2025 Juneteenth Community Celebration Sponsors and Participating Organizations
Juneteenth Sponsors
Freedom Fighter Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
AD MERG Mayo Employee Resource Group
Juneteenth Cookies Created Specially by Deserts By Dana
Hosts
Rochester Juneteenth Celebration, Inc.
Participating Organizations
Black Owned Organizations
Shell's Kitchen LLC - Soul Food Restaurant
Mizz Boss Bakery - Bakery
ELÉ-ILÉ - Building bridges through the diversity of human connection, ideas and leadership. Portfolio of Offerings: Training Programs, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Leadership Development and Academy, Keynotes, Workshops, Coaching, Energy Leadership Personality Assessment, Media and Film Production, Photography, Luxury Fashions
Project Legacy - Support and training to youth and young adults
Trinity home care services - Proving support and compassionate, high-quality care
Open Road Fund by Nexus Community Partners - Community fund giving $50,000 wealth-building gifts to Black folks in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota in so that they can build something long-lasting for themselves
A Unique Twinkle LLC - Candles
All Braids & Hair Care Company - All Braids & Hair Care is a natural hair and hair braid school.
Cashmere Lux - Premium Hair and Hair Care Products
Barbershop Talk Services - Social Services Organization
Dazzled By Queen Keki Cake Baskets and Candies - dazzledbyqueenkeki@gmail.com
Darnell Johnson (Diverse books, science fiction and fantasy)
Jersey Jo's - Philly Cheesesteaks and More!
Francisco’s Caribbean Restaurant - Caribbean Restaurant
Performers
Heart and Soul Drum Academy - Educational non-profit organization in the Rondo Community of St Paul, Minnesota offering Djembe hand drum classes to youth.
The Soul Train - The Soul Train is a premier soul and funk band hailing from Rochester Minnesota.
Samuel Hawkins II - Spoken Words
Liana Perteete - Songs
Pierre Gage - Graphic Design and DJ Services
Minority Owned Organizations
Artria Jewelry - Metal Jewelry
La Michoacana Purepecha - A legacy of flavor and Tradition in Icecream
The Compadres - Authentic Mexican Food
Participating Organizations
Rochester Public Schools Education
Congregational Church, U.C.C. Church
Mayo Clinic Community Engagement Community Engagement
Mayo Clinic Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (DLMP) Healthcare Laboratory Tests/Diagnostic Answers
Mayo Clinic Community Internal Medicine Healthcare
Mayo Clinic Stroke Center Stroke Services
Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Alzheimer’s Research
Fernbrook Family Center - Mental Health Services
Olmsted County - County Services
Elder Network - Human Services Agency
Rochester Public Library - Library
Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Parties of Olmsted County - Political Party
Republican Party of Olmsted County - Political Party
Christ United Methodist Church - Church
MN 50501 - Rochester - Grassroots Movement defending democracy
ISAIAH - Interfaith Organization
Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association - Fostering the well-being and independence of refugees and immigrants
Senate District 25 -Political Party
RT Autism Awareness Foundation -Autism Foundation
Jeremiah Program - Disrupting the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time.
Be SMART for Kids/Moms Demand Action or Gun Sense in America - Be SMART for Kids promotes responsible Gun Storage. Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence
Indivisible 507 - Nonpartisan action-based grassroots organization
People's Food Co-op -Food Cooperative
Bluff Country Coop - Food Cooperative
City of Rochester, Police Department - Law Enforcement
American Red Cross -humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education
Rochester Solidarity with Palestine - Palestine Solidarity Group based in Rochester, MN
Common Cause Minnesota - Nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American democracy.