I had my first official meeting of the Technology Advisory Council a week ago. I was honored to be accepted into this group with an official appointment from Governor Walz. The role of the council is to advise Minnesota IT Services (MNIT). The group is preparing for transition …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Minnesota Technology CouncilOur SPS Ignite 2026 Give Back event tonight included building a mini-golf course with pool noodles and cardboard and then each team playing the course. I found it much more difficult than it seemed. We then packed over 4,000 bags of goods for Special Olympics athletes and family members!
We were talking over dinner about the Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser and thinking we should make note when we sell the 1,000th candle. It turns out we already did — this year! Year Candles 2021 134 2022 180 2023 226 2024 264 2025 321 We’ve already sold 1,125 candles! So who got …
Keep reading · 1 minute: 1,000th candleHaving fun preparing for the Things 4 Good 2026 Scent Survey. I have 10 new scents ready for folks to check out and share their feedback over the holidays. A special POAP to all who participate. This is how we added Charcoal Rose last year.
After we’ve made hundreds of candles for the Candle Fundraiser it is fun to casually pour a bunch of individual scents to try out. Ten scents poured tonight for the 2025 Scent Survey.
We’ve now done our Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser for five years. With the amazing support of this community we have raised $31,787 for non-profits! Thank you so much. This year was an incredible jump from last year selling 321 candles! ❤️ Last year we did the first day of the …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Things 4 Good Five Year ImpactWe have wrapped up the 5th annual Candle Fundraiser. I’m proud to say that we raised $9,048 in donations! That is a $2,000 jump (29.1%) from last year’s results. Amazing! Last year we made 252 candles and we sold out on Sunday. This year we sold 321 candles and only had 10 …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Things 4 Good 2025 Candle Fundraiser InsightsWe completed our annual candle sale raising $9,048 for the four organizations we picked! That is a 29.1% increase from 2024, topping the growth of previous years at 21.8, 9.7, and 10.3%. A huge thank you to the 73 folks from this community who made this possible by purchasing a …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Things 4 Good 2025 Candle Fundraiser ResultsRealized we had some big usability issues in our donation tracking sheets for day 1 of Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser (right side). I designed a complete redo of it for today’s sale (middle) that I tested this morning and is much better. I also created a candle guide to include with the candles! 🤩
We are ready to host our fifth annual Things 4 Good Candle Fundraiser today! We are supporting Animal Welfare Institute, Border Angels, The Food Group, and Sandy Hook Promise this year.
