_6/7/2010

City of Lakes Rotary to Host 19th Annual Knicker Open

Monday, June 7, 2010
Presented by the City of Lakes Rotary, the Knicker Open Golf Tournament raises money to support the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities. 

Dinner, Live Auction & Awards will be emceed by Sports Anchor Rod Simons. 

 

Enjoy 18 holes of golf at Tartan Park,

11455 20th Street North, Lake Elmo, MN

55042

 

Knickers and collared shirts are required for all golfers. This unique and exciting event is attended by members of the City of Lakes Rotary and other top Twin Cities corporations.

If you would like to more information on this event, please contact Nicole Kersting at 612-435-1916 or nkersting@boysandgirls.org.  You can also register online at http://www.knickeropen.org.

 

 

 

_5/10/2010

Fox Sports North to Present 6th Annual Kids in the City Event

To register online click here!

FSN NORTH PRESENTS KIDS IN THE CITY EVENT TO BENEFIT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE TWIN CITIES

FSN North presents the sixth annual Kids in the City Event—A Celebration of All-Stars to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities on Monday, May 10th, at the TCF Bank Stadium on the University of Minnesota campus.

The Kids in the City Event showcases the FSN Youth All-Star Program and celebrates the achievements of Boys & Girls Club members throughout the Twin Cities.

The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a pregame of interactive games and activities, silent auction, celebrity autographs, and photos.  Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. featuring live entertainment by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities Performing Arts Troupe, recognition of the FSN North All-Stars, and an appearance by the 2010 Minnesota Youth of the Year.  

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of the Boys & Girls Club youth by having a great time with sports celebrities, college athletes, team mascots and other invited guests.  Individual tickets are $50 and kids are free! 

For sponsor or ticket information, please contact Nicole Kersting at (612) 435-1916 or nkersting@boysandgirls.org.

To register online click here!

_2/25/2010

Skyway Open Golf Tournament to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities

Golf is not just reserved for summer anymore.  The Downtown Network invites you, your friends, co-workers, favorite clients, and family to the 4th Annual US Bank Skyway Open Golf Tournament.  This year's event will be held on Thursday, February 25th, Friday, February 26th and Saturday, February 27th.  All proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities.  Please log on to http://www.skywayopen.org to learn about the opportunities for this year's event and to get signed up. 

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4th Annual Kids Feeding Kids MLK Day Celebration

 

 

 

                KIDS FEEDING KIDS NEEDED MORE NOW THAN EVER!

 

Twin Cities Meal Program Turns Up the Heat on Local Hunger with Two Kitchens Serving Meals and a Third in the Works!

 

 

WHAT:       4^th Annual Kids Feeding Kids MLK Day Celebration

 

Many Twin Cities families are working harder than ever to make ends meet. As a result, the Pawn America/Boys & Girls Clubs Kids Feeding Kids program is becoming an increasingly valuable resource to help fuel children and even fight the increasing threat of hunger during the current recession. With two kitchens already serving meals in Minneapolis and St. Paul, the growing demand for food has prompted plans for a third Pawn America/Boys & Girls Clubs Kids Feeding Kids kitchen set to open at the Jerry Gamble Boys & Girls Club in Minneapolis this year.

 

Just how prevalent is the hunger problem in our area? Take a look:

 

·        At Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, food pantry visits increased 77 percent in September and October of this year.¹
·        Child visits to Minnesota Food Shelves are up from 191,756 in the first quarter of 2008 to 233,652 in 2009.²
·        Roughly 216,000 Minnesota children go without the adequate nutrition they need during the summer months.³

 

Background
Pawn America/Boys & Girls Clubs Kids Feeding Kids and its two Twin Cities’ locations have fed nearly 40,000 youngsters over the last year. On Monday, the program celebrates another year of “helping a kid feed a kid” by providing meals, culinary skills and a dash of camaraderie amongst Twin Cities’ volunteers and local kids. The Kids Feeding Kids program was launched on MLK Day in 2007 to solve a serious hunger problem plaguing local children. Today, with the problem worsening to epidemic proportions, the need for assistance is paramount.

