State Bank of Hawley donates $2,500

Bruce Tellefson (center), State Bank of Hawley President and Emily Hagen (left), Personal Banking Officer present a check of $2,500 to Lori Ward, Lakes & Prairies Director of Operations.

Bruce Tellefson (center), State Bank of Hawley President
 and Emily Hagen (left), Personal Banking Officer
present a check of $2,500 to Lori Ward, Lakes &
Prairies Director of Operations. 

A $2,500 gift from the State Bank of Hawley became worth even more with a match grant of $1,000 from Dakota Medical Foundation.  The gift and match will be used to support current health & wellness projects and to provide start-up funding for the 2013 Group Workcamp Home Repair project.  

Applications are already being accepted for the home repair project.  The first review of applications will begin November 1, 2012. Additional information can be found on the Lakes & Prairies website.  The host community for this project is Hawley, MN where some 400 volunteer youth and adult leaders will come together from across the country to repair homes for seniors, persons with disabilities and families experiencing economic hardship.

Health & wellness projects include ongoing efforts in the areas of counseling and application assistance for Medicare Part D recipients, health related programs for seniors, prescription assistance referral, File of Life materials distribution, and food support outreach projects including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Nutritional Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS).

The gift, the match it created and an earlier gift of $500 for Mobile Food Drops in Clay County adds up to $4,000 of helping people and changing lives.  Thank you State Bank of Hawley.  .  . 

Group Workcamp Home Repair - Applications now Accepted

Helping agencies, community organizations, county social service agencies, faith communities, service organizations, businesses, and others are encouraged to make the below information available to homeowners who might benefit from this home repair project. A simple, one-page application is available on our website that can be printed, filled out, and returned to us.

We will be happy to provide you with posters, flyers, handouts, applications, or scripts for bulletins and newsletters. You can do this by calling the Lakes & Prairies Family & Community Services office at 218-299-7314 or toll free at 800-452-3546.  Thank you.

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Are you or someone you know in need of

Home Repair Assistance?

The Lakes & Prairies Group Workcamp Home Repair project is now accepting applications from seniors, persons with disabilities and families experiencing economic hardship.  Eligible individuals or families must be homeowners  and live in Clay County or northern Wilkin County, MN.  Projects that will be considered such as interior/exterior painting and building or repairing a wheelchair ramp, are listed on the application.

Site Selection begins November, 2012.   

Otto Bremer Foundation presents check for almost $200,000

Left to Right are:
Howard Barlow, Bremer Bank Community Service
Representative;
Kelli Rohrer, L&P Child Care Resource & Referral;
 Brian Hagen,  President, at Bremer Bank;
Joe Pederson, Executive Director Lakes & Prairies;
Colleen Murray, Director, L&P Family & Community

Lakes & Prairiesreceived a $188,000 grant to benefit low-income children and families.  The check was presented on behalf of the Otto Bremer Foundationby Brian Hagen, president at Bremer Banks.  The grant will be used to: expand Child Care Resource & Referral services; initiate a community-based “Circles of Support” program,  and provide match funding for special projects and initiatives including Group Workcamp Home Repair, the Lakes & Prairies Tax Site, Food Support outreach, and Clay County Seniors.

At the presentation, Pederson spoke of the
importance of this grant to maintain and expand needed services for children and families.

Group Workcamp Repairs Homes and Mends Lives - Check for updates

Wednesday, July 20th -- Lakes & Prairies is now in its 3rd day of bringing supplies to the homes of those whose homes will be repaired beginning next week.  Already, paint, lumber and other materials have been brought to homes in Breckenridge, Ulen, Hawley and Glyndon.  Still to go are Dilworth, Moorhead and Barnesville.  As supplies are being brought to the homes, yard signs are being placed.  If you are driving through one of the communities you'll see our signs at 47 locations.... that's where the campers and local volunteers will be from July 25th through July 29th.  Thank you volunteers, staff and project donors!

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Wednesday, July 20th -- Lakes & Prairies is now in its 3rd day of bringing supplies to the homes of those whose homes will be repaired beginning next week.  Already, paint, lumber and other materials have been brought to homes in Breckenridge, Ulen, Hawley and Glyndon.  Still to go are Dilworth, Moorhead and Barnesville.  As supplies are being brought to the homes, yard signs are being placed.  If you are driving through one of the communities you'll see our signs at 47 locations.... that's where the campers and local volunteers will be from July 25th through July 29th.  Thank you volunteers, staff and project donors!