Making It Merry Drive
Mom's On A Mission
In June of 2020 we partnered up with Anahita Champion from Twin Cities Mom Squad to create Mom’s On A Mission. We had a goal to raise $10,000 for emergency supplies and local organizations supporting BIPOC. We had over 200 people and over 20 businesses partner with us to achieve our goal. Due to Mom’s On A Mission we were able to donate to 16 various beneficiaries! We completed the fundraiser on 9/16/2020 and ended up over goal at $10,190 total! Thank you to everyone who contributed!!
Ms. Houston's Caring Hands
Introducing our newest community support partner: Ms. Houston’s Caring Hands!
I connected with the founder Annette Houston about a month back and immediately knew I wanted to help support her mission via the Minnesota Circle community. Ms. Houston’s Caring Hands was established in 2017, and is a nonprofit organization that supports and mentors young mothers. The organization was founded by Annette Houston, who was a young mother herself. She says “I want to be to other young mothers what I needed when I was in their situation. Being a young parent and coming from an abusive family to growing up in the foster care system, programs like this would have really helped me.” Their mission is to stop the ongoing cycles of abuse. They provide incredible services for young mothers under the age of 26 such as mentoring, baby bundles, childcare, personal care items, school supplies, young mom groups, and more! Stay Tuned: Over the next 6 months we will be sharing more information about this amazing local non-profit and provide ways that YOU can gety involved!
Spread The Love Drive
In March of 2022 we partnered with Everybody Love Everybody for our “Spread The Love” fundraiser benefiting Minneapolis homeless adults. Learn about each of the local businesses who participated and how you can get involved below!
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ITEMS NEEDED
Everything must be NEW and unused.
• Backpacks/drawstring bags
• Sleeping Bags
• Blankets – no holes, rips, stains (please make sure they are washed)
• Outdoor Tarps
• Camping Pads (this is a great one from Amazon as it is a foot press self inflatable one – any self inflatable ones are perfect) – FRETREE Camping Air Sleeping Pad Mat ($30)
• New Camping Pillows (this one they love from Dicks made by Field and Stream is $5)
• Food (Needed food items – fresh fruit (clementines, bananas, plums, nectarine, grapes), pre-packed muffins, jerky packets, Vienna sausages, peanut butter, apple sauce squeeze ones, jello cups, pudding cups, fruit cups, cheez its, goldfish, single chicken cracker boxes, ramen, single serve easy mac cups, chips, poptarts, protein meal replacement drinks) ***please make sure none of the food is expired
• Gatorade & Powerade
• New water bottles only
• Flashlights – ones that are also lanterns they really LOVE (here’s one from Target that they love – it’s a lantern as well) – Life Gear Tech LED Flashlight ($10 – Target)
CLOTHES/SHOES: MUST be in new/like new condition – NO stains, rips, holes, pilling. Please only donate what you would still wear that’s in great condition. We want to give the people really great condition clothes/shoes to show them value/worth. Clothing must be freshly washed and sorted – we want all clothing smelling nicely for them.
• Sweatshirts/Long sleeves (all sizes men and women)
•Jeans/Sweatpants (all sizes men and women)
•Spring Jackets/Winter Coats (all sizes men and women)
•Underwear & Boxers (MUST BE NEW in package – all sizes for men and women)
• Tennis Shoes/Winter and Spring Boots (must be new/like new condition – all sizes for men and women) Sizes 11-14 Mens are in High Demand!
• Socks (great condition – all sizes for men and women)
• Bras – all sizes
HYGIENE ITEMS:
• Razors (for men and women)
• Shaving Cream (travel size – men and women)
• Deodorant (men and women)
• Nail Clippers
• Combs/Brushes (foldable brushes or small brushes are very helpful)
• Chapstick
• Baby wipes/Body wipes
• Kleenex Travel Packs
• Band-Aids (big and small)
• Foot Powder
• Toothbrushes and toothbrush covers
• Bath Towels, Hand Towels, Washcloths – must be washed and in new/like new condition
• Hair Ties
• Small Detergents
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Donate Funds
DONATION OPTIONS
#1 Donate funds through the Everybody Love Everybody Venmo account (see below) – 100% of funds go straight towards purchasing the list items. Any dollar amount is incredibly appreciated.
VENMO: @everybodyLOVEeverybody (Please write “MinnesotaCircle” in the memo so we can track funds!)
#2 Donate funds directly through the Minnesota Circle Venmo account (see below) -100 % of funds go straight towards purchasing the list items. Any dollar amount is incredibly appreciated.
VENMO: @minnesotacircle (Please write “EverybodyLoveEverybody” in the memo so we can track funds!)