Thank you to all those that participated in the 2012 Lake Hiawatha Heart Warmer.  It was a VERY chilly day this year for the event with a toasty warm 8 degrees and a stiff breeze adding to the Nordic experience.  Attendance was down this year to half of what we had last year to 500 people.  Considering February 11th was one of the few very cold days we have had this winter, 500 is nothing to scoff at.

Thank you to the following that made this year’s event possible:

Host:

• Lake Hiawatha Park- Minneapolis Park Board- Ryan Vossen and his awesome park staff team!

Funding and Product Donors:

• Standish Ericsson Neighborhood Association
• West of the Rail Business Association
• The Waters Senior Living
• Parkway Pizza
• Longfellow Grill
• Peace Coffee
• Reddy Rents
• Soderlin Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

Business Booth Participants:

• Ensemble Music
• Musikgarten with Emily Ireland Music Studio
• McDonald’s Fine Wine and Spirits
• St. Helena Catholic School
• Laurel Clift Arbonne Consultant
• Nelson Electric Inc.
• E’s Emporium
• West of the Rail Business Association

Children’s Entertainment:

• Ensemble Music
• Musikgarten with Emily Ireland Music Studio

Volunteers:

• Guillermo Sparks
• Matt Negaard
• Karen Stauber
• Josh Lee
• Tony Morrow
• Jessica Hill

Community Donors:

• Matt Negaard
• Liz and Jesse Martin
• Tony Morrow
• Karen Stauber
• Mary Hill
• Anonymous Community Donors

Business Gift Certificates or Gift Baskets for Prize Drawings:

• Mother Earth Gardens
• Patrick’s Cabaret
• Cork Dork
• Fat Lorenzo’s
• Al Vento
• Ghandi Mahal
• Riverview Theater
• 3 Tiers
• Citizen Cafe
• Soderberg Floral
• Wellness Center
• Glaciers Café
• Pizza Luce
• Natural Built Home
• HUB Bikes
• Hymie’s Vintage Records
• Ensemble Music
• McDonald’s Fine Wine and Spirits