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Empty Bowls For Channel One
Benefiting: Fourth Annual fundraiser to benefit Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2008
Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tickets: $15 individual ticket at the door, $10 individual pre-sale ticket $35 family ticket at the door, $30 pre-sale family ticket. Tickets are available at www. helpingfeedpeople.org , at all Eastwood Bank offices in Rochester, at Color Me Mine and at Channel One.
Location: Rochester Art Center
Description: Join Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf for this fourth annual hunger awareness event. Enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread provided by top local restaurants and bakeries. Attendance also allows participants to choose a handcrafted bowl donated by local artists and students as a take-home memento of the event. Entertainment, access to all Art Center exhibits, and a silent auction of professional art work will also be included.
Channel One is a regional food bank and a local food shelf that “works in partnership with others to help feed people in need." This mission is carried out through gathering, warehousing, and repackaging donated surplus food from producers, manufactures, and retailers, and then distributing this food through the Channel One food shelf program and non-profit agencies that serve those in need throughout a 13 county service area in Southeast Minnesota and La Crosse County in Wisconsin.
For more information contact Jen Woodford at jenniferwoodford@channel-one.org or 507-424-1721.
============================================================================================ KATIE FERDEN CANCER BENEFIT
12 year old daughter of Michelle (Olson) and Tom Eversman, and Larry Ferden of Elgin
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008 ELGIN LEGION, ELGIN, MN DINNER AND BAKE SALE – 4:00 PM SILENT AUCTION – 4:00 TO 6:00 PM LIVE AUCTION – 6:30 PM RAFFLES AND DOOR PRIZES AVAILABLE Katie is 12 years old. She is the daughter of Michelle and Tom Eversman, and Larry Ferden all of Elgin. Normally, Katie would’ve spent her summer participating in tractor pulls on her John Deere tractor. However, in June, Katie was diagnosed with Alveolar Rhadomyosarcoma, a rare and rapidly progressing cancer of the muscle and has spent her summer in and out of the hospital battling it with all her might.
Due to Katie’s need for frequent hospitalizations and treatments, Michelle will be unable to return to her job at the VonWald Shelter this fall. And, in spite of Tom working two jobs they are facing overwhelming expenses. That is why we are praying for everyone to “Pull for Katie” in our quest to help them over some of these obstacles. You can participate in several ways: Pray for Katie and her family. Donate baked goods. Donate auction items; we will be offering silent and live auctions. Attend the event. Make a cash contribution, no contribution is too small. Please write checks and send to:
Katie Ferden Benefit Fund Peoples State Bank 155 Main Street East Elgin, MN 55932 Donations can be made at Peoples State Banks Checks payable to: Katie Ferden Benefit Fund For more information or to donate please contact: Tanya (Eversman) Jensen: 507-273-8764 or tjensen@mnaggroup.com Rosemary Olson: 507-421-9507 Cindy Lien: 507-534-3274 Becky Staloch: 507-876-9926 or shewolf247@netzero.com Jessica Weis: 507-251-3872 Sherryl and Denny Tienter: 507-534-3575 ===========================================================================
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Announces Annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk Fundraiser
Silver Lake Park (East) will be the site for the annual signature fundraising event undertaken by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and its affiliated chapters.
One of over 75 community walks taking place around the country, the event will help fund the AFSP’s ongoing efforts with research, education and prevention initiatives designed to reduce the loss of life from suicide as well as provide support for survivors. Suicide is a major health problem that takes an enormous toll on family, friends, co-workers and the entire community. With more than 30,000 lives lost and almost 1 million suicide attempts each year in this country, the importance of AFSP’s mission has never been greater, nor the work more urgent.
In the U.S. alone, approximately 20 million people suffer from serious depression. Ninety percent of the people who die by suicide have a diagnosable mental health disorder (often depression) at the time of their death. The lingering stigma attached to seeking help for mental health issues may be a contributing factor to undiagnosed depression.
The community walks are part of AFSP’s awareness strategy and will be held annually. The walk will be twice around Silver Lake (approximately 3.6 miles). Raffle tickets will be available along with t-shirts and bracelets.
For more information: www.outofthedarkness.org and www.afsp.org
Contact: Mandi Engle American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 358-2254
=========================================================================== DVD's For Vets DVDs4Vets
is a Non-Profit Charity that arranges for the collection and donation
of new and used DVDs for the benefit of military Veterans, many who are
unable to obtain these on their own. All donated DVDs are sent to
Vet hospitals, Vet centers, clinics and State Vet homes.
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