100 Ideas for Kindness Deliver fresh-baked cookies to city workers Collect goods for a food bank Bring flowers to work and share them with coworkers Garden clubs can make floral arrangements for senior centers, nursing homes, hospitals, police stations, or shut-ins Adopt a student who needs a friend, checking in periodically to see how things [...]
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Random Act of Kindness Week Feb. 9th-15th, 2009
Published February 5th, 2009 by Tim.
5th Bridge invites everyone to participate in Random Acts of Kindness week and experience the “utter joy” that comes from doing good for others. To help get things started, here is a template for the week complete with a daily theme, thought for the day, and a few ideas or tips to make it easy [...]
2nd Annual Paper Airplane Fly-in at St. Olaf
Published February 3rd, 2009 by Tim.
Bring your kids in grades 1-5, to the 2nd Annual Paper Airplane Fly-In event on Sunday, February 22nd from noon to 2pm (sign-in at 11:45am)at the Tostrud Center on the St. Olaf campus. There will be a paper airplane flying contest, visit with a real pilot, and kids will learn about the physics of flight. [...]
7th Annual Northfield Jingle Bell Run/Walk a great success!
Published December 15th, 2008 by Kelly Irvine.
Carlson Capital Management, the American Center for Philanthropy and 5th Bridge thank the many volunteers and participants who came out last Saturday to make the 7th Annual Northfield Jingle Bell Run/Walk a great success! The weather was beautiful and we had a great turn-out with over 200 registered participants and their families and friends. We [...]
Everything you need to know about starting a Circle of Service
Published November 4th, 2008 by Tim.
Here’s an idea that may help you to fit volunteering into your busy schedules and allow you to serve in a manner that is fulfilling and rewarding…Idea #3 Form or join a Circle of Service. Local resident, City Councilman and early 5th Bridge Pledger, Jim Pokorney, developed the Circle of Service concept and the idea [...]
