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What’s more fun in winter than meeting new friends or meeting up with old friends at May We Have This Dance? Wagon Train Hits the Trail for Friendship Ventures
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Paul Olson joined the New Ventures Wagon Train in his doctor’s buggy.
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The New Ventures wagon train traveled from Isanti to the towns of Weber, Bethel and Goldenwood, Minn. The 60 people who rode the train attended fund raisers and solicited donations for Friendship Ventures, raising more than $2,500.
Friendship Ventures board member Brian Heichl teamed up with volunteers Maynard and Jeanie Folstrom, owners of the Hobble Trail Ranch in Isanti to plan and lead the event. The wagon wheel format for the wagon train meant that riders began and ended each day at the Hobble Trail Ranch, traveling out to the day’s destination and returning at night.
This was the first year for the event, and Heichl and the Folstroms are already planning for another wagon train next year. “We hope to expand it next year,” noted Jeanie Folstrom. “It was a lot of fun, and it was for a good cause. We liked the idea of helping other people.” Thanks to all the trail riders for supporting Friendship Ventures!
Venture to New Places - Travel with Ventures Travel, LLC
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Hawaii vacationers paused before visiting the Maui Ocean Center during a recent trip.
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In 2004, Ventures Travel LLC was established as a limited liability company continuing to offer exciting trips to those who want to travel. Ventures Travel, LLC will offer 97 trips in 2007 to destinations like Branson, Mo., the Black Hills, various Disney parks, an Arizona dude ranch, the Wisconsin Dells and Northern Minnesota. Trips are planned to please the tastes of all travelers, from sports lovers to country music fans, history buffs, sun worshippers and festival lovers. Vacationers may travel by van, train, airplane or cruise ship.
Check out the new trips offered in 2007, and start planning now for a memorable vacation. Click here to visit Ventures Travel, LLC’s website, www.venturestravel.org or call 952-852-0107.
Please Come to Our Holiday Party
Good food, good spirits, good company and all for a good cause. Come join the Camp Friendship Auxiliary as its members host their Annual Holiday and Wine Tasting Event, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at the Rueben Lindh Dining Hall at Camp Friendship in Annandale. The public is invited to ring in the holidays and enjoy this festive event.
Hot hors d’oeuvres and homemade holiday goodies will be served. To maintain tradition, the wine tasting event will also be part of the party. A bake sale, a silent auction, and a quilt raffle will be held in conjunction with the event. Tickets are $12.50 per person. All proceeds benefit Friendship Ventures. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Friendship Ventures at 320-274-8376 or 800-450-8376.
In Thanksgiving...
In this season of Thanksgiving, Friendship Ventures is thankful to so many people for so much. We thank our participants with disabilities for the unconditional love, exuberance, gratitude and unbridled joy they share with us. We’re also grateful to their families, volunteers, supporters, neighbors, donors, staff and friends. We’re proud of the opportunities we provide to our participants, and thank everyone who lends us a hand. Every gift, every act of kindness is equally important to us. We can’t do it alone, and we’re so thankful for everyone who helps us.
Thanks to Donors
Special thanks to these donors for their recent contributions to fund scholarships:
- Crow Wing Power Community Trust, Brainerd
- Western National Mutual Insurance
- ING Foundation, Atlanta
- Otto Bremer Foundation, St. Paul
- William and Jane Dudley Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
- BTD Manufacturing, Inc. Foundation, Detroit Lakes
And thanks to BTD Manufacturing, Inc. Foundation, Detroit Lakes, for a second grant to support transition activities at Camp New Hope.
Thanks to all donors!
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Friendship Ventures is a non-profit agency that creates unique educational, recreational and social opportunities for people of all ages with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. We also offer conference and retreat services and professional team-building programs to the communities we serve. Friendship Ventures operates Camp Friendship near Annandale, MN, Eden Wood Center in Eden Prairie, MN and Camp New Hope near McGregor, MN.