 

Many Twin Cities kids who attend local chapters of the Boys & Girls Clubs have to go several hours of the day on an empty stomach. These are children who come to the Club after school and do not go home until the Club closes at 9 p.m.  Those who go home for dinner are often left to prepare food on their own because their parents and guardians work over the dinner hour…often, these kids go hungry.

 

 

 

Kids Feeding Kids is built on the original Kids Café model used in 1994 in which members received a free family-style meal four evenings per week and on all school release days during the school year. The program was a huge success and grew from being offered at one club in the metro, to three total clubs. A few years later, the Kids Café eventually lost funding due to budget cuts and the cupboards were closed.  But fortunately the cupboards weren’t closed for good … 

 

 

In fall of 2006, Brad Rixmann of Burnsville-based Pawn America approached leaders of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities to discuss the possibility of reinstating and reinventing the Kids
Cafe program at the Jack Cornelius Club in South Minneapolis, with the longer-range goal of expanding sites through an ongoing cause-related initiative spearheaded and supported by his company, staff, business associates and friends.  Shortly thereafter, the Kids Feeding Kids initiative was created and funded through a joint effort of Pawn America and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities.

 

In 2009, the Pawn America/Boys & Girls Clubs Kids Feeding Kids program, with its two kitchens in Minneapolis and St. Paul, have provided more than 500 nutritious meals per week for inner-city youth members between the ages of six and eighteen. The Club kids also learn important skills such as nutritional safety, kitchen safety and sanitation and understanding of recipes and measurements. The sustainability of the program is structured for and intends to call on various corporate and private donors annually to play a key role in building and maintaining the Kids Feeding Kids program. 

 

WHEN:          Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Monday, January 18, 2010
                    1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

WHERE:        Boys & Girls Club- Southside Village

701 East 39th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 822-3191‎
AGENDA:

·       1:00 pm - Club kids prepare and serve appetizers 

• 1:15 pm - Remarks from dignitaries
  
• 1:30 pm - Kids’ skit- MLK Day
  
• 2:00 pm - Meal is served
  

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES-INTERVIEWS/VISUALS:

• Tour the Club kitchen to see the inner-workings of the program including youth members donning chef hats and aprons while preparing meals.
  
• Sit down for lunch and talk with Club kids about the need for an afternoon meal and their participation in the program.
  
• Interview Club leaders, including Erin Carlin, President/CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities about the drastic increase in plate demand, kitchen expansion plans and the necessary call to action for volunteers/donations to sustain the Kids Feeding Kids program.
  

 

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities (BGCTC) represent more than seventy-five years of service to youth.  The Clubs provide activities and support to more than 13,000 young people, ages 6-18.  With eight inner-city locations, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities is one of only a few local organizations dedicated specifically to youth development.  The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.  For more information, contact BGCTC at 612-435-1900 or visit our website at www.boysandgirls.org.

 

¹ http://www.mndaily.com/2009/11/26/need-rise-food-shelves-and-shelters
² Hunger Solutions Minnesota (HSM)
³ Second Harvest Heartland: http://blog.2harvest.org/

 

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_10/30/2010

Annual Benefit Gala Will Feature the Doo Wah Riders

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities Annual Benefit Gala will be held on Saturday, October 30 2010 at 5:30 PM at the Minneapolis Convention Center Ballroom.  Musical entertainment will feature the country music of the Doo Wah Riders! 

Join us for cocktails, a silent auction, gourmet dinner, a live auction, and live entertainment.  For table sponsorships, tickets and additional information please contact Nicole Kersting at 612-435-1916 or nkersting@boysandgirls.org. 

You can also register online at : www.events.org/bgctcgala

You can donate to the silent auction by clicking here and downloading the auction donation form, and mailing it or faxing it to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities. 

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:

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