SIMON SAYS GIVE

2018ANNUAL REPORT

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A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDERI am proud of all of our accomplishments that Simon Says Give and all of our other chapters have achieved this past year.

Nolan and his team have impacted 2,618 children this past year through their birthdays and hunger programs. Simon, in Massachusetts, has impacted 3,620 children through birthdays and backpacks this past year. With both of our chapters combined we have impacted 6,247 children.

Back in Minnesota we have impacted 14,424 children and added a new title to our organization. We are now a Guinness World Records Holder! During our GWR event, our chapter presidents were able to band together for this amazing accomplishment. We are excited for this year to unfold with everything we have planned and to see each other’s chapters grow and prosper.

Mandi Simon | SSG Founder | Guinness World Records Holder

FRONT COVER: High Five for Supplies Backpack Packing Event/Guinness World Record Attempt at Mall of America, August 8, 2018. Photo Credit: Mike Madison.

Ethan Fleming, Nolan Fleming, Simon Eber, Mandi Simon, Clare Kirchner, Ainsley Cox, Drew Beckstrand, Blake Fritz. Photo Credit: Mike Madison.

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2018 FINANCIALSALL CHAPTERS

DONATIONS Total Corporate Monetary Donations $103,426.45 Personal Monetary Donations $59,817.67 Foundation Donations $80,175.00 In-Kind Donations $63,120.41 Volunteer Hours* $190,859.87 Total Donations $497,399.40

DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS(cash, in-kind and value of volunteer hours) Programs Birthdays $94,639.35 High Five for Supplies $163,253.17 Youth Leadership (includes youth interns) $64,399.61 General Administrative $76,848.28 Total Program Distribution $399,140.40

OPERATIONS Marketing $10,675.00 Office/GeneralAdministrativeExpenditures $23,060.05 Professional Fees (Including Temporary Help) $18,078.79 Total Operational Distribution $51,813.84ENDING BALANCE $54,252.53

*The value of one volunteer hour for 2018 $24.69 based on the national average per the Non Profit Times.

2018 VOLUNTEER HOURSTotal Volunteer Hours = 7,730 Youth = 1,783 / Adult = 5,948

16% South

Dakota67%

Minnesota

2019 DISTRIBUTION OF NET ASSETS

ALL CHAPTERS

BEGINNING BALANCE $54,252.53Birthdays $18,000

High Five for Supplies $20,000

Youth Leadership $10,000

General Administration $7,000

2018 IMPACTALL CHAPTERS

20,0

00 KIDS INSPIRED IN 2018

2,671 KIDSIMPACTED

IN 2018

162,196 KIDS SUPPORTEDSINCE2011

16%Worcester,

MA

Martie AbelesLouis AbramowskiScott AckermannAhman AiritamSuzanne AlbinWendyAlexander AllCom Credit UnionAllied Intergrated MarketingBea AlvarezAmazon SmileAimee AmdahlSara AnondsonJennifer & Mark ArriolaMichael AshleyNicole AtchisonAthleticoAvionteAwakin Media LLCSharene AzimiGeorge BadeauxRick BadeauxDavid BainOng BakDebra BakerBaker Tilly Virchow

Krause, LLPVicki BarcusBill BarrettBarry & Amy NelsonStacey BartelsonDomonicBearfieldTrevor BeatyBeckstrand FamilySusan BerryKari BeserraKim BestTimothy BianchiBig YJanet BlankushAlicea BlannyDevon BlockParis BlockSue Boedigheimer WaitDana BogemaMichelle BoileauBoone Thai RestaurantLisa BossmanBud BottigliaJoeBoys & Girls ClubPaul BraunBrave New WorkshopKristi BrennanRohan BrewsterCaring BridgeAmanda BrimmerAmy BriskinMissyBrookfieldJeremy BrownBuffaloWildWingsSarah BuieBusiness Success Advisory

Groups of WayzataMichelle ButlerChris CalvertVictorCaneffBrigid CarlsonKevin CarlsonWendy CarsonCataractLodgeNo.2 AF&

