Serving Hamel, Long Lake, Medicine Lake, Medina, Minnetonka Beach,
Orono, Plymouth, and Wayzata
IOCP's monthly online newsletter
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LaDonna Hoy
Executive Director
At this writing, Spread Your Wings 2009 is in countdown.
Honorary Chairs Jim and Kathryn Ramstad and Cochairs Robyn Cook and Rebecca Sundquist, and an incredible, unbeatable Spread Your Wings team, have planned an exciting dinner-auction celebration for Thursday, June 25, at the Lafayette Club. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a silent auction.
Spread Your Wings is at heart a celebration of our whole community on mission. A community that imagines boldly, believes passionately, and works together to anchor the hopes and give flight to the dreams of the people God has placed in our path.
2009 marks IOCP's 30th anniversary. While 30 years is a significant milestone, the real celebration is the
community we have become, are becoming together . . . and for good.
Heartfelt thanks to sponsors, donors, volunteers, and all who have contributed so generously to our silent and live auction, and made what promises to be an unforgettable celebration possible.
A limited number of
tickets ($130/person) are still available. Contact Nancy Holden.
You won't want to miss this celebration.
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 Tourney Time
This year's Earl Cup Golf Tournament will be better than ever! Men and women golfers, clean your clubs and come on out to Baker National Aug. 6 for a fun round of golf, great food, and prizes. Anchor Bank is again in the tee box as event host. To register or become a corporate sponsor, click here. To volunteer, contact Nancy Holden.
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Vote LaDonna!
Major League Baseball and People Magazine have launched a campaign to honor the everyday all-stars in our midst. Our own LaDonna Hoy is one of three nominees to represent the Twins at the All-Star Game in July. Just as you would vote for MLB players, you can vote for LaDonna! Voting ends June 24. Cast your vote here.
Each person can vote 25 times, so cast your ballot today and often for LaDonna! Please invite friends, family, and colleagues to do the same.
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Funders step forward, support
Camp CONECT
Just when we thought we would need to scale back our very successful 8-week summer camp, several funders stepped forward. We are extremely grateful to the following, whose grants will allow us to continue to offer a great camp experience for 150 kids:
General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant (nutrition and physical fitness activities)
Pohlad Foundation (staffing 6 counselors)
Wayzata Public Schools (bus transportation)
Wayzata Public Schools LCTS (general operations)
It's not too late to join these funders and sponsor a camper. Your donation will help a camper enjoy a summer, week, or day of fun at Camp CONECT. Thanks to those who have already contributed more than $4,000 toward camp sponsorships!
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CfKI leadership change
A warm welcome to Brenda Heim as the new executive director of the Caring for Kids Initiative. Brenda can be reached at bheim@iocp.org. Thanks to Nancy Johnson, who has served CfKI so well for the past two years during our start-up phase.
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Auction Pay handles online donations
Our new web site is coming in July, thanks to a generous grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota. As part of an overall technology upgrade, we have introduced Auction Pay, online donation software. When you make an online donation to IOCP, you will receive an automatic e-mail confirmation. Donating to IOCP just got easier! Check it out.
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 WCC annual rummage sale
Wayzata Community Church's 88th annual rummage sale, Aug. 19-20, provides a wide variety of high-quality, serviceable used merchandise at affordable prices. The sale also facilitates connections with nonprofits such as IOCP. Everyone is welcome to participate! For details, click here. |
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IOCP CHANGES THE ODDS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED.
Our mission is to identify and respond to the basic unmet needs of people in our community, and to assist them in moving toward self-sufficiency through the creative action of an inclusive partnership of communities of faith, schools, government, businesses, community groups, foundations, health systems, and individuals.
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