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October 12th, 2011 | Giving, News, Team Building, Volunteers
It was a race to support a variety of charities. Volunteer teams of employees at Land O’Lakes corporate headquarters raced to complete a number of projects which included assembling birthday bags after which each group was required to sing Happy Birthday.
Cheerful Givers board member, Corey Cox, cheered them on.
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October 3rd, 2011 | Donations, News, Press
Thanks to a generous donation from AAA Minnesota/Iowa and support from Hubbard Broadcasting, Cheerful Givers is now being featured in more than 100 thirty-second spots on KSTC-TV, Channel 45 in the Twin Cities area.
Randy Williams, Regional President, AAA Minnesota/Iowa commented “We appreciate your work and what the Cheerful Givers organization does for so many children, families, and communities. I am blessed to be able to be involved, and was very happy to see how our employees rallied in support. We hope the ads help inform and brings lots of additional support.”
Hubbard Broadcasting is offering to personalize this ad to other businesses that may be interested by changing the final logo and tag line. Opportunities for matching spots may exist as well. Contact karen@cheerfulgivers.org for more information.
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September 19th, 2011 | Giving, Volunteers
At 84, Kathleen Beckman hasn’t slowed down in her monthly project of assembling birthday bags. Born on a farm in Central Minnesota, she worked until 2010 when she was looking for fun ways to fill her days.
She learned about Cheerful Givers while reading her local newspaper and immediately began assembling bags. She says she “enjoys shopping for pretty bags and small gifts to fill the bags and loves the idea that these little bags might make some needy child happy.”
In addition, she crochets scarves and shawls for a ministry at her church and proudly states “my volunteer projects give me a purpose in my life.”
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September 16th, 2011 | Birthdays, Donations, Funding, Giving
Thanks to everyone who placed a bid on our auction which ended today. Proceeds will bring birthday joy to many children!
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September 14th, 2011 | Events
Save the date: the next Give to the Max Day is 11/16!
Give to the Max Day is a day for Minnesotans to come together to raise as much money as possible for nonprofits in 24 hours – starting at midnight on November 16 through midnight on November 17.
We’ll have more information soon. Until then, please visit the giveMN.org page for Cheerful Givers.
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September 1st, 2011 | Events
You can place your bid on one of more than 25 unique items at Cheerful Givers Online Auction. Proceeds will help provide toy-filled birthday gift bags for less fortunate children.
Items available include:
- Game baseball autographed by MN Twins Michael Cuddyer
- Autographed MN Timberwolves team print
- Autographed Puck by MN Wild Cal Clutterbuck
- Minnesota Vikings jersey autographed by Adrian Peterson
- Framed print autographed by MN Twins Mauer & Morneau
- Other autographed items by MN Twins Scott Baker, Jim Thome, Michael Cuddyer, Justin Morneau and Joe Nathan
- Gift cards to Seven Restaurant, Café Latte, Cole’s Salon/Spa, McCormick & Schmick’s and Everest On Grand
- Admission to Great Lakes Aquarium, Brave new Workshop Comedy Theatre and Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Teddy Bear Band performance at your birthday party
- Personal Training Sessions from Steele
- Family Portrait Session from Brio Images & Design
- Gamin Ride mobile video gaming theater birthday package
- Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 software
Place your bid today! Auction ends September 16th.
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August 29th, 2011 | Birthdays, Giving, Team Building, Volunteers
“For more than 100 years AAA has been involved in making our communities better places to live and thus this opportunity with Cheerful Givers is a wonderful way to reach out to children and ensure they all have a happy birthday.”- Randy Williams, Regional President, AAA Minnesota/Iowa.
As part of a recent meeting, employees and leaders at AAA Minnesota/Iowa assembled 500 toy-filled birthday gift bags at their Burnsville, Minnesota location. The event was described by those who participated as “fun, a real team-building activity and great way to give back.”
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August 26th, 2011 | Birthdays, Children, Schools, Volunteers
Vacation bible school students at St. John the Baptist School in Savage, MN spent a week helping others, and one of their projects was to create birthday joy for more than 100 less fortunate kids. Andi Little, Director of Faith Formation, said the group is anxious to do it again. 
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August 23rd, 2011 | Children, Donations, Funding, Giving, Kids
Cheerful Givers is now being featured on Groupon.com with a G-Team campaign running from Aug. 23-25.
As you may know, Groupon is a website that features daily deals (50 to 90% off) on local goods, services and cultural events in more than 500 markets and 46 countries worldwide. G-Team is a community outreach initiative within Groupon that brings communities together to do good, have fun, and make an impact. G-Team has been working in the Twin Cities to help mission-driven organizations like ours raise money and raise awareness, channeling the collective buying power of Groupon followers and our local supporters.
If you’re not currently a member of Groupon, sign up at (http://www.groupon.com/subscriptions/new) and confirm your city as Minneapolis/St. Paul. Then check your daily Groupon email, or you can go here to support our cause and encourage your friends to help.
We need 50 people to donate a minimum of $10 to get the funding. The result will be 50 less fortunate kids get to have a Happy Birthday!
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August 16th, 2011 | Volunteers
Congratulations to Minnesota Twins, Jim Thome, on his 600th home run!
We appreciate the support of this great hero. 