AM of MNBruce&SusanCaulfieldCC LowellCelarityCentral RockBeth ChalmersChill Commercial

RefrigerationChilton Running ClubSarah ChristJared ChristensenLauren ChristensonChris ClarkKristen CohaneJames CohenPaula CohenBradley Collier

Christi CollinsSteven & Angela CommersConnexions Loyalty Travel EPTeam

Cornerstone BankElizabethCostaJohn CoxJames CritesCRL Radiologists Ltd.CulversAmber DahlDakotaElectricAssociationChris DaleyAngela DandreoAmy DanhStormy DanielDeborah DapkusJacob David AndreasDCU for KidsSiobhan DennisChristopher DiRicoGigi DobosenskiChris DomeyMichelle DomeyShannon DonnawayStephani DorseySusan DownsMary DruryBonnie DryCynthia DuBeDeb DucharmeKimberly DukeJasonEasttyAmyRichter&JimEberGerald&JanetEberJessica&DavidEberTheEbersofSanFranciscoLisaEdinbergJeanEgermanMaryEllenWessellStephanieEmersonMohsEmpowerEncoreCapitalGroupKimEnglundTammyEnglundJeffErnstDeniseEstesEugeneFieldA+ ElementarySchool

Sara FaigAnthony FargoMary FerrinFF USA - GiveBackBrenda FialaMichelle FiddlerJacque FiegelJudith FinkelsteinFirst Year Leadership

InstituteCari-Lynn FisherTal FlanchraychMelinda FlandersJennifer & Andy FlemingJudy FlemingAndrea ForsterDiane FritzJennifer FritzGregory FritzaPauline FrommerSharri FuerstElizabethGamacheLiz GamacheStacey GardellGCS TitleGeneral Mills - Betty CrockerGeneral PartsGiving Hope, Inc.NaomiGoloffBarb GomezThomas GravesSandi GreveDawnGriffinSaraGriffinSusan GriggsAdair GrommeshBetsy Gross

GTN Shared Services, LLCRita Guerra DavisRajesh GuptaKellie HaehnelAnnette HaighElizabethHamiltonSusan HammerstromToni HansmeyerBen & Melissa HansonBeverly HansonAjayi HarrisDarren HartAngela HarveyCasey HawkinsonMegan HedbergJerome & Michele HeinSande HellwigHighest Health ChiropracticPeanut HillJohn HilpertJenn HobergBillHoffmanLori HoltanDavid HouleKaren HouseholderChristina HuebnerPaul HumbertMary HummellHuntElectricCorporationRoseanne HusabyLaura HustonImagine ITInnovativeOfficeSolutionsMrs. Frear InventorySarah IreyAnne IrishIrish TitanNiteen JadhavNathan JamailLaura&JeffJamarJBL CompanyWill JedlickaJeffersonPartnersL.P.Carina JensenJeffJensenSteve JensenJimJohnson&ExpressEmploymentProfessionals-Edina&EaganMN

Tamara Jo BerganJenelle JoasAubrey JohnsonLisa JohnsonTory JohnsonKeisha JosephMaggie JudgeDavid KadingScott KadishGlenn KeickerBailey KellerWendy KellerAlison KhanKelly KimballRenee KingChad & Mary KirchnerLeslie & Scott KirkpatrickKeith & Lauren KirkwoodKits for KidzAnn KleinBill KleinWilliam KleinKerri KlemzNicole KlitzkeMary KoeringJeanne Korenberg ShapiroJon KotzeaKerry KourepenosJulie KrausKristin Klein & Paul LincolnDeana KrugerThe Learning HubDarrin LahrHeather Landy HolwaySarah LangeJoslyn LarsonSusan LauAnn LauringKirk LauterbackElisabethLaytonSteve Leighton

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DONORS

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK the many anonymous donors that have supported us throughout the year!

