19TH ANNUAL BEAT THE ODDS® CELEBRATION

was held on

Friday, March 11, 2011 | The Depot in Downtown Minneapolis

Silent Auction & Reception 6:00pm

Dinner & Awards Ceremony 8:00pm

Honorary Chairs  |  Judy and Steve Schumeister

Event Chairs  |  Tasya Rosenfeld Kelen and Robert Kelen

Silent Auction Chair  |  Dawn Montague 

Congratulations to the four outstanding high school students who have overcome tremendous adversity, demonstrated academic excellence and given back to their communities. Started in 1990, the CDF Beat the Odds® program identifies and rewards young people who have experienced significant hardship in their lives and supports and trains them to become future leaders in adulthood.

Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota's Beat the Odds 2011 Honorees: Alexander Glaze, Amira Gill, Sasha Schanz and Abdirahman Hassan.

CDF holds this high-profile awards event to send a clear signal that someone does care and understands what it takes to stay in school and do well while coping with adversity in their personal lives.

Evening Features

Sponsors of the 2011 Beat the Odds Event

Major In-Kind Donors 2011

Sponsor Levels of Beat the Odds® 2011

Beat the Odds® Invitiation 2011