Project Grant Round 1

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,190
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Center Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
March 2023
End Date
March 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Project Grant Round 1

Project Details

Sing for World Hunger Relief-A Concert featuring Vivaldi's Gloria

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Chair, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, community youth arts initiatives; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; 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; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist, B.A. in English Education, M.A. in American Literature, orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Sandi Kroll, Owner-Refreshing Perspectives Therapy, MSW Boise State University, MFA in Theatre, University of California, San Diego, life-long consumer of performing arts, previous regional stage and event manger, former member of Actors Equity Association; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Darla Hueske: MA Media Arts, Digital Video and Audio Production, New Mexico Highlands University, BS Communications, Minnesota State University, Fine Arts Instructor, Photography, Design at Dickinson State University, North Dakota: Developed and taught curriculum for Graphic Design and Photography courses, previous Public Information Officer, Arts Grant Manager, North Dakota Council on the Arts; Volunteer webmaster and publicity coordinator for Badlands Arts Association, ND, Photomidwest member; Tyler Bevier: St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce; Director of Downtown Planning and Development, St. Cloud Area Farmers Market Board Member, Heijue Arts Co-Chair, Launched public art murals downtown through the chamber of commerce; Lou Witt:, BA and Master 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, past CMAB panelist; member CMAB directors, Shaelynn Waseka: BFA in 3D Animation from Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Owner of Shae's Art Shack, Boys and Girls Club of Central Minnesota, Best Buy Teen Technology Center Manager, Big Brother Big Sister Volunteer; Thomas Berger: Owner of AAA Courier Express, Belville Productions - Producer, Production Management, Designer, Bons Tempos Theatre - Producer, Production Management, Designer, Masterpiece Media ? Producer; previous History Theatre - Managing Director, General Manager, Tour Director, Education Director, Production Management, Stage Manager, Designer

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,190
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,100
Direct expenses
$6,290
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Greater awareness of hunger and hunger relief programs. Monetary and food support of organizations. Awareness of relevant themes in music. We will measure these outcomes through a written survey. We will weigh the food donations and tally the monetary donations to assess the success of this fundraiser. Long-term success will be measured through increases in audience and choir members.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Michelle
Last Name
Dettmann
Organization Name
Minnesota Center Chorale
Street Address
622 29th Ave N
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56303
Phone
(320) 428-0622
Email
mcc.coordinator@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 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471