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Carol LeisterLifetouch NH School

Studios Inc.Bryan & Brittany LloydAnn LoneJulie LoosbrockMegan LopezMichelle LovellMarlaina LucianoKelly LynchAndrea LyttleLynn MaaskeMacy’sMadison Lawn Care

of Sioux FallsMorgan MahankeLaurie MalkinMall of AmericaTimothy MalloyMarcia Namowitz &

Valerie TerzanoDenise MartinKathleen MartinMichal MartinTracey Marx BernsteinLisa MattesMichael & Sherri MattsonOllia MaynardBonnie McCueJennifer McDonaldSue McFarlandJen McGuganKelly McKelveyCatherine McKenzieMedtronicDeborah MerkwanAshley MeyerBrian MeyerMarla MeyerStacy MillardDorothy MillerEvanMillerKatherine MillerKathryn MillerRohn MillerMinnesota Masonic CharitiesMinnesota Monthly

Magazine MOAC Mall Holdings LLCMolly Karzmazin DentistryMoneyGram FoundationJeana MorenoKiya MorkThomas MosherMs. Jasper’s HouseRick MullBarb MullerLara NaamanAnn NaegeliSandra NapierCatherine NassaMichelle NelsonTamara NelsonAmy NiebuhrTracy NielsenMatt NiesentKishwar NigarNothing Bundt CakesChristine NowakKimberly NyboRay, Necia & Patrick O’NeillDawnette OliverGretchen OlmscheidDaniel OlsonOne HopeOptum HealthOsterhus Publishing

CompanyOur Savior’s Lutheran

ChurchSteven PachtCherie Paduano-

TrachtenbergJoseph PanettaBret ParkerTimothy Parker

Paypal Giving FundEllenPearsonJolene PeaseLori PenderJennifer PereiraKim PerellPerformance Headwear, IncNicole PetersSteph PetersBuffyPetersonCindy PetersonPhilip & Joanna Solomon

Charitable FundThe Pie Store at Table

Talk PiesMarlene PhippsBecky PilaczynskiTerri PinkPinnacle ProductionsPizzaRevCara PliskaAmy PohlTimothy PolakowskiPool & Yacht - LilydalePortico SolutionsPaula PraskaPRGSFEast(Marco’sPizza)Project LovelyJennifer PrytzJennifer QuintinThe Queen’s CupsQuoin Financial BankLynn R. McCourtSusan RabbittRadisson Blu Mall of AmericaJennifer RaikesEmilyRamsayRASRasmussen IncorporatedRed TechnologiesJoseph RelhakStacy RennichEmilyRichardsonLorie RichardsonAdele RichterBilly RichterTim RiedemannAmy RobinsDianne RobinsonKeira RodriguezMary RohlederNicholas RuizJessica RungeSalesforceSammons FinancialMark Sanford & Sanford

DistributionKelly ScanlanRebecca ScanlanJennifer ScherTom & Michelle SchlehuberAngela SchmelingKara SchockKristen SciasciaSecond Reformed

Church of HackensackAnn SehrSusan SeidlSertoma ClubJenni SeversonLaura ShannonMohammedShariffFaryn ShiroShrewsbury Street Area

Merchant Assoc.Kellie ShultzJennifer SimekRich & Dina SimonSimon Says Lead Liz SintaySioux Valley Optimist ClubTimothy & Kirsten SitzmannAnn SkeenSlim ChickensKathy SloanJoe Smirl

Anna SmithTony SorensenJohn SortebertMichelle SouthallHalle StanfordDavid StaronAndrew SteinhouseLisa SteinhouseLaura StevensStephanie StilesStones Famous Kettle

Corn Inc.Sue StrandbergKathy StricklandLois SundlingTheresa SwainNichole SwansonJenny SwartoutKristin SwensonBrenda SzokaTAK CommunicationsTandem PrintingTarget CorporationMark & Sheryl TaslerTCF BankPaige ThayerKirsten ThoelkeBelinda ThomollariLaurie ThompsonLee ThoresenMarais ThrasherThrivent FinancialNance TorrenceJefferyTorresThea TrachtenbergEricTriolaJosh TruaxTruStone Financial Home

