“Thank you for all who supported our 12th Annual Fall Fling Gala.
We look forward to seeing you on September 19th, 2026 for our 13th Annual Fall Fling Gala.”
Save the date for the upcoming 2026 Gala for September 19th, 2026 at the Rochester International Event Center!
There are several ways people can support our efforts:
If downloading the RSVP, please mail the complete form to Elder Network:
1130 ½ 7th St. NW, Suite 205, Rochester, MN 55901.
An Evening to Remember
Keynote Speaker: Deb Lightner, MD
Dr. Deb Lightner, MD, will serve as the 2026 Elder Network Fall Fling Gala keynote speaker. Stay tuned for more details.
We look forward to this event each year to highlight the work of our wonderful volunteers, staff, and community network.
With your support, we ensure older adults and their caregivers thrive and lead rewarding lives. We thank you for your support of our 38 years of service. We seek your continued support to expand new programs, maintain existing programs, and ensure we continue serving the community for another 38 years to come, and beyond!
Mayo Clinic Matching Grant: Stay tuned to help us meet a new matching goal in 2026!
Mayo Clinic has matched the first $6,000 in donations towards our Gala in 2025, and with your help, we met this goal!
Thank you for your support! Stay tuned with future updates on our 2026 match.
Purchasing Tickets
Ticket sales for our Fall Fling Gala will open in May of 2026.
Please email beccah@elder-network.org or call 507-285-5272 to make sure you are added to our invitation mailing.
Sponsorship
“If your business or organization would like to be honored in our promotional materials, consider sponsorship at Platinum, Gold Plus, Gold, Silver Plus, Silver, Bronze Plus, Bronze, or Friend Level.
We are considering sponsorships for 2026, and will finalize our decisions by August 15th, 2026.
Speak with Becca at 507-285-5272 to learn more. We can work with you to craft a sponsorship that works best for your business/organization.
The 13th Annual Fall Fling Gala is our main fundraiser for the year and is an important source of funding to allow us to maintain free and low-cost services.
On January 2026, federal funding cuts will be continued, amid the rising costs, funding instability and uncertainty, and multiple general operations grant funds that were discontinued in 2025. We expect further cuts in 2026 and beyond, and appreciate your unwavering support amid funding instability.
Because of these challenges, our fundraiser is more important than ever! Please consider the impact of Elder Network, and how you can help us to achieve our goal.
Sponsors from our September 20th, 2025, Fall Fling Fundraiser Gala:
GOLD PLUS SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER PLUS SPONSORS
BRONZE PLUS SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
MEDIA SPONSORS
FRIEND SPONSORS
THANK YOU
We greatly appreciated the support of our 2025
Fall Fling Gala attendees, sponsors, and donors. We look forward to seeing you
all at our next fundraising event on September 19th, 2026!
We greatly appreciated the support and time committed by all of our volunteers, staff, and community network towards this event.
We look forward to this event each year to highlight the work of our wonderful volunteers, staff, and community network. We appreciate the opportunity to share an enjoyable evening with those who generously support the work that we do. We will provide opportunities to bid on items through silent and live auctions.
This event is held every year to celebrate and appreciate the accomplishments of the staff and volunteers at Elder Network.
The Gala allows the community, faithful supporters, loyal funders, and others to participate in learning about the services that Elder Network has been offering to Dodge, Goodhue, Olmsted, Wabasha, and Winona County older adults and caregivers, over the past year.
2025 was an especially trying year, and Elder Network has remained busy serving the needs of clients amidst these difficult and uncertain financial circumstances. We are so appreciative of the support of our donors and volunteers-you make our work possible!
Those 55 and better and their caregivers have the opportunity to thrive and lead rewarding lives.
Contact Elder Network for services the following counties.
Olmsted County
1130 ½ 7th St NW Ste #205,
Rochester, MN 55901
Phone: 507-285-5272
Fax: 507-285-0884
Wabasha County
PO Box 52
Lake City, MN 55041
Phone: 651-565-3237
Winona County
402 E 2nd St.
Winona, MN 55987
Phone: 507-452-0580
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