Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Kids 'n Kinship Thanks Our Supporters!




With Thanksgiving fast approaching, I want to take this opportunity to share how thankful Kids 'n Kinship is for all of our sponsors, donors, and volunteers who have supported us this year!

There are simply too many to list them all here, but we are so appreciative of each supporter who gave time, goods, or money to help Kids 'n Kinship continue our mission of matching youth with positive role models here in Dakota County!

We had a very busy but successful autumn raising $22,000 from our 2013 Gala and another $6,000 from our 2013 Bowlathon.  Many thanks to our sponsors & in-kind donors for the Bowlathon! 

Sponsors:
AAA Minnesota Iowa
Wayne and Carole Stockman
Thrivent Financial
US Federal Credit Union
Eagan Lions
KleinBank
Robert A. Bjorkman, DDS
Burnsville Women of Today
The Credit Department, Inc
First Presbyterian Church
Marshall Nelson and Associates
In-Kind Donors:
Cedarvale Lanes
Media Relations
JJ Taylor
Merchant’s Bank
UTC Aerospace
Mackin Media Library
Barnes & Noble
Peeps & Company
137 Kids 'n Kinship Participants and community members bowled that day and had a wonderful time!  Our raffle baskets & silent auctions baskets were a huge hit, bringing in $675 for Kids 'n Kinship!  We especially enjoyed have the Peeps Mobile there with giveaways for kids and Nicole, Kelley & Amanda's volunteering with us that day!

It's not too late to donate to the bowlathon! http://www.razoo.com/story/Kidsnkinshipbowlathon

THANK YOU for your support!

Special thanks to our volunteer mentors who volunteer an hour or two a week to be a friend to a child! Thanks to you, 79 youth currently have someone to look up to, have fun with, and someone who believes in them! 

50 more youth are waiting for a mentor.  Please contact us today to find out more about how you can step in to a child's life and make a difference!  Our next information session is Monday December 9, 6-6:45 pm at the Wescott Library in Eagan. RSVP to Rita 651-686-0990. For more information, go to  www.kidsnkinship.org

Friday, November 8, 2013

Gearing up for our 14th Annual Bowlathon!

Kids 'n Kinship is in high-gear getting ready for our 14th Annual Bowlathon at Cedarvale Lanes on Sunday, November 10th!  100 Kids 'n Kinship mentors, mentees, & their family members are joining us for bowling in our completely full first session.  Then, 50 community members on teams from Eagan High School, AAA Minnesota/Iowa, Best Buy, & Elder-Jones are bowling for us in the second session.  Everyone is invited to purchase raffle tickets to try to win one of our 3 lovely themed baskets and also to bid on our 3 baskets in our silent auction. Kids 'n Kinship is so thankful for each person who made calls, picked up items, collected pledges, or brought in friends, neighbors, or family for this event!  It's not too late to donate and contribute to youth mentoring in Dakota County.  To donate, go here: http://www.razoo.com/story/Kidsnkinshipbowlathon

See some of our lovely baskets below:





For more about Kids 'n Kinship youth mentoring, go to www.kidsnkinship.org