Benefits & Fundraisers

Earth Day is the perfect time to do some spring-cleaning and get rid of your old technology! On Saturday, April 27 Minnesota Computers for Schools is hosting a computer donation drive – drop off your old computer equipment and put it to good use in the community.

MCFS refurbishes and reuses all donated equipment. The refurbished equipment is placed in schools and educational nonprofits throughout the state.

The first 100 people to donate a computer will receive a free beer coupon to redeem at the Surly beer hall. Read more about Minnesota Computers for Schools Computer Donation Drive

Meet and mingle with our five finalists then cast your vote.

The winner will be announced at the event. 

Space is limited to first 100 people who register.

Tickets can be purchased here:

https://ecfoundation.formstack.com/forms/bold_new_idea_event?fbclid=IwAR... Read more about Edina Community Foundation's Bold New Idea

Come join us as we celebrate Pregnancy and Postpartum Support Minnesota's 6th Daisy Dash 5k! This family-friendly event will again be at Rosland Park in Edina! Events for kids and adults alike! Strollers and baby carriers welcome! We support all families! Read more about 6th Annual Daisy Dash 5k Walk, Run and Kids Event!

Breanna’s Star is a Night of Art, Celebration and Giving in support of Breanna’s Gift, an organization bringing visual arts, dance, music and theater to children with life-threatening illnesses at Ronald McDonald House Upper Midwest and Children’s Minnesota in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Enjoy appetizers, wine and beer, live and silent auctions, tarot card reader and entertainment by country/rock/swing band Trailer Trash! Attire is casual. Come join the fun and help children escape to the magical world of the arts!

  Read more about Breanna’s Star: a Night of Art, Celebration and Giving

The Minneapolis Women’s Rotary Present “Derby Days,” 34th Annual Style Show and Luncheon, Hosted by WCCO’s Mary McGuire

Proceeds benefit organizations helping women in the Twin Cities:

Breaking Free,

Hope Chest for Breast Cancer, and

Sarah’s. . .An Oasis for Women Read more about Style Show and Luncheon

To benefit a local Minnetonka animal rescue, Secondhand Hounds, the infamous Jack Link’s Sasquatch will be hosting his very own kissing booth at the Wildside Store in Minneapolis’ Target Center. For every kiss the Sasquatch receives, Jack Link’s will donate $1 to Secondhand Hounds animal rescue. In addition, furry canine friends from Secondhand Hounds will be on-site and available to meet visitors. Read more about Jack Link’s “Kiss My Sas(quatch)” Fundraiser

A Fun Gathering to Help Fund a Cure for Rett Syndrome

Edina Country Club is again host to this year’s Reverse Rett Minneapolis Cocktail Party and Fundraiser, with the Living Room serving as the perfect backdrop for an evening of friendship, live auction fun and cool jazz compliments of The Fast Four. Hors d’oeuvres will be accompanied by a selection of wines donated by event sponsor Mirror Napa Valley winery, and a specialty cocktail sponsored by Tito's Handmade Vodka. Read more about Reverse Rett Minneapolis 2019

Contacts: Media: Mary Ellen Beck Read more about 2019 Hennepin County Master Gardener Learning Garden Tour

The Vail Place Performers are back for this year’s theatrical fundraising program – hosted by renowned close-up magician Suzanne and presented by our imaginary, but not illusory, KVAIL radio station. Do You Believe in Magic and Mental Health? is a mesmerizing hour of real – and really magical – stories! Read more about Do You Believe in Magic and Mental Health?

EDINA, Minn. – From August 8 through September 30, Pilates ProWorks, the boutique fitness studio concept known for its contemporary twist on traditional Pilates, is collecting diapers of all sizes to help support local mothers in need.

Roughly 1 in 3 American mothers report experiencing diaper need and nearly 5.2 million children in the U.S. aged three or younger live in poor or low-income families and are in need of diaper assistance, according to the National Diaper Bank Network. Read more about Pilates ProWorks Aims to Support Minneapolis Mothers with Diaper Drives