Catch up with ECF's May Newsletter

News & Updates • May 2023

Keeping you connected to the little things that make a big difference in the Edina community

Meal with a Mentor, A Connect Edina Program Launches

Make a big impact in a small amount of time! Meet a local youth for a one-time lunch around your schedule. We are looking for adults from all backgrounds, levels of education, and fields to participate.

Are you aged 15-20 and interested in an opportunity to connect with a local mentor? Sign up using the link.

Click to learn more & sign up!

Join us June 14th at Arden Park for the Annual Lucky Duck Fundraiser

Purchase a duck, decorate it to your liking, and float it down the creek to win glory and fabulous prizes!

Children's Race at 5:30 pm. $20 donation per duck, with a multiple-kid family discount. Winner of most "dapper duck" and fastest duck receives a season pass to the Edina Aquatic Center

Adult Race at 6:00 pm. $40 donation per duck for adults, $200 donation for businesses. Winner of most "dapper duck" receives a gift card for adult beverages. Winner of fastest duck can designate $500 to the nonprofit of their choice.

Click to learn more and buy your duck

The Parade starts at 10 am on July 4th, starting behind City Hall and traveling east on 50th Street to Halifax.

Fireworks start at 10 pm on July 4th, launching from Rosland Park.

The First John Phillip Sousa Memorial Band will play onsite starting at 8 pm.

Edina 4th of July–Showcase Your Business to More Than 20,000 Residents

Team up with the Edina Community Foundation to celebrate the 4th of July. We have multiple ways to get involved.

Businesses, click HERE to learn about the different levels of sponsorship.

Community Groups, click HERE to register to march in the parade.

The Veterans' Dinner will be held Monday, July 3 at St. Peter's Church. Click HERE to register.

Click here to visit the Edina Parade website

2023 Honorees

Thom Propson, Edina High School Varsity Assistant Football Coach

Emma Flaherty, Charlie Greene, Abid Hasan, Nick Presthus, and Elsa Utoft, TedxYouthEdina organizers

Abid Hasan, Vision for All Minnesota nonprofit founder

Molly Seidel, Habitat for Humanity & DECA leader

Click here to visit the Connecting with Kids webpage

Connecting with Kids Leadership Awards Recognized Seven on March 10

Each spring we recognize a group of adults and students who have served, uplifted, or empowered the youth in our community or in communities in need.

Our 2023 slate of honorees included a coach who has made an outsized impact in youth athletics as well as six high school students who have distinguished themselves with their volunteer endeavors.

Our keynote speaker was LeeAnn Rasachak, CEO of WomenVenture.

Interested in joining a group in your neighborhood?

New members will be added to the program quarterly. Sign up by filling out the form linked from the button below.

Click here to sign up for a book club

Edina Neighborhood Reads, A Connect Edina Program Launched in February

More than 200 Edina residents (from five-plus countries!) connect to their community by joining neighborhood book clubs. Edina Neighborhood Reads launched under the Edina Reads umbrella in February 2023.

Interested parties were organized into independently-managed neighborhood clubs. Edina Neighborhood Reads will host two events a year for all book club members to come together to celebrate.

ECF Executive Director Dick Crockett Retired on his 20th Anniversary

Dick Crockett, longtime Executive Director of the Edina Community Foundation retired on March 15th.

Read the article written about him in the March issue of Edition: Edina, published by the City of Edina.

Thank you, Dick, for your years of service to the Edina community.

Click here to read the article linked from ECF homepage

Our 2022 Annual Report is Available

Our 2022 Annual Report is available digitally.

Click here to read the Annual Report

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