For many of us, the day after Thanksgiving is filled with shopping, decking the halls or just relaxing and enjoying the start of the holiday season. Whatever your plans this coming Friday, we invite you to join us in the evening for a special concert to help the people of Cuba. We promise this will [...]
Cervical cancer is the fourth most diagnosed cancer for women worldwide. It’s also one of the most treatable types of cancer when found early. Because it’s typically a slow-growing cancer, cervical cancer screening tests to detect precancerous lesions combined with early treatment has seen the rate of cervical cancer drop significantly over the last couple [...]
There’s something magical that happens when people come together to do good for others. You can feel it in the air, a special energy that comes from compassionate and generous hearts eager to help change peoples' lives and bring hope to those who need it the most. That’s what happened this past Sunday, August 22, [...]
The philosopher Mick Jagger once said, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you just might find you get what you need.” Well, MATTERnation, we've got you what you need – a good time for a great cause! Rock The Lake, Vol. 2 is coming on August 22nd from 5-7 [...]
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2021 | 5-7PM | BOAT-IN BENEFIT CONCERT | BROWN'S BAY LAKE MINNETONKAIt was a party to remember on a fantastic weekend during a challenging time. In the summer of 2020, on the scenic shores of Lake Minnetonka, nearly a thousand Minnesotans came together for MATTER's (un)gala, Rock The Lake, to do good [...]
Rock The Lake is returning in 2021! For more details and to get your tickets to this year's benefit concert, please visit: matter.ngo/RockTheLake Last Saturday on the scenic shores of Lake Minnetonka, nearly a thousand Minnesotans came together to Rock The Lake and do good for our community. A flotilla of boats large and small filled one of the lake’s many bays as the high-energy band, Hairball, entertained [...]
If your organization would like to compete in MATTERbox Madness to help feed hungry kids this summer, please contact Victor Salamone at MATTER for more information! It’s January in Minnesota. The snow is flying, the temperatures are plummeting and everyone is looking forward to spring. For us here at MATTER, it’s not just green grass and baseball we’re anticipating. Springtime at MATTER means MATTERbox Madness, our annual MATTERbox packing event that [...]
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. [...]