| Celebration on Thursday, October 13 at Willmar Conference Center |
| Willmar, MN – The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) invites the community to join their 24th Anniversary and Awards in Philanthropy Celebration on Thursday, October 13th, at 5:30pm at the Willmar Conference Center. This year WACF will recognize Dr. Jim and Marilynn Tiede with the 2022 Award in Philanthropy for their contribution to Kandiyohi County communities. The 2022 Community Builder Award will be given to Duininck Companies for its support to our community through corporate support, partnerships, and employee engagement. In addition, WACF will honor Ken Warner with the Innovative Impact Award noting his nearly 40 years of community leadership to the Willmar Lakes area. The celebration illustrates the adage “Think global, act local” and will feature area products from Jennie-O Turkey store, Mr. B’s chocolates, Redhead Creamery, and Foxhole Brewery. There is currently a waitlist for tickets. To be added to the list, please call the WACF office at (320) 235-4380. “The Willmar Area Community Foundation is very pleased to be able to honor these incredibly deserving people and businesses. These honorees represent decades of volunteering, leadership and commitment to our communities. We look forward to celebrating them and thanking them for all they have done,” notes Sara Carlson, WACF Executive Director. Photos of the honorees available upon request. The Willmar Area Community Foundation (WACF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local Willmar area. Since 1998, WACF has grown to over $23.5 million in assets and awarded $12.4 million in grants to nonprofits. The WACF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a collaborative of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 1,000 funds totaling nearly $195 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Willmar. |