365ink Impact Awards
The 365ink Impact Awards are sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and Premier Bank at the Mississippi Moon Bar inside the Diamond Jo Casino.
The mission at 365ink is to help connect people to relationships, opportunities, and the best possible living experiences in our community. And the 365ink Impact Awards are designed to honor those who choose to make the effort to impact the community in the spirit of our mission.
Picking the winners is always a painful process as the Impact Awards are a unique animal. This is not a popularity contest, and the people who did the biggest things in the community last year may not be the ones getting recognized. It is, after all, a well-recognized truth that those who did great things last year are probably going to keep doing things next year and in 10 years. This is why we only give the same person or group an award one time. The idea of the Impact Awards is to find and highlight great people doing great things. We love learning about people and projects we didn’t even know about, and we always try to get a couple of “the little guys” in there each year to show that lasting impacts are not only made by those who are moving mountains, for a drop of water can break a stone.
- 100 Men Who Care
- 100 Women Who Care
- 1st & Main
- 7 Hills Brewing Company
- Abdul and Rafic Sinno
- Adam Johnson
- Adobo’s Mexican Grill
- All Community Reads: Susan Henricks
- America’s River/Field Of Dreams 25th Anniversary Partnership
- Amy Ressler
- Anthony Allen
- Area Residential Care
- Art & Ethos
- Art Gumbo
- Art On The River
- Asbury Movies in the Park
- Ashley Neises
- Aulanda Krause
- Avery Dicycle
- Baconfest/Area Residential Care
- Bee Branch/Change Program
- Bell Tower Theater
- Bloktoberfest
- Bluff Strokes Plein Air Paint Out / Mississippi River Art Workshops
- Bob Felderman
- Boogie Nights/Club 84
- Brazen Open Kitchen | Bar
- Bruce Kotowich “Santa”
- Camp Albrecht Acres
- Caprice Jones / Fountain of Youth
- Caradco Building
- Carla Anderson
- Carnegie Stout Library Expansion
- Catholic Sisters Of The Upper Mississippi River Valley
- Chef Andrew Mettert, University Of Dubuque
- Chris And Gary Stepflug
- Christine Corken
- City Life Program
- Claira Sieverding
- Clare Cares
- Clarke University
- Codfish Hollow
- Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
- Community Housing Initiatives / David Harris
- Concert For Refugee Children
- Convivium Urban Farmstead
- Copper Kettle
- Cornerstone/Lehn Duhack
- Cottingham and Butler
- Courtney Holmes
- Cremer’s Meats
- Crescent Community Health Center
- D-B-Q Con/John Ohnesorge
- Dana Livingston – Future Talk
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction
- David Blake
- Dimensional Brewing Co.
- Dirk Voetberg
- DMASAW – Green Vision Education
- Doug Mackie
- Downtown Murals
- Dr. Tim King and Dr. Ed Alt
- Driftless Farm Crawl & Farm To Table Dinner
- Du-Ride
- Durrant Group
- Dubuque Area Arts Collective – Ivonne Simonds Fals
- Dubuque Area Garage Sales On Facebook
- Dubuque Arts Council
- Dubuque Bier Company: Düber
- Dubuque Black Men Coalition
- Dubuque Cultural Preservation Committee
- Dubuque Dream Center
- Dubuque Farmers’ Market / Dubuque Main Street
- Dubuque Fighting Saints
- Dubuque Food & Wine On The River
- Dubuque Food Co-Op
- Dubuque Humane Society
- Dubuque Initiatives
- Dubuque Jaycees
- Dubuque Latinx Fiesta 2021/Yara Lopez
- Dubuque Museum of Art: David Schmitz
- Dubuque Museum Of Art: 25’ American Gothic Tribute Statue
- Dubuque Regional Sports Commission
- Dubuque Rescue Mission
- Dubuque Winter Farmers Market
- Dubuque Works
- Dubuque’s Riverboat Traffic
- Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
- Dupaco Voices Building
- ECIA – “Hear Us Out”
- Eb Lyons Nature Center
- Emergence Of Spirit/Rogue Collections
- Encyclopedia Dubuque
- Eronel
- Family Beer & Liquor
- Federal Building
- Finley Hospital
- Fisher Companies
- Five Flags Civic Center
- Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ
- Fly-By-Night Productions: Lenore Howard & Doug Donald
- Fred Bonnet
- Friends of the Mines of Spain
- Galena Center For The Arts, Carol Sullivan And Jan Lavacek
- Garth Fuerste
- Gary Dolphin’s Iron Bar
- Gary Duster, Graffiti Nights
- Gene Tully
- Geovannni Almanza Olague
