Prime Advertising & Design Blog » volunteers http://www.primeadvertising.com/blog Web, Multimedia, Print, Community Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:21:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 It’s Maple Grove Days Week! http://www.primeadvertising.com/blog/2011/07/12/1335/ http://www.primeadvertising.com/blog/2011/07/12/1335/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:03:30 +0000 Natalie http://www.primeadvertising.com/blog/?p=1335 Since Prime is right here in Maple Grove, as a company we look forward to Maple Grove Days every year. We design and publish the official annual event guide that gets mailed to every home, apartment and business. It is one of our biggest publications and I love working on this one!

This is Maple Grove’s largest event and it is a big undertaking! Deb Syhre, the President of Maple Grove Community Organization, sent us a list of what it takes to make Maple Grove Days successful…

  • 46+ events
  • 25+ entertainment groups
  • 23+ organizations
  • 130 business in the Business Expo
  • 104 units in the parade
  • 115 sponsors
  • 48+ business vendors
  • 11+ locations
  • 300+ volunteers

WOW! This is HUGE! To add to that list of numbers, we are proud to say we have 130+ local area businesses that participated in the Official Maple Grove Days Event Guide. There are lots of great coupons and offers that residents look forward to every year. Plus you can find out all the event details!

The main events include:

  • Business Expo
  • Fireworks
  • Bed Races
  • Art Fair on Main Street
  • Classic Car Show
  • Garden Tours
  • Rice Lake Classic
  • Parade
  • Live Entertainment and much more!

New this year, we are excited that the event guide is available with a searchable flipper technology on MyPrimeGuide.com.

This year, Prime will be participating in the parade on Thursday night and the Business Expo at the Maple Grove Community Center on Saturday. Hope to see you during Maple Grove Days!

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Several area businesses and organizations sponsored the event. Prime Advertising & Design Vice President (and Rotarian) Marilyn Bina served on the Silent Auction Steering Committee along with Dr. Carolyn Apker, Jason Bauerly (chair), Jeffrey Berg, Doug Broman, DeeDee Heitzman, David Henningson, Dan Hill, Tony Kieffer, Bob Kochenderfer, Robin Manthei, Kirk Moleski, Susan Peterson, Jane Schmidt, and Suzanne Sem.




Auction items included: an Australian-themed basket; custom-made wine cabinet; Giant’s Ridge golf package; Mark’s Lawn Service certificate; Northwest Suburban Conference athletic pass; Rush Creek golf package for four; Timberwolves suite package; and accommodations at the Winfield Inn in Bayfield, Wis. The event well exceeded the stated goal of $35,000.




One great example of how Maple Grove Rotarians have become involved in the lives of local youth is the STRIVE program. In STRIVE, club members serve as mentors during the school year, and ultimately reward scholarship money to students who have excelled in school by achieving high grades and regular scholastic attendance.




Other significant Maple Grove Rotary Club activities include: the Junior Rotarian programs at Osseo and Maple Grove high schools; “Service Above Self” scholarships; leadership training at Camp Enterprise; Camp RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards); The Ethics Workshop; and assistance in the Sophomore Respect Retreat and Link Crew.




In addition, the club donates about 2,000 hats and mittens to elementary school students through the “Warm Heads, Warm Hands, Warm Hearts” program, and 1,600 dictionaries are distributed to local third graders. International Rotary efforts include the fight against polio, building a school in Haiti, an eye clinic in Borneo, and relief causes such as “H20 for Life” and “The Run for Darfur.”




Gold sponsors included:
Ameriprise Financial/First Class Mortgage
Froehling Anderson, Ltd.
Henningson & Snoxell, Ltd.
Klein Bank
Maple Grove Hospital
North Memorial Healthcare
Osseo-Maple Grove Press
Pearle Vision – Maple Grove
Rotary Club of Brooklyn Park
Jane Schmidt – Keller Williams Classic Realty




Silver sponsors included:
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
Rotary Club of Crystal-New Hope-Robbinsdale
Rotary Club of Rogers




Bronze sponsors included:
Austin Mutual Insurance Co.
Broman Chiropractic, P.A.
ISD 279 Osseo Area Schools
Prestige Builders of Minnesota
Thomas D. Jenson, Ltd.




Special thanks as well to Rhonda Robinson of Indigo Journeys, Giants Ridge Golf Resort, and Malmborg’s Garden Center.
Thanks to these Gold Sponsors! Thanks to these Silver and Bronze Sponsors! (L to R) Dr. Carolyn Apker, Kathryn Grev, Conrad Grev, and Gary Olson enjoyed the auction and dinner. Maple Grove Rotary President Tom Anderson and his wife, Julie.

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