Mortgage DeptBrian TullohUnited Health GroupUnited Way of Central MATim UrnessZoe Van der ZandtKaPang VangPhia VangKathy VerBout-KrinkeVersiqueRonald VigardVW of Inver GroveJulie WaageJeannie WallenAsh WalstadKathleen WanatCarol Watkins HertelRoxy WeidenbachSandi WeimerJody WeinbergWells Fargo AdvisorsBrittin WhalenKaren WheatleyMargaret J. WhiteMary WhiteTom & Margie WhiteKusala WijesekeraCindy WilcoxDouglas WilderSteven WilliamsStanley WilsonScott & Katrina WinterWinthrop & WeinsteinThe Wireless ZoneDavid & Jessica WittenbergGerald WollscheidStacy WoodsPang XiongYankee CandleKimberly YorkKim YoungMichelle O’DonnellYouth FrontiersLaura ZaccaroLisselin ZimmermanLisa Zufall

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FOUNDATIONSBay State Savings

Charitable Foundation Connie Barry Foundation

Land O’Lakes FoundationMoneyGram FoundationSalesforce Foundation

Sherwin Williams FoundationSlaggie Family FoundationTCF Foundation

TFCU Interfaith Community Foundation

Webster Five Foundation

STRATEGIC PARTNERSBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLPBrave New WorkshopBuffaloWildWingsCataractLodge CC LowellCelarityChill Commercial RefrigerationExpressEmploymentProfessionals–Edinaand Eagan,MN

General Mills–Betty CrockerImagine ITInnovativeOfficeSulutionsIrish TitanJBL CompanyJeffersonPartnersL.P.The Learning HubKits for Kidz

Macy’sMoneyGram FoundationMall of AmericaMinnesotaMonthlyMagazine MN Masonic CharitiesNothing Bundt CakesOptum HealthThe Pie Store at Table Talk PiesPool & Yacht - LilydaleThe Queen’s CupsRadisson BluRed TechnologiesSimon Says LeadTCF BankThrivent FinancialVersiqueWinthrop and Weinstein

LEGACY DONORSOur Legacy Donors are individual or corporate donors that have given $10,000 or more since we started in 2011.

2018 RecipientsBrave New Workshop Cataract Lodge No. 2

AF & AM of MNCelarityGiving Hope, Inc.Macy’sMoneyGram FoundationSalesforceSammonsFinancial 

Past RecipientsAlerus MortagesAmerican GirlCrayolaDee Dee PenickDeluxe Corporation

ExpressEmploymentServices,IncFamous FootwearGames by JamesGeneral Mills–Betty CrockerGlenn KieckerInnovativeOfficeSolutionsJimJohnson&ExpressEmploymentProfessionals–Eagan&EdinaMN

Mall of AmericaMark and Sheryl TaslerRich & Dina SimonSimon Says LeadTCF BankTom & Margie WhiteTom and Michelle SchlehuberVersique

NON-PROFIT DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSAnnie’s Kindness BlanketsAnwatinMiddleSchool ArtBuddies Boys & Girls ClubCataractLodge CatholicCharities ChildrensLawCenter Chisago Lakes Food ShelfCircleofLifeSchool Crestview/NuevasFronterasElementarySchoolsEastSideNeighborhoodServices ExcelsiorUnitedMethodist FondduLac FranklinMiddleSchool 

GilletteChildrens GoodintheHood Hastings Family ServicesHmongIntl’Acadamy KidsFirst LittleEarthofUnitedTribesLucy LaneMerrick MNLiteracyCouncil MNICNewCreationBaptistChurch NorthHighSchool NortheastMiddleSchool Olson Middle & Patrick HenryHighSchool 

Price Hall MasonsPRISM Project of Pride in LivingRonald MacDonald HouseShriners HospitalSt. Stephen’s Human ServicesStonebridgeWorldSchool Treehouse Tubman VisitationSisters Wabun-Omega Waubun-Ogema-White EarthSchoolsWhiteEarlthPoliceDepartment

Community Service

Women of the NationsWorcester Public SchoolsYMCA BccYMCA BdoteYMCA DiwYMCA Intervention, Beacon Schools,andNorth YMCANeighborhoodCenters YMCASioux Youth Way Ministries

