Friday, September 27, 2013

It's not too late to register for Kids 'n Kinship's Gala!





Kids 'n Kinship staff & committee members are in the final stages of preparing for our 2013 Annual Gala on Sunday Oct. 6th, 4:30-7 pm at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville!

We're super excited to have Tim Mahoney, Twin Cities Favorite from The Voice, as our musician!  This is his website: http://timmahoney.com/
Here's a preview of my favorite song by him, Shine Through: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo40NXmUXCM

We have 85 bottles of wine for the wine pull and 32 purses for the purse pull and more are coming in every day!

We also have a great list of silent auction items including:
all sorts of gift sets (gardening, barbeque, wine-themed, & more)
a Kindle & a Nook
gift certificates for Abdallah chocolate, a variety of other stores & restaurants, &housecleaning
driving lessons
a Toro snow thrower
bread for a year from Panera Bread
tickets to the Twins, Timberwolves & Wild
passes for golf, yoga, The Works, Fright Night, & a science museum tour
& even wooden bowls made by my dad!

Don't miss it!  Register here TODAY!http://kidsnkinship2013gala.eventbrite.com/



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Friday, September 20, 2013

The 2013 College Football Coaches Challenge is Underway!



Kids 'n Kinship is proud to be one of 10 Expert Partner mentoring programs teaming up with the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota in the 2013 Coaches Challenge!

The challenge is geared towards recruiting mentors for top mentoring programs in the stateGophers Football Coach Jerry Kill is challenged off the field by his peers in Iowa, Nebraska, Michigan and Kansas. Coach Kill has entered a “Coaches Challenge” to recruit more mentors for Minnesota’s youth. Coach Kill, MPM and the mentoring programs will work to close the mentoring gap for more than 250,000 Minnesota young people who could benefit from a mentoring relationship.  

This Coaches Challenge could be especially helpful in recruiting men for the many boys on our waiting list. Did you know that two times as many women mentor than men? And yet 29% of boys wait a year or more to be matched with a mentor.  Men, think of the types of important talks you have had with other men & role models, perhaps a coach or an uncle or a family friend. Now, imagine a young boy not having that opportunity.  You can provide that for them.  Visit www.BeAMentorMN.com to sign up today!

For more information on Kids 'n Kinship explore our website, www.kidsnkinship.org.  We have information sessions scheduled for Tues. Sept. 24 at the Galaxie Library in Apple Valley (14955 Galaxie Ave.) and Thurs. Oct. 10 at the Burnhaven Library in Burnsville (1101 W. CR-42), both from 6:00-6:45 pm.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

You're invited to our 2013 Annual Gala featuring Tim Mahoney!






Fall in Love with Kids 'n Kinship at our Annual Gala
featuring Tim Mahoney, Twin Cities Favorite from The Voice
Sunday, October 6, 2013
4:30-7:00 pm

Crystal Lake Golf Club
16725 Innsbrook Dr
Lakeville, MN 55044

$40 per person, $280 for a table of eight

Join us for this wonderful Gala and learn how much there is to love about Kids ‘n Kinship...
·         Mentee Testimonial
·         Master of Ceremonies James Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney
·         Featuring the Incredible Music of Tim Mahoney
·         Silent Auction
·         Wine Cork Pull
·         Purse Tag Pull

Sponsor the Event or Make a Donation:  http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Kids-N-Kinship-Fall-Gala