A one-day retreat empowers girls before they enter sixth grade. Returning to school after summer break is never easy, and the transition from...
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Wishes & More Helps Create a Sensory-Friendly Space
When Woodbury parents Heather and Lee Stanek first reached out to Wishes & More in early 2024, they had a simple but profound hope: to create a...
Woodbury High School Student Named BestPrep’s Student of the Year
Adia Vang is recognized by the Brooklyn Park-based education nonprofit. BestPrep is a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization that is dedicated to...
Sing Me a Story Uses Music as Medicine
Austin and Sara Atteberry bring the gift of songs-as-healing to kids who face serious illnesses. When Austin and Sara Atteberry first met, they...
Teddy’s Heart Raises Awareness for AEDs
One family turns their grief into a mission to give back. On a May afternoon in 2022, Cottage Grove’s Dowdle family was forever changed. Their...
Woodbury Leadership Academy Partners with Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue
The K–12 charter school is bringing real-world volunteerism to the classroom. This February, Woodbury Leadership Academy (WLA) is partnering with...
How Project Got Your Back Supports Veterans
A nonprofit helps veterans connect to programs. “I think it’s the perfect name, and I wished I would have thought of it,” says Paul Davis, executive...
Wheels of Freedom
Support a Woodbury nonprofit this summer. Connecting children with disabilities with costly adaptive equipment—at no cost to the family—is the goal...
Welcome to Woodbury
The City of Woodbury hosted the annual Welcome to Woodbury event with its nonprofit partners on November 9, 2023. The gathering showcased a...
How Bunny Besties Spreads Joy
Nonprofit offers animal visits to promote wellness and reduce stress. With their ultra-soft fur and adorably twitchy noses, it’s pretty hard to...
Introducing the Cole Foundation Equipment Library
Every child deserves to move, grow and play safely. When Colleen and Lee Peterson’s son, Cole, was born with a rare chromosomal disorder, they knew...
Meet Woodbury Community Foundation’s Jack Clinton
Citizen of Woodbury Jack Clinton visualizes the Woodbury Community Foundation (WCF) as the premier organization helping Woodbury and Washington...
Welcome to Woodbury
Event offers a chance to meet fellow community members. Geared toward both new residents of Woodbury and those already a part of the community,...
The Reel Hope Project 2023
Nonprofit strives to find a forever family for every child. Don your finest suits and most glamorous dresses as The Reel Hope Project rolls out the...
The Family Achievement Foundation Supports Local Families
A Woodbury-based physical therapy clinic offers a new way to support families. At the Family Achievement Center, family comes first. From...
Setting the Foundation
Brian Muller’s Song “Ladder to the Sky” Provides Funding for the Amie Muller Foundation, BurnPits 360 and Growing Through Grief. “Daddy, what if I...
Journey to Justice
New nonprofit aims to learn and educate others about systemic inequalities. Following the harrowing death of George Floyd came a wave of grief,...
Ashland Productions Opens 20th Season with ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Lights, curtain, action! This year marks the 20th season that Ashland Productions has brought high-quality, family-friendly theater to the east...
Nonprofit Hopes to Give Dozens of Woodbury Families the Best Christmas Ever
Nonprofit Best Christmas Ever is hoping to give more than 150 families this holiday season an unforgettable holiday. The holiday season is just...
Local Nonprofit Seeks to Inspire the Next Generation of Women Leaders
Woodbury nonprofit GirlOnward inspires young girls to be the leaders they were born to be. We all remember middle school and the difficulties that...