879 kidscelebrated++ =284

SOUTH DAKOTABirthdays

25MASSACHUSETTSBirthdays

570MINNESOTABirthdays

8,564 schoolready kids+ =8,224

MINNESOTABackpacks

340MASSACHUSETTSBackpacks

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2018 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONACG Minnesota ACG MN BOLD Award Nominee

Massachusetts SimonEberwasnamedan“UnsungHeroofWorcester”byMassLiveandtheorganizationreceivedaDifferenceMakerAward from Webster Five

South Dakota NolanFlemingreceivedtheSIOUXPERHEROCitizenRecognition Award from the City of Sioux Falls

2018 JACQUE AWARDSJacqueFiegelwasourfirstdonor.Shewrotethecheckthatallowed us to move forward on our journey to start Simon Says Give. We present the Jacque Award in her honor to individuals or companies that have moved us fast forward on our journey. The 2018 award recipient was:

Aimee Griffiths of MoneyGram International. Aimee is the ExecutiveDirector atMoneyGram Foundation. She foundSimon Says Give while searching for nonprofits makingan impact in education and kids. When she found us, she immediatelypartneredwithusandwewereoffandrunningwith MoneyGram as our Title Sponsor for High Five for Supplies and a Guinness World Records event.

UNSTOPPABLE AWARDSOurmissionis“ToDeveloptheNextGenerationofLeaderstobeUnstoppable.”AtourGalain2018,wepresentedtheUnstoppable Award to four leaders that showed our youth what Unstoppable Leadership looks like. The 2018 award recipients were:

Haley Anderson of Mall of America

David Hermes of Mall of America

Kevin Schwab of Cataract Lodge No. 2 AF & AM of MN

Milena Holmen of Simon Says Give

THE NOLAN FLEMING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDSimilartotheJacqueaward,wewantedtohonorthefirstyouth leader who stepped up to start his own chapter. We presented Nolan Fleming with a Youth Leadership award in 2017 and he will honor youth each year moving forward with his named award. The 2018 award recipient was:

Donnie Stoltz from Donnie’s Closet. Since he was young, Donnie has demonstrated a commitment to serving the kids of Sioux Falls, donating his time and talent to improving the lives of other kids less fortunate.

We thank Innovative Office Solutions for their sponsorship of our beautiful awards.

Milena Holmen and Haley Anderson

Mandi Simon and Bob Walsh from MoneyGram

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The KAB Certainly Made an Impact

• Recruited 20 nominees

• Raised $5,835 in funds

• Secured 13 sponsors

• Sold 150 tickets

• Promoted the event via WCCO radio, news and Kare11

• Organized and hosted a kid friendly event

• Recognized 20 superhero youth

• Awarded 6 superhero winners with $175, a trophy and prizes

SUPERHERO KID WINNERSLincoln and Leland Hanson, Michael, Gabi and Ariana Feygin and Chloe Russo

SUPERHERO TEEN WINNERSJosh Heinrich, Olivia Travis, Sydney Peterson and Isabel Birkeland

OTHER SUPERHEROS (remaining nominees)

KID Nominees: Brenden Swartout and Heaven Stephens

TEEN Nominees: Riley Robinson, Nora Yasir, Zichen Jiang, Lauren Senden, Ayoka Lee, Alayna Slobodnik, Hana Tadesse, Madeleine Kajencki

2018 GIVE AWARDSOur Kid Advisory Board (KAB) in Minnesota presented the first everGIVEAWARDS!on January13, 2018at theBraveNew Workshop in Minneapolis.

WHAT ARE THE GIVE AWARDS?The GIVEAWARDS is a new program developed by the KAB to recognize youth in the community going above and beyond to help others.

WHY ARE WE DOING IT?To recognize the superheroes around us, encourage them to continuemakingadifferenceandsparkachainreactionofgiving and positivity.

ThisprogramcreatedanIMPACTforIMPACTaffectwiththreecore pillars that represent the purpose and drive behind the entire project.

• GrowingourKABasyouthleadersthroughprojectefforts.

