Monday, March 25, 2013
The high school kicked off the food drive last week in honor of Food Share Month.
A six-day food drive at Eagan High School brought in 2,250 food items and $4,500 in donations, according to food drive coordinator Jane Lee. Eagan students kicked off the food drive last week in honor of Food Share Month. As part of the drive, the school's 100 homerooms were divided into 25 teams, which competed in a day-to-day competition. Participants were asked to bring food products centered around daily themes; last Thursday, for example was designated "Veggie Tales" day, and students collected vegetables to match the theme. The winning team will receive breakfast sponsored by the high school's student government, which organized the drive. Student government members helped process and box items each day in the library—and many …
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Eagan Senior High School
4185 Braddock Trl, Eagan, MN
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Each week, Eagan Patch reviews the headlines with our 'Week in Review' feature.
BLOGS: BUSINESS: COMMUNITY: GOVERNMENT: PUBLIC SAFETY: SCHOOLS:
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Eagan & Lakeville Resource Center will host its fourth annual Empty Bowls event on March 21.
Become a 'souper supporter' of the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers when you attend the organization's fourth annual Empty Bowls fundraising event on March 21. The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Eagan. This unique fundraiser pairs handmade art with hunger relief; each year local potters craft and donate hundreds of handmade clay bowls for the event. Attentdees at the event select one of those handmade bowl, make a suggested donation toward hunger relief, enjoy soup and bread provided by a handful of local restaurants, and leave with an “empty bowl” as a symbol of hunger in the community. The Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization …
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Eagan Resource Center
3910 Rahn Rd, Eagan, MN
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Household chores paid off as local Primrose Kindergarten class raised $768.98 to donate 715 pound of food to help serve a holiday feast to Eagan area families.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us Editor's Note: The following is a press release from Primrose School of Eagan. Demonstrating their commitment to giving to others, Primrose School of Eagan recently helped feed hungry families throughout the Eagan area. On Thursday, Nov. 29, the Kindergartener class donated 715 pounds of food to the Eagan Resource Center, a local food pantry for families in need. "Children from Primrose Schools across the nation participated in food drives over the past month, but they did much more than simply bring in items from their parents' pantry,” says Diane Storkamp, Primrose School of Eagan owner. “The students earned money by completing extra …
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Kowalski's Market
1646 Diffley Rd, Eagan, MN
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Eagan Resource Center
3910 Rahn Rd, Eagan, MN
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Primrose School of Eagan
4249 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd, Eagan, MN
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Whether you are looking to give back to an organization that has helped you or make a difference to someone who may have less than you, now is the time of the year to share your good fortune with others.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us As we gather together with family and friends this holiday season to give thanks, share memories and create priceless memories, it is also a great reminder of how much we have. And the perfect opportunity to give back. Whether you are looking to give back to an organization that has helped you or make a difference to someone who may have less than you, now is the time of the year to take a step back and reflect on the ways you can share your good fortune with others. Take a look around you at the organizations that are near and dear to your heart and help out. Give Blood According to the American Red Cross, the need for blood is constant. …
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Wescott Library
1340 Wescott Rd, Eagan, MN
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Eagan Resource Center
3910 Rahn Rd, Eagan, MN
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Earlier this year, the YMCA broke ground on a new community garden. That project is already bearing fruit—or should we say vegetables—for the Eagan and Lakeville Resource Centers.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Eagan YMCA. The first harvest of the newly created 450-square-foot community garden of the YMCA in Eagan provided 112 pounds of fresh vegetables to the food shelf at the Eagan Resource Center. The assortment of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, herbs, and squash was possible through generous donations of plants from Linder’s Garden Center, fencing from Able Fence, Inc., compost from Gopher Resources, and the efforts of eager Y staff, board members and members. “For our first year, this is an amazing harvest,” said Nyam Smith, Eagan YMCA executive director. “This effort fits the Y’s …
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YMCA
550 Opperman Dr, Saint Paul, MN
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Eagan Resource Center
3910 Rahn Rd, Eagan, MN
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Monday, October 8, 2012
The fundraising event raised roughly $23,000 for the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers and Cheerful Givers.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Dear Editor: The first annual Zest! event held on Thursday, Sept. 20 was hands down a success! The Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers and Cheerful Givers are fortunate to have generous sponsors in Mauer Chevrolet, Home Federal Savings Bank, Superior Service Center, Xcel Energy, Thrivent Northern and Southern Dakota Chapters, State Farm Agent Nick DeVries, Don Stevens and Dakota Electric. Many thanks to our participating restaurants for their delicious, ethnic “tastes” —Andiamo Italian Restorante, Ansari’s Mediterranean Grill, Buca di Beppo (Burnsville), Gorkha Palace, Green Mill, Leeann Chin, Lost Spur, Qdoba, Rudy’s Red Eye Grill’s (…
Friday, September 21, 2012
Community members took over the Lost Spur Golf Course in Eagan on Thursday night to help two local nonprofits—and enjoy cuisine from 10 area restaurants.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Local celebrities, entertainers, restaurants, craft breweries, and community members gathered to support two Twin Cities nonprofits at "ZEST! A Local Event of Global Cuisine" on Thursday in Eagan. The event, which featured food samples from 10 area restaurants, cooking demos and dance performances, was a fundraiser for the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers and Cheerful Givers—two Eagan-based nonprofits. Click here to view photos from the event.
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Lost Spur Golf Course
2750 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Saint Paul, MN
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The event was a fundraiser for the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers and Cheerful Givers—two Eagan-based nonprofits.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Local celebrities, entertainers, restaurants, craft breweries, and community members gathered to support two Twin Cities nonprofits at "ZEST! A Local Event of Global Cuisine" on Thursday in Eagan. The event, which featured food samples from 10 area restaurants, cooking demos and dance performances, was a fundraiser for the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Centers and Cheerful Givers—two Eagan-based nonprofits. Click here to view video from the event.
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Lost Spur Golf Course
2750 Sibley Memorial Hwy, Saint Paul, MN
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David Henke
10:14 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
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