Benefits & Fundraisers

This second annual event is dedicated to unmasking the secrecy, stigma and shame associated with eating disorders.

The event will benefit the Emily Program & Foundation and its mission to save lives, change minds and eliminate eating disorders. Through seminars, forums and outreach, the Foundation increases awareness for eating disorders, obesity, and body image issues among adults and young people. In addition, it funds citizen lobbying and public policymaking efforts, as well as advocates for greater access to care, research and improved prevention methods. Read more about Emily Program & Foundation to host Unmasked Gala

Friends and family of the Shiues and Browns are hosting a fundraiser to cover the cost of a kidney transplant and ancillary costs not covered by insurance. Find their full story below or online at kidneykindness.com

Please join the fun and help them celebrate a lifesaving event! Attractions include: mini golf, trampolines, climbing walls, spider climb, a giant slide, laser tag, a blacklight ropes course, bump n' spin cars, bowling, great food and more! Read more about Kidney Kindness Fundraiser

St. Mary of the Lake hosts its annual Rockin' for Repairs concert Saturday August 16. Join musical guest The Good, The Bad and The Funky in a fundraiser for church repairs. Read more about Rockin' for Repairs Concert

The third annual Laugh Out Loud Twin Cities (LOLTC), fundraiser for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare will be held Saturday, September 27 at the Hilton Hotel, 1001 Marquette Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Tickets for Laugh Out Loud Twin Cities can be purchased by visiting www.LOLTwinCities.org. The ticket levels are: Read more about David Spade Headlines Laugh Out Loud Twin Cities

Golfers will have a scrumptious lunch before heading out for an exciting round of golf with friends and community members. At the end of the day, golfers wind down with another delicious meal and fun award ceremony. All proceeds will benefit the White Bear Lake Area Educational Foundation. $150 per golfer. 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Indian Hills Golf Club, 6667 Keats Ave. N., Stillwater; 651.407.7696; wblaef.org Read more about Fundraising Golf Tournament

A benefit will be held to support Maverick "Moose" Parker and his family. Maverick, just seven months old, has been diagnosed with Stage 3 rhabdoid kidney cancer. He has months of treatment, tests, and chemo therapy ahead of him. His battle with cancer has just begun, and he and his family will need help on this journey. Read more about Maverick "Moose" Parker Benefit

This year marks the fourth annual Cody's Dash for Down Syndrome to benefit GiGi's Playhouse! Get moving for a great cause. Sign up for a 5K run/walk, a 1-mile walk, or a kids' dash, followed by an afternoon of big fun: music, face painting, food trucks, balloons and more.

All proceeds will benefit GiGi's Playhouse and the free programs and services they provide to the Down syndrome community throughout the Twin Cities.  Read more about Cody's Dash

Rotary Strive Scholarship Race

Taco John's Run Baby Run

5K Run/Walk 10K Run Read more about Strive Scholarship Taco John's Run Baby Run

The March for Babies is The March of Dimes' largest fundraiser of the year. Read more about Minneapolis/St. Paul March for Babies 2014