Key Events and News
Below are just some of the events and items in the news about our program. We hold bagging events monthly as well as dinners at the St. Louis Park Treehouse Youth group during the school year. Check out our Facebook page for up to date events.
February 24, 2015: Thank you Mittens on a Mission for your generous donation of warm, woolen mittens to include in our personal support packs for February.
February 18, 2015: Thanks to the teens from St. Louis Park Treehouse Youth Org, ICA Foodshelf and Hopkins Elks members as we held our second weekend food packing event. We packaged up over 600 bags of food and 20 snack bins for kids in the Hopkins and Minnetonka school districts. Another great Pay It Forward event where Kids Help Kids.
February 18, 2015: Thanks to the teens from St. Louis Park Treehouse Youth Org, ICA Foodshelf and Hopkins Elks members as we held our second weekend food packing event. We packaged up over 600 bags of food and 20 snack bins for kids in the Hopkins and Minnetonka school districts. Another great Pay It Forward event where Kids Help Kids.
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January 13, 2015: Thanks to everyone who helped with our monthly bagging session especially the Edina 11/12 year old Pee Wee Hockey Team.
We bagged 120 support packs this month for delivery to 10 locations. |
September 17, 2014: Teens from SLP Treehouse paired up with Hopkins Elks members to package up over 300 weekend food backpacks for elementary kids. The weekend backpack program is offered by the ICA Foodshelf for children in the Hopkins School District to ensure kids have enough nutritious food through the weekend. We'll be packing again in January. Come join us!
June 21, 2014: Pay It Forward project. Teens from SLP Treehouse helped out seniors in the Hopkins are with window washing, weeding, mulching and more!
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April 22, 2014: Bagging night where we prepared 60 Support Packs for boys and girls as well as food backpacks for teens in need.
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January 30, 2014: We made dinner for about 30 teens tonight at the SLP Tree House and delivered 20 Support Packs. What a great bunch of teens!!!
December 17, 2013: Treehouse Christmas Party: What a fabulous time tonight at St Louis Park Tree House. We distributed over 50 gift bags filled with wonderful warm sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, gloves, socks and holiday treats!
December 4, 2013: Article in the Hopkins Sun Sailor (read the article...)
November 27, 2013: Article in the Star Tribune West Metro Section highlighting our program (read the article...)
November 27, 2013: Article in the Star Tribune West Metro Section highlighting our program (read the article...)
October, 2013: One of our monthly packing sessions where we packed over 100 bags for distribution.
August 17, 2013: Hosting an information booth at the Hopkins Elks Ribfest promoting our Sponsor A Bag program.
July 19-21, 2013: Hosting an information booth at the Hopkins Raspberry Festival to get the word out about the program
October 31, 2012: Elks National Foundation awards Hopkins Elks Lodge and Teaming Up for Teens $10,000 Impact Grant