Imagine you’re a young child waking up one day to find a lump developing in your abdomen. Over the next several weeks, the lump gets larger and becomes more uncomfortable. As it grows, you start experiencing nausea, heartburn and constipation. You feel miserable. If you live in the United States, you’ll be taken to a doctor where [...]
It was a magical night. At the YOU MATTER Gala on October 3rd, hundreds of MATTER’s sponsors, donors, partners, suppliers and volunteers, came together to do something bigger than we’ve ever done before. The goal for the evening was to raise $500,000 to impact 500,000 lives. Thanks to the generosity of MATTERnation, we surpassed the [...]
Excitement is building for October 3, 2019, when MATTER holds its 2019 YOU MATTER Gala at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis! It promises to be an engaging evening celebrating the collaborative work of MATTER with our partners, donors and friends in bringing health and hope to millions of people next door and around the world. [...]
“Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration...” So says best selling author and brand futurist, Simon Mainwaring, and we here at MATTER couldn’t agree more. Only through collaboration with local and global organizations, can we fulfill our mission to move people forward by eliminating barriers to a healthier life. As we like to [...]
MATTER is excited to announce the first of several speakers for the 2019 YOU MATTER Gala taking place on October 3, 2019, at the McNamara Alumni Center in Minneapolis! Lual Mayen, a South Sudanese developer and founder of Junub Games, a company dedicated to creating games that bring social change, will be speaking about one [...]
At MATTER, we believe you don’t need to be a charity to change the world. When individuals and companies come together to pool their energy and resources for a cause greater than themselves amazing things happen that can change the world for those being impacted. For proof, look no further than what happened on May [...]
The countdown is on! This Thursday, May 30, MATTERbox Madness will descend on the Mall of America! Held in conjunction with 5 Eyewitness News Summer Harvest for Kids, it will be a full day of excitement and energy packing MATTERbox meal kits and snack packs to benefit kids across Minnesota this summer. With last year's [...]
Summer is right around the corner and that means MATTERnation is gearing up for the fifth annual MATTERbox Madness packing tournament on May 30th at the Mall of America. This fun, high-energy event pits teams from different companies against each other in a spirited, bracket-style competition to see which team can pack MATTERboxes in the [...]
Into a sold out, packed-to-the-rafters Holden Room in Minneapolis last week walked Minnesota Timberwolves center Gorgui Dieng. At 6’11’’ he towered over the crowd. Dressed in the bright, traditional clothing of his home country of Senegal, he was hard to miss. Smiles followed him as he made his way through the crowd, greeting friends and [...]
MATTER has begun an exciting partnership with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), along with sponsors FanDuel and cause marketing pioneer Lou Raiola, collaborating to bring purpose and engagement to the hugely popular and fast-growing fantasy sports industry. Paul Charchian, President of FSTA At the recent Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) Winter Conference, [...]
