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Marshall Education Association recently sponsored a Whopper Feed with the proceeds going to the annual United Way campaign. The donation of $779 is the first special event donation for the 2010-11 United Way of Southwest Minnesota fund-raisin
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School supplies, eye glasses, clothing items, boots, gloves, snowpants, field trip activity fees, first aid supplies or other items that students need are some of the uses of the United Way of Southwest Minnesota student emergency fund grants to tw
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United Way of Southwest Minnesota announces that $10,000 has been targeted for use by area non-profit organizations to better serve area residents during the next fiscal year. Organizations serving this area of southwest Minnesota are eligibl
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United Way of Southwest Minnesota announces thirty-four (34) grants totaling $322,518 for programs in this area that will serve local people during 2010-11. A number of the programs serve multi-county areas. The grants represent United
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United Way of Southwest Minnesota has elected new officers and directors for the organization for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Joining the board as new directors are: Kari Harding, Canby, Southwest Insurance Services; Josh Bonnstetter, Slay
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| 2010-01-06 - Second Annual Read-a-Rama "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" |
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Several communities will sponsor United Way of Southwest Minnesota's Success by 6 Read-a-Rama literacy building events. There are five Read-a-Rama's scheduled in this area during January:
Thursday, January 14 at Russell School Cafeteria, Russell, MN 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 at Lakeview School Auditorium, Cottonwood, MN 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 21 at Lincoln HI Preschool Room, Hendricks, MN 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 at Marshall ECFE Gym, Marshall, MN
Two times, same event: 5:00-6:00 p.m. OR 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 28 at YME Kilowatt Community Center (KCC), Granite Falls, MN, Kitchen Side
Meeting Room 6:30-7:30 p.m.
This year's Read-a-Rama will heat-up the winter cold with a Caribbean flare as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and a favorite Imagination Library book Boom Chicka Rock are featured. Children will have the opportunity to participate in activities related to each story after the books are read. All ages are welcome, but the activities are primarily for pre-school age children. There is no cost to take part in these activities.
United Way of Southwest Minnesota's Success by 6 works to build school readiness by providing literacy building activities, sponsorship of Imagination Library books and quality parenting tools for families with children birth to age 5 living within the following school districts (including private and charter schools in these communities): Canby, Lake Benton, Lakeview, Lincoln HI, Lynd, Marshall, Milroy, Minneota, Murray County Center, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Tracy Area, Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Yellow Medicine East.
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