The Committee would like to thank The City of Eveleth, and Eveleth Public Works for all they do.
Eveleth Public Library
Monroe Park
Eveleth City Hall
Eveleth City Hall
Friday, June 19, 2009
Flowers in Eveleth
In the past few months dedicated members of the Eveleth Horizons Beautification Committee have been very eagar to help make Eveleth a cleaner and more beautiful place to live, work and play in. It started back in May with a clean up of the Northside park. June kicked off with painting of the pots in Monroe Park, followed by planting of flowers at Monroe Park, Eveleth Public Library, and Eveleth City Hall.
The Committee would like to thank The City of Eveleth, and Eveleth Public Works for all they do.
Eveleth Public Library
The Committee would like to thank The City of Eveleth, and Eveleth Public Works for all they do.
Eveleth Public Library
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Eveleth's 3rd Annual National Night Out
What is national night out?
It’s America’s Night Out against Crime! "Turn their lights on to turn off crime."
National Night Out is designed to:
Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and
Fighting back.
It’s America’s Night Out against Crime! "Turn their lights on to turn off crime."
National Night Out is designed to:
Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and
Fighting back.
History of National Night Out
· Started in 1984 with 400 communities in 23 states
· Started with “lights on” and front porch vigils
· To promote police-community partnerships, crime prevention, neighborhood camaraderie.
· The event is the first Tuesday of every August.
How Eveleth can be involved?
· Meet your neighbors with a block party-cookout
· Flashlight Walk
· Discuss neighborhood concerns
· Games
· Organize a neighborhood watch program with local police.
· Flashlight Walk
· Discuss neighborhood concerns
· Games
· Organize a neighborhood watch program with local police.
Join us on Tuesday August 4th 2009
If you’re interested how you can get involved contact Eveleth Horizons 218-744-2098 / email us at eveleth.horizons@gmail.com
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Summer Hunger Could Increase for Northland Families...
Summer hunger could increase for Northland families already struggling
Northern Lakes Food Bank
6/2/2009
Typically when school ends for the year, thousands of Northland children face a long summer without a consistent source of balanced, nutritious meals – their free and reduced school breakfast and lunch. This year could be especially difficult as families continue to struggle throughout our region.
“Already this year, use at NE MN and NW WI 35 food shelves has increased 32% by children,” said Shaye Moris, Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank’s executive director. “Families have been hit hard by the economic downturn and many programs have seen record demand for food or other services. Summer could be really difficult.”
Each month in our region over 4,300 children receive food or meals from the food bank, a local food shelf, soup kitchen or youth program. Again, that’s a 32% increase from just a year ago.
Many local food shelves, soup kitchens and youth programs in the Northland strive to combat childhood hunger year-round, but encounter obstacles as the demand for food increases during the summer months.
The Damiano Center which operates a Kids Café© meal program has seen a big jump in the number of children coming for meals. “As recently as a couple of years ago, we prepared for 250 to 300 people at lunch; this summer we’re expecting 400 at each meal,” said Damiano Executive Director David Benson. “This is particularly challenging as we enter the summer months, which always bring higher numbers. Many people experience greater need this time of year.”
To ensure no children go without meals this summer, Moris states that the food bank, its 140 member agencies, and Northland families need the support of the region.
“The community can make a difference,” Moris states. “Financial assistance allows the rescue of food and the feeding of families—volunteer support ensures the operation of our programs. The irony is that childhood hunger is a solvable problem. Our food bank’s goal and the goal of our agencies is to provide nutritious food so children do not have to skip or reduce the size of their meals to ensure their families have enough food to eat.”
As the region’s only food bank, Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank rescues
2.9 million pounds of nationally and regionally donated food for distribution to 140 regional non-profit programs located throughout its northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin service region annually. Over 1 million pounds of food (enough food for 800,000 meals) is rescued and distributed by the food bank to children in our region each year.
For more information contact Shaye Moris, (218) 727-5653, ext. 113 or email shaye@northernlakesfoodbank.org. Our Marketing Coordinator, Deanna Corry, can also be contacted at (218) 727-5653, ext. 118 or email deanna@northernlakesfoodbank.org.
This press release courtesy of BusinessNorth.com
Northern Lakes Food Bank
6/2/2009
Typically when school ends for the year, thousands of Northland children face a long summer without a consistent source of balanced, nutritious meals – their free and reduced school breakfast and lunch. This year could be especially difficult as families continue to struggle throughout our region.
“Already this year, use at NE MN and NW WI 35 food shelves has increased 32% by children,” said Shaye Moris, Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank’s executive director. “Families have been hit hard by the economic downturn and many programs have seen record demand for food or other services. Summer could be really difficult.”
Each month in our region over 4,300 children receive food or meals from the food bank, a local food shelf, soup kitchen or youth program. Again, that’s a 32% increase from just a year ago.
Many local food shelves, soup kitchens and youth programs in the Northland strive to combat childhood hunger year-round, but encounter obstacles as the demand for food increases during the summer months.
The Damiano Center which operates a Kids Café© meal program has seen a big jump in the number of children coming for meals. “As recently as a couple of years ago, we prepared for 250 to 300 people at lunch; this summer we’re expecting 400 at each meal,” said Damiano Executive Director David Benson. “This is particularly challenging as we enter the summer months, which always bring higher numbers. Many people experience greater need this time of year.”
To ensure no children go without meals this summer, Moris states that the food bank, its 140 member agencies, and Northland families need the support of the region.
“The community can make a difference,” Moris states. “Financial assistance allows the rescue of food and the feeding of families—volunteer support ensures the operation of our programs. The irony is that childhood hunger is a solvable problem. Our food bank’s goal and the goal of our agencies is to provide nutritious food so children do not have to skip or reduce the size of their meals to ensure their families have enough food to eat.”
As the region’s only food bank, Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank rescues
2.9 million pounds of nationally and regionally donated food for distribution to 140 regional non-profit programs located throughout its northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin service region annually. Over 1 million pounds of food (enough food for 800,000 meals) is rescued and distributed by the food bank to children in our region each year.
For more information contact Shaye Moris, (218) 727-5653, ext. 113 or email shaye@northernlakesfoodbank.org. Our Marketing Coordinator, Deanna Corry, can also be contacted at (218) 727-5653, ext. 118 or email deanna@northernlakesfoodbank.org.
This press release courtesy of BusinessNorth.com
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