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Organizations providing food to Minneapolis and St. Paul residents, plus ways you can help labeled can lot on shelves
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Organizations providing food to Minneapolis and St. Paul residents, plus ways you can help

Mike Marcotte June 1, 2020
Support nonprofits that were there when Minneapolis and Saint Paul residents could not access grocery stores after...
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Helping the Helpers: Supporting MN nonprofits after protests migizi minneapolis
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Helping the Helpers: Supporting MN nonprofits after protests

Mike Marcotte May 29, 2020
As protests continue, nonprofits, the organizations who tirelessly give to our neighbors, were caught in the crossfire....
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The Minnesota camp dedicated to youth living with or affected by HIV/AIDS one_heartland
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The Minnesota camp dedicated to youth living with or affected by HIV/AIDS

Mike Marcotte May 21, 2020
It’s one week where kids can truly be themselves, and hundreds of campers look forward to visiting...
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Vacation without leaving Minnesota Grand View Lodge
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Vacation without leaving Minnesota

Mike Marcotte May 3, 2020
Do your Brainerd Lakes stay the right way by skipping the conventional hotel and heading to a...
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Don’t cut your hair in quarantine. Let it grow…and donate it hair-donation
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Don’t cut your hair in quarantine. Let it grow…and donate it

Mike Marcotte April 21, 2020
Those who have donated their hair have found incredible amounts of joy knowing their hair will transform...
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Know what’s in your mailbox before you open it

Mike Marcotte April 18, 2020
According to the USPS, users can see images of the exterior address side of incoming letter-size mail...
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The best free concerts and live streams to watch while you’re in quarantine

Mike Marcotte March 28, 2020

You’re spending a lot of time at home. So are celebrities, musicians and actors. Since they’re not...

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You can virtually donate a pint of ice cream to nurses and doctors sweet science
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You can virtually donate a pint of ice cream to nurses and doctors

Mike Marcotte March 23, 2020
Sweet Science Ice Cream, based in Saint Paul, is delivering ice cream to frontline hospital and clinic...
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The Girl Scouts couldn’t finish cookie sales because of coronavirus. So they’re donating them to healthcare workers. Girl Scout Cookies
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The Girl Scouts couldn’t finish cookie sales because of coronavirus. So they’re donating them to healthcare workers.

Mike Marcotte March 20, 2020

Spring is a special time of year. The heavy jackets go in the closet and those delicious...

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