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MCF Members Provide Support During The Holidays
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Best Buy has launched its fifth
annual drive to collect holiday gifts for underprivileged teens
across the United States. Best Buy, the exclusive sponsor of
Toys
for Teens, has partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps to gather
donations of gifts for children ages 12-15. More than 700 Best Buy
stores will act as collection sites through Dec. 15. Customers may
drop new, unwrapped items into collection boxes at any store, or
make donations in $1, $5 or $10 increments at store registers. The
Best Buy Children's Foundation is also including a $250,000 gift. |
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Target has partnered with the
Salvation Army to create an online Wish List to provide essential
items for those impacted by recent hurricanes, and individuals and
families in need across the country. Visitors to
target.com/salvationarmy can view
and purchase clothing, household items, personal products and gift
cards to be distributed by the Salvation Army. |
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and
its volunteers donated nearly 600,000 pounds of poultry to families
in need in 18 states. Through direct grants and fundraising,
Thrivent Financial and its members purchased 26,000 turkeys and
37,000 chickens for holiday hunger relief through Turkeys 4 America,
then distributed them to hunger centers for Thanksgiving. |
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The Central Minnesota Community
Foundation sent a $40,000 check to the United Way of Southeast
Mississippi. The donation will help provide 3,900 meals for
Thanksgiving and another 3,900 meals for Christmas, as well as toys
for about 3,000 children. The CMCF is providing assistance through
its
Hattiesburg Community Partnership. |
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The Blandin Foundation helped
provide Thanksgiving dinner to more than 200 people in Grand Rapids. |
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The Minnesota Twins have organized a
week of events designed to help
those in need. From December 12-16, front office staff, coaches,
current and former players will participate in daily events such as
a children's hospital visit, Toys for Tots donation and a People
Serving People holiday party. |
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The 3M Foundation is holding a St. Paul Holiday Match for 3M
employee and retiree cash gifts to Catholic Charities-Dorothy Day
Center, Merrick Community Services, Metro Meals on Wheels, Second
Harvest Heartland, Salvation Army, St. Paul Foundation Community
Sharing Fund and Union Gospel Mission, up to $100,000. |
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