Renew your MESPA membership and you may win some great prizes!  

Did you renew your MESPA membership in time to be entered in our drawing for some really great prizes? On August 8, 2011, Jim Litwin (MESPA Membership Committee chair and principal of Horace Mann Elementary School, St. Paul) drew names for the 2011-2012 MESPA Membership Incentive prize program. 

If you mailed in your 2011-2012 ACTIVE membership application by August 1, 2011 and your name was entered in our drawing for the prizes listed below.  It’s members like you, who make the commitment to MESPA and renew each year, who keep MESPA strong!  

Thank you to all our partners listed below who so generously donated prizes! We appreciate their support! Be sure to click on the links below for more information about the cities and businesses who serve our MESPA members and were pleased to donate the prizes!! 

READY FOR A GET-AWAY?

Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center
Alexandria, MN
Complimentary overnight stay in a Deluxe Standard Room with 4 Big Splash Indoor Water Park passes.
Steve Abrahamson, Bloomington, West Suburban division.

Best Western Kelly Inn
St. Cloud, MN
Complimentary overnight stay in a deluxe room.
Ron Wagner, Sullivan Community School, Minneapolis division.

Best Western PLUS Bloomington Hotel
at Mall of America, Bloomington, MN
Complimentary overnight stay.
Judy Hinck, Gethsemane Lutheran School, East Suburban division.

Breezy Point Resort
Breezy Point, MN
Two nights lodging (depending on space available) in the Breezy Inn or Breezy Center.
Eric Olson, Monticello, Central division.

Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport
Mall of America, Bloomington, MN
One night weekend stay in a deluxe guest room.
Deb Williams, Prior Lake-Savage, South Suburban division.

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
on Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
Complimentary guestroom for two people for one weekend night along with breakfast in their restaurant, Taxxi, an American Bistro, at the Hyatt Regency.
Scott Taylor, Osseo, North Suburban division.

Radisson Hotel Duluth Harborview
Duluth, MN
Complimentary one night stay gift certificate.
Patti Anderson, Grand Rapids, Northeast division.

DoubleTree by Hilton Bloomington Minneapolis South
Bloomington, MN  (Formerly the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel)
Complimentary “Overnight Package for Two”.
Joel Timmerman, Waterville-Elysian, Southeast division.

Thumper Pond Resort
Ottertail, MN
On night complimentary stay in a double queen or king suite with 4 water park passes.
Jesse Peterson, Aitkin, Northern division


OTHER FUN PRIZES!

Great Clips IMAX Theatre at the Minnesota Zoo
2 complimentary passes for any film
Let the IMAX Experience Educate, Entertain, and Engage your students. Choose a current film or one from the IMAX library to complement your curriculum.
Ryan Nielsen, Lake Benton, Southwest division.

Leather Desk Set
Compliments of Radisson Hotel Roseville
Roseville, MN
Ken Gagner, Battle Lake, Western division.

$50 VISA gift card
Compliments of TruStone Financial
Jeff Clusiau, Anoka-Hennepin, North Suburban division.

Two $10 Caribou Coffee gift cards
Compliments of Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sara Johnson, Chisago Lakes, Central division; and Connie Grumdahl, Robbinsdale, West Suburban division.

Two $25 Target gift cards
Compliments of United Educators Credit Union
"The first financial choice for Minnesota's education community and their families."
Catalina Salas, Richard Green Community School, Minneapolis division; and Jon Bonneville, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage, South Suburban division.