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Local Salvation Army Donation Totals Still Lagging Behind Goal

By Abby Faulkner January 4, 2013

The red kettles may have gone away, but the Salvation Army is still racing to meet their holiday fundraising goal.

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Category: Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: donation drive, holiday, st. cloud salvation army

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Minnesota Families Facing Difficult Choices After Russian Adoption Ban [AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner December 28, 2012

Families around the country are waiting with bated breath to learn if they'll be allowed to finish the process of adopting a son or daughter from Russia.

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Category: Audio, Non-Profits, St. Cloud News

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PET PATROL: Doris, Chance Hope for New Homes in the New Year

By Tim Lyon December 27, 2012

Meet Doris the Gecko and Chance the Yellow Lab mix. They're looking for forever homes for 2013 and beyond.

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Category: Non-Profits, pet patrol Tags: tri county humane society

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Mayors Brave Chilly Air to Ring Salvation Army Bells [PHOTOS]

By Abby Faulkner December 21, 2012

The Salvation Army is racing the clock to meet their holiday fund raising goal, and some of our area mayors are rising to the occasion.

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Category: christmas, Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: central mn, mayors, red kettles, Salvation Army

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Salvation Army Far Behind in Fundraising Goal

By Abby Faulkner December 20, 2012

The St. Cloud Salvation Army needs your help to spread the word. Christmas donations are lagging $85,000 behind last year's totals at this time.

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Category: Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: fundraising, Salvation Army, St. Cloud

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Minnesotans Leading Nation in Volunteering, Local Adopted Grandpa Says It’s Worth It [AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner December 20, 2012

Minnesotans volunteer more than most Americans - and one adopted "grandpa" says his involvement has enriched his life greatly.

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Category: Audio, Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: catholic charities, paul stacke, St. Cloud, volunteering

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Second Annual Fill the Flyer Food Drive Kicks Off Today

By Abby Faulkner December 10, 2012

The Fill the Flyer holiday food drive is back, and it's traveling through our area beginning on Monday.

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Category: Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: catholic charities, fill the flyer, Metro Bus, New Flyer, st. cloud salvation army

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Anonymous Donor Puts $1,100 in St. Cloud Salvation Army Kettle [AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner December 4, 2012

There have been numerous, high profile reports of thousand dollar donations to Salvation Army Red Kettles this season around Minnesota - and the very latest has been discovered right here in the St. Cloud area.

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Category: Audio, christmas, Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: Salvation Army, thousand dollar gift, Waite Park

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Explorer Will Steger Shares Visual, First-Hand Accounts of Global Warming [AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner December 3, 2012

Will Steger has made his living challenging his own limits. Now, he's challenging Minnesotans to reconsider the way they think about climate change and their own use of fossil fuels.

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Category: Audio, environment, Non-Profits, St. Cloud News Tags: climate change, Waite Park, will steger

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Group Sends Packages to Soldiers in Need Overseas [VIDEO, AUDIO]

By Abby Faulkner December 3, 2012

In the back room of the Sauk Rapids VFW, about 50 volunteers from "Operation Minnesota Nice" spend one Tuesday evening a month creating care packages for soldiers serving overseas - many of whom never receive mail otherwise.

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Category: Audio, military, Non-Profits, St. Cloud News, Videos