Philanthropic Charity of Choice
MSCA supports philanthropic organizations and builds networking events dedicated to making a huge difference in our community, creating and keeping relationships, while having a good time with colleagues in the retail real estate industry.
MSCA is proud to announce that Open Arms of Minnesota has been selected again as our MSCA philanthropic partner. Open Arms is a nonprofit that cooks and delivers free, nutritious meals to people living with life-threatening illnesses in the Twin Cities. Their mission is to nourish mind, body and soul. They believe that food is medicine, and how their work matters to the health outcomes of their clients. With the help of over 7,300 volunteers, they cook and deliver more than 600,000 delicious meals a year to people living with life-threatening illnesses, as well as their caregivers and dependents.
Please watch for more ways to get involved with Open Arms of Minnesota throughout 2022. To learn more about Open Arms of Minnesota, click here.
MSCA Contributions to Open Arms:
MSCA Bowling Bonanza 2022 - Thanks to our event attendees, MSCA raised $2,000 for Open Arms!
MSCA Open Arms - Turkey Drive 2021!
Each year, Open Arms of Minnesota celebrates Thanksgiving by providing their clients and loved ones the opportunity to receive wholesome turkey dinners with all the fixings. The Thanksgiving feast is made with love in their South Minneapolis kitchen, and includes turkey, stuffing, vegetables, dinner rolls, dessert, and more.
This year, Open Arms was able to exceed their goal of $100,000 by about $19,000!
Your dedication allowed Open Arms to deliver 4,200 turkey dinners—a record-breaking number of Thanksgiving deliveries in our 35-year history! THANK YOU!
Special Thanks to all 2021 Donors (those named and anonymous!)
Emilee DeCoteau Deb Carlson Russ McGinty Nicholas Campion
Todd Geller Steve Day Carl Brandt Jesseka Doherty
Michael Houge Tim Rye Stef Meyer Tammy Schemmel
Ned Rukivina Tom Heuer Tim Igo Emma Radtke
MSCA Open Arms - Turkey Drive 2020
We did it! On the final day of the Turkey Drive, generous MSCA members and friends brought us to our goal of raising the $5,000 match amount! HJ Development donated an additional $5,000 and we were able to donate a total of $10,000 for the Open Arms of Minnesota 2020 Turkey Drive!
This year, they delivered more Thanksgiving meals than ever before, including 2,500 pounds of turkey, 7,500 fresh-baked dinner rolls, and 120 gallons cranberries. They were initially planning to deliver approximately 1,200 meals and actually cooked and distributed over 1,850! Donations like ours allowed them to meet the growing community need this year!
Special Thanks to all 2020 Donors (those named and anonymous!):
HJ Development Roseanne Hope Suzanne Huwald
Sheila Zachman Thomas Schuttee Tony LeClerc
Emilee DeCoteau Bruce Miller Kris Brandt
Michelle Koeller Joe Nunez Jack Amdal
Kathleen Allen Wendy Aaserud Mark Kampmeyer
Keith Sturm Michael Houge Ann Olson
Stephen Day Alan Catchpool Johnny Reimann
Brien Slawik Trish Sieh Joe Holman
Aidan North
Ned Rukivina Deb Carlson Shawn Wiski
Tom Heuer Jon Fahning Tammy Schemmel
Russ McGinty
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