Schedule
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11:00 AM - Networking
Noon – Program and Lunch Welcome B Kyle President and CEO St. Paul Area Chamber Silent Auction and Wine Wall Nicki Donlon 2023 Foundation Board Chair CPA, Partner & Not for Profit Team Leader at Baker Tilly 32auctions.com/Foundation2023 Silent Auction closes at 12:30 PM 2022 Chair Recognition Nicki Donlon Chair Recognition Amanda Knutson, 2022 Chair, St. Paul Area Chamber Charitable Foundation Board Kari Willey, 2022 Chair, Leadership St. Paul (LSP) Curriculum Committee HERBIE Award Presentation Individual Honoree Award Antonio Espinosa, Art from the Inside Organization Honoree Award Hiway Credit Union 1:00 PM - Closing Remarks Nicki Donlon |
Really Big Time Silent Auction
Bid on silent auction items throughout the event! Bidding is done online at 32auctions.com/Foundation2023
If you need assistance, find a St. Paul Area Chamber staff member!
The auction will close promptly at 12:30 PM. You will be notified if you were a winner at the email you entered into the 32 Auctions site. Payment may be made by debit/credit card, check, or cash if you have not yet paid online. Please make checks payable to: St. Paul Area Chamber Charitable Foundation.
Wine and auction items may picked up at the end of the live program – there will be two separate lines for those who have paid, and those who need assistance paying. If you are not present, we will contact you after the event to arrange pick-up at the Chamber Foundation’s office; gift cards can also be mailed.
If you need assistance, find a St. Paul Area Chamber staff member!
The auction will close promptly at 12:30 PM. You will be notified if you were a winner at the email you entered into the 32 Auctions site. Payment may be made by debit/credit card, check, or cash if you have not yet paid online. Please make checks payable to: St. Paul Area Chamber Charitable Foundation.
Wine and auction items may picked up at the end of the live program – there will be two separate lines for those who have paid, and those who need assistance paying. If you are not present, we will contact you after the event to arrange pick-up at the Chamber Foundation’s office; gift cards can also be mailed.
HERBIE Award Recipients
Antonio Espinosa
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Antonio Espinosa worked as a correctional officer at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater when his good friend and colleague, Officer Joseph Gomm, was killed by an inmate. This inspired him to find a way to change things in the system to better serve inmates for healing and better outcomes when they are released to be part of the community. Instead of turning down a dark road, Antonio decided to be part of the solution. Antonio decided to take the route of art.
Antonio gives inmates the tools and opportunities to express themselves through various visual art forms. When the inmate’s art is shared with the public, the viewers have the opportunity to write notes to the artist on note cards that are eventually taken to the artist to read; it is a way to share their humanity with the wider community. It provides a way of communicating that is therapeutic and motivating to both the viewer and the artist. Antonio’s amazing work as co-founder of Art from the Inside, a 2021 Bush Fellow, a 2022 Leadership St. Paul Grad, and a member of the Humphrey School Policy Fellows class of 2023 is transforming the corrections system and the community. |
Hiway Credit Union
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Headquartered on St. Paul’s East Side, Hiway Credit Union is genuinely committed to making a positive difference in its neighborhood and fostering strong, long-lasting relationships throughout St. Paul.
The leaders and associates at Hiway live their values, sponsoring numerous free community events, organizing ways for employees to give back through projects like meal packaging, gardening or serving the community through 12 paid volunteer hours per year. Hiway also supports many financial education and youth-focused efforts, including the city of Saint Paul’s Right Track internship program, Junior Achievement, Best Prep and Cookie Cart. In collaboration with the Saint Paul School District, Hiway created and launched financial education programs to help guide and inform students on various financial topics. In the past three years, Hiway has given 56 classroom presentations and reached over 1000 youth. They also offer a teacher externship to help guide teachers on how to prepare their students for careers in the financial sector, and operate four student-run branches in St. Paul high schools. Hiway has been recognized for its numerous DEI initiatives and is a frequent honoree of the Star Tribune’s Top Workplace designation. |
Get involved!
- Nominate a nonprofit to become a LSP Nonprofit Engagement Program Partner
- Nominate someone for LSP 2024, the next Best Class Ever!
- Sign-up for the DEI Collaborative
- Support the St. Paul Area Charitable Foundation by making a donation
Thank you for joining us today and
thank you to our sponsors!
Contributing Sponsors
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Print Sponsor
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Venue Sponsor
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