- Get Reel Film Festival
- Ginter Family
- Gladys Ressler
- Global Goods
- Grade Level Reading Summer Academy
- Graham’s Style Store
- Gran Fondo
- Grand Opera House
- Grand View United Methodist Church
- Green Dubuque
- Happee Smith Productions
- Heritage Center, University Of Dubuque
- Hillcrest Family Services
- Hills And Dales
- Hodge Company
- Honor Flight Of Greater Dubuque
- Hotel Julien Dubuque (2)
- Humach
- “I am a Dubuquer”
- Inspire Café
- Iowa Mission Of Mercy Dental Clinic/Dr. Heyo Tjarks
- Isabella’s
- Island Fest/Team Of Dreams, Mystique Casino
- Janet Walker
- Jeff Lenhart
- Jim Wagner (Veterans Freedom Center)
- John O’Connor
- Jubeck New World Brewing
- Judy Geisen
- Jule Transit
- Julie Griffin
- Julie Schulte – Capable
- Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
- K.I.D.S. (Kids in Dubuque Skate)
- Key City Creative /Tim Hitzler
- L.May
- Lift
- Lisa Bauer
- Live Healthy Dubuque
- Mac & Cheese Fest
- Manisha Paudel
- Mark Dalsing
- Marvin Ney: Paramount Ambulance
- Mary Moody and Rick Mihm
- Matter Design Store
- Mauricio Castañeda
- McCoy Goldsmiths & Jewelers
- McGraw-Hill
- Megan Gloss
- Men & Women of Flexsteel, Dubuque Operations
- Mercy Festival of Trees
- MercyOne Dubuque – Kara Naderman, Christina Schauer, Amanda Powers, Jess Smith
- Michael Breitbach
- Michael Feldman At The Five Flags Center
- Michael Lange/Irish Hooley
- Midwest Music Makers
- Mike Meyer, The Otherside
- Miller Development Group “Riverworks”
- Millwork Collective @ The Schmid Innovation Center
- Millwork Complete Streets Project
- Millwork District Partners
- Millwork Night Market/Andie Donnan and Danielle Stowell
- Mindframe Theaters
- Miracle League Dubuque
- Mississippi Moon Bar
- Monk’s Kaffee Pub
- Multicultural Family Center (2)
- Music In Jackson Park
- NAMI Dubuque
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
- North Fork Trails
- Octoberfest
- Opportunity Dubuque
- Over the Edge: Hotel Julien United Way
- Parents to Save Jones School
- Paul Schultz
- Pepper Sprout
- Petal Project
- Pete’s Thai Kicthen
- Phoenix Theaters
- Potential on Central: Dubuque Main Street
- Presentation Lantern Center
- Project lifeSTYLE: Jessica Pfohl Paisley & Kate McIntosh
- Project Rooted
- Prudential Financial
- Q Casino – BackWaters Stage Concert Series
- Race in the Heartland: Miquel Jackson
- Radio Dubuque (2)
- Randy Gehl
- Red Basket Project”/Ann Mcdonough, Beth Gilbreath
- Resources Unite
- River Lights Bookstore
- Riverboat Lounge Dance Floor/The Bank: Dean Wellman
- Riverview Center
- Riverworks Gallery: Diamond Jo National River Center
- Robert and Fran Parks
- Rock & Roll Rewind – Dubuque Rock Veterans
- Eastern Iowa Outlaws Roller Derby
- Ron & Jennifer Tigges
- Ron Brietbach (Mystique Ice Arena/Derby Grange)
- Roshek Building
- Rotary Club of Dubuque (2)
- Roy Buol
- Run 4 Troops – Hodge Companies
- Sandy Hook Tavern – Ashley Lawrence
- Scan Dubuque
- Sedgewick Claims Management Service
- Sister Jeanette Mccarthy
- Smokestack
- Source
- Special Spaces Dubuque
- St. John’s Episcopal Church
- St. Mark Ice Men
- St. Mark’s Youth Enrichment
- Steeple Square
- Steve “Ding” Bell
- Susan Gorrell
- Sustainable Dubuque
- Suzie Wright
- Tara Nelson/Shared Youth Vision
- Team Dubuque
- Team Elliot: The Ryan Family
- Ten Smartest Cities On The Planet
- Theisen’s
- Thom Detterman
- Tim McNamara
- Tim Olson, A City At Work: 1912 – 2012
- Tim Runde
- Tom Rauen
- Torquefest
- Tracey Richardson
- Tracey Rush, Northeast Iowa School Of Music
- Tri-State Mountain Bike Riders (TMBR)
- Tri-State’s Largest Chili Cook-Off
- Two By Two
- UnityPoint Health Visiting Nurses Association/Stacey Killian
- Urban Bicycle Food Mission Dubuque: Melinda Vize
- Veteran’s Memorial Plaza
- Vicki Allendorf: I Hate Heroin
- Voices From The Warehouse District
- Voices Warehouse Gallery
- Wags At The Flags
- Warren Plaza Hy-Vee Expansion And Renovation
- Washington Neighborhood Garden/Laura Klavitter and Heidi Zull
- Washington Neighborhood Mural Project
- Woodfire Grille
- Woodstock Bader, Crow’s Nest
The 2020 365ink Impact Awards will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 7 p.m. at the Mississippi Moon Bar inside Diamond Jo Casino. Live music from Joie Wails Acoustic will kick off the night from 6:30 to 7 p.m. with an additional mid-awards performance.
