Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless

Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless celebrated 25 years of service with a reception on Thursday, October 13, hosted at Southview Country Club in West St. Paul. More than 150 people attended the event, including past and current board members, donors and staff members from partner agencies. We are honored to have so many wonderful, caring people who believe in our mission and support our work.

At the event, we had the opportunity to recognize employees from the State of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota, which were the first two workplace giving campaigns to include Open Your Heart and are still very generous supporters. We also received a proclamation from the Governor’s Office establishing October 13, 2011 as Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Day in honor of our lasting impact in Minnesota.

Below are a few photos from the evening taken by Bill Wallace, who generously donated his time and talents as our photographer. Visit our Facebook page to see even more pictures from the event!

The Chris Lomheim Trio provided jazz music for the evening.

Open Your Heart founder and retired State of Minnesota employee Mike Fratto reflected on the early days of Open Your Heart.

Bonnie Marten and Amy Olson represented University of Minnesota employees receiving an award in recognition of 25 years of support for Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless through their workplace giving campaign.

Open Your Heart’s Board of Directors and Staff