Rick's Fantastic Bike Sale Was A Record-Breaker!

Kids ‘n Kinship is thankful to Rick Anderson for holding his 6th Annual Bike Sale and donating the proceeds to support our organization!  

This year he raised a record-breaking $12,924  ($1278 more than last year) from the sale of 119 bikes.  Rick receives donated bikes and fixes them up to sell each year.  In six sales he has raised $46,584 for Kids 'n Kinship!   

Kids 'n Kinship also wishes to thank Rick and his volunteers who help make the bike sale a success volunteering that day to keep things running smoothly.  As a small non-profit, Kids 'n Kinship especially appreciates these funds to be able to continue to serve youth ages 5-16 by matching them with a mentor individual, couple, or family. 

For more on mentoring youth here in Dakota County, MN, go to www.kidsnkinship.org.  Or attend our next information session Tuesday June 3rd, 6-6:45 pm at the Wescott Library in Eagan. 

Join Kids 'n Kinship for Our Bowlathon!

Kids 'n Kinship is excited to host our 15th Annual Bowlathon in the spring this year! It will be Sunday April 27th, from 3:30-7 pm.  We will have two bowling sessions:

3:30-5 pm for our mentors, mentees, youth on the waiting list, and their families
5:30-7 pm for community teams (youth groups, companies, and friends of the program)$25/person includes bowling, chips & pop, as well as free gift (see below)
Register here: http://kinshipbowlfundraiser14.eventbrite.com

Bowling with us is a great way to get service hours, to bond with your co-workers, or just have fun while making a difference for youth needing mentors in Dakota County! All community bowlers get a lovely commemorative gift like last year's cooler bag:

We are also seeking individuals and companies to sponsor us!  Funds will go directly to supporting youth needing mentors here in our community! Donations will be recognized in our newsletter.
Donate here: http://www.razoo.com/story/Kidsnkinshipbowlathon
For $200, you get a lane sign like in this photo:

Please consider participating by sponsoring us, gathering a team to bowl, or donating an item for our raffle baskets!

For more information on Kids 'n Kinship, check out our website www.kidsnkinship.org

Kids 'n Kinship Gala Raised Nearly $24,000!

Kids 'n Kinship's 2013 Gala raised $23,635!  These funds are so key to our continuing to serve youth in Dakota County by matching them with a mentor.  All of us on staff at Kids 'n Kinship are so grateful to EVERYONE who made it possible!

Special thanks to all of the committee members who donated hours of time planning the event!

Kids 'n Kinship also thanks all of the donors!  See full list on our homepage: www.kidsnkinship.org

2013 Gala a Huge Success!

Our 2013 Gala was a huge success!  We were completely sold out with 160 attendees! Preliminary numbers show that we raised over twice our goal!  Kids 'n Kinship is so thankful to everyone who supported the event by sponsoring it, donating items for the silent auction, wine pull or purse pull, or who promoted or attended the event.

Special thanks to guest musician Tim Mahoney for sharing his talent with us & to James Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney, for being our Master of Ceremonies!

We especially appreciate Drew Hendrickson who gave his testimony about how being mentored as a child changed his life!

Also special thanks to everyone who served on our gala committee - we couldn't have done it without you!

THANK YOU for helping Kids 'n Kinship to continue to serve youth in Dakota County by matching them with volunteer mentors!

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