Woodstock Bader, Crow’s Nest
Urban Bicycle Food Mission Dubuque: Melinda Vize
Project lifeSTYLE: Jessica Pfohl Paisley & Kate McIntosh
Race in the Heartland: Miquel Jackson
Potential on Central: Dubuque Main Street
All Community Reads: Susan Henricks
Over the Edge: Hotel Julien United Way
K.I.D.S. (Kids in Dubuque Skate)
Dimensional Brewing Co.
Mike Meyer, The Otherside
Lisa Bauer
Dr. Tim King and Dr. Ed Alt
St. Mark Ice Men
Carla Anderson
Dubuque’s Riverboat Traffic
John O’Connor
Megan Gloss
Mary Moody and Rick Mihm
NAMI Dubuque
Janet Walker
Dubuque Latinx Fiesta 2021/Yara Lopez
Mauricio Castañeda
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Kara Naderman, Christina Schauer, Amanda Powers, Jess Smith @ MercyOne Dubuque
UnityPoint Health Visiting Nurses Association/Stacey Killian
Dupaco Voices Building
Miracle League Dubuque
Project Rooted
Resources Unite
Gary Dolphin’s Iron Bar
Woodstock Bader, Crow’s Nest
Urban Bicycle Food Mission Dubuque: Melinda Vize
Project lifeSTYLE: Jessica Pfohl Paisley & Kate McIntosh
Race in the Heartland: Miquel Jackson
Potential on Central: Dubuque Main Street
All Community Reads: Susan Henricks
Over the Edge: Hotel Julien United Way
K.I.D.S. (Kids in Dubuque Skate)
Dimensional Brewing Co.
Mike Meyer, The Otherside
Community Housing Initiatives / David Harris
Bloktoberfest
Mark Dalsing
Phoenix Theaters
Christine Corken
Caprice Jones / Fountain of Youth
Pete’s Thai Kicthen
Tri-State Mountain Bike Riders (TMBR)
Washington Neighborhood Garden/Laura Klavitter and Heidi Zull
Jim Wagner (Veterans Freedom Center)
Millwork Night Market/Andie Donnan and Danielle Stowell
Doug Mackie
Arts: Fly-By-Night Productions: Lenore Howard & Doug Donald
Youth Advocacy: St. Mark’s Youth Enrichment
Volunteerism: Claira Sieverding
Community Pride: “I am a Dubuquer”
Sustainability: Dubuque Winter Farmers Market
Social Space: Tim Hitzler: Key City Creative
Fighting Back: Vicki Allendorf: I Hate Heroin
Unsung Hero: Men & Women of Flexsteel, Dubuque Operations
Non-Profit Excellence: Dubuque Museum of Art: David Schmitz
Music: Gladys Ressler
Dining: 7 Hills Brewing Company
Culture: Dubuque Bier Company: Düber
Tourism: Gary Duster, Graffiti Nights
Outside The Box/Nightlife: Q Casino – BackWaters Stage Concert Series
Best New Thing: Mac & Cheese Fest
Best Business Impact: Marvin Ney: Paramount Ambulance
Best Organizational Impact: 100 Women Who Care
Best Organizational Impact: 100 Men Who Care
Best Of 2018: Five Flags Civic Center
Arts: Downtown Murals
Dining & Nightlife: Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ
Community Vision: Steeple Square
Unsung Hero: Ron Brietbach (Mystique Ice Arena/Derby Grange)
Sustainability: Ashley Neises
Sustainability: Paul Schultz
Sustainability: Convivium Urban Farmstead
Sustainability: Bee Branch/Change Program
Volunteerism: Iowa Mission Of Mercy Dental Clinic/Dr. Heyo Tjarks
Best New Thing: Wags At The Flags
Music: Tracey Rush, Northeast Iowa School Of Music (Nisom)
Multicultural Advocacy: Grand View United Methodist Church
Non-Proft Innovation: The Red Basket Project”/Ann Mcdonough, Beth Gilbreath
Community To Community: Resources Unite
Sports & Recreation: Run 4 Troops/Hodge Companies
Tourism: Fred Bonnet
Business Impact: Humach
Organizational Impact: Galena Center For The Arts, Carol Sullivan And Jan Lavacek
Individual Impact: Susan Gorrell
Best Idea: Mississippi River Art Workshops/Bluff Strokes Plein Air Paint Out Event
Arts: Gene Tully
Inclusion: Aulanda Krause
