{"id":11713,"date":"2022-02-22T17:21:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/?p=11713"},"modified":"2022-02-22T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T17:21:25","slug":"2021-stepup-gala-raises-more-than-425000-for-on-campus-recovery-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/2022\/02\/22\/2021-stepup-gala-raises-more-than-425000-for-on-campus-recovery-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 StepUP Gala raises more than $425,000 for on-campus recovery program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 13, about 300 in-person and virtual attendees raised more than $425,000 at Augsburg\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/college-recovery-program\/\">StepUP\u00ae Program<\/a> Gala. This year\u2019s theme, Now More Than Ever, emphasized the importance of the support StepUP has provided for students in recovery during a time when many people have been isolated and in danger of relapse. The event was hosted at Quincy Hall in Northeast Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11848\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-60.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-60.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-60-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees survey some of the items available at the silent auction. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11849\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-83.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-83.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-83-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Retired journalist Dave Nimmer served as the gala\u2019s emcee. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11850\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-100.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-100-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>James Augre \u201972<\/strong> (left) and Brenda Gauvin-Chadwick (not present) received the 2021 Toby Piper LaBelle Award for the significant impact they have made on the recovery community. <strong>Toby LaBelle \u201996<\/strong> (right) presented the award. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11851\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-113.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-113.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-113-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Augsburg\u2019s StepUP Program has touched many lives since it began in 1997. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11852\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-117.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-117.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-117-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The live auction alone raised $15,500 for StepUP. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11853\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11853\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-159.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-159.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-159-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enticing Entertainment provided a fiery conclusion to the event. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11854\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-185.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-185.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-185-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Renee Most<\/strong>, director of the StepUP Program, poses with <strong>Tucker Robinson \u201922<\/strong>, the gala\u2019s student speaker. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11855\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-190.png 900w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/StepUp-190-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Chris Allen \u201902<\/strong> created a work of art at the event for the second consecutive year. This year\u2019s artwork was included in the auction, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/about\/leadership\/regents\/\">Board of Regents<\/a> member <strong>Cyrus Batheja \u201908, \u201911 MBA<\/strong> and Becky Batheja won the artwork, thanks to a generous donation. (Photo by Rebecca Slater)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On November 13, about 300 in-person and virtual attendees raised more than $425,000 at Augsburg\u2019s annual StepUP\u00ae Program Gala. This year\u2019s theme, Now More Than Ever, emphasized the importance of the support StepUP has provided for students in recovery during a time when many people have been isolated and in danger of relapse. 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