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June 2021
Waite Park Great Neighborhood Get Together
Gather together with a purpose Saturday, June 12, 1-4 pm at Waite Park, 1810 34th Avenue NE. Organized by Waite Park Wesleyan Church. Ways to GET Help: COVID-19 vaccinations - 12 years and up, food - Meal boxes and non-perishable food items, hygiene kits, bicycle tune-up. Ways to GIVE Help: Donate Blood through Memorial Bloodmobile, donate non-perishable food items and bottles of water, decorate bags for Meals on Wheels, package hygiene kits. Ways to Gather Together: Live music, cafe with…
Find out more »Sickle Cell Walk & Talk for Wellness
Share stories, laughter, and encouragement with others in the sickle cell community. Bring your walking shoes and your excitement to achieve better health and raise money for Sickle Cell Foundation of Minnesota. Saturdays, June 26, July 31 and Aug. 21, 9-11 am (attend one or all three). 8:45 am registration/check-in, walk begins 9:30 am. Registration fee includes all walk dates: $30 (Adults & Youth 12+). $20 (Warriors 12+). Kids 5 - 11 are free. All registrants (12+) receive a free…
Find out more »AmeriCorps seeks reading and math tutors
AmeriCorps is seeking 121Reading Corps and 16 Math Corps tutors in Minneapolis for the 2021-22 school year.
Find out more »July 2021
Dining hosts and escorts at Eldercare
Catholic Eldercare seeks volunteers for dining hosts and dining escorts on Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m. Residents can use your help serving beverages or bringing them to/from their rooms. Call or email Diane Lucas, Director of Marketing & Communications, if interested: 612-362-2492, dlucas@catholiceldercare.org.
Find out more »August 2021
Save a life, give blood
The need for blood is constant, but due to the pandemic, many drives have been canceled or postponed. To replenish supplies for Twin Cities’ hospitals, trauma centers, and air ambulance bases, more healthy donors are needed at blood drives and donor centers in the coming weeks. Appointments can be made online at MBC.ORG or by calling 1-888-GIVE-BLD (888-448-3253). The Bloodmobile will visit Bauhaus Brew Labs, 1315 Tyler St NE, Saturday, Aug. 7, 12-5 pm; Indeed Brewing, 711 15th Avenue NE, Monday,…
Find out more »Beer Run-Dangerous Man
Part of the 2021 Minnesota Brewery Running Series, this is an untimed, fun run. All levels of walkers, runners and joggers are welcome. This is an open course, meaning roads will not be closed. You are responsible for obeying all traffic laws and regulations. The route starts and ends at the brewery and shows off the surrounding neighborhood. The course will be marked with arrows to help you know where to go. You must bring a valid ID or driver's…
Find out more »Help build Logan Performance Pavilion
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, Logan Park Neighborhood Association and local non-profit Spark-Y are partnering in a project to create a new timber frame shelter at the north side of Logan Park, 690 13th Ave. NE, next to the recreation center patio. You can help build the shelter and learn about this fascinating style of construction! Volunteer at https://www.givepulse.com/event/239081-Logan-Park-Performance-Pavilion-Volunteering. There are two three-hour shifts (9 am-noon and 1-4 pm) every day, August 14-22. Lunch is provided to all volunteers.…
Find out more »Memorial Blood Bank at St. Charles
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 2739 Stinson Blvd. NE, will host Memorial Blood Bank on Monday, Aug. 23, 1:30 to-6:30 pm in Doran Hall. There is a constant need for blood; Minnesota hospitals use 700-800 units of blood each day for victims of trauma, or burns, surgical patients and cancer patients. One unit of blood can save three lives. Let your donation be the one! Call MaryAnne at 612-787-1182 or register online at http://www.stchb.org/blood_drive.aspx
Find out more »September 2021
Blood donations urgently needed
Memorial Blood Center will collect blood at three Northeast locations: Thursday, Sept. 9 at Dangerous Man, 1300 2nd Ave NE, 11 am-4 pm; Monday, Sept. 27 at Indeed Brewing, 711 15th Ave. NE, 12-5 pm; and Wednesday, Sept. 29 at Sociable Cider Werks, 1500 Fillmore St. NE, 3-8 pm. More than 50% of the blood supply was lost when community blood drives were cancelled due to COVID-19 this year, and the supply remains low (less than a 3-day supply of…
Find out more »St. Anthony East Clean Sweep
St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association will hold Operation Clean Sweep to tidy the neighborhood before winter sets in, Saturday, Sept. 11, 10 am-noon. Meet at St. Anthony Park at the corner of Jefferson and Spring Streets. Supplies will be provided. Learn about the Adopt-a-Drain NE Storm Drain Challenge, too.
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