Youth Advocacy: Courtney Holmes
Volunteerism: Geovannni Almanza Olague
Community Pride: Graham’s Style Store
Social Space: Inspire Café
Unsung Hero: Tracey Richardson
Non-Profit Excellence: The Dubuque Dream Center
Historic Preservation: Adam Johnson
Dining: Brazen Open Kitchen | Bar
Tourism: National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Music: The Lift
Nightlife: The Smokestack
Media: “General Bob” Felderman
Sustainability: Dubuque Farmers’ Market/Dubuque Main Street
Best Business Impact: Hotel Julien Dubuque
Best Organizational Impact: Special Spaces Dubuque
Best Individual Impact: Tim Runde
Best Idea: D-B-Q Con/John Ohnesorge
Arts: Emergence Of Spirit/Rogue Collections
Nightlife: Eronel
Dining: Adobo’s Mexican Grill
Tourism: Dubuque Food & Wine On The River
Education: City Life Program
Government: Manisha Paudel
Sustainibility: Driftless Farm Crawl & Farm To Table Dinner
Historic Preservation: 1st & Main
Music: Codfish Hollow
Shopping: Dubuque Food Co-Op
Sports & Rec: Gran Fondo
Non Profit Excellence: Dubuque Arts Council
Volunteerism: Jeff Lenhart
Social Space: Jubeck New World Brewing
Youth Advocacy: Concert For Refugee Children
Anti-Bullying: Clare Cares
Teens: Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction
Media: Scan Dubuque
Best Business Impact: Family Beer & Liquor
Best Organizational Impact: Dubuque Rescue Mission
Best Individual Impact: Amy Ressler
Best Idea: America’s River/Field Of Dreams 25th Anniversary Partnership
Arts: Ivonne Simonds Fals/Dubuque Area Arts Collective
Big Splash: Island Fest/Team Of Dreams, Mystique Casino
Community Pride: Washington Neighborhood Mural Project
Economic Development: Chris And Gary Stepflug
Education: Grade Level Reading Summer Academy
Family: The Ginter Family
Food & Dining: Warren Plaza Hy-Vee Expansion And Renovation
Health: Hills And Dales
Inclusion: Chef Andrew Mettert, University Of Dubuque
Media: Garth Fuerste
Music: Colts Drum & Bugle Corps
Best New Thing In 2013: Baconfest/Area Residential Care
Nightlife: The Cornerstone/Lehn Duhack
Non-Profit Excellence: Millwork Collective @ The Schmid Innovation Center
Shopping: McCoy Goldsmiths & Jewelers
Social Space: Multicultural Family Center
Sports & Recreation: Torquefest
Sustainability: Jule Transit
Volunteerism: Michael Lange/Irish Hooley
Youth Advocacy: Dubuque Black Men Coalition
Business Impact: The Hodge Company
Organizational Impact: Rotary Club Of Dubuque
Individual Impact: Thom Detterman
Best Of 2013: Heritage Center, University Of Dubuque
Arts: Tim Olson, A City At Work: 1912 – 2012
Economic Development: Opportunity Dubuque
Education: Two By Two
Community Pride: Honor Flight Of Greater Dubuque
Dining: The Copper Kettle
Government: Anthony Allen
Health: The Finley Hospital
Historic Preservation: The Caradco Building
Idea Ahead Of Its Time: The Avery Dicycle
Inclusion: Julie Schulte – Capable
Media: Ron & Jennifer Tigges
Music: The Dubuque Symphony Orchestra
Nightlife: Julie Griffin
Non-Profit Excellence: Presentation Lantern Center
Shopping: Dubuque Area Garage Sales On Facebook
Social Space: Millwork Complete Streets Project
Sports & Recreation: Dubuque Regional Sports Commission
Sustainability: The Petal Project
Volunteerism: Suzie Wright
Youth Advocacy: Dana Livingston – Future Talk
Best Business Impact: Radio Dubuque
Best Organizational Impact: Camp Albrecht Acres
Best Individual Impact: “Santa” Bruce Kotowich
Best Idea Of 2012: The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Art: Art On The River
