35Charitable MARCH 14
HOPE Center benefits from ‘hot rod’ art show
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hen Nick Sinclair heard about the HOPE Center from a friend at Carleton College, he was inspired to help the organization’s cause. Acting on that inspiration, the “hot rod” artist decided he would donate some of his art to raise money for the Faribault/Rice County organization. Out of that came “HOPE Rides,” an event sponsored by Faribault Harley-Davidson that not only raised $432 for HOPE Center, but also plenty of awareness. “With funding streams
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Hot rod artist Nick Sinclair helped raise money and awareness for Executive director Erica Staab and the HOPE Center in Faribault.
reducing at every turn, we are more and more reliant on members of the community to step forward to help further our mission to end domestic violence and sexual assault within Rice County,”
said Erica Staab, executive director of HOPE Center. “We are so appreciative of all of the people who participated and the 60 community members who took time out of their Sunday evening to
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MARCH 5-7
‘Hometown Sampler’ concert
exceeds goals
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ore than 1,200 people came out on the weekend of March 5-7 to watch live music and to help the Steele County Food Shelf raise needed funds. The concerts raised more than $25,000, which was more than the $17,000 goal, said the Rev. John Lestock, one of the musicians and a longtime supporter of the fundraising effort. At the end of the threeday event, Stormy Trom,
support this event.” More than $1,000 of Sinclair’s art was raffled or given away at the event, said Faribault Harley-Davidson Marketing Director and event organizer Machelle Kendrick. Barton Jackson and Scott Bergerman both won an art piece valued at $500, she said. “We felt honored to help educate people about global violence toward women and raise money for local battered women,” Kendrick said. “The event also was a great way to honor a young artist who had the courage to act on his inspiration. Because of his heart, ‘HOPE Rides’ will ride again.” Staab said that in addition to raising funds and awareness for HOPE Center, “we found new volunteers” to help with our cause. r
35C photo by Clare Kennedy (Owatonna People’s Press)
The Bad Tangerines play to a packed house during the “Hometown Sampler,” a fundraiser for the Steele County Food Shelf.
the executive director of the Steele County Food Shelf, said that $19,511 was raised at the door and $6,500 was donated by corporate sponsors.
The total was nearly 29 percent of the $90,000 the food shelf hoped to bring in by the end of March to help restock the organization’s shelves. r
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