Mark your calendars! Clear your schedule! You are going to want to be a part of this.
On February 21st the MN Gifts of the Heart event will take place from 9:00 to 12 noon at the Brooklyn Park building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (4700 Edinbrook Terrace, near the intersection of 85th and Noble in Brooklyn Park).
We are looking for donations and volunteers.
Donations should be brought to the church between 9 am and 7 pm on February 20th, however other arrangements can be made if you would like to donate before then. Just email mngiftsoftheheart@gmail.com and include your contact information, as well as an estimate of how much stuff you want to donate (i.e., three shopping bags or two large boxes, etc.) We can give you an address to drop your stuff off.
This is a huge effort, so you can imagine we would like to have all the help we can get. On Friday we set up, sort, organize, label, hang signs, and, frankly, have a blast while we do it. We have three shifts each lasting three hours: 9 am -12 pm, 1 pm - 4 pm, and 6 pm - 9 pm. Please email mngiftsoftheheart@gmail.com if you would like to sign-up for a shift (or two!) on Friday the 20th.
On Saturday our volunteers help connect stuff with people who need it. We maintain the organization (folding and refolding clothes) and make the event as pleasant as possible for our guests. At the end of the event volunteers help to bag up leftover clothing and other items and prepare them for donation to a local shelter. We also break down tables and essentially undo everything we did on Friday. There are two shifts: 8:30 am -11:30 am and 11 am - 2 pm. Please email mngiftsoftheheart@gmail.com if you want to volunteer on Saturday the 21st.
If you have any questions, please refer to our FAQ page or email mngiftsoftheheart@gmail.com.
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