Some of the region's brightest stars united to raise $42,500 for United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)'s local operation of the Imagination Library program through this year's 17th annual Power of the Purse event, presented by Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
The "Night at the Movies" themed event featured food and wine tasting, games and raffles, and live and silent auctions for high-end items like purses, pampering packages, weekend getaways, and so much more.
Your support of Power of the Purse helps UWNEMN promote early literacy and improve school readiness through the Imagination Library program.
The program delivers FREE monthly books to local children from birth to age five. All children under age five in UWNEMN's service area (Iron Range, Koochiching County, and Lake of the Woods County) are eligible to receive Imagination Library books.
UWNEMN initiated the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in 2008. Thanks to people like you, we have since delivered more than 400,000 books to children across our region!