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About the North Mankato Foundation

South Central College Mankato Campus Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization designed to support the students and programs of South Central College's North Mankato Campus.  The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of area volunteers, including SCC alumni. 

Each year the Foundation enlists the help of volunteers from the community to implement the major fundraising initiatives included in our Annual Campaign, which encompasses all of our fundraising efforts throughout the year.  Our community-wide Annual Fund Drive commences each fall, along with our Insiders' Campaign for faculty and staff members, and a fundraising dinner and Golf Classic are held each spring.  Thanks to the generous community-wide support for these initiatives, the Foundation awarded $195,000 in scholarships to 307 deserving SCC students in the spring of 2008.  Our Scholarship Awards Presentation was held August 27, 2008, and our major disbursement of funds to students takes place at the start of fall semester each year.  Photos from this year's awards presentation can be found at  http://southcentral.edu/galleries/scholarship.  In addition to funding scholarships, some contributions are used for instructional equipment and faculty/staff development, and some are added to the Foundation's endowment where the principal remains in perpetuity, and earnings are used to fund SCC's scholarships and programs.   

October 10, 2008 marks the beginning of the 2008-09 Annual Fund Drive.  Bonnie Barrer, Pepsi-Cola of Mankato, Inc., serves as this year's Fund Drive Chair, and the following individuals are leading the ten teams of volunteer fundraisers:  Marcia Bahr, Mankato Clinic, Dennis Davito, Mankato Clinic, Joe Frederick, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Rick Harbarth, AgStar Financial Services, Alan Kiefer, ProGrowth Bank; Dan Robinson, Lidstrom Commercial Realtors; Bryan Sowers, US Bank; Jay Thompson, Wells Fargo Bank; Terry Treanor, Vertitron Midwest, and Julie Vetter, Community Bank.  "A Solid Foundation for Tomorrow's Success--Return on Investment" is our theme, as we work together to raise funds to support the scholarships and programs of South Central College, providing students with the support they need to achieve their goals.  

The SCC Extravagance Fundraising Dinner, formerly known as High Tech Temptations, is held each spring to raise funds for the scholarships and programs at SCC.  This fundraiser allows SCC's Culinary Arts students to demonstrate their skills, while participants revel in the spectacular dining experience.  Extravagance 2009 was held the evening of March 26.  The setting was very different this year, designed to give participants an insider's view of SCC's agricultural programs.  Agribusiness, Small Business Management, and Farm Business Management instructors and students conducted live demonstrations, adding an exciting element to the event.  Live and silent auctions were held, and Linder Farm Network's Lynn Ketelsen was the keynote speaker.

Event sponsors included Kato Engineering (Gold), Leonard, Street & Deinard (Gold), Hy-Vee (Silver), McPherson Crop Management (Silver), Paulsen Architects (Silver), and United Prairie Bank (Silver).     

The SCC Golf Classic, held each year at the Mankato Golf Club, is another important fundraiser for the college.  A record $27,000 was raised at the 14th Annual Golf Classic, held May 19, 2008.  Many area businesses provided generous sponsorships for the event, and we had more hole sponsors than ever before!  One-hundred golfers participated. Activities included a silent auction, live auction, and raffle.  New this year was a GOLFishing Contest sponsored by Johnson Outdoors, Inc.  In addition, Mankato Implement and J. Long's sponsored a putting contest again this year, with a grand prize of a $500 J. Long's gift certificate.  Dinner sponsors for the event were MICO, Inc., Kato Engineering, Leonard, Street & Deinard, E.I. Microcircuits, Snell Motors, and I & S Group; US Bank and A. H. Hermel Vending & Wholesale Co. sponsored the carts; local utility companies BENCO Electric, HickoryTech, Xcel Energy, CenterPoint Energy, Charter Communications, and Alltel Wireless sponsored lunch; Valley Bank was our Auction Sponsor, along with Brad Buscher; and Scheel’s, Hy-Vee, Elite Steaks ‘N’ Chops, Contessa, and BENCO Electric sponsored in part the prizes that were awarded to the winning teams. Many additional businesses and individuals contributed prizes and auction items for the event. 

The 15th Annual SCC Golf Classic is scheduled for May 18, 2009 at the Mankato Golf Club. 

For additional information, please contact the Foundation Office:

South Central  College Mankato Campus Foundation
1920 Lee Blvd.
N. Mankato, MN 56003

Greg Bednar, Executive Director
507-389-7342
greg.bednar@southcentral.edu

Tamara Franzmann, Development Assistant
507-389-7406
tamara.franzmann@southcentral.edu

Martha Broadbent Johnson, Administrative Assistant
507-389-7446
martha.broadbentjohnson@southcentral.edu