Community Corner
UPDATED: The Family Partnership Announces Neighborhood Champion Nominees
Community members submit their picks for those who make a difference in the city.

Minneapolis-based The Family Partnership—a nonprofit that provides services for more than 100 Twin Cities schools, churches, food shelves, neighborhood centers and prisons—announced its :
- Emilia Avalos;
- Broadway Pizza Richfield;
- Leah Barnes;
- Caitlin Burgess;
- Veronic Canedo;
- Katia Carrillo;
- Lynnette Chambers;
- Stephanie Chavez;
- Adria Cochran;
- Oscar Cruz Martinez;
- Emily Day;
- Daniel Del Toro;
- Camillo DeSantis;
- Scott De Wees;
- Tom Draper;
- Amy Dusek;
- Carolyn Engeldinger;
- Ruth Evangelista;
- Jaque Farrell
- Tom Fitzhenry;
- Cristina Flood;
- Melynda Hun;
- Dick Keilty;
- Margaret Mousley;
- Kevin Lehman;
- Kishwan Lewis;
- Frances Lubecke;
- Tom Lund;
- Darling Lund;
- Sister Biana Madden;
- Jill Mecklenburg;
- Mali-Maria G. Menendez;
- Rita Molestina;
- Margaret Murphy;
- Dario Pardo-Salgado;
- Patrick Pueringer;
- Rob Riley;
- Paultina Rollay;
- Lisa Rondeau;
- Susan Rosenberg;
- Peter Royse;
- Rosa Rubio;
- Tom Rublein;
- Carol Smith;
- Jobzuar Soto;
- Kevin Tannahill;
- Phuac Tran;
- Jennifer Turrentine;
- Bud Vitoff;
- Linda Zachar;
- Nancy Zavala.
All were nominated by fellow community members for their contributions to the city. Nominees will all be recognized during a banquet Thursday evening at .
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