COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Other Partners
Vega Productions has partnered with the MWMF on an instrument drive benefitting Winona Area Public Schools. Bring your pre-loved instruments to the Vega booth at the festival(inside the Historic Masonic Temple/main stage) and receive a gift bag of Vega goodies for your generous donation. Vega Productions will also be giving away a pair of Rock the Boat 3 tickets on Saturday at the festival, so stop by and say ‘hi’!
Funding Recipients
Semcac Head Start
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Proceeds from MWMF will go to playground development for Winona Semcac Head Start. Head Start presently has trikes for the children to use, but no good place for them to ride. We are raising money to be able to install a bike path for the kids. This is an important cause because many 3-4 year olds come to school never having the experience of pedaling, which is an important motor skill for early childhood development.
Winona Fine Arts Commission
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The Winona Fine Arts Commission exists to promote, educate and facilitate efforts concerning the performing, literary and visual arts in the Winona area. Part of the proceeds from MWMF will go towards supporting the Winona Fine Arts Commission’s granting for programming.
Winona360.org
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Winona360 is a nonprofit news Web site connecting the Upper Mississippi River Valley region, educational institutions and local civic organizations to improve community access to information and education. The project was created on an open source, Drupal platform and is based at Winona State University in Winona, Minn.
With the funds from the Mid West Music Fest, Winona360.org leaders will develop curriculum and host community journalism workshops targeted to different markets in the Winona region. Through these workshops, citizens in local nonprofit organizations and interested community members will learn techniques needed to develop an article or to take a compelling photograph – techniques that enhance coverage of local news by putting the power in the citizen’s hand.
These workshops will introduce Winona360 to the community and train members on how to gather and pass on news and information throughout Winona. Winona360.org communicates the needs of the community by inviting citizens and organizations to share their ideas, stories and visions with others. The news Web site promotes active citizen engagement in our regional community.
