Your Team's Social Responsibility

 Throughout the year, we dedicate ourselves to various community and charitable efforts. Feel free to check back periodically for an update of how we are doing our part in making a difference.

Ever After Gowns - a Minnesota based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to supporting Twin Cities-area young women by providing them with new and gently used formal gowns, shoes, and accessories to be worn to their high school prom. Participants receive all the attire and accessories free of charge. The “Ever After Experience” is not just about getting a free dress,they aim to provide a warm, friendly environment where each guest feels like a princess - complete with personal shopper, gowns, jewelry, shoes, door prizes, make-up experts on hand giving free makeovers and tips, professional stylists providing free styling, and discount flower and tux coupons. Guests are pre-selected by their high school guidance counselors, based on financial need, and the items they choose are theirs to keep forever, free of charge.  Items are offered in a variety of styles and sizes in order to meet a wide range of tastes and needs.

Toys for Tots - The principal Toys for Tots activities which take place each year are the collection and distribution of toys in the communities in which a Marine Corps Reserve Unit is located and in communities without a Reserve Unit that has a Marine Corps League Detachment or group of men and women, generally veteran Marines, authorized by Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to conduct a local Toys for Tots campaign. Local Toys for Tots Campaign Coordinators conduct an array of activities throughout the year, which include golf tournaments, foot races, bicycle races and other purely voluntary events designed to increase interest in Toys for Tots, and concurrently generate toy and monetary donations

The Freshwater Society - A non-profit membership organization based in Minnesota dedicated to promoting the protection and rational management of all freshwater resources throughout the state.

Wolf Ridge - a nationally respected and accredited K-12 school and residential learning center, for memorable outdoor learning adventures, located in Northern Minnesota. They offer activities and programs that focus on natural and cultural history, outdoor skills, team-building, and personal growth.  

KIVA -  Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.

Stevens Square Foundation - dedicated to inspiring and enabling people to live with dignity, with particular emphasis on the needs of the elderly and children.  They strive to improve the lives of individuals in the greater Twin Cities metropolitan area by providing support to organizations that are responsive, innovative, and effective in meeting these needs.

 Smile Network International - a global, non-profit humanitarian organization that provides life-altering, reconstructive surgeries and related healthcare services to impoverished children and young adults in developing countries.Through local efforts, Smile Network International develops international partnerships that enable volunteers to build trust in foreign countries. These global relationships provide Smile Network the opportunity to conduct surgical missions and to impart dignity and quality of life to individuals whose medical needs may otherwise go untreated. All Smile Network surgeries are provided free of charge.

Cornerstone MN - a twenty seven year old domestic abuse prevention agency deeply rooted in the communities they serve. They provide children and adults a continuum of service that builds sustainable self-reliance and revives the human spirit. They educate, advocate and lead the way to social change.

Second Harvest Heartland -  works to reinvent hunger relief through leadership and innovation. As the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger relief organization, their goal is not only to help hungry neighbors today, but to provide the means for everyone to be fed tomorrow. They are known for distributing great amounts of food quickly and efficiently; in 2010 alone, they will collect, warehouse and distribute nearly 60 million pounds of food—and they're also constantly pioneering ways to reduce waste and better use the abundant resources available in this land of plenty. Second Harvest Heartland is a member of Feeding America, a national network of more than 200 food banks serving every state in the United States. Membership means access to millions of pounds of surplus food and grocery donations from manufacturers and producers throughout the country.