50th Anniversary Gala Celebration

Join us for the 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration honoring Dr. Peter Hayden — marking more than 50 years of hope and thousands of lives transformed. The evening includes social hour, dinner, the name unveiling, history and future of the organization, a performance by Sounds of Blackness, and a Fund a Need segment.

Speakers & guests

Who you will hear from

Don Shelby

Board Chair

Emmy Award–winning journalist and Board Chair of Hayden Institute, guiding governance as the organization honors nearly five decades of culturally specific care.

Lori Wilson

President & CEO

Leading Hayden Institute forward with a charge to help and heal individuals through culturally specific care, carrying on the Turning Point legacy.

Rev. Jerry McAfee

Guest speaker

North Minneapolis pastor and community leader whose ministry and advocacy have long stood alongside the work of healing and justice in our neighborhoods.

Dr. Peter Hayden

Founder of Turning Point · Honoree

Founder of Turning Point, Inc., whose vision of culturally specific healing continues through Hayden Institute. This 50th anniversary gala honors more than five decades of hope and thousands of lives transformed.

Sounds of Blackness

Special performance

Grammy-winning Minneapolis ensemble bringing gospel, R&B, and soul rooted in African American tradition.