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ROCK THE CAUSE - Ali Goldberg
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Rock The Cause Founder Nominated for Vision Award
August 25, 2009 Saint Paul, MN - Rock The Cause CEO and founder Scott Herold has been nominated to receive a Community Stewardship Vision Award. Rock The Cause is a Minnesota-based 501c3 non-profit that works to build a new generation of giving through the power of music and community.
The first annual Vision Awards will showcase the best practices performed over the past year in Minnesota’s Hospitality industry. Nominees are selected from seven different categories including Community Stewardship.
Scott Herold and Rock The Cause are thrilled to be nominated for the Category of Community Stewardship. In the two and a half years that Rock The Cause has been in existence it has built an exceptional name in the Twin Cities community for delivering exciting, innovative, high impact charitable concerts that engage a new generation of volunteerism and support.
A recent survey of people who attended Rock The Cause events in 2008 showed that 40% of those who attended give money to causes they discover through Rock The Cause, and 33% become volunteers.
In addition to supporting organizations like Free Arts Minnesota, Open Arms of Minnesota, Clare Housing, and others, Rock The Cause also supports the music community. Emerging Artists who volunteer to perform at these events gain new audience exposure with 79% of audience members stating that they discover new artists through Rock The Cause.
Meetings: Minnesota’s Hospitality Journal will host its first annual Vision Awards at the Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 24th, 2009.
For more information visit www.irockthecause.org or http://www.mn-meetings.com/
