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Neighbors' News
See our Events page for upcoming efforts and events!
~ Questions? Suggestions? Want to get involved? Contact Dan Russell
Neighbors Offices We will be closed to observe the following holidays:
Thanksgiving, Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27, 2009
Help for the Holidays: Neighbors Prepares
to help those in need!
Just as tax season is hectic for accountants, the approaching holiday season is equally as frenzied for Neighbors Inc. and its volunteers.Neighbors is gearing up to provide those in need with assistance through holiday programs, including Adopt-a-Family, Adopt-a-Senior, and Love Your Neighbor. View Article >
Plan To End Hunger In The Twin Cities!
Charities Review Council – Neighbors, Inc. Meets All Standards!
Winter Coat Drive To Benefit Neighbors With another cold winter approaching, two local organizations hope to help needy residents stay warm. Heartland Credit Union is sponsoring a winter coat drive for Neighbors Inc. Oct. 15 through Nov. 16. The drive will collect new and gently-used winter coats to benefit the non-profit social-service agency, which serves more than 15,000 people throughout northern Dakota County. View Article >
Volunteering knows no age limit Service to the community has been a part of Virginia Milbert's
life for the past 90 years and she isn't about to change that
philosophy anytime soon. She is one of hundreds of volunteers who
offer their time, energy and kindheartedness to helping their
community through Neighbors Inc.
View Article > March certainly has blown in like a lion this year. Now that it
has arrived, it's likely that local food shelves are going bare.
It's a good thing that this month is Minnesota FoodShare month.
View Article > Through a new support group, volunteers at Neighbors Inc. hope to
reach out to community members who are directly affected by meth.
View Article > The happiness generosity creates...The Tale of the Lloyd’s Barbecue Ribs. In late February we received a call from a friend at Lloyd’s Barbecue offering to donate some ribs to our food shelf. “Some ribs” didn’t do it justice. Two days later we picked up three and a half skids, about 3,500 pounds. And less than two months later, Lloyd’s called again, this time donating another three skids, an amazing act of generosity. That was Act I. In Act II, we had to figure out how to store 3,500 pounds of ribs. Needless to say, we do not have the space required. That’s when Knowlan’s Super Market came to our rescue and offered to store our ribs as long as we needed; another amazing act of friendship and generosity. Now the story takes a turn. In mid April a client was picking up food at the food shelf. The last items to go into the bag were a couple of packages of Lloyd’s Ribs and the client began to cry, telling the person helping her, “You have no idea how much this means to me. Monday is my daughter’s birthday and just this morning she told me she knew I didn’t have any money for a cake or a present, but if I could somehow get some ribs, that is all she’d ask for.” We gave her some extra ribs and found a birthday cake in the freezer. Here at Neighbors we believe that everything happens for a reason. Is it a coincidence that Lloyd’s donated ribs to Neighbors, that Knowlan’s agreed to store them for us, and that this woman’s daughter asked for ribs the very day she was coming to Neighbors for assistance? We at Neighbors don’t think so. -N-
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