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A Different Way for People to Taste Minnesota
With the Taste of Minnesota now in the rear view mirror for 2010, another restaurant organization, Twin Cities Originals, is getting ready for their own fundraising event. John Ryan of McCoy’s Public...
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Brain Injury Survivor Robbed At Own Fundraiser
By Reg Chapman, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Police want to know who stole hundreds of dollars from the survivor of a brain injury. A benefit had just finished in her honor when the crime happened...
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Fundraiser Held For Mpls. Girl Shot In The Neck
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A community is coming together to help a young girl who was the victim of a terrible crime. Guadalupe Galeno-Hernandez, 12, was shot in the neck in a drive-by shooting three...
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Timberwolves Hold Annual Fundraiser Tues. Night
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota Timberwolves are holding their 16th annual “Taste of the Timberwolves” fundraising event at Target Center on Tuesday night. Players, coaches and team officials will be...
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Doctor: Minn. Player’s Heart Now ‘Fully Recovered’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 17-year-old Perham High School basketball player continues to recover after collapsing during a game in January. A doctor at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview,...
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Elk River’s Unique Fundraiser: Put Car On Melting Ice
ELK RIVER (WCCO) — Many people are stopping by Lake Orono in Elk River and they’re wondering: What’s that thing sitting on the ice? Turns out the Elk River Chamber of Commerce put a car out on the...
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Elk River’s Unique ‘Ice Break 2011′ Fundraiser Shut Down
By Lindsey Seavert, WCCO-TV ELK RIVER (WCCO) — These days, organizations will do just about anything to keep their budgets from hitting thin ice. The Elk River Chamber of Commerce came up with a...
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Maplewood Police Hold Fundraiser For Fallen Officer Memorial
By Reg Chapman, WCCO-TV MINNEAPOLS (WCCO) -– The Maplewood Police Department held a fundraiser Saturday to help build a memorial to fallen police officer. Nearly a year ago, Sgt. Joe Bergeron, who...
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Dayton To Help Fundraise Against Gay Marriage Ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton is attending the first public fundraiser held by groups that want to defeat a gay marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution. The Democratic governor...
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Community Spotlight: Park Center Cheerleaders Go Pink
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Each week on WCCO-TV’s High School Sports Rally, we say thanks to a school organization that’s giving back. Our Community Spotlight Award this week goes to the cheerleaders at...
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Minnesota Fundraiser For Romney Postponed
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney won’t be visiting Minnesota for a fundraiser next week after all. Former rival Tim Pawlenty and others had planned a high-dollar...
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Braving The Cold For A Cause: Polar Bear Plunge Events
By Anna Berend Polar Bear Plunge MN Special Olympics MN Website There’s nothing like an icy, cold plunge into a freezing Minnesota lake to get the heart pumping. If this gets your heart to thumping...
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Barber Shops Use Their Clippers For Keith
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Several barber shops were open in the Twin Cities Monday. They would normally be closed, but the shops were cutting hair to raise money for Keith Barnes. Barnes was hit by a drunk...
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Feb. Fundraiser Set For Family Of Slain Lake City Officer
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A fundraiser has been set up to help the family of the Lake City police officer who died after suffering a gunshot wound to the head in December. The event — Support Officer...
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Curiocity: 9th Annual ‘Dish’ To Support Second Harvest
An annual fundraiser is returning for its ninth year with the hopes of raising awareness through good food, a great sense of community and a little comic relief. Second Harvest Heartland’s “Dish:...
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Savage Police Hold Benefit For Injured Officer
SAVAGE, Minn. (WCCO) – An officer hurt on the job got some overwhelming support tonight from the community he serves. “I didn’t expect this many people here,” said Frank Mackall. Officer Frank Mackall...
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‘Stop The Violence’ Fundraiser Held In North Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Some people living in North Minneapolis came together on Saturday to say they’re tired of violence. A carwash was held at Farview Park to bring attention to the problems. The...
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Fundraiser Set For Flood-Damaged Duluth Zoo
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A fundraiser will be held this week in Duluth to benefit the flood-damaged Lake Superior Zoo. Eleven animals in the barnyard exhibit died when floodwaters swamped the zoo in June....
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Beyond Bounds: BJ Viau Hosts Hoopathon Fundraiser One More Time
At the tender age of 9, BJ Viau had to face his mother’s impending mortality — Debbie had been diagnosed with Huntington’s