This year, “The Coolest Celebration on Earth™” is offering the community a chance to own a piece of Winter Carnival by selling shares of stock to support the Ice Carving Competition.

For $122 a piece --- in honor of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival’s 122nd year --- the public can help keep the Carnival “cool” by buying stock in a block of ice. Five dollars from each stock sale will go to the Dorothy Day Center in Saint Paul to help provide warm meals for  fellow community members in need.

The fundraising goal is $122,000 which would cover all costs for producing and managing both events as well as help feed over 1,400 people through The Dorothy Day Center.

In appreciation for their support, “stock holders” will receive an official certificate of ownership. The first 122 to buyers will also be invited to march in a 2008 Winter Carnival Day Parade.

The 122nd Saint Paul Winter Carnival will take place January 23 – February 3, 2008. The majority of events will take place in and around Downtown Saint Paul near Landmark Center and Rice Park.

Or send a check made out to SPFHF at:

Winter Carnival Stock in a Block
Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation
#429 Landmark Center
75 West 5th Street
Saint Paul, MN  55102

We will let you know if you are one of the first 122 to buy a block! 

About Dorothy Day Center:

The Dorothy Day Center, located on Old 6th Street in Saint Paul, provides meals, food shelf and medical care for homeless and near-homeless individuals in the Metro area. It is one of the many branches of Catholic Charities, one of the Twin Cities' largest private providers of social services, working to strengthen families and reduce poverty in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. With a diverse range of programs, Catholic Charities helps tens of thousands of people annually, regardless of faith.