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Good Deeds Notes
Source: Duluth News Tribune
10/10/2005

Good causes

Animal Rescue Federation in Superior holds its second annual Barktoberfest fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Superior Armory, 32 N. 21st St., including food and beverages, DJ, car show and craft sale. Entry fee: $1.

The Minnesota Cleaners Association, which represents more than 100 dry cleaners in the state, has extended its annual blanket drive through October. Blankets will be professionally cleaned at the drop-off location for free and then delivered to Sharing and Caring Hands in Minneapolis, an assistance center for inner-city poor. Blanket donations will be accepted at Dee Independent Cleaners, 1029 E. Superior St.

Duluth's annual SHARE Community Food Drive is Oct. 22, which is also National Make a Difference Day. Hundreds of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Duluth Youth Agency Coalition members, church youth group members and students will make a difference by going door to door that morning to collect food to restock food shelves for winter. Place nonperishable food items in a bag marked "SHARE" on your front porch by 9 a.m. Saturday; collections are until noon. If you would rather drop off your donation, visit one of the following locations:

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: CHUM's Duluth Emergency Food Shelf, 120 N. First Ave. W.; or CHUM's West Food Shelf, 4831 Grand Ave.

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Plaza Jubilee, Kenwood Festival Foods and Lakeside Presbyterian Church.

Those who are unable to bring food to one of these locations can call 727-2391 for a pickup. Call Meg Kearns or Terri Bunnell at 727-2391 for more information.

Brennan Hair Studio, 1420 Oakes Ave., Superior, offers $6 haircuts from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 22 at the studio. Proceeds will be donated to Harbor House Crisis Shelter, the only homeless shelter in Douglas County. Call Sue Howard or Missy Siers at 392-2816.

Donations are sought for a silent auction to be held during the Tekne Awards on Nov. 10. Proceeds benefit the MHT Foundation Scholarship fund. Contact MHTA at www.mhta.org for the form and a list of some ideas for auction items. Go to www.tekneawards.org for more information.

Good people

Christian radio stations KDNW-97.3 and KDNI-90.5 in Duluth raised $276,135 during their "Share the Life" Sharathon Sept. 27-29. This is a5 percent increase over last year's "best ever" campaign. The money raised help KDNW/KDNI meet operational expenses.

Scott Bradt was recognized by Junior Achieve-ment Worldwide as a Bronze Leadership Award winner. This award is presented to someone who has excelled in service to JA at the local level. Bradt, vice president of Wells Fargo, has been active on the JA board of directors since 1998 and has served as president, fundraising chairman and monopoly tournament chair.

Ann Larson, clinical dietitian at Miller-Dwan Medical Center, will receive the Distinguished Member award from the American Dietetic Association-Dietitians in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Practice Group during their meeting in St. Louis this month. Larson is a director in the Altrusa International Club of Duluth.

The fourth annual Buddy Walk, a Down syndrome awareness and acceptance walk, Sept. 25 on the Lakewalk in Duluth, raised more than $25,000 for the Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota. The money helps education, research and advocacy efforts, placing Down comforter packets in area hospitals for new parents.

Since Sept. 2, the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency has partnered with Dennis Underwood Trucking of Hermantown and Alden Shute Trucking of Sandstone, as well as several other Northland businesses, to provide hurricane relief to Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Miss. Three relief efforts have made it possible for items to be delivered to the church. Donations are being accepted to help fill a third truck, hosted by Cub Foods, scheduled to get on the road as soon as it's full. Donations are being accepted at most grocery stores in Duluth, Cloquet and Two Harbors. Bins are located by most exits, except at Cub Foods, where they are near the head cashier lane. For more information call Mary at 729-5509, ext. 114.

On Oct. 6, Duluth natives Nick Netland and Ayla Grey were part of a worldwide fast that raised money for relief efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Good news

The Altrusa International Club of Duluth donated $500 to the local Salvation Army to provide fuel assistance to the needy.

Etc.

The Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs hosts an information session for nonprofit organizations interested in applying for summer internship grants from 10:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 11 in the PATCH Community Room (street level), 1406 E. Second St. Deadline for applications is Dec. 2. Grants are made through the Partners Internship Program, with funding from the Otto Bremer Foundation. Purpose of the grants is to increase nonprofit employment opportunities for students of color and students from rural areas, provide students with an introduction to the work of nonprofits and provide valuable work experiences, and to and raise public interest in the mission of nonprofit work. Call 728-4287.

The Boys & Girls Club of Superior was visited by the True to Life Abstinence Program in September and a presentation was given by five young adults from various areas in Wisconsin to seven Superior youth. The message was focused on healthy choices and relationship building through abstaining from sexual relations. True to Life will visit again in the spring and the club hopes to reach more teens at that time with this message. Contact the Boys & Girls Club of Superior at 394-5766 to sign up.

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