Monday, October 29, 2012
From world travelers to day-traders, we’re feeling the impact of Hurricane Sandy on our lives here in the Upper Midwest. Here are a few ways to help those in the storm’s path.
More than 60 million people will feel some sort of direct impact from Hurricane Sandy and the other storm systems swirling in the Northeastern United States. Nationwide, however, the “Frankenstorm” impact is spreading, from the shutdown of Wall Street today to canceled travel plans all around the country. According to AccuWeather.com CEO Barry Myers, "Sandy is a hurricane wrapped in a winter storm." Many Twin Cities residents often look at their computer screen or television and wonder, “What can I do to help?” Such is our nature. Here are a few ideas. This is a developing list. Red Cross The Red Cross has started a preventative campaign in areas of the Northeast, using SMS and sound trucks to provide early warning messages. Emergency …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A week after floodwaters inundated the northeast corner of the state, organizations around the Twin Cities are pitching in to help out. Here’s how you can give back.
One week ago floodwaters rushed through the streets of Duluth, causing sidewalks and roads to completely collapse and turning the banks of the great Lake Superior into a brown, muddy mess. Areas in and around Duluth are seeing floodwaters recede, but there is still work to be done. And, despite all of that water, there is a need for clean drinking water for residents in areas where sewer systems have been compromised by the flooding that rushed through a week ago. Here are a few ways to give back around the Twin Cities. Visit a Walser Dealership: Stop in to any Twin Cities Walser Dealership and drop off a case of water. The dealership started collecting water last weekend and is working with the Salvation Army to send cases north to people…
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The program provides new gifts to low-income children in west metro communities.
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Call it a pre-Christmas. Hopkins and other west metro communities spent weeks donating dolls, trucks, games and other presents for ResourceWest's Toy Chest. On Thursday, the day finally arrived when volunteers could start helping families pick out the perfect gift for their children. Toy Chest provides new gifts to low-income children in Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Shorewood and Woodland. For each child, families pick a large toy worth more than $20, a small toy between $5 and $15 and a stocking stuffer. The program provided gifts to more than 1,000 children from more than 700 families last year, and all signs are that those numbers will grow in 2010. Visits to the Toy Chest will continue through Wednesday.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Hopkins charity furnishes empty homes, offers quality clothes and helps needy families celebrate their children's birthdays.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, Ronda Oliver wanted to help those who'd been forced from their homes. She quickly set up shop in her Minnetonka garage to provide assistance to those who'd been displaced. As Oliver provided that help, though, she began to get requests to assist locals. Soon she was helping more and more of her fellow Minnesotans. Reach and Restore, as the organization came to be called, has come a long way since its garage days. It moved into a 6,500-square-foot Hopkins warehouse in May and provides relief to hundreds across the west metro. "A lot of us have a lot of resources, and we're commanded to share," explained Oliver, now the organization's executive director. True to its Katrina roots, Reach and …
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
The non-profit organization helps west metro residents in six ways.
ResourceWest has six main programs to help residents across the west metro. Here they are: Information referral: ResourceWest, a non-profit organization, connects people across the west metro to an array of programs and services – the local food shelf, childcare, help with utility bill, among many others. The organization makes more than 9,000 referrals each year. Project Starfish: The program, which delivers more personal help, is named after a fable. A young man came upon an elderly man who was throwing starfish back into the ocean. "What difference is that going to do when there are thousands of starfish in the sea?" the young man asked. The old man threw another starfish in the water and said, "It made a difference to that one." At …
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Executive director blames high unemployment, bad economy.
Fall and winter are always busy for organizations that help families struggling to get by, but high unemployment and continued economic difficulties make this year particularly demanding. Judy Elling, executive director at ResourceWest, sat with Patch to talk about changes she's seen and why they're happening. Hopkins Patch: Why are fall and winter particularly trying for the people who depend on ResourceWest? Judy Elling: Fall and winter, what happens is electric bills go up. If they're already on a tight budget, that can just throw them over a little bit. You know, families have to get to work if they're working, and so gas costs increase. You just seem to never have enough money through the holidays. We've seen an increase in the price …
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