• Recognizing youth making a difference and supportingtheir causes.

• Inspiringother kids to startmakingadifference throughservice.

The KAB Developed as Leaders in Many Ways

• Public speaking

• Communicating and collaborating

• Organization and planning

• Leading others

• Sharing the SSG story

Not Pictured: Ariana Feygin, Olivia Travis and Josh Heinrich

Kid Advisory Boardpresents the

Give Awards

2018 Kid Advisory Board

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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSThe most backpacks stuffed in 8-hours by 165 “KeyVolunteers” (Key Volunteers attended training prior to theevent, played a key leadership role and worked the event day) and 258 packing volunteers. Our volunteers worked a total of 1,755 hours in set-up, event day and post event.

We thank our Title Sponsor MoneyGram Foundation. Our Event Sponsor Mall of America. Our large financial donors:SimonSaysLead,ExpressEmploymentProfessionals,Macy’s,Versique, Glenn Kiecker & Celarity. We thank the hundreds of other donors and volunteers for joining forces to impact thousands of children with school readiness.

WATCH THE VIDEO FROM THE EVENThttps://youtu.be/KbujRsBCW80

Lou AbramowskiSheila AndersonDerek AndersonLorael ArnquistSamantha AubartJace BarberaLizzie BellmanWhitney BergKatie BlaulMyles BowenBecky BraunMichelle BreitbarthJason BrierleyJeffBrownAbbiButterfieldJennifer CareyJennifer Carlson

(DJ Jenn)Finn ChalmersLori ChristensonMartha ConnersDee ConradNick CookNikki CornellAinsley CoxKaren Dare DareAllia Deloye-RomoChristine DillonDeb DonnellyAndrew DvorakLiz DwyerSimonEberJimEberAmandaElfstrumNolan FlemingEthanFlemingJennifer FlemingBlake FritzPatrick GainorKaren GainorAllison GatesTom GeseMyena GharwalDawnGriffinLouiseGriffithBetsy GrossMike HarperJoanne HarrisElliotHarrisMegan HarveyJeffhayeEricHedicanMichele Hein

Alyssa HelmerAndrew HeyereMilena HolmenAsha HusseinKathy HuynhKenn JudgeMaggie JudgeChad KirchnerClare KirchnerKendra KongDawn KovacsSuri KumaranVanessa LangeAmanda LarsonMichelle LeBowDani LeickJennifer LeinJoy LeTendreBen LillieBrittany LloydA LoPamela LongAngela MackIna MacoveiCarmen MaldonadoSandy MalloyTim MalloyMary MasonTerrianna McCorkleShantria MccrayHeather McLaughlinJim McNaughtonJoe MillerJessica MillerJennifer MisgenMichael MisgenVasanti MudkannaLisa MuskerAshley NaveEmmaNewcomeMargaret NewcomeChris NoeRobert O’DonnellKelly OlwellChris ParisKatie ParisLisa PerezColleen PilatJessica PinionAngie PolipnickPaula PraskaOleg RikkersLluvia Rivera

Karen RobertsAntonia SanchezAlyssa SantamaMaddie SchlehuberMichelle SchlehuberCaroline SchlehuberTaylor SchultzDaren SchultzKevin SchwabJenni SeversonJenifer ShallerAna ShallerLola ShannonMandi SimonDina SimonRich SimonTimothy SitzmannMichele Smith-CoxVicki SorensenCraig SpelbrinkStacey St. Marie

MadisonKathi StoneRobin StrampKristen StraterTheresa Sullivan-

PalmerBrenda SzokaAngie TangenBrittney TaylorAngie TeteakTom ThoemkeMelissa ThompsonMarla UlstadShane VangChia VangMJ VangKa Lia VangGreg VannettMichele VanOverbekeNatanya VillegasMiles VoehlBob WalshAngela WenzelJennifer WhitlockMelissa WindSierra WingeJenee WinterJordan WittMarlene WooTyler WorwaSergio ZambranoMallory Zamzow

KEY VOLUNTEERS

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A NOTE FROM MADDIEAfter over 2 years now serving as the Kid Advisory Board President, I feel so lucky to get to work with such an inspirational team of kids! Whether we are brainstorming our next event or growing in our leadership through a leadership development day together, the enthusiasm from our board is infectious.

