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Open Arms Earns Gold Winner Status In 2025 Minnesota’s Best

OPEN ARMS NAMED A 2025 MINNESOTA’S BEST GOLD WINNER!

The results are in, and voters have selected Open Arms of Minnesota as a 2025 Minnesota’s Best Gold Winner in the category of Place to Volunteer! A complete list of winners is available at MinnesotasBest.com and in the 2025 Minnesota’s Best Winners Guide delivered in the Star Tribune on Sunday, July 13.

Minnesota’s Best is Minnesota’s premier readers’ choice award program and is open to all Minnesota businesses large and small. There is no cost to be nominated, voted for, or to win this contest. The contest, which started in 2021, continues to rise in popularity with a 5% increase in votes vs. 2024.

“The Minnesota Star Tribune is thrilled with another incredible response from our readers and participating businesses during our fifth year of Minnesota’s Best,” said Paul Kasbohm, Executive Vice President and CRO. “The contest continues to grow as we recognize and celebrate outstanding businesses and organizations across the state.”

Minnesota’s Best 2025 by the numbers:

  • More than 8,100 businesses, organizations and individuals competed to be named Minnesota’s Best 2025
  • Minnesota’s Best voters cast more than 1.23 million votes.
  • More than 750 winners were announced in 392 sub-categories.
  • Minnesota’s Best winners represent over 150 Minnesota cities.

Thank you to the entire Open Arms community for supporting us and recognizing our volunteer program. We take a great deal of pride in our volunteers – the heart and soul of Open Arms! From preparing medically tailored meals to delivering our nourishing food to our critically ill clients, every aspect of our operations is made possible because of the incredible dedication of our volunteers.

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