News & Events: What's New?Benefit Concert event in Burnsville, MNOn Friday, March 9th, a benefit concert is being held at The Garage in Burnsville, MN for Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities. The headliner is Zack Montana, who was runner-up from Radio Disney's Next Big Thing contest. View flyer with more information about the event. Purchase Advance tickets Blanket Donation
Camp AchieveShriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities is planning winter and summer camps for children with limb deficiencies and their families. The Winter camp will be on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 and the Summer camps will be in June for ages 5-8 and July for ages 9-12. View More Details about the March camp and RSVP Information (.pdf) Bring some "Hope" to others!
Carload of Toys Donated
Volunteer Spotlight - Madysen Moore
Christmas Stocking PatternAn image of our 2011 Christmas Stocking pattern is available online. Visit us on Facebook!You don't need a Facebook account to view our page...anyone may view it. Visit http://www.facebook/com/wga4kids to get the latest news on events, including photos. "Like" us on Facebook to connect with us and receive our notices in your Facebook News Feed. Hospital Day, May 18, 2012The annual Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities “Hospital Day” has been scheduled for Friday, May 18th, 2012 from 9am to 3pm at the hospital. Program will be at 10am. Hospital tours will be available. Everyone is invited - Anyone who is interested in helping children. Hospital Day, or open house, is an opportunity for the public to tour the state-of-the-art hospital and learn more about the expert children's orthopedic medical care available at the facility. Hospital Day is free and open to the public. April 2011 - Humanitarian Day donationThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints provided hand-made and collected items for Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities through the Women's General Auxiliary. Read full article
Womens General Auxiliary receives Philanthropic Society AwardDuring the evening proram at the 2011 Annual Meeting, the Womens General Auxiliary was presented an award (plaque) for donating $5,000,000 to the hospital in the past 15 years. We received an award 15 years ago for donating $1,000,000. It is quite an accomplishment and we are very proud of the special award.
The plaque has been placed on the philanthropy awards board at the Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities. A donation of toys from Zurich American InsuranceBarbara Zalusky and Mike Heil from Zurich American Insurance brought two big boxes of bears donated by their organization.
The Pulse NewsletterThe Pulse, a newsletter published by Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities, is now available from this website. To find it, either visit the News & Events section or click here. Put the Person First“What do YOU see first? the wheelchair? the physical problem? the person?” Please read this document which reminds us “It's the PERSON first ...then the disability”. View Document The Smart GiverThe Womens General Auxiliary is pleased to announce that we have met all of the Ethical Fundraising Standards of the Charities Review Council's Accountability Standards. Meeting their criteria signifies that our organization demonstrates integrity and ensures your gift will be used wisely. All gifts we receive are tax-deductible. There are many nonprofit organizations that are looking for funding. It is always difficult to choose which one you feel is legitimate and has a commitment towards accountable and ethical practices. The performance of our auxiliary has met the four critical areas of the Charities Review Council and we are now listed on the Smart Givers website. Please visit our Giving Guide page at the Charities Review Council website. You may also view our Giving Guide page by visiting www.SmartGivers.org; select "Giving Guide: Search" and then search for "Womens General Auxiliary to Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities". |
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From Shriner's Staff: “Thank you for helping us provide the very best for our patients!"
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A donation of blankets was received by Rose and Tom West from the Unity Chapter #29 Order of the Eastern Star from Austin, MN, and wives of Shriners in Oriental Band in Austin, MN. They get together on Tuesday morning and have made over 300 blankets in the last 4 years.
This September marked 5-year old Hope's 25th visit to Shriners Hospitals for Children® — Twin Cities. In honor of her 25th trip from Nebraska, Hope and her parents, Vicky & Scott, decided to hold a toy drive at Hope's school. They collected two large boxes of new toys, books and stuffed animals and brought them to the hospital to share with the patients. What an excellent example of youth giving back to youth! Thank you Hope!
Jerry & Mary Bristol brought in a carload of toys donated by the WI Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and also from Phil & Betty Link. 
Madysen Moore, a Senior at the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley, MN
has been raising money to buy toys for the children at the hospital. Madysen has been helping her grandparents, William and Donna Neale, with fundraising projects
for most of her life. They've inspired her to organize her own events to raise money. Madysen organized a spa night at her school the night before prom for girls to come get their hair styled, get manicures & massages, and also she had a photographer on-site to professionally photograph the event. All
the professionals volunteered their time for the cause and businesses and friends donated food. The girls enjoyed a chocolate fountain, cookies and other refreshments. The event was a huge success! Later, Madysen and her friends went shopping with the money and purchased
toys from the Needs list provided by the Womens General Auxiliary website. This event was dedicated by Madysen to the memory of her grandmother who passed away four days after the event. Her grandmother is Donna Lee Neale and she was a member of the Northeastern Auxiliary of South Dakota and in January of 1995 served as President for five years. She was currently serving as secretary before her death on May 15th, 2011. Our Thanks and Congratulations to Madysen for her wonderful leadership and support! More photos are available from the WGA Facebook "Donor Spotlight" Photo Album at 
