MINN-KOTA FESTIVAL FOR WORLD RELIEF
May, 2009

 Date:  July 24 & 25, 2009, Sioux Falls Arena

Minn-Kota Treasurer
Anita Neufeld, 44760 283rd St.  Hurley, SD 57036

 NEEDED AT THE 2009 SALE

·         Garden Produce, plant more now to donate at the Sale!

·         Involve your family or SS Class and bring a Theme Basket, for the Silent Auction!

·          Make something for the Kid’s Stuff and Sale Auction

·         We need $17,000 in the general budget to put on the Sale

·         Contribute generously to Penny Power Projects in your church

·         Volunteer to help at the Sale – show Enthusiasm and excitement!

·         Pray that the Sale will bring Glory and Honor to God!

 PROGRAM
Friday evening’s program at 7:00 will feature The Master’s Voice, a men’s quartet from Sioux Falls. 

CHECK OUT THE MINN-KOTA WEB SITE
We want more Auction item pictures on our web site.  If you have an item to donate to the Auction, either one you made or purchased, please take a picture and send it to our web master.  Click on “webmaster” on the web site.  If you don’t have the technology you may send a regular photo to Anita Preheim, 47784 Julie Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57108.  If you need help contact a board member We need your help to get the word out and buyers to the Sale! 
   www.minnkotasale.org

VOLUNTEERS:  Contact a Board member if willing to help!

• We are still looking for a volunteer with Computer Skills to help with the floor plan for the 2010 Sale.
  
• Pastors are needed to man the Mennonite Church Booth.  Contact Shel Boese at the Mercy Church if willing to help.
  
• We need volunteers to chair the Kiddie Korner Booth and the School Kit Booth for this year.   Anyone willing to help?
  
• People willing to help Sew School Kit Bags.  Info on web site: www.mcc.og/kits
  
• A SALE TREASURER to begin in November.

DONATION FORMS
We have a number of old donation forms with different addresses to where they are to be sent.  These will be used this year.   Please send them to the addresses on your forms and they will be sent to the correct person.  The new forms that will be printed will have all donation forms going to the MCC Office in Freeman.  Hopefully, we will be able to save some printing expense and also save a few trees.   
Please have your donation forms sent by June 20!!

SALE BOARD MEMBERS
MN:  Jon Harder, chair, Maryann Harder, recording secretary, Loretta Krahn, secretary, Juli Leaman

SD:  Anita Neufeld, treasurer, Lynette & Pete Preheim, Sale co-chair, Elizabeth Janssen, MCC rep, Steve Hopkins, Reed Schrag, Melvin Koehn, Eldon Berg.  Bobbi Waltner is the new member from Sioux Falls.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!

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