Posts by category: Children
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 25th, 2010 | Children, Kids, Volunteers
Cheerful Givers volunteers enjoyed attending the last home game of the Minnesota Swarm Lacrosse Team on Saturday night with tickets compliments of the U.S. Army.
While the Swarm lost to the Orlando Titans in overtime, a group of kids from the Youth Box Lacrosse Team enjoyed showing their skills on the field at the Xcel Energy Center during half-time.
We were also pleased to have an information table to introduce Cheerful Givers to those attending the game.
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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 »
