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Ordinary Magic 2022

An Annual Community Celebration and Fundraiser in Support of Wilder's Mission

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Thank you for sparking magic with Wilder on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Saint Paul College!

You brought the magic! Together we raised more than $300,000 in support of the people and families that Wilder serves.

Thank you for joining us at Ordinary Magic and for your belief that together we can build a stronger Saint Paul, one family at a time. We loved gathering with a room full of passionate supporters of this work!

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During Ordinary Magic, Sebastian and Tash shared their experience with Wilder supportive housing services at Lincoln Place. Watch the video!

I was happy that I didn't have to deal with living with somebody else, I wasn't experiencing homelessness anymore. CDA and Wilder were both very accommodating to me. They gave me an opportunity that I never got from anyone else, and I can honestly say that they saved my life.

Sebastian, former participant in Wilder Supportive Housing Services

If you missed Ordinary Magic, you can still support Wilder! Donate online or contact us at magic@wilder.org for more ways to contribute.

Donate to Spark the Magic!

What (therapy) helps me most with is I don’t have this physical triggering where I feel like I have to solve things and I’m all worked up. It really helps with interactions with my husband and my kids. That liberated me from so much stuff,

Sarah, participant in Wilder Community Mental Health and Wellness and donor

Donate to the Campaign for Families

If you are considering a pledge to the Campaign for Families, please contact Anne at anne.rodenberg@wilder.org to confirm and with any questions you may have.

Provide feedback about Ordinary Magic

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Learn about volunteering at Wilder

Curious about volunteering with Wilder? Read about the Kiernat Community Service award winners who attended the event and their amazing contributions to Wilder’s mission. Or you can find volunteer opportunities!

Your support of Wilder’s mission helps provide:

Powerful mental health and wellness services
Stabilizing housing support and assistance
Transformative cash investment in people
Essential space for diverse community leaders
Research and evaluation reports that inform the common good

Wilder came up with creative ways to measure how engaged the students were and bring back success stories. ... We started to see we could collect data in a meaningful way. Now story collecting is a big part of our process.

Wilder Research client Jeanne Calvit, Interact Center For The Visual And Performing Arts

Ordinary Magic Committee: Jennifer Adams, John Gauger, Maggie O’Gara, Kathryn Schleich, Judy Kishel, Sue Piva

In addition, more than 40 volunteers and staff came together on May 12 to make Ordinary Magic a success!

Questions about sponsoring Ordinary Magic? Contact magic@wilder.org.

Click to Sponsor Ordinary Magic

Thank you to our generous sponsors for making Wilder's annual celebration and fundraiser possible this year!

Presenting Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Inside Edge, a sponsor of Wilder's 2019 Ordinary Magic

Bronze Sponsors

Lockton, a sponsor of Wilder's 2019 Ordinary Magic

THANK YOU TO THESE ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

CBRE - Jerry Driessen

Modern Heating & Air

Sunrise Banks

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Ordinary Magic 2022

An Annual Community Celebration and Fundraiser in Support of Wilder's Mission

Thank you for sparking magic with Wilder on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Saint Paul College!

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