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Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless now on Facebook!February 2008 - Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless now has a group page on Facebook! Please join other Facebook users and become a member! Come Meet Your Soulmate and help Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless!!
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"Get Real!" February 2008 - Come to the Mall of America on Feb. 12 and tell a panel of celebrity judges what makes you America's most amazing single! The panel will be matching as many incredible singles as possible for Valentine's Day. The event will be filmed for a TV pilot. Come join us for an amazing night and help us bring love full circle! More information is available here. Click here for the official press release. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless thanks our workplace giving campaigns!!January 2008 - Each year, individuals throughout Minnesota donate to Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless through payroll deduction at their workplace. Two of our largest campaigns are the state of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota.
Employees of the University of Minnesota donate more than one million dollars through the Community Fund Drive. Employees donated more than $250,000 to Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless. Thank you for your terrific ongoing support!
Arna Yetter, Executive Director of Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless (front row third from left), served on the 2007-2008 State of Minnesota Combined Charities Board representing charities from the Twin Cities area. This board oversees the State of Minnesota's employee giving campaign, which raised close to one million dollars this year. State employees donated more than $214,000 to Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless. Open Your Heart thanks state employees for this outstanding support for those in need throughout Minnesota! Open Your Heart thanks all of our generous donors! Thank you! Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless welcomes new Board memberJanuary 2008 - Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is proud to announce the election of Audrey Anderson to the OYH Board of Directors. Audrey is a senior at Hill-Murray School, and her election is an outgrowth of her participation in service programs at Hill-Murray focused on ending homelessness. You can learn more about Audrey here.
Reaching Out: A Celebration of ServiceThe 2007 fundraiser for Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless will be held on Thursday, October 25 from 5-8 PM at Christo's Union Depot Place in downtown St. Paul. Please join us and FOX 9 meteorologist Christine Clayburg as we celebrate past accomplishments and hope for the future! Click here for additional information. TAPEMARK employees donate school supplies to Open Your HeartSeptember 19, 2007 - Thank you to employees of TAPEMARK Company in West St. Paul for the school supplies donated to help homeless students in the St. Paul area. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless distributed these donated back packs, notebooks, pencils, pens, glue, crayons, rulers, calculators, etc. to students in K-12 through the St. Paul Public School Homeless Program. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless appreciates the generosity of TAPEMARK employees. We salute you as an outstanding community partner! To learn more about TAPEMARK, go to www.tapemark.com.
Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless welcomes new Board membersSeptember 2007 - Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is proud to introduce the election of new board members who bring a broad range of experiences and a lot of passion about the mission of Open Your Heart to alleviate hunger and homelessness and to educate others about the issues. Neeti Kambale, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions “I decided to join because of Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless’ mission. I used to volunteer a lot in high school and I wasn't able to as much during college, but now that I have graduated, I have more time to volunteer and this organization seemed like a good fit." Norma Renville, Women of Nations “I joined the OYH Board of Directors because I am passionate about serving homeless women and children, who for reasons beyond their control, find themselves in need of shelter. I hope to bring my expertise to OYH, but more importantly I wish to bring a fierce resolve to carry out the mission of OYH." Danielle Tessmer “I joined the board because I did a lot of volunteer work as a student in high school, through church and sports groups, but then once I came to college I kind of lost sight of that. So once I heard about OYH, I thought it was a great opportunity to get re-involved in volunteering. I hope to bring fresh ideas to the board, as well as provide a unique, positive energy.” Kelly Sowards Opot, Headwaters Group Philanthropic Services ”My interest in serving on the Open Your Heart Board is a combination of a commitment to social justice and a desire to be a tool for change in my community. The dedication to citizenship and civic engagement are part of what attracted me to the Twin Cities from Texas.” Noriko Gamblin, University of Minnesota Foundation "I have long wanted to direct my energies toward a cause that would make a measurable difference in the lives of those who are burdened by the lack of essential things, such as food and shelter. I feel privileged to be a part of Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless—a unique organization with a dynamic and dedicated team committed to making that difference right here in Minnesota.“ Jodi Schoh, Culligan Soft Water Service Company "I believe strongly in the importance of giving back to the community and that one person does make a difference. By serving on the board I hope to volunteer my time, skills and ideas to make a difference in the hungry and homeless issues in Minnesota.“ Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless provides $94,547 for needs of homeless studentsSeptember 2007 - For homeless and hungry families in Minnesota, it's a time to look forward to receiving at least one reduced-price or free school meal daily, as well as to donations of much-needed clothing, shoes and school supplies. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless has recently distributed $94,547 to 47 agencies statewide to provide school-related needs to students who are homeless. From 1996-2007, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless has distributed over $1 million in funding to 510 organizations, reaching more than 34,000 students. Grants are provided to Minnesota school districts, shelter providers and other agencies supporting families who are or have been homeless. Ninety percent of homeless children who are still with their parents attend school, according to the Wilder Foundation. If you would like to help with this effort, make a contribution here. New Officers Express High Hopes for Open Your Heart to the Hungry and HomelessMay 18, 2007 -- The board of Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless recently elected a new leadership team responsible for its recently completed strategic plan. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless is the only 501(c)(3) charitable fund in Minnesota focused solely on hunger and homelessness. Open Your Heart makes grants to food, shelter and transitional housing agencies throughout the state. It also provides grants to support children and youth living in shelters with educational needs such as supplies, fees, graduation costs, and other essentials that help students stay in school. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless has been helping alleviate the effects of hunger and homelessness in Minnesota for more than twenty years. Donations to Open Your Heart come from workplace giving campaigns as well as individual donations that are distributed through competitive grants to agencies throughout Minnesota. Elected president was Yoji Shimizu, a University of Minnesota professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Immunology program leader at the U of M’s Cancer Center. “I hope that OYH can enhance its ability to alleviate hunger and homelessness in Minnesota by improving the effectiveness of our fundraising efforts and increasing our visibility. We would like to address not only the immediate needs, but also work to highlight and address systemic solutions. OYH is well positioned to meet these challenges due to the strong leadership of former president, Mike Fratto, and other long-time members of the OYH Board of Directors,” said Shimizu. Tonya Brownlow, Housing Program Director at Our Saviour’s Housing in Minneapolis, was tapped to be the vice president. “With greater visibility, I think Open Your Heart can have a greater impact on hunger and homelessness in Minnesota,” said Brownlow. Newly-elected secretary, Paul Jarvis, a Financial Consultant with the Wealth Management Team at Associated Bank, said, “I want people to know what an outstanding organization Open Your Heart is. We’ve been working below the radar for many years. We want to break new ground in raising money, but also awareness of issues related to hunger and homelessness,” said Jarvis. Roger Henry, an executive with Plexus Group, was reelected Treasurer. 2006 Annual ReportJanuary 2007 -- The Open Your Heart 2006 Annual Report can be downloaded here. |
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