Click here to see more photos from the "Firefighters to the Rescue" Breakfast at Applebee's held in early January. |
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Greetings! |
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Thank you for your year-round commitment and support. Together, we're advancing the common good and positively influencing the condition of all. Just look at all you do:
* You put books into the hands of young children and build a lifelong love of literacy.
* You provide nutritious food for hungry children and families who need it.
* You bring back $788,000 each year into the local economy by sponsoring volunteer tax clinics.
* You help youth, families and individuals adjust to loss and difficult situations.
* You provide safety and security for innocent victims of violence.
* You teach positive parenting skills and build stronger families.
These examples and much more are made possible through donations to the United Way of Southwest MN annual fund-raising campaign. Thank you for helping us to help others. |
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First Annual Imagination Library Progressive Dinner February 26.
Join friends, old & new, for a delightful culinary experience on Saturday, February 26 . |
You will have a choice of Italian, Asian, or Minnesota Home Grown Cuisine. The progressive dinner will include a social hour with appetizers, a soup/salad course, an entree course, and will end with a coffee/dessert buffet. All diners will visit three homes.
Tickets are $75 per person and seating is limited.
Reservation deadline is February 22. The evening begins at 5:00 PM. More information.
Reservations and cuisine selection can be made by calling United Way of Southwest Minnesota at 507-929-2273 or by sending an email to unitedway@unitedwayswmn.org
All funds that are raised will help put books into the hands of our youngest children through sponsorship of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in this area.
This event is sponsored by Women United for Early Childhood Education who help the Success By 6 Initiative build school readiness skills by providing a free, quality book in the mail each month to approximately 2,400 Southwest Minnesota children from birth until their 5th birthday.
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| Read-A-Rama Rhyme Time |
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There are five Read-a-Rama's scheduled in this area in the coming weeks. Click here for schedule
A child's ability to hear distinct sounds within words is critical to the process of learning to read. Rhyming books that are part of the Imagination Library program will be read and interactive activities that are based upon rhymes will be conducted. The event is free. All families with pre-school age children are invited to attend. |
