National Volunteer Week: Deb Zak
Today, we are featuring Deb Zak, a fund advisor for the Middle River Legacy Center Fund who also serves as the vice chair of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation Board of Directors.
NWSBDC NEWS: Ronnings owner named SBA Minnesota Young Entrepreneur of the Year
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Garrett Larson, owner of four Ronnings stores in greater Minnesota, the 2023 SBA Minnesota Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Scholarship Spotlight: Theresa Gustafson
Theresa Gustafson, who graduated from Bemidji High School, earned the Ray F. and John F. Breen Scholarship and the John and Iva Lee Graupman Family Scholarship.
Moving right along
“Never stop learning.” This was how Jake Sobieck explained his experience in running – and growing – his Bemidji-based small business, Blue Ox Moving Company.
Scholarship Spotlight: Sranya Vongsaly
Sranya Vongsaly, who graduated from Warroad High School, earned the Frances McNeill Karlsson Arts and Gaylord A. Gunderson Education Scholarships.
Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund Seeks Grant and Scholarship Applicants
The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, is pleased to announce its 2023 grant and scholarship opportunities.
Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing awarded grant to support mental health services in northern Minnesota
The Firefly Center for Art & Wellbeing has been awarded $200,000 by the Otto Bremer Trust in St. Paul.
Northwest Continuum of Care awarded nearly $1.5 Million for projects addressing homelessness and housing
The Northwest Continuum of Care has been awarded nearly $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through its FY2022 funding opportunity.
Scholarship Spotlight: William Starkey
Starkey, who graduated from Mahnomen High School, earned the Mahnomen Education General Scholarship.