Volunteering with Every Third Saturday

Every November we volunteer with a program that serves Veterans. This year we went back to Every Third Saturday. They provide clothing and services to homeless veterans who are transitioning to civilian life. We hosted a clothing drive first and then brought our items with us when we spent the afternoon sorting the donations for the upcoming events. We spent time sorting the clothing into … Continue reading Volunteering with Every Third Saturday

Clothing Drive

As many of your know, Veteran causes are very close to us at Team Lucky Duck. Each November, we try to volunteer at an organization that services Veterans and their families. Last year, we teamed up with Every Third Saturday. We organized and sorted donated goods to get ready for their monthly event. As their name suggests, on every third Saturday they host veterans and … Continue reading Clothing Drive

Volunteering – September 2018

This month Team Lucky Duck volunteered at a food shelf in Eagan called The Open Door. We sorted through donated produce to stock the shelves before the store opened for customers. One of the best parts of volunteering at local food shelves is seeing all the donated produce from the local grocery stores. With so much food waste in our country it is reassuring to … Continue reading Volunteering – September 2018

Volunteering with Lakeville School District

Team Lucky Duck spent some time with Lakeville’s Ready, Set, Achieve! program this month. Ready, Set, Achieve! hosts a large event as school begins to give school supplies, as well as clothing to families that attend school or live within the Lakeville Area Public School District that are in need. Red pens, composition notebooks and coats and jackets were the items that were in most … Continue reading Volunteering with Lakeville School District

KW Charity Golf Tournament

Our office participated in the annual Keller Williams Charity Golf Tournament. Great weather, awesome camaraderie and a fabulous cause made for an amazing day. The funds raised supported the local organization The Link. The Link was founded in North Minneapolis and continues to support that neighborhood to ‘overcome the impacts of poverty and social injustice’. It was founded it 1991 by former Vikings players, Jim … Continue reading KW Charity Golf Tournament

Volunteering – April

This month, Team Lucky Duck spent time at Vineyard Community Services. They have a location in Burnsville at the South Metro Vineyard Church and serve residents of Dakota County. Each Tuesday evening and Saturday morning, they welcome those who are in need of groceries to visit the food shelf. We volunteered on a Tuesday afternoon, working on getting ready for the distribution that evening. We … Continue reading Volunteering – April

Junior Achievement

This month, we have volunteered to teach Junior Achievement to a kindergarten class in one of our local schools. Junior Achievement is a program that enforces real world skills in our schools through a curriculum that ties themes from what they are learning in their classrooms to real life application. It is conducted in 5, 30 minute sessions that focus on some of the concepts … Continue reading Junior Achievement