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Greetings!
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Happy Halloween month, and happy second month of our official 2012 campaign! Everything is in full swing and we are getting great responses from the corporate campaigns that are coming in, so we are thankful for that! We are also thankful to the organizations holding special event fundraisers this month. You can read about that and more in this month's e-newsletter.
Thanks so much for your support!
- United Way St. Croix Valley Board and Staff
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 Dreadwood Haunted Forest Holding Food Drive
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Dreadwood Haunted Forest in Hudson is holding a food drive to benefit the United Way Food Resource Center. If you bring a non-perishable food item you will receive $2 off your ticket price. Dreadwood is open every Friday and Saturday in October and is located at 835 County Road E. United Way St. Croix Valley thanks Dreadwood Haunted Forest for its support of the Food Resource Center.
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Knights of Columbus, Council #1762 in Hudson is holding a fundraiser to raise funds to sponsor a shipment of food for the Food Resource Center. Every Wednesday in October, patrons of the Buffalo Wild Wings in Hudson can tell their server they are dining to support the Knights of Columbus. Ten percent of their food and non-alcoholic beverage total will be donated by the restaurant to support this effort. United Way St. Croix Valley thanks the Knights of Columbus for their support of the Food Resource Center.
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Why I Live United - Cynthia Jahnke
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Why does our 2012 Campaign Chair Cynthia Jahnke Live United? "Thanks to the generosity of the businesses and individual donations that support us, we are able to do great things like provide more than 566,000 meals through our Food Resource Center."
Click here to read more about why Cynthia Lives United!
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Agency Spotlight - Free Clinic of Pierce and St. Croix Counties
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Free Clinic of Pierce and St. Croix Counties is one of United Way St. Croix Valley's funded nonprofit agencies in the category of Promoting Health and Independence.
The River Falls-based Free Clinic's mission is to provide free health care and medications to area residents that qualify. The criteria for being served includes a certain income level, lack of medical insurance or other health care alternatives, and seeking care that is within the scope of services provided. Patients receive high-quality, respectful and professional care from the moment they enter the clinic. The number of patient visits through Dec. 31, 2011 is 10,695 and in the year 2011 the Free Clinic dispensed $639,794 of free medications (at a retail value). For more information visit www.freeclinicpiercestcroix.org.
Be sure to view all of our supported agencies and programs on our website!
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October Corporate Leader - Xcel Energy
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Xcel Energy has once again generously donated to United Way St. Croix Valley. During the fall 2011 campaign season, the company's Hudson office raised nearly $6,000 and its Amery office raised more than $2,000. Other locations gave a total of $16,000. In addition, the Xcel Energy Foundation gave more than $25,500, totaling nearly $50,000 for United Way St. Croix Valley programs and agencies.
Xcel Energy has been providing energy-related products and services for more than 130 years. They regulate operations in eight Western and Midwestern states with a total of 3.4 million electricity customers and 1.9 million natural gas customers.
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United Way St. Croix Valley Executive Director John Coughlin speaking at the Grace Place Open House September 30.
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Thank you for your support! See you next month!
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