R-E-S-P-E-C-T:
Seniors Rock St. Paul for LTC
What: A rally at the capitol in support of older adult services
featuring senior rock band “Alive and Kickin”
When: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Where: State Capitol South Steps*
75 Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
*Rally will be moved to the Capitol
Rotunda in the event of rain
Why: Even in tough economic times like these, protecting the
elderly is a Minnesota value that must be upheld – to preserve
jobs, ensure access to care and bring stability to communities.
Let’s rally to tell lawmakers to “respect” seniors by protecting
older adult services from budget cuts!
Wear orange to show your support for older adult services!
The first 500 participants get a “Rock the Capitol” t-shirt!
For more details contact:
Aging Services of Minnesota: contact Kari Thurlow at 651-603-3512 or kthurlow@agingservicesmn.org.
Care Providers of Minnesota: contact Lisa Olson at 952-851-2483 or lolson@careproviders.org.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Children's Book Drive
Did you know that 60% of students living in poverty have zero children’s books in their home?!
Experience Corps, a program of Volunteers of America of MN and a partner with RSVP, is holding a book drive to support the students at one of its partner schools in St. Paul – The Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning School.
Help us send books home with each of the 600+ kindergarten – 6th grade students at Obama Elementary! (Books appropriate for Ages 5-12).
You can support the book drive in two ways:
• Donate new or gently used books appropriate for Ages 5-12 to one of the drop-box locations before May 15th:
Volunteers of America of MN Corporate Offices:
7625 Metro Blvd., Minneapolis 55439
Golden Thyme Coffee & Café – 921 Selby Ave., St. Paul 55104
Red Balloon Bookshop – 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul 55105
George’s Shoe & Skate Repair – 672½ Grand Ave., St. Paul 55105
• Give a tax-deductible monetary gift and Experience Corps will purchase age-appropriate books (100% of your donation will go towards books). Please contact Abby (info below) for a donation form and further information.
Questions? Large donations? Monetary gifts? Please contact Abby Woodworth, Experience Corps St. Paul Field Coordinator, at 612-708-5933 or awoodworth@voamn.org
Experience Corps, a program of Volunteers of America of MN and a partner with RSVP, is holding a book drive to support the students at one of its partner schools in St. Paul – The Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning School.
Help us send books home with each of the 600+ kindergarten – 6th grade students at Obama Elementary! (Books appropriate for Ages 5-12).
You can support the book drive in two ways:
• Donate new or gently used books appropriate for Ages 5-12 to one of the drop-box locations before May 15th:
Volunteers of America of MN Corporate Offices:
7625 Metro Blvd., Minneapolis 55439
Golden Thyme Coffee & Café – 921 Selby Ave., St. Paul 55104
Red Balloon Bookshop – 891 Grand Ave., St. Paul 55105
George’s Shoe & Skate Repair – 672½ Grand Ave., St. Paul 55105
• Give a tax-deductible monetary gift and Experience Corps will purchase age-appropriate books (100% of your donation will go towards books). Please contact Abby (info below) for a donation form and further information.
Questions? Large donations? Monetary gifts? Please contact Abby Woodworth, Experience Corps St. Paul Field Coordinator, at 612-708-5933 or awoodworth@voamn.org
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