Friday, April 20, 2018 at the 2023 Minnesota Newspaper Association Convention in Brooklyn Park.
Help MNI help your newspaper – Bid early and often in the
MNI Silent Auction!
The annual MNI Silent Auction at the MNA Convention & Trade Show is often one of the largest single fundraisers of the year for the Minnesota News Media Institute, MNA’s nonprofit foundation.
MNI is MNA’s nonprofit, and it’s the only nonprofit dedicated to providing student training and professional and workforce development for MNA members. MNI is a 501(c)3 and donations are tax deductible.
News people from around Minnesota who value MNI-funded programs – Online Media Campus, the MNI Internship Program, Citizen Journalism University, MNA Student Sessions and more – have donated dozens of auction items for you to bid on Jan 30-31 at the 158th Annual MNA Convention & Trade Show. The more we raise, the more MNI can do for MNA members.
Here’s a selection of the more than 50 MNI Silent Auction items that will be up for bidding (and bidding wars!) starting Jan. 30:
| $50 Top Golf gift certificate |
| Pair of Emagine movie ticket vouchers |
| Four free beverages and a growler of beer at Utepils Brewing |
| 2 tickets to James Taylor concert at Xcel Energy Center (6/17/25) |
| 4 tickets to Stages Theatre Co.’s Mainstage Production |
| 2 University of Minnesota football tickets |
| 1 night in a corner king suite at Embassy Suites, Minneapolis |
| 4 tickets to Glensheen Mansion, Duluth |
| Bethel University Newspaper Bundle |
| 4 tickets to the Science Museum of Minnesota |
| 4 tickets to the Minnesota Zoo |
| Turkish Decorative Glass Bowl |
| 4 tickets & parking pass to MinnesotaWild vs. Detroit Red Wings (2/25/2025) |
| Tony Oliva autographed baseball |
| Dock 6 pottery bowl |
| MN Twins Dan Gladden autographed ball, glasses, cup and game |
| Josh Minott signed Timberwolves player pictures |
| 4 passes to a special exhibition at Minneapolis Institute of Art |
| 2 tickets to 2025 Minnesota Orchestra classical concerts |
| 2 outfield seats tickets to April/May St. Paul Saints Game |
| Hubbard School of Journalism gift basket |
| 4 tickets to the Minnesota Zoo |
| Fargo Basket |
| 4 St. Paul Saints baseball tickets |
| 4 more St. Paul Saints Baseball tickets |
| Two-night stay in a Lakeside Room at Cragun’s Resort, Brainerd |
| Voucher for four free beverages and a growler of beer at Utepils Brewing |
| Concert tickets and art class vouchers at Paramount Center for the Arts, St. Cloud |
| Kate Spade purse |
| Italian Basket |
| Doggie Lovers Basket |
| AM/PM Basket |
| Greater St. Cloud Experience – Two night lodging, multiple dining gift cards and vouchers |
| Rolling Forks Wine Basket – Glenwood/Goodies Basket |
| Clay Coyote Pizza Pan + Books |
| 2 General Admission tickets to Winstock |
| 3 bottles of wine from Round Lake Vineyards |
| Mankato Goodies Basket |
| 2 tickets to the Minnesota State Fair |
| Birding Basket |
| Local Wine Basket |
| Cam Bynum Mini Vikings helmet |
| Minnesota Made drinks & liquor basket |
| Falling Knife Brewing Co. pint glasses, T-shirt and beer tokens |
| Les Kouba wildlife painting |
| Duluth Centric Basket |
| Tastefully Simple Basket |
| Tea Basket |
| Wildlife Print #1 |
| Wildlife Print #2 |
| Mystery Box from MNA |
| Pancake Basket |
About the Minnesota News Media Institute: Direct donations can be made online; for planning giving and memorial opportunities, please contact Lisa Schwarz at MNA: lisas@mna.org.