Greatly Appreciates the Support of Our Sponsors!

Paris Dunning, Executive Director
651.621.2766
paris@esaba.org

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