We are looking forward to the great things that 2019 will bring, especially that we will be able to host a second Give Awards in 2019!

Our Kid Advisory Board is passionate about working as a team and I am so proud of what we have gotten to work on. Thanks to all who have supported and continue to support youth leadershiptrainingtohelpbenefittheleadersoftomorrowhereatSimonSaysGive! 

Maddie Schlehuber Kid President | SSG Minnesota 2018-19

MINNESOTA CHAPTER

2018 HIGHLIGHTSSimon Says Give turned 6 years old in 2018. We watched our second birthday child that we celebrated back in 2012 graduate from High School! Well done Japricia!

Earlyin2018,ourKidAdvisoryBoardputonanamazingGive Awards event where they recognized local Super Heros. This event was part of a two-year project that the Kid Advisory Board conducted as part of Students inActionthroughtheJeffersonAwardsFoundation.

During the summer we set out to break a Guinness World Records title. We partnered with MoneyGram Foundation as our Title Sponsor. Many of our faithful donors and strategic partners provided monetary donations as well as helping hands through volunteer opportunities.

We did it! We stuffed over 8,000 backpacks in lessthan8-hours.Weactuallystuffed8,148backpacks inless than 4-hours at Mall of America on 8.8.18. It was amazing and we couldn’t have done it without our partners and supporters!

Each fall we celebrate our Legacy Donors. Thesedonors have partnered with us in providing $10,000 or more to our organization throughout time. We were excited to add 8 new Legacy Donors this year.

/SimonSaysGive

Photo Credit: Jason Player

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2018 HIGHLIGHTSBACKPACKSWe hand-delivered 340 backpacks to at-need rising middle schoolers – more than double what we did in 2017.Eachpack,averaging$75invalue($25morethanlast year), was customized and filled with everythingstudents needed to succeed.

BIRTHDAYSWe delivered 18 birthdays in a box and hosted seven birthday parties (with our amazing partners at The Learning Hub) – up from four birthdays total in 2017. We personally delivered the boxes, customized the gifts, and included an amazing cake donated by our friends at Queen’s Cups.

FUNDRAISINGWe owe so much to the generosity of more than 150 individual donors, great partners, and some incredible organizations including Project Lovely, Webster Five, Bay State Savings, Big Y, DCU, and the students at Saint John’s High School. We raised more than $33,000, including in-kind donations, triple 2017!

2019 GOALSDeliver 500 backpacks and provide 50 birthdays to kids across the city – and of course raise the money to make it happen.

A NOTE FROM SIMONI’m stunned by how much we grew in 2018. We doubled our backpacks, quadrupled our birthdays, tripled our fundraising, andhadfivetimestheimpact.In2017,wehad10kidsputin 245 hours. In 2018, we had 46 kids put in 560 hours. They made our parties and backpack and birthday box assemblies huge successes.

But I’m most proud of our ability to connect with the kids we serve. We deliver almost every backpack and party personally and try to customize everything we can. We still let kids pick their backpack colors. We work with teachers to createdifferentsupplylists,andlastyear,werespondedtotheirrequesttoswitchthebinderstoa3”Case-Itbinderthatthe students needed (worth $25). Also when the community reached out to us, we mobilized to get backpacks to students displacedbyatornadoandafire.

Our volunteers get what this means to our chapter, especially ourfirstKidAdvisoryBoardmembers–Chloe,Morgan,andBrooklyn – who have been my super volunteers and will help me guide the future of our chapter. We can’t wait to see where we go in 2019 and beyond!

Simon Eber Kid President | SSG Worcester

MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER

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A NOTE FROM NOLANWe had an amazing year! We impacted more kids this year than ever before by delivering nearly 300 birthday bags and had over 1200 volunteer hours! That is a lot of time spent helping us impact the community!

