01/08/2025
2025 365ink Impact Award Nominations
Submit nominations by January 31
https://dubuque365.com/impact-awards-nomination-form/
Impact Awards Ceremony: Tuesday, March 4 @ 7 PM�Diamond Jo Casino Mississippi Moon Bar (301 Bell St)
The 16th 365 Impact Awards, sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and Premier Bank, return on Tuesday, March 4th, 7 PM to the Mississippi Moon Bar at the Diamond Jo Casino to recognize those who are making an impact on our community. Doors open at 6 p.m. The event is FREE and everyone (21 and older) is welcome to attend. There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar with live music accenting the evening’s awards.
Picking the winners is always a painful process. Naturally, everyone who gets nominated is worthy of an award, but, alas, we have only 10 original, locally made statues to give out, created for 365ink this year by metal artist Jim Cole.
But before 365ink and supporters make some tough decisions about who deserves a little piece of the spotlight this year, we need to hear about those worthy of recognition for their impact on the Tri-States. That’s where you come in. 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.
Do you know a person, an organization, or a business who did something particularly special in 2024 and deserves a shout-out for their efforts? Maybe it's someone who’s been knocking it out of the park year in and year out and deserves a nod just for keeping the bar set high all of these years. Nominate them now for a 2025 365ink Impact Award! It doesn’t matter the category. Think art and music. Think community pride and inclusion. Think great spaces and generous spirits. These are the people we want to know about. Click the “Impact Awards” link https://dubuque365.com/impact-awards-nomination-form/ at the top of the Dubuque365.com website to submit your nomination by January 31! You can also email your nominations to [email protected].
Please include one descriptive paragraph about why the nominee is worthy. Just giving us a name or a sentence about them won’t do the trick. We don’t need a book, but we would like some specific details about why they are worthy. And let us note that one great paragraph submitted one time will go a lot farther than stuffing the inbox with 50 nominatoes for one person that don’t tell us anything but their name. So put a little thought into it, please! If they don’t get nominated, they can’t win, so get on it!
Who wins will not be a secret leading up to the event. After all, we want you to be able to come down and celebrate your friends when they take the stage on Tuesday, March 4th. The event moves fast and is a lot of fun, and you will discover amazing things you never knew about your community. So mark your calendars to join the festivities now. It’s a Tuesday night, so you know already that you don’t have anything better going on.
The 365ink Impact Awards are sponsored by Premier Bank and the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque as well as our generous hosts, the Diamond Jo Casino. With their generous support, 365ink is able to honor these people right, with original, local artwork. Impact Awards designs started with artist Gene Tully and have always been handmade by great local artists ever since and we can’t wait to share Jim’s design for 2024! We’ll see you on March 4th!
