Arts Access

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Recipient
Internal Housing Assistant AKA Somali Independence Day
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2024
End Date
July 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Arts Access

Project Details

Somali Independence Day showcasing cultural expression through visual arts, music, traditional clothes, national flags, and performing arts

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Chair, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, community youth arts initiatives; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Vice Chair, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) member, Minnesota Presenters Network board director; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Treasurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, Musician, equipment retail experience, event and project manager; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Louis Witt: BA and MA in Music Education, Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children; Tom Berger: Small Business Owner, AAA Courier Express, Waite Park; Producer, Production Manager, Designer with Belville Productions; Served in many capacities for the History Theatre in St. Paul including Managing Director, Educational Project Director, Tour Director, Production Manager, Designer; University of Minnesota, Theatre Arts, Classics, Geology; Deb Vander Eyk: visual artist, B.S. Arts Education, B.A. in Sociology/Research and an AA Degree in Advertising with a background in K-12 Art Education, community involvement research, nonprofit fundraising and programing.; Eric Ellwoods: facilities manager, BA in Christian Ministry, history of involvement in choirs and community theater, member of Buffalo Community Theater board of directors.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Vice Chair, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) member, Minnesota Presenters Network board director; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Treasurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, Musician, equipment retail experience, event and project manager; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Louis Witt: BA and MA in Music Education, Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children; Tom Berger: Small Business Owner, AAA Courier Express, Waite Park; Producer, Production Manager, Designer with Belville Productions; Served in many capacities for the History Theatre in St. Paul including Managing Director, Educational Project Director, Tour Director, Production Manager, Designer; University of Minnesota, Theatre Arts, Classics, Geology; Deb Vander Eyk: visual artist, B.S. Arts Education, B.A. in Sociology/Research and an AA Degree in Advertising with a background in K-12 Art Education, community involvement research, nonprofit fundraising and programing.; Eric Ellwoods: facilities manager, BA in Christian Ministry, history of involvement in choirs and community theater, member of Buffalo Community Theater board of directors.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Central Minnesota Arts Board, Leslie LeCuyer (320) 968-4290x 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,550
Direct expenses
$17,550
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

the event outcome will be one which successfully happen and different than the former one. Our evaluation plan will employ a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to measure the outcomes of our event accurately. Here's a summary: Surveys and Feedback Forms: We will distribute surveys and feedback forms to event attendees to gather quantitative data on their satisfaction.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Omar
Last Name
Podi
Organization Name
Internal Housing Assistant AKA Somali Independence Day
Street Address
2719 W Division St Ste 114
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(612) 323-1747
Email
dooleabdulle471@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3