Anotherthingthat issignificant isthat Iampassingonthetorch.CassidyJenningswasoneofthefirstpeopletojoinandhas been my friend since Kindergarten. I will be helping her transition to Kid President of Simon Says Give South Dakota. I will continue to be involved with everything that we do, but it’s good for other kids to have the opportunities I’ve had.

We gained some awesome sponsors that gave us their time, talent, and treasure. While everyone who helped us this yearwasgreatlyappreciated, I specificallywanted to thankSammons Financial and Giving Hope for their generosity. They have helped take our chapter to the next level and enabled us to help more kids. This IS kids celebrating kids (with a sprinkle of adult help)!

Thank you to everyone who helped us reach our goals. Here’s to 2019 and beyond!

Nolan Fleming Kid President | SSG South Dakota

SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER

2018 HIGHLIGHTSEvery year we’ve grown and been able to deliver evenmore birthdays to kids in need. This year we celebrated 284 kids. That’s a lot of cake and frosting! More and more parents and families are hearing about Simon Says Give, so we hope to help even more kids in 2019. We set the goal to hit 350 birthdays this year and start a birthday program with some kids we know in Aberdeen, SD. We’re excited for all that 2019 will bring.

This past year brought great new partners and friends. Giving Hope not only provided us a grant early in the year, they became an awesome mentor and friend. We planned together and hosted our third annual Cops vs Kidsevent.WehadSDHighwayPatrol,SFPoliceOfficersandFirefighterswhoparticipatedingamesandactivitieswith kids in our community. Giving Hope introduced us to a wealth of other partners and volunteers who helped make our event even better and more spectacular for the kids and families who attended.

We also received an amazingly generous grant from Sammons Financial for our Birthday Program. Their donation will help us reach more families and expand ourbirthdayofferingsformorefamiliesinneedinSouthDakota. The Kid Board is planning ways to utilize their donation – developing their planning, leadership, and budgeting skills at the same time. We are excited and grateful for the enthusiasm and support for what our Kid Leadership Team is doing and their support of Simon Says Give.

All of this could not happen without a great team of Adult and Kid Board Members, volunteers and generous donors. We are thankful for everyone who donates their time, talent and treasure all year long to ensure every kid is celebrated. Thank you for making Nolan’s vision a reality!

/SSGFSD

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MINNESOTAAdult BoardMandi Simon – FounderBen HansonBrittany LloydBryan AltmanDina SimonJeffBrownJennifer FlemingKendra GapinskiKentEngler LouisAbramowski Paula PraskaTim SitzmannTrevor Beaty

Development CommitteeJenni SeversonMatt Dudley

Birthday CommitteeAdam LarsonAinsleyCox Amber CareyDaren SchultzElisabeth(Liz) DwyerJessicaSnyder Jimmy Brigham

LoriChristianson Lucas JacobsonMichele HeinMicheleSmith-Cox MilenaHolmen Myena GharwaStacy BartelsonVin Ratnayake 

Kid Advisory Board Maggie Judge –

Adult Board LeaderMaddie Schlehuber –

Kid PresidentAinsleyCox AnnabelleBroughten  BlakeFritz Chris PetersClare KirchnerDrew BeckstrandFinn ChalmersMarissa BroughtenPatrick Gainor

SOUTH DAKOTAAdult Board Andrew SteinhouseJennifer Fleming

Keira RodriguezSheila AndersonStacy MillardTaylor TempletonWendy Alexander

Kids Advisory BoardNolan Fleming – Kid PresidentAva AlexanderCassidy JenningsEthanFlemingJared ChristensenJonah FlemingMarcus TempletonTruman Spawn

MASSACHUSETTSAdult BoardJimEber

Kid Advisory BoardSimonEber–Kid PresidentBrooklynMichelleFlores ChloeHsu Morgan Blundell

BOARD MEMBERS & KEY VOLUNTEERS

Simon Says Give® is a nonprofit founded in 2011 by 8-year old, Mandi Simon. We support Kids Celebrating Kids® in four ways: Birthday Celebrations for kids in need, Youth Leadership opportunities, Chapter Passion Projects and our annual High Five for Supplies® drive.

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