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Greetings!
| Hello and welcome to our October e-newsletter! Right now our fall campaign is in full swing with fun events and fundraisers going on all around the St. Croix Valley. For example, earlier this month we completed our children's book drive in Polk County, and we are now running our Pierce and St. Croix County drive. Read about that and what else is going on with UWSCV below! Thank you for your support!
- United Way St. Croix Valley Board and Staff
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 United Way Invites Community to Join in Book Drive
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United Way St. Croix Valley launched a Children's Book Drive Oct. 17, running through Nov. 18. Donations of new and gently-used books for children ages birth to age six are requested. United Way St. Croix Valley will distribute the books to families in need throughout St. Croix and Pierce counties. United Way St. Croix Valley ran its Polk County book drive in September and October.
"One of the things research shows is the importance of reading to your children at an early age. In support of this, United Way St. Croix Valley is collecting new and gently used books for distribution through local food pantries, WIC, parent educator home visits, and other avenues as appropriate," said John Coughlin, United Way St. Croix Valley Executive Director.
"The time parents spend in simple interaction with their children, as happens when parents read to them, is incredibly important in a child's development. We invite the community to join in our efforts," he said.
The following locations are drop sites for the United Way Book Drive:
- New Richmond Elementary Schools
- Somerset Elementary School
- River Falls Elementary Schools
- E.P. Rock Elementary School, Hudson
- Greenfield Elementary School, Baldwin
- River Crest Elementary School, Hudson
- Associated Bank, Hudson
- Hudson Bagel and Coffee, Hudson
- First National Bank of River Falls - River Falls
- First Bank of Baldwin
For more information contact Linda Lia at 715-377-0203 ext. 105 or lia@unitedwaystcroix.org.
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Allina Supports the Food Resource Center
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Pictured (L to R) are Kristen Novak, Beth Nelson, Tracy Dierks Smith and Pam Heinzen, Allina; and John Coughlin, United Way.
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Allina Hospitals & Clinics recently contributed $2,500 to sponsor a truckload of food for the United Way St. Croix Valley's Food Resource Center. Allina staff also volunteered to help distribute the food to local pantries on Tuesday, October 4. "We know food insecurity is a real problem right now, and this is a great way for us to support food shelves throughout Western Wisconsin," explained David Miller, president of River Falls Area Hospital. "The United Way is able to turn our $2,500 contribution into about $10,000 worth of food, which they then distribute throughout the region."
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Did You Know?
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Grace Place provided 1,520 overnight stays in 2003. Last year, that number was 7,676 -- an increase of more than 400 percent.
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Give to the Max Day is Coming
| Nov. 16 is GiveMN.org's third annual Give to the Max Day fundraiser, and United Way St. Croix Valley is excited to announce we will have a $10,000 matching grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation available for all new and increased donations made on our GiveMN.org page that day. For more information, contact Kate Smith at 715-377-0203 ext. 103 or ksmith@unitedwaystcroix.org.
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United We CAN Voting is Nov. 7-11
| Our United We CAN participants are getting their food sculptures finished up this week in hopes of winning your vote for this year's People's Choice Award! This year the online voting will be held Nov. 7-11. Stay tuned to our website for details. For now you can view last year's winners!
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Board of Directors
Steven Snell, President
Warren Schneider, Vice-Pres.
Ken Osowski, Secretary
Patrick Powers, Treasurer
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Brad Caskey
James Dahl
Dan Draxler
Theres Heimel
Cynthia Jahnke
Jody Keller
Sue Obermueller
Thomas O'Connell
Christine Weigel
Vicki Ziglinski
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