Education: Clarke University
Community Pride: Tom “Squad” Rauen
Dining: Tri-State’s Largest Chili Cook-Off
Family: Music In Jackson Park
Health: Live Healthy Dubuque
Historic Preservation: Miller Development Group “Riverworks”
Inclusion: Catholic Sisters Of The Upper Mississippi River Valley
Media: Happee Smith Productions
Music: Sandy Hook Tavern/Ashley Lawrence
Idea Ahead Of Its Time: Michael Breitbach
Nightlife: Boogie Nights/Club 84
Non-Profit Excellence: Grand Opera House
Shopping: River Lights Bookstore
Social Space: Voices Warehouse Gallery
Sports/Recreation: Dubuque Fighting Saints
Sustainability: Green Dubuque
Volunteerism: Steve “Ding” Bell
Overall Business: Theisen’s
Overall Organization: Area Residential Care
Overall Individual: Randy Gehl
Overall Idea: Millwork District Partners
Arts: Art Gumbo
Economic Development: Dubuque Works
Education: Eb Lyons Nature Center
Community Pride: Dubuque Museum Of Art: 25’ American Gothic Tribute Statue
Dining: Woodfire Grille
Family: Riverworks Gallery: Diamond Jo National River Center
Health: The Source
Historic Preservations: The Roshek Building
Idea Ahead Of Its Time: Octoberfest
Inclusion: Sister Jeanette Mccarthy
Media: Michael Feldman At The Five Flags Center
Music: Rock & Roll Rewind/Dubuque Rock Veterans
Nightlife: Riverboat Lounge Dance Floor/The Bank: Dean Wellman
Non-Profit Excellence: Du-Ride
Shopping: Cremer’s Meats
Social Space: Roshek Lobby Partners
Sports/Recreation: Roller Derby–Eastern Iowa Outlaws
Sustainability: Green Vision Education – Dmaswa
Volunteerism: Team Elliot: The Ryan Family
Youth Advocacy: Carnegie Stout Library Expansion
Business: Sedgewick Claims Management Service
Organization: Dubuque Jaycees
Citizen: Dirk Voetberg
Best Idea: “Ten Smartest Cities On The Planet”
Arts: Dubuque Cultural Preservation Committee
Economic Development: Dubuque Initiatives
Education: Get Reel Film Festival
Community Pride: Veteran’s Memorial Plaza
Dining: L.May
Family: Asbury Movies in the Park
Health: Mercy Festival of Trees
Historic Preservation: Hotel Julien Dubuque
Idea Ahead of its Time: Matter Design Store
Inclusion: Multicultural Family Center
Media: “Hear Us Out” ECIA
Music: Midwest Music Makers
Nightlife: PlayDubuque.com
Non-Profit Excellence: Dubuque Humane Society
Shopping: Global Goods
Social Space: Monk’s Kaffee Pub
Sports/Recreation: Radio Dubuque
Sustainability: North Fork Trails
Volunteerism: Friends of the Mines of Spain
Youth Advocacy: Rotary Club of Dubuque
Business: Fisher Companies
Organization: Riverview Center
Individual: Roy Buol
Best Idea: Sustainable Dubuque
Accessibility: Judy Geisen
Best on the Web: Encyclopedia Dubuque
Community Spirit: Tim McNamara
Craftsmanship: David Blake
Economic Development: McGraw-Hill
Education: Parents to Save Jones School
Film/Video/Photography: Abdul and Rafic Sinno
Government: Federal Building
Health: Crescent Community Health Center
Hospitality/Dining: Pepper Sprout
Historic Preservation: Cottingham and Butler
Idea Ahead Of Its Time: Isabella’s
Inclusion: Tara Nelson/Shared Youth Vision
Music: Mississippi Moon Bar
Non-Profit Excellence: Hillcrest Family Services
Social Space: Mindframe Theaters
Sports & Recreation: Team Dubuque
Sustainability: The Durrant Group
Theater: The Bell Tower Theater
Visual Arts: Voices From The Warehouse District IV: Metamorphosis
Volunteerism: Prudential Financial
Writing: Art & Ethos
Youth Advocacy: Robert and Fran Parks
