The 4th Annual Outstanding Grantees of the Year Awards took place at St Olaf Church in downtown Minneapolis on September 21st. Honoring our grantees and sharing their success stories with friends, families and community is one of the highlights of our work here at MicroGrants.
Don Samuels, our CEO opened with a warm welcome, introduced Senator Amy Klobuchar who attended our event via video, after which Tricia Haynes sang her parody, MicroGrants, One of My Favorite Things. A rousing round of applause brought WCCO’s Angela Davis to the stage to acknowledge and honor the Grantees of the Year who shared their uplifting success stories of how the well-timed grant made the difference in creating work, keeping work, getting work or getting to work! T Mychael Rambo sang a stirring version of “If You Believe” from the musical, The Wiz and wrapped up the evening with “No One Gonna Turn Me Around”.
Thank you once again to our donors, grantees, partner agencies, staff, board, council and volunteers who make our mission a reality, and all who attended or helped out at the award celebration making it a delightful evening for all.
2016 Grantees of the Year
| Angela McRoy Outstanding Innovation and Leverage Partner Agency: Project Pride for Living |
Gail Weiss Outstanding Progress – Biggest Step Partner Agency: Wilder Foundation |
| Jerry Evans Outstanding Persistence Partner Agency: EMERGE |
Mitchel Anerson Outstanding Creative Use Partner Agency: Project Pride for Living |
| Tanisha McGraw Outstanding Strategic Use Partner Agency: Twin Cities RISE! |
Tsegereda Cherinat Outstanding Entrepreneurship Partner Agency: Goodwill Easter Seals |
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