Pat Thompson Part of Inspiring, Eccentric Team Behind Friend School Plant Sale
Pat Thompson helps set up on Thursday morning during plant receiving. Pat is in the pink hat and green apron. Most of the key volunteers wear pink hats so they’re easy to spot across the room. (Photo...
View ArticleWish Ball 2015: Changing Lives With Make-A-Wish Minnesota and Tammy Block
From wishes for a trip to Disney World to dreams of helping the less fortunate, Make-a-Wish Minnesota provides inspiring opportunities for hundreds of kids each year. “I cry at least twice a month!”...
View ArticleTwo Kisses for Maddy: Liz Logelin’s Love Lives on Long After Untimely Death...
Matt and Liz Logelin, high school sweethearts from Minnesota who had settled down in Los Angeles, welcomed their first and only child into the world on March 24, 2008. Madeline was born after a...
View ArticleMOST Amazing Race: Childhood Friends Find Adventure in Salvation Army Fundraiser
Amanda Bednar and Sharayah Conrath are making the Twin Cities a better place to live, one race at a time. These two, having been close friends since childhood, grew up joking about the day when they...
View ArticleApril Thorsbakken on How Beer and Pizza at Sisyphus Drive PROPEL for Jeremiah...
Beer. Pizza. Philanthropy. If anyone asks, those are the essential ingredients for a feel-good recipe. On Tuesday, July 14, PROPEL for Jeremiah Program will host an inaugural beer tasting event at...
View ArticleThe Future of Minneapolis: Nation’s Brightest Minds Answer 87 Questions You...
Photo by Bruce Silcox; Illustrations by Morgan Mercer Nostradamus. Hollywood. Fortunetellers with crystal balls. When it comes to the future, predictions abound. But it’s time to explore a new set of...
View ArticleHow Wearing Your Best Shoes to Meals on Heels Cocktail Party at Harriet...
Megan Callahan began volunteering with Meals on Wheels back in high school. Being able to bring a friendly face and nourishing meal to the community’s ill and elderly made her feel good—it taught her...
View ArticleQuestion Session: Why Special Olympics Minnesota Lets People Pull an Airplane...
More than 160 participants participated in the inaugural Plane Pull on September 13, 2014. These plane pullers raised more than $29,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota. Photo by Kelly Swanson You’ve...
View ArticleFashioning a Future: T Lee Custom Designer Jewelry Has Heart of Gold
Last year’s collaboration between T Lee Custom Design Jewelry and Key North. Follow Your Favorite Lifestyle and Fashion Events on RedCurrent T Lee Custom Designer Jewelry and their neighboring...
View ArticleGet Ready to Grin at a Celebrity Lip Sync Contest Benefiting Smile Network...
What makes you smile? Perhaps it could be watching a montage of cat videos on YouTube. Maybe it’s jumping in a bouncy house. A large cold press with room for cream definitely makes me happy. For...
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