What your gift can do
$3 per pay period provides water quality and pollution prevention education to 50 school children and gives them a hands-on storm drain stenciling experience that in turn educates the broader community. (Friends of the Mississippi River)
$5 per pay period provides tools for volunteers -- shovels, pruning shears, wheel barrows, etc. -- for a community tree planting to replace trees lost to storms, insects or urban sprawl. (Tree Trust)
$10 per pay period will purchase over 5 hours of professional engineering services that will help transform the electric utility system into a cleaner and more efficient operation. (North American Water Office)
$20 per pay period pays for one-quarter of an entire school bus retrofitted to reduce the diesel exhaust emissions that increase the risk of children developing asthma and other respiratory diseases. Project Green Fleet that is coordinated by MEI has already provided retrofits to 1,400 buses in Minnesota, and plans to retrofit nearly 2,600 more. (Minnesota Environmental Initiative)
$1 per pay period purchases energy efficient light bulbs that reduce utilities bills for low income electric utility customers. (Energy CENTS Coalition)
$3 per pay period provides financial budgeting workshops for 15 homeowners, giving them ongoing support to be successful homeowners. (City of Lakes Community Land Trust)
$5 per pay period provides 12 Youth Mentors in the Young Women’s Mentoring Program with financial management and leadership training. (YouthCARE)
$10 per pay period trains 20 people in the art of "one-to-one" conversation, the basic building block for fostering relationships, communicating concerns, and generating energy for the work of justice. (ISAIAH)
$20 per pay period provides the community with a LGBT electronic database that provides access to hundreds of historical magazines and reference books. (Quatrefoil Library)
$3 per pay period—the cost of magazine—buys 50 hot meals for a hungry person at an on-site meal program.
$5 per pay period—the cost of a latté and a muffin—provides one week of residence in an emergency shelter for an individual.
$10 per pay period—the cost of a fast-food lunch—provides more than $4,000 worth of critically needed food for local food shelves.
$20 per pay period—the cost of a flash drive—provides preventive oral healthcare for 12 preschoolers through United Way Bright Smiles.
$3 per pay period can purchase a backpack and basic school supplies for two homeless children living at a shelter through an Open Your Heart Education Grant.
$5 per pay period provides 1,430 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for Minnesotan’s in need.
$10 per pay period can purchase a 3 month supply of diapers and other basic baby supplies to be distributed to a homeless family staying in a shelter.
$20 per pay period can provide safe housing for two months for a homeless mom and her children while the mother goes to school or establishes a work history.
$3 per pay period will help people with MS purchase aids for daily living, such as accessible kitchen utensils and dressing aids. These tools help maintain self sufficiency and dignity. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Minnesota Chapter
$5 per pay period will buy groceries to feed patient and family members for one to two weeks. While in treatment the children often have little appetite, making appealing and familiar foods all the more important. Children's Cancer Research Fund
$10 per pay period will provide 8 hours of paid care, giving a family member a much needed break from caregiving. The ALS Association, Minnesota Chapter
$20 per pay period will pay for a pediatric cancer patient, blood disease patient or their sibling to attend MiracleKids Kamp. This medically equipped camp provides the activities and adventures of a regular camping experience, but without the worries that would ordinarily make camp for a cancer kid out of the question. The Miracles of Mitch Foundation
$3 per pay period provides one violin lesson or workshop to an elementary student in an inner-city school.
$5 per pay period subsidizes an Audio Describer and reduced-price tickets for six blind people to see a show.
$10 per pay period covers a full day of clay camp for one child or provides ten Girl Scouts with the chance to earn their clay badge on the potter’s wheel.
$20 per pay period provides children in Greater Minnesota with the opportunity to break down stereotypes through diverse theater programming.
$3 per pay period helps pay fees for one semester.
$5 per pay period helps pay for supplies for one year.
$10 per pay period helps pay for textbooks for one semester.
$20 per pay period helps pay for textbooks for one year.