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Gala Gazette - Issue 2
In This Issue
Paul Peterson Orchestra
Light the Way
IMS
BidPal
Sponsors
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Ways You Can Help  

 

Sponsor
You or your company can host a table (or more) for additional benefits.

Donate to the Live or Silent Auctions
Fill out our donation form

Donate Wine
Drop off bottles for table wine or the Wall of Wine raffle at the lobby display at St. David's Center.

Volunteer
Contact Layne at 952-548-8627 for more information. 

Live Auction Spotlight

  Kevin Love
So, it's two months after Valentine's Day, but you can still find some suite Love with 14 of your friends and family as Oklahoma City plays the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m.

 

This package includes a suite for 15 people, $800 food and beverage credit, pre-game courtside access, center court group photo and two parking passes. 

 

Donated by the Minnesota Timberwolves and United Parcel Service (UPS)

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Saturday, March 10
6:00 p.m.
International Market Square

275 Market Street, Minneapolis

Jazz Prince
The party is not over when the live auction ends. Let the fun continue with some jazz entertainment by the Paul Peterson Orchestra.

 

Paul PetersonDiscovered by Prince at the age of 17, "St. Paul" appeared as a keyboard player in the "The Time" for the movie "Purple Rain" and was lead vocalist for the Prince group "The Family" before becoming a solo artist for MCA and Atlantic Records.

 

Paul has recorded, toured or written with Oleta Adams, George Benson, The Corrs, Kenny Loggins, Jeff Lorber, Steve Miller, Donny Osmond, Prince, David Sanborn and Boz Scaggs, to name a few. He is now the program chair of the Recording Division at Minneapolis Media Institute.

Light the Way

Within every child is a spark. Light the way. Make them shine.

 

St. David's Center achieves the outcomes our children, their parents and our community needs. It's in the way we work, the expertise of our staff and the integrated services they provide, and the collaboration we build with parents and the community.

 

One of our main goals is to intervene early in life in order to create the greatest impact on the child. Because of the way we work, there will always be a gap in funding important initiatives like early intervention treatment for children with developmental needs. 

 

The Gala will provide an opportunity for guests to invest in children today and avoid far more costly solutions to far more challenging problems later in life.

Too Hip to Be Square
IMSWe'll be bringing down the square  -- International Market Square -- again at this year's Gala. Home to our 50th Anniversary celebration and nearly 500 guests last year, we'll be back again to support the work that St. David's Center does in early intervention.
 
Built in 1905, International Market Square is the largest home and commercial interior design marketplace in the Upper Midwest. Last year, it accommodated our largest number of attendees yet -- taking over three floors -- and we hope to reach that again this year.

It's Ba-ack!
BidPalForget staring at bid sheets, pushing through crowds and elbowing as the last seconds count down. Your pal, BidPal, will be on hand again this year for bidding on silent auction items and donating to Light the Way from anywhere at the event.  

 

All of the silent auction items (see a preview here) are listed with full-color photos on your hand-held device in easy-to-find categories. All you need to do is tap "submit bid." BidPal will then tell you if you've been outbid, so you can stay on top of your must-have items.

Sponsors
Many thanks to our Gala sponsors for making this event possible and supporting our work in: early childhood education; early intervention and treatment; and life-phase services.

 

Premier Sponsors: Anchor Bank, McGough Construction, Pope Architects

 

Platinum Sponsors: The Mosaic Company; Westwood Professional Services, Inc.

 

Silver Sponsors: Landscape Structures, Inc.; Pediatric Home Service; RJF, a Marsh and McLennan Agency LLC Company

 

Bronze Sponsors: Flagship Recreation, Gilbert Mechanical Contractors, Inc.; Master Craft Labels, Inc.; Partners in Pediatrics; PeopleNet; Promus Financial Group, LLC; United Parcel Service (UPS) 

Table Hosts and Other Sponsors: A.E. Conrad Company; Frank Bennett; Joe and Jill Bollettieri; Brette.Net Consulting; Crosby family; Culligan Water Conditioning; Defran Systems, Inc.; Lars and Molly Erdahl; Doug and Janet Fiola; John and Sheila Folkestad; Hansen family; Julius B. Nelson & Son, Inc.; Liberty Diversified International; Netgain Technology, Inc.; Jon and Julie Olson; John Overton and Ann Lowry; John and Candace Randle; Jon and Julz Schwingler; Dan and Julie Sjordal; South Lake Pediatrics; Tom and Sarah Suk; Paul and Melissa Tegan; Nate and Erica Tennessen; Twin Cities Acoustics, Inc.; Weber Electric 

More sponsorship opportunities are still available! See sidebar for information.
For more information, contact Special Events Manager Layne Trout at 952-548-8627.

 

Purchase Tickets
Buy tickets online or mail a check to:

St. David's Center, Attn: Gala
3395 Plymouth Road, Minnetonka, MN 55305

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