~THIS FRIDAY~
LOTL @ Urban Growler
What better way to celebrate the holiday season, then by gathering at Urban Growler, the home of our annual party. Help support local breweries and snag some UGBC merchandise or crowlers for your gifting needs or for yourself! It matters where you spend your money, so choose wisely and choose local!
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Date and Time:
Friday Dec 3, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
Location:
Urban Growler Brewing Co.
2325 Endicott St,
St Paul, MN 55114
Fees/Admission:
Please register to let us know you are attending!
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~TOMORROW~
Shop with Cops
Join Saint Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell and the Saint Paul Police Foundation as we support the Shop with Cops program.
About Shop with Cops
Shop with Cops is about building positive relationships between police officers and kids who are typically from disenfranchised communities; pairing them up with a police officer during the holiday season. The police officers, thanks to donations from the foundation, have the kids buy gifts for themselves and their families. This creates an unforgettable bonding experience with law enforcement and the communities they serve.
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How the Shop With Cops Program Benefits the Community?
Shop with Cops hopes to break down the barriers between the community and the police with the intent of developing a better and more trusting relationship. What this program does is allow officers and some of these youth to interact in a positive and fun way. Shop with Cops fosters positive relationships between youth and officers.
“Officers are often called to help kids who are experiencing the worst moments of their lives. Shop with Cops gives them a chance to help kids in need without having to fix an immediate crisis. It also gives kids a chance to get to know the officer behind the badge. It’s a special event that’s as rewarding for our officers as it is for the kids.” -----Chief Todd Axtell, Police Chief of Saint Paul Police Department
Date and Time:
Wednesday Dec 1, 2021
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CST
Location:
Urban Growler Brewing Co.
2325 Endicott St, St Paul, MN 55114
Fees/Admission:
$20 Members or Non-Members
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2021 Celebration of Nonprofits
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST
Featuring: Armando Camacho, CEO/President of Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Open to all members, not just nonprofits!
Our day begins with a discussion geared toward our nonprofit members. Next, explore the Nonprofit Expo to learn more about the important work your fellow Midway Chamber of Commerce members do each and every day. This leads to our December Monthly Luncheon.
Just interested in the membership luncheon? Come early and explore the Nonprofit Expo to learn more about the important work your fellow Midway Chamber of Commerce members do each and every day.
~Learn more details about the morning panel on our event page!~
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Are you a nonprofit wanting to exhibit in our nonprofit expo? We invite you to come set up a booth to inform your fellow chamber members about what your local nonprofit brings to the community. You will have a small un-skirted table to spread out any marketing and promotional material. Please note that if participating in the expo, you will still need to formally register on the event page for what aspects of the day you wish to participate in. If interested in displaying or learning more, please reach out to ana@midwaychamber.com. |
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Anderson Student Center
Hamline University
774 Snelling Ave North
St. Paul, MN 55104
Morning:
9-9:30 a.m: Registration, pastries & coffee
9:30-11:00 a.m: Nonprofit Presentation: What do we know and how do we know it? Data in Decision Making
Afternoon:
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Nonprofit Expo
12 p.m.: Luncheon & Program
1 p.m.: Close & Happy Holidays
Fees/Admission:
Non Profit Member - $25 Morning Seminar, Expo & Luncheon
For Profit Member - $35.00 Expo & Luncheon Only
For Profit Member- $50.00 Morning Seminar, Expo & Luncheon
Non Member - $50 Expo & Luncheon Only
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Thank you to our sponsors |
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Expo Sponsor:
Intermix Beverage
Seminar Sponsors:
Boyum Barenscheer, Bremer Bank, and Mahoney
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Urban Growler Bringing the Fun!
Trivia: Now through December every Tuesday night! The kitchen will be open with a special menu. Free to attend! Bring your colleagues and friends!
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UG Local Maker's Market: Sunday, December 5th from 12-6 pm, free to attend! 19 local vendors selling holiday gifts and homemade items for everyone on your shopping list!
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Retro Vintage Market: Saturday, December 18th and Sunday, December 19th, free to attend, presented by Anja Kroll from InJoy Minneapolis
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SPIRE Credit Union Matching $25,000 in Donations
This Giving Season
SPIRE Credit Union announced today that it would be matching up to $25,000 in donations made by SPIRE members who use NetGiver to give between Giving Tuesday, November 30, and the end of the year.
“Every day at SPIRE, we are focused on our core purpose to improve lives and our core action to give back,” said Stephanie Johnson, Community Relations Director. “We know that every one of our members has a cause that is close to their heart, and we want them to know that SPIRE is right by their side to support that cause as well.”
NetGiver is a donation platform that allows credit union members to give to charitable causes with zero fees to organizations or donors. Other payment platforms can charge in excess of 7.5% of the transaction so charities do not receive the full amount of the donation.
This is the second year that SPIRE has matched member giving this time of year. In 2020, SPIRE members donated $23,883, resulting in a total of $47,766 being donated through the campaign – with none of that amount going to processing fees.
“We’re proud to be a NetGiver partner and provide both our members and our non-profits with the gift of fee-free giving,” said Johnson. “We hope that our members feel the spirit of giving this holiday season and join us in giving back through the platform.”
To qualify for the match, both the member donating and the non-profit must be registered with NetGiver. Registering is easy and completely free. The maximum match per donation is $250.
To learn more about NetGiver, visit www.myspire.com/netgiver.
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Returning Students
Their campus no longer looks empty. This past week they finally welcomed their twelve non-residential students back to campus, where they will be able to complete their trades. On top of that, they also welcomed their first cohort of new virtually enrolled students; these seven students are the first new students they have brought to their campus in over a year and a half! They now have forty-five students living on their campus—their numbers are growing again after all this time. If you know someone for whom Job Corps would be a good fit, don't hesitate to contact the HHH Job Corps admissions team!
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Boarding School Survivor & Victim Memorial March
Ain Dah Yung Center sponsored the march hosted by Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center. Around 300 people gathered and walked honoring victims and survivors of boarding schools.
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Government run boarding schools attempted to strip all culture from American Indians through physical and mental abuse, indoctrination, neglect, forced labor, and family separation. Students were not allowed to speak their language, talk about their culture, or spirituality. Thousands of children never returned to their families. The scars of these schools are felt in the community that is hurting from the ripple-effect of intergenerational trauma. |
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Spread Holiday Cheer!
We're Hosting an Activities Donation Drive
Benefitting Older Adults at Lyngblomsten!
Saturday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Minnesota State Fairgrounds at the Admin Too Building, 1312 Cosgrove St. (enter through the main gate on Snelling Avenue and take a left on Cosgrove Street)
Join in a Minnesota State Fair Community Gives Together event! We're collecting activity items for our neighbors at Lyngblomsten, which provides healthcare, housing and services for approximately 400 older adults and is located just east of the State Fairgrounds.
Wish list:
• Word search books
• Crossword puzzle books
• Large-design coloring books*
• Markers and colored pencils that don't need sharpening
• Puzzles* (max 1,000 pieces; new or gently used but with all the pieces)
• Holiday candy
• Lotions, soaps and shampoos for men and women
*Especially seasonal or themed for any holiday throughout the year
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Central McGowan
Joseph Francis - CEO/President
123 Roosevelt Rd
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 257-4822
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Minnesota Music Coalition
Joanna Schnedler - Executive Director
Landmark Center, Suite 402
75 W. 5th Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 347-1662
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Interact's Great Big Holiday Sale is now open and there are amazing gifts to buy for friends and family! |
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Catch up on all the events you may have missed on our Official YouTube page! Don't forget to smash that like button and share with your network and colleagues!
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