Letter to the Community
Dear Friends:
Photos sometimes say more than words, so we wanted to share some fun photos with you this month. We hope you enjoy!
Thanks so much for your continued support and advocacy.
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Deborah Loon
Interim Executive Director
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IncrediBowl 2010 a big success!
120 IncrediBowlers had a great time bowling October 24 and raised over $5,000 for Avenues' homeless youth programs!
Eric Gilseth's team won Team Spirit award
(for an obvious reason).
The lanes were full with IncrediBowlers!
The funds raised by IncrediBowl directly support Avenues' programs -- the (1) shelter and transitional house in North Minneapolis for 16 homeless youth and (2) GLBT Host Home Program that provides living arrangements in volunteer homes for 10 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender homeless youth.
Thank you to everyone involved for making IncrediBowl 2010 such a successful and fun event!
Check out the list of bowlers, sponsors and volunteers below. Click here for an IncrediBowl 2010 YouTube Video!
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How you can help!
Embrace the holiday season by helping supply wish-list items and gifts for Avenues' youth.
Target gift cards, bus passes, movie tickets, and iTunes gift cards are some of the gift items youth love. Refer to the personal care supply wish-list below for more ideas.
Personal Care Supply Wish-List
If you or your family, office or organization would like to organize a collection, donate items or make a monetary contribution, contact: Heather Rist, heather@avenuesforyouth.org or 612-522-1690.
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Thank you to our supporters during October!
Organizations -- Butler Family Foundation, Open Door Foundation, Samsara Foundation
Individuals -- John Allison and Rebecca Picard, Kate Bailey, Cory Cantrell, Laura and David Clements, Brian Gilligan, Lois Hall, MD and Anja Curiskis, Ruth Hardimon, Kelly Jeanetta and Daniel Willenbring, Shelley Kline, Loretta Mallak, Lauren Martens, Erin McClure-Helbling, Tim and Roberta O'Hara, Eric Orrington, Julie Parizek, Connell and Eve Smith, Jane Tighe, Chris Vaughn-Uding & Kate Nilan, Danielle Whitney, Edger Zarate
In-Kind Donations -- Brian and Mona Anderson, Birds and Bees Program, Circadian, Partners for Violence Prevention, RAZR Marketing, Second Harvest Heartland
Volunteers -- Kelly Brazil, Ryan Li Dahlstrom, Lona Dellessandro, Colleen Fisher, John Kaul, Diane Long, Amy Marsicano, Sara Olson, Brock Ray, Sarah Schwarts, Brent Swanson, Chuck Tombarge, Lisa Valley, Beth Zemsky, Avenues Board of Directors, GLBT Host Home Advisory Board
IncrediBowl 2010
Sponsors -- Azul 7, Cuppa Java, Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina Realty Foundation, Right at Home, Wilde Roast Cafe
Bowlers and Donors-- Mehraz Alam, Vance Anderson, Kellie Asher, Chad Bauer, Jerry Blankenship, Paul Blom and Bob White, Sophie Breen, Joe Caidiero, Michael Cariolano, Anna Carson, Nancy Chapman and Ron Clerci, Suzanne Cimbura, Cory Clark, Lois Clark, Mandy Clemenson, Laura Clements, Patrick Condon, Katherine Condon and John Jodzio, Dennis Cunningham, Lona Dallessandro and Sarah Schwartz, Joe Danger, Jenelle Dehmlow, Andrew Dubra, Phillip Duran, Kim Eckert, Matthew Fair Jones, Ted Farni, Bruce Franck
Michelle Freisinger, Brenda Froisland, Shawn Gensch, Jeffrey Gerke, Brian Gilligan, Brooks and Rachel Harmon, Steven James, Heather Joyce, Wayne Kaniewsi, Brenda Kayzar, Alexander Klemz, Tom Knabel, Keith Kozerski, Michael Lahr, Susan Lamb, Bill Langlois, Barry, Leavitt, Gary Madison, Craig Mattson, Lisa Meiners, Laurie Mikkonen, Jim Milis, Russ Mohr and Tony Otto, John Munoz, Brent Nelson, Michelle Newman, Daren Nyquist and Elizabeth Hogan, Julia O'Brien, Alan Olson, Natalie and Terry Ostrom, Camille Pinckaers, Nancy Ott-Pinckaers and James Pinckaers
Doris Pagelkopf, Nick Pladson, Owen Platt, Greg Rising, Peter Rosenblatt and James Tompkins, Courtney Ruiz, Kaelyn Ruiz, Todd Russell, Erica Sandey, David Sanford, Eric Sandstrom, Dean Schlaak, Mary Schneider, Brock Severson, Ann Seymour, Mary Shellum, Christopher Smith, Lindsay Sorem, Dennis Stark, Shawn Steen, Todd Stump, Scott Swenson, James and Ann Swenson, Jennifer Swenson, Joe Throndson, Barb Tollefson, Chuck Tombarge, Leah Tran, Daniel and Julie Weber, Mark Williams
Donors of Prizes and Raffle Items -- Ballet Minnesota, Blue Plate Restaurant, Birchwood Cafe, Chatterbox Restaurants, Christopher J Salon, Double Tree Hotel-Minneapolis Park Place, Shawn Gensch and Scott Steen, Brian Gilligan, Hennepin Theatre Trust, Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Golden Valley, Lyn Lake Chiropractic, Minneapolis Musical Theatre, Punch Pizza, Quixotic Coffee, Red Clover Clinic, Red Stag Supper Club, Target
Sponsors of Youth Bowlers -- Le Bizik, Jeff Gerke, Rollie and Ella Loon, Marion Miller, Laurie Mikkonen, Barb Tollefson, Mike and Joady Tombarge
Volunteers -- Shawn Gensch, Brian Gilligan, Kate Nilan and Chris Vaighn-Uding, Julia O'Brien, Doris Pagelkopf, Seema Pothini, Luca Raffo-Simoes, Scott Steen, Chuck Tombarge
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Contact Us
 
www.avenuesforyouth.org
Avenues for Homeless Youth
1708 Oak Park Ave. N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612.522.1690 phone
612.522.1633 fax
General info and questions:
612-522-1690
How to get involved or donate, contact Heather Rist Marketing and Development Manager
heather@avenuesforyouth.org
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