FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES:

John W. Anderson
Padilla Speer Beardsley
(612) 455-1756
janderson@psbpr.com

Kari Ruth
Minnesota Community Foundation, an affiliate of Minnesota Philanthropy Partners
(651) 325-4243
kari.ruth@mnpartners.org

The Buzz: What the media said about Idea Open Challenge II

• WCCO-TV Live Better: State Fair water conservation contest (09/03/2011)
• Pioneer Press: Water ideas compete (08/31/2011)
• Rochester Post-Bulletin: Pepin Alliance seeks votes for $15,000 prize (08/31/2011)
• MPR: Minnesota Idea Open Deadline Looms: Got an Idea for Improving Water? (07/13/2011)
• Downtown Journal: Minnesota Idea Open wants your ideas for water conservation (07/04/2011)
• Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: Pentair sponsors $15K contest for water ideas (06/30/2011)
• MinnPost: Challenge offers $15,000 prize for best water idea (06/28/2011)
• Cities 97 podcast of Minnesota Idea Open Challenge II (06/26/2011)
• Know how to solve Minnesota's water issues? Here's $15K. The Minnesota Idea Open is partnering with Pentair...(6/23/2011)
• Minnesota Idea Open Invites Everyday Visionaries to Help Chart the Future (3/18/10)
• Downtown Journal: Idea Open asks citizens to weigh in on a critical issue (3/29/10)
• Cities 97 podcast of Minnesota Idea Open interviews (3/30/10)
• MPR explores obesity and the Idea Open in "Fighting Obesity One Meal at a Time" (3/23/10) - Join the online discussion
• WCCO-TV's Esme Murphy covers Minnesota Idea Open, interviews Minnesota Community Foundation and General Mills (3/28/10)
• Chris Freytag's "Motivation Monday" on KARE-11: "Encourage kids to stay active" (3/29/10)
• Associated Press (AP): "Minn. Group Offers Cash for Good Ideas" (3/20/10)
• Twin Cities Public Television's "Almanac" showcases Idea Open, and interviews General Mills Community Action and Minnesota Community Foundation (3/19/10)
• TPT's "Almanac" highlights the Idea Open Web site (3/19/10)
• FOX-9 explores the Idea Open with Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Minnesota Community Foundation (3/15/10)
• KFAI interviews Jen Ford Reedy from Minnesota Community Foundation (3/15/10)
• Rochester Post-Bulletin Editorial: "An idea fit for funding" (3/19/10)
• MPR's "All Things Considered" Profiles Idea Open (3/18/10)
• KCRW's "To The Point" interviews Sean Kershaw of the Citizens League (3/18/10)
• Gail Rosenblum wrote about the Minnesota Idea Open in her Star-Tribune column (3/14/10)
• Idea Open on KARE-11 with Kim Insley and Tim McNiff (3/15/10)