Reach for Ralph Fundraiser

Thursday, June 13

5:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Quincy Hall

1325 Quincy St NE, Minneapolis

You are invited! Please purchase your tickets today and join us at Quincy Hall, an awesome venue in the heart of the Arts District in Northeast Minneapolis.

Enjoy dinner, auctions, games, and a short program to support the people we serve and their caregivers.

New this year:

• Golfing for Good: Take a chance on our putting green to win golf balls and gift cards to local restaurants.
• Heads or Tails: Purchase 1-3 necklaces and participate in a Heads or Tails game during the program.
• Sibling Social: Siblings of people we serve will gather at the Golfing for Good Game during the cocktail hour.

Back by popular demand: Plinko for Drinko. Purchase a chance to play Plinko to win spirits, craft beer, or wine. The wine can be served during dinner with help from the bartender.

Tickets $175 each

OR

$1,000 buys a Table for 8. Bring your family and friends!

Purchase Tickets Today!

Unable to attend? Please consider making an online gift at Hammer.org.

Recently, we announced that Mary Gaasch, our Director of Advocacy & Community Relations, is leaving Hammer & NER for a new opportunity. Mary joined Hammer nearly 28 years ago and served in nearly every role in our Program Department, from DSP to Director, before moving into her Advocacy role three years ago.

Many of you have come to know Mary over the years and know what a valuable member of our team she is. What is distinctive about Mary is not only her wisdom about the political and legislative process, but that she is passionate about advocating for people with disabilities and disability justice. 



Mary is moving on to be the Executive Director of Crescent Cove, a hospice for children. This is a wonderful opportunity for her to utilize her many skills to lead an organization. We wish Mary every success in this new endeavor. 

We are excited to welcome David Duxbury and Anna Schmid, two new Development Team members.  

David is our full time Major Gifts Officer. He will be meeting with donors, building relationships, sharing our needs, and engaging our major donors to invest in our mission. He is excited about sharing our good work with our donors.

Anna is our Fundraising Specialist and will be working part time focusing on Reach for Ralph for the coming month and will then be taking on projects especially related to our database, focusing on data audits and clean up. 

We are looking forward to working with David and Anna!

National Nurse Week took place in mid-May and we are so thankful for our amazing nursing team at Hammer & NER who keep the people we support healthy and safe.

Clockwise from the top left corner are Tyler Dvorak (Director of Nursing), Joseph Adeboye, Jenna Neal, Catherine Muchoki, Mercy Ijiyode, Abby Melese, Brittany Furey (Nursing Coordinator), Cindy Garin, and Diana McClay (Nursing Coordinator).

We have several employees celebrating significant anniversaries.

Momo Johnson (DSP, upper left, 20 years), Barbara Freeman (DSP, upper right, 15 years), Olenka Talemwa (DSP, 5 years), Jeanne Ottman (Program Manager, middle right, 5 years), Abdul Qayyumi (Program Manager, lower right, 5 years), Carol Shuler (DSP, 5 years), Victoria Ishola (DSP, 3 years), and Harriette Badio (Program Manager, lower left, 3 years).

Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!

Earlier this month, longtime NER Board Member, Bob Morse, was recognized by the Vadnais Heights Economic Development Corporation as the recipient of the 2024 Business Leadership Award.

Bob’s 18-year tenure on the Board of Northeast Residence exemplifies a steadfast commitment to advocating for the rights and well-being of marginalized communities.

Bob currently serves on Hammer & NER’s development committee, helping connect people and businesses to our mission. Bob is a VP at MidCountry Bank, which has been very supportive of our mission. Congratulations Bob!

Each month in Happenings we feature some of our favorite photos of the people we support "Out & About" having fun in their communities. On the left are some photos from a recent karaoke night held by our Community Life Department.

On the right are photos from the recent DeLaSalle High School Prom! The school's Campus Ministry hosts the prom every year for individuals with developmental disabilities. There was a photo booth, snacks, and a live band, the Posit-Tones, that includes individuals with disabilities. Lots of Hammer & NER individuals attend as well as people from across the metro.

To enlarge the photos, simply click on them.