BULLISH ON HOCKEY: New Sculptures to Welcome Fans at Maverick Hockey Games

Mankato Free Press (April 13, 2021) — The timing couldn’t have been better. Not only were Minnesota State University’s Mavericks hockey team finalists for the Frozen Four championship games in Pittsburgh last week, but two giant bull head sculptures that blow fog through their nostrils with eyes that light up in

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Mankato Family YMCA awarded two grants for Mentorship Program

KEYC (April 1, 2021) — The Mentoring Program at the Mankato Family YMCA was awarded two grants to help fund the ongoing effort to support local youth. Grants were given by the Mankato Area Foundation and the Consolidated Communications Community Fund of the Mankato Area Foundation. The Consolidated Communications Community

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Local Organizations Awarded Grants from the Mankato Area Foundation

Mankato, MN (March 24, 2021) — The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) announces $32,000 in Community Impact Grants have been awarded to four different area nonprofit organizations. As part of the framework for their Community Impact Granting, MAF funds projects and programs that foster livability in the Greater Mankato area. The

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The Joy of Giving

SoMN Podcast (February 14, 2021)  

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Mankato Area Foundation Announces Women’s Giving Circle Recipients

Mankato, MN (December 14, 2020) — The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) is excited to announce the recent recipients of the Women’s Giving Circle (WGC)’s grants.  A total of $8,000 was granted to the following programs: 4th Quarter Grants CADA House, $2,500 ECHO Food Shelf, $2,500 Southern Minnesota Children’s Museum, $2,500

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Pioneer Bank provides $10,000 Gift to Mankato Area Foundation

Mankato, MN (December 10, 2020) — The Mankato Area Foundation (MAF) is pleased to announce Pioneer Bank has donated $10,000 to assist them as they continue to respond to the needs of the community through grants and aid to regional projects. One of these projects has been the Community Response

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Mankato Nonprofits Receive Otto Bremer Trust Grants

Mankato Free Press (December 2, 2020) — Three Mankato nonprofits received a combined $151,500 in grants in the Otto Bremer Trust’s latest round of funding. The grants include $76,500 for the Mankato Area Foundation, $50,000 for Connections Shelter and $25,000 for Lutheran Social Service. The foundation and shelter will both

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Demand for Mental Health Training Skyrockets as Pandemic Worsens

Mankato Free Press (November 15, 2020) — On a sunny afternoon in October, a Mankato police officer carefully approached a man sitting on the ledge of the North Star Bridge overlooking the Minnesota River. Within an hour, the officer talked the man into walking off the bridge to an ambulance

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Dr. Chaun Cox named growMANkato Celebrity Ambassador, Hazy Hero IPA to Begin Brewing Sept. 30

Mankato, MN (September 28, 2020) — The Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund (JZCF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Chaun Cox of Mayo Clinic Health System has been named growMANkato’s Celebrity Ambassador to raise awareness for men’s health during the month of November. In addition, Mankato Brewery and Lupulin Brewing Company

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