Posts by category: Birthdays
May 7th, 2010 | Birthdays, Giving, Press, Volunteers
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May 3rd, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Giving, Kids, Volunteers
120 kids at Visitation School in Mendota Height spent time last Friday afternoon learning about how some children don’t get gifts on their birthday. They were amazed when hearing about the girl whose Mom said she got excited when seeing the ribbon on her birthday bag because now she had a ribbon to wear in her hair.
The fun began when students started filling birthday bags and adding a ribbon to each one. They quickly became cheerful givers!
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April 27th, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Donations, Giving, News
Join our Birthday Club by donating $10 per month and know that a less fortunate child is celebrating their birthday with a gift from their parents because of you! All you have to do is donate now and your recurring donation will happen automatically every month.
Here’s what one parent recently told us:
I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the bag of birthday gifts for my daughter who turned 9. I am overwhelmed by your generosity, and I praise God for people like you who give generously of their time and the donation. My daughter was excited to receive some new toys. For me, a Mom, I am struggling to pay bills and was unsure how to celebrate with my daughter until I was blessed with your generous gift. Thank You! My needs were met at a difficult time in my life so my daughter was not disappointed. Thank YOU! Sincerely, Deanna
Join the Cheerful Givers Birthday Club today!
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April 19th, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Donations, Family, Giving, Kids
Kids Preferred is dedicated to “creating superior quality, innovative soft toys and gifts for children of all ages using unique, playful designs that help instill a love of learning and create everlasting childhood memories.”
We are most grateful for a wonderful donation of these amazing toys!
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April 14th, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Kids, Volunteers
3rd, 4th and 5th graders at St. John the Baptist School in Savage, Minnesota took time on their spring break to learn about Cheerful Givers and to fill some birthday bags. In reflecting on their activity, they each wrote about one thing they learned. Anna, age 11, said “I learned there are 140,000 kids that don’t get birthday presents in Minnesota” and Emma, age 9, commented “That not everybody gets presents but everybody deserves one.”
After competing in a team-building activity called Birthday Bag Bingo, the kids demonstrated their artistic ability in a smiling coloring contest.
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April 1st, 2010 | Birthdays, Children, Donations, News
The “Great Minnesota Birthday Party” captured the attention of hundreds of mall-goers on Saturday, March 27 at the Mall of America which Governor Pawlenty proclaimed Cheerful Givers Day throughout the state. M.A. Rosko of Fox 9 News kicked off the event followed by Sergeant First Class Billy Todd of the U.S. Army reading the proclamation. Continue reading »
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March 21st, 2010 | Birthdays, Events, Giving, News
The Social Birthday Fundraiser, our second online-only fundraiser, has just started. The goal of this campaign is to raise funds strictly through the power of social media. As this month marks our 16th anniversary, our goal is to raise $1,600 through this week-long campaign.
We’ve made it easy to participate. You can donate online and spread the word with a click to your friends on other social networks right from our site. We’ll also be posting ideas and updates all week. Learn more
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March 15th, 2010 | Birthdays, Events, Funding, News
Join us for the “Great Minnesota Birthday Party” on March 27 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the Mall of America (Sears Court). Each year we gather to raise awareness and funds to provide toy-filled birthday gift bags for children who are living in poverty on their birthday. If you can’t join us in person, watch the live video stream at cheerfulgivers.org/live. Continue reading »
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March 3rd, 2010 | Birthdays, Family, Volunteers
The Steele family recently enjoyed filling birthday bags and Sonja Steele had this to say about their experience – “My family had a good time shopping for children’s gift items and putting the birthday bags together. I have sent information to all my friends and posted our Birthday Bag event on Facebook in order to help you serve more children in need. We enjoyed participating in your program and would like to do it again in the future.” Thank you Steele family!
We’re looking for more groups (corporate, civic, school or church) as well as families to join our “Dedicated Volunteers” who want to fill birthday bags on a monthly or quarterly basis. Contact karen@cheerfulgivers.org for more information.
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March 1st, 2010 | Birthdays, News, Press
Congressman John Kline honored Cheerful Givers at the bi-annual Star of the North award ceremony held on February 16 in Lakeville, Minnesota. Kline stated “It has come to my attention that Cheerful Givers has assisted our community by ensuring that families struggling with financial hardship have birthday presents for their children.”
Cheerful Givers Founder, Robin Steele in accepting the award commented ”It was a great honor for me to accept the “Star of the North” Congressional Recognition on behalf of all the Cheerful Givers volunteers who give their time and contributions to help less fortunate children. “
