HOW TO DONATE
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You can
make a secure donation to OYH on-line via CharityBox.com with your credit card by clicking on the image at left. You can make a one-time donation or designate a monthly contribution.
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This is what your gift can do to help
others:
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$50 provides three homeless Minnesotans with voice mail
connections for three months so they can seek
employment, education, and medical attention
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$75 provides a new bed at a homeless shelter
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$125 provides 100 pounds of fresh, nutritious produce
for a local food shelf to distribute to needy families
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$200 provides winter clothing and work clothes for ten
homeless youth living on the streets
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$250 provides 400 meals at a soup kitchen
Click here for our Donor
Privacy Statement
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
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Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is part of
Kowalski’s “Groceries for Good Causes” Program.
Through the end of June 2008, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is on “the board” at
the following Kowalski’s:
Grand Ave. Market
(1261 Grand Avenue, St. Paul)
Parkview Market (5616 Chicago Avenue South,
Minneapolis)
Eden Prairie Market (16500 West 78th Street,
Eden Prairie)
White Bear Lake Market (4391 South Lake
Avenue, White Bear Lake)
When you shop at these Kowalski's locations, simply put your receipt in the envelope on “the board” and Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless will receive a percentage of all the receipts in our envelope.
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You can also raise funds for OYH simply by surfing the Internet! GoodSearch is a search engine powered by Yahoo! that donates 50% of its revenue to charities designated by its users. Select Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless as your designated cause and then just use GoodSearch as you would any other search engine. The money donated to OYH
comes from advertisers and doesn’t cost you or OYH anything. Each search raises $0.01 for OYH. The more people use GoodSearch, the more money raised for OYH. Give it a try now by clicking here!
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Open Your Heart in Your Will:
While Open
Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless (OYH) always
appreciates the individual donations that it receives
throughout the year, why not take it a step further?
You can will a certain
amount of money or a percentage of your estate to OYH.
By doing so, you will be helping us carry out our
mission well into the future. If you are
interested in giving, please add the following words
to your appropriate documents:
I give to Open Your
Heart to the Hungry and Homeless, a non-profit
501(c)(3) corporation, headquartered in St. Paul,
Minnesota, the sum of _________ (or _______ percent of
my estate) to be used for ________ (specific or
general purpose).
Please also consult
your attorney or tax accountant for advice and
details.
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OYH Participates in the Following Workplace Giving
Programs:
State of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota - Duluth
Brooklyn Center Schools |
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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. |
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City of Apple Valley |
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City of Bloomington |
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City of Fridley |
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City of Minneapolis |
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City of Plymouth |
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City of Saint Paul |
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Concordia University |
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Dakota County |
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Fredrikson & Byron P.A. |
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Hamline University |
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Hennepin County |
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Jeffrey Solcum & Associates |
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Lake Superior Federal Campaign |
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League of Minnesota Cities |
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Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLF |
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Mackall, Crounse & Moore PLC |
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Metropolitan Airports |
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Metropolitan Council |
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Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle Ltd. |
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Minneapolis Public Schools |
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Minnesota Council of Non-Profits |
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Minnesota Environmental Fund |
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Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media Group |
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Minnetonka Public Schools |
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Mounds View School District |
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Northern Lights Combined Federal Campaign |
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Public Radio International |
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Ramsey County |
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St. Louis Park Public Schools |
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St. Paul Neighborhood Energy Consortium |
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St. Paul Public Schools |
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Stillwater School District |
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Tapemark |
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Three Rivers Park District |
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University of St. Thomas |
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Washington County |
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If your workplace giving
program is not listed here, be sure to ask your employer how you can designate
Open Your Heart through payroll deduction. You may also want to ask your employer to look into adding Open Your
Heart to your campaign.
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