Giving to the Community Fund Drive is its own reward but winning prizes is nice, too! The prizes and experiences below can be yours.
Grand prize winners will be drawn November 14, 2008.
| Donor |
Item |
Description |
| MN Landscape Arboretum |
4 – Entrance Pass for Two |
Enjoy the beauty around you with a entrance pass for two to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum |
| University Bookstores |
4 - $100 gift card |
Show your Gopher spirit with U of M clothing bought with a $100 gift card from the University Bookstores |
| Campus Club |
Wine Class for Two in February |
For a class act, sip while you learn at a Wine Class for Two in February, in the warm environs of the Campus Club. |
| Campus Club |
7th Annual Beer Tasting Class for Two on Thursday, May 21, 2009 |
Hop to the Campus Club and brew up a tasty learning experience. At the 7th Annual Beer Tasting Class for Two. |
| Campus Club |
Wine Class for Two in April |
Spring into spring at the Campus Club with another class act at the Campus Club. |
| Campus Club |
Mother’s Day Brunch for Two on Sunday, May 10, 2009 |
Treat your mom and yourself to a delicious Campus Club repast on Mother’s Day. |
| Parking and Transportation Services |
6 - $75 gift Certificates can be used toward a parking contract, a Metropass card, or a bike locker rental or to purchase bike helmet and headlight sets |
Planes, trains, automobiles … buses or bikes: Whatever you drive, pedal, or ride, this one’s for you, $75 worth of free rides from Parking and Transportation Services. |
| University Rec Sports |
4 - $50 Passes |
Pump, stretch, flex, and fit yourself out, with a $50 pass from Rec Sports. |
| Academic Health Center |
Tuition for Two ($150 value) to attend the U of M Mini Medical School |
Here’s your opportunity to receive a “Mini Doctor of Medicine” degree from the U of M when you attend and a guest attend the U of M Mini Medical School sponsored by the Academic Health Center |
| University Concerts and Lectures |
4 – Two Tickets to attend a performance by the Russian National Ballet Theatre on January 31, 2009 at Northrop Auditorium |
Treat yourself and a dance partner to a performance by the Russian National Ballet Theatre on January 31, 2009 at Northrop Auditorium—brought to you by University Concerts and Lectures. |
| Office of Information Technology |
2 coupons for a free University Technology Training Center short course (OIT) |
Learn new software skills with two coupons for University Technology Training Center short courses from the Office of Information Technology. |
| Office of Information Technology |
10 1GB "Memorex Travel Drives" (OIT) |
Take your data anywhere with one of ten 1 gigabyte Memorex Travel Drives from the Office of Information Technology |
| University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics |
Marching Band Tickets 2 tickets for Nov. 15 |
Listen to rousing musical renditions by the Pride of Minnesota with two tickets to a Minnesota Marching Band Concert. |
| AFSCME |
Gift Basket |
Enjoy a great gift basket, courtesy of AFSCME. |
| Boynton Health Service |
2 30-minute massages |
Treat yourself to one of two relaxing, stress-relieving, 30-minute massages offered by Boynton Health Service. |
| Department of Food Science and Nutrition |
2 - $10 gift certificates. |
Enjoy delicious home-made ice cream and a variety of other dairy products with one of two $10 gift certificates for the Department of Food Science and Nutrition’s Dairy Salesroom. |
| University of Minnesota Extension |
5 calendar/ice scraper/mousepad combos |
Nurture your gardening talents year-round with one of five Master Gardener 2009 calendar, mousepad, and ice scraper combos. |
| Sally’s Saloon and Eatery |
2 - $25 gift cards |
Eat a Mariucci burger and a side of waffle fries with two $25 gift cards from Sally’s Saloon and Eatery |
| 421 Kafé |
2 - $25 gift certificates |
Enjoy a delicious meal with one of two $25 gift certificates at Kafé 421. Feast on exciting flavors and friendly service in a warm, comfortable dining atmosphere in Dinkytown. |
| Vescio’s |
1 - $10 gift cert |
Enjoy an authentic Italian meal with a $10 gift certificate to Vescio's in St. Louis Park or Dinkytown. |
| Carlson School of Management |
Two sets of two tickets to First Tuesday event |
You and a guest can enjoy the First Tuesday Luncheon Series featuring top-notch executives as they address hot topics in business and leadership. |
| Applebee’s |
2 $10 gift certificates |
Eat good in the neighborhood with one of two $10 gift certificates courtesy of Applebee’s. |
| Chipotle |
2 dinner for 4 gift certificates |
Dine on gourmet burritos with your friends or family with one of two dinners for four gift certificates from Chipotle. |
| Rapala |
Rapala giant 30” lure |
Tales of “the big one that got away” are sure to start the moment you put this giant 30” replica of a Rapala fishing lure in your den or office. |
| Qdoba |
5 – free burrito gift certificates |
Enjoy original flavors you won't find anywhere else with one of five free burrito certificates at Qdoba in Dinkytown. |
| Kerasotes Theaters |
Admission for 2 |
Sit back and enjoy the show with complimentary passes for two courtesy. |
| Donor |
Item |
Description |
| University Bookstores |
iPod (Grand Prize) |
Listen up! Turn up your new iPod from University Bookstores and treat yourself to surround-sound as you stroll through campus. |
| Campus Club |
One-Year Membership |
Enjoy all the delicious perks and rewards of Campus Club membership for a year. |
| University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics |
Football tickets/athletic packages |
Show your school spirit with four tickets to the Gopher football homecoming game on November 1, 2008 against Northwestern. |
| Bell Museum of Natural History. |
1-Bell Museum free membership |
Explore the world around you with a one-year household membership to the Bell Museum of Natural History. |
| MN Science Museum |
One family membership |
Get fascinated at the Science Museum of Minnesota with a one-year family membership. |
| MN Landscape Arboretum |
One-year family pass (Grand Prize) |
Treat your family to the beauty of the outdoors for an entire year with a family pass at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum |
| University Bookstores |
$100 gift card |
Show your Gopher spirit with U of M clothing bought with a $100 gift card from the University Bookstores. |
| President Robert Bruininks |
Four Tickets to a Hockey Game (Grand Prize) |
Cheer on the Golden Gopher Hockey Team with 3 of your favorite hockey fans complements of President Robert Bruininks. |
| Dell and Office of Information Technology |
1 Adobe PhotoShop CS3(from Adobe) |
Make the most of your photos with a copy of Photoshop from Adobe. |
| Dell and Office of Information Technology |
2 Dell 926 "All In One" printer/ copier/scanner (from Dell) |
Benefit from full-color printing, scanning, copying, and photo printing features from one of two all-in-one desktop printers donated by Dell |