August, 2010
Fox Sports
Cuddyer, Crain, Pancakes & Great Cause
http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/pages/main

JesseCrain.Net – The Official Fan Site of Jesse Crain!
http://jessecrain.net/
Twins Pancakes for the Kids

 

July, 2010
Fox Sports
Cheerful Givers and the Twins

May, 2010
Sammamish Reporter
Skyline students make birthdays brighter for young kids in needAbout.com
Bringing Happy Birthdays to Less Fortunate KidsXtra Xtra Blog
Memorable Birthdays with Cheerful Givers

April, 2010
Star Tribune.com
Cheerful Givers celebrate

 

 

Elburn Herald
Delnor’s Giving Tree Makes Birthdays BrighterEagan Residents Receive Congressional Awards

February 2010
Examiner.com
Annual Event Makes Birthday Wishes Come True for Kids in Need

November 2009
Star Tribune South
Kids Helping Kids

October 2009
USA Weekend
Make A Difference DayMinnesota Twins Wives
Eagan Business News
Good News for Corporate Givers

September 2009
Fox Sports TV broadcast

Family Times
Birthday Bag Blitz
 

July 2009
Point Blog.co.uk
Cheerful Givers

Educational Toys Planet
Cheerful Givers

St. Paul Pioneer Press
Mom’s Unemployed but Eagan Agency makes sure kids get birthday gifts

June 2009
NEED – The Humanitarian Magazine
Birthday Presents For Kids In Need

APP.COM
Children’s Book Hits Home Run With Baseball Greats

Walker County Messenger
North Georgia Resident wins United Way’s Volunteer of Year Award

May 2009
Dakota Electric Association Circuits
Cheerful Givers wins statewide award

University of Washington: Uweek.org
Organization of the week: Cheerful Givers of Washington

April 2009
Comcast Press Release

Comcast Cares Day: Volunteers help Eagan’s Cheerful Givers provide birthday gifts for children living in poverty (PDF)

Thisweek Newspapers/Dakota County Tribune
Governor honors Cheerful Givers

March 2009
KARE-11 TV

Coffee w/KARE

Newswire
Cheerful Givers Wins Statewide Touchstone Energy Community Award

February 2009
Parenting Report
The Gift of Giving

Orange County Register
Give a Birthday Gift That Teaches Kids to Give

December 2008
VolunteerMatch
Volunteer Spotlight: Nancy Peyton, Cheerful Givers

Minnesota Christian Chronicle
Cheerful Givers serves needy children with gift bags

November 2008
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Faithful Shepherd Catholic School teams up with Cheerful Givers for an Advent Service Project

Leo Buscaglia Foundation e-newsletter
Cheerful Givers

ee publishing & productions company e-newsletter
This Holiday, a Kid-Friendly Charity Might be the Perfect Cure for the GIMMES!

O’Neal Media News
Faithful Shepherd Catholic School teams up with Cheerful Givers for an Advent Service Project

Star Tribune
Giving Back Across the Nation

ASSIST News Service (ANS)
Newstin.co.uk
Fast Pitch Networking
Australian Christian Channel

13 Million American Children Live in Poverty

ThisWeek Newspaper
Making A Difference Day

October 2008
Thomson Reuters’ WestBlog
Birthday Bag Blitz at Thomson Reuters

August 2008
ee Publishing & Productions
Cheerful Givers

ThisWeekLive.com
Baseball book lets readers give back

Ron Kaplan’s Baseball Bookshelf
Giving back through books

April 2008
Cities 97
Twin Cities Insight Podcasts

The Buffalo News
Fifth grader’s charity effort takes off in the blogosphere

December 2007
Sun Current Newspaper
Our Lady of Grace School families fill birthday bags

November 2007
Marianne Richmond Studios, Inc. Blog
Cheerfully Giving

October 2007
smokefreedakota.org
Kids Helping Kids on National Make A Difference Day

Sun Current Newspaper
Three nonprofits partner for Birthday Bag Blitz

August 2007
Gifts In-Kind Solutions Newsletter
Giving All Children a Birthday – Charity Provides Gift Bags to Needy Kids

July 2007
Minnesota Monthly Magazine
Cheerful Givers raised awareness and funds to provide birthday gifts to less fortunate children

June 2007
Star Tribune South
Cheerful Singers

Eagan Sun Current
Night With The Saints

May 2007
KFAI Radio
Community Voices: Cheerful Givers – Karen Kitchell speaks about the work and history of her organization

April 2007
University of Washington – UWeek Newspaper
UW Staffer’s Group Helps Children Enjoy Birthday Fun

March 2007
MN Sun
Cheerful Givers story documented in book
Everyday Giving Radio
Interview With Author of Do I Have A Birthday Too?: The Cheerful Givers StoryFebruary 2007
Everyday Giving Blog
Cheerful Givers in the Virtual World of Second LifeJanuary 2007
Star Tribune
Editor’s Corner: Whether supplying food or toys, charities find the need is constantDecember 2006
Pioneer Press
Birthday charity gets $10,000 grantKARE-11 TV
Cheerful Givers featured on Coffee With KARE
November 2006
Cities97 Radio
Cheerful Givers is a Cities 97 Sampler CharityClear Channel radio stations
Interview with Karen KitchelOctober 2006
Washington radio stations broadcast 1-minute Cheerful Givers public service announcement

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METRO Magazine
Doing Good Together — Giving Back As A Family Has Never Been So Easy (Or Fun)

September 2006
Pioneer Press
Cheerful Givers Gets Mattel Children’s Foundation Grant

August 2006
TwinCitiesMom.com
Featured in the August issue of Twin Cities MOM Newsletter

KARE-11 TV
Cheerful Givers featured in “Showcase Minnesota” segment

February 2006
Official Wire
Cheerful Givers At Hands On Volunteer Expo- Cheerful Givers to join 100 non-profits at the Mall of America on Feb. 11th for Hands On Volunteer Expo

January 2006
Official Wire
Cheerful Givers Receives U.S. Congress Certificate of Recognition for Service to Victims of Hurricane Katrina

August 2005
Eric Fills First Twelve Birthday Bags for Minnesota Women of Today Project

July 2005
KARE-11 TV
Cheerful Givers featured in their “Community Corner” segment
See the video clip
(4.9 MB)

November 2005
Starstyle®-Be the Star You Are! Radio Program
Features Cheerful Givers

October 2005
Minnesota Monthly Magazine
Faces in the Crowd: Cheerful Givers Event

American Profile
Giving With Cheer

September 2005
Local organizations join hurricane efforts

April 2005
Star Tribune
The Gift is in the Giving

March 2005
People Magazine
Happier Birthdays

December 2004
Sun Newspapers
Cheerful Givers 100,000 birthday bag milestone

April 2004
Star Tribune
Eagan-based Cheerful Givers offers a way to say ‘Thanks, Mom’

 March 2004
KARE-11 TV
Community Big Birthday Bag Blitz A Success
See the video clip (4.75 MB)

August 2004
UPN-29 TV
Cheerful Givers chosen as Charity of the Month for August
See the video clip
(1.9 MB)

Quotes

Working on this project helped me realize how grateful I am for what I have. — 4th Graders at Clover Ridge School

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