Mishawaka Education Foundation will be hosting the 14th annual
GROWING THE FUTURE Silent Auction Gala with an
Thursday, November 6, 2025
This event continues to be record-breaking year after year and MEF is excited to take the event to the Red Ribbon Ballroom located in the South Bend Four Winds Casino for this year’s gala event. The 2025 honoree is the MISHAWAKA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
The MBA was first formed in 1961 as a merger of four smaller business associations that were active in various parts of the city. Each association had the same goal in mind but were often competing against each other for members and in different promotions in the city. As a result the associations gathered together to form the Mishawaka Businessmen Association. For years the association’s focus was on downtown Mishawaka only and it produced Mishawaka Sidewalk Days and other smaller community and business events.
Board Members
Brandon Cruz, Cruz Family Funeral Homes | Bryan Tanner, Troyer Group
Cindy Cohen, C2Your Health Women’s Initiative | Cindy Reinoehl, Mayor’s Appointee
Lacy Hahn, Hahn Janitorial Services | LaRae Perrin, Craft One Half
Matt Carroll, City Council Appointee | Philip DeAngelis, Arkos Design
Schaune Johnson, IP Solutions |Sonya Smith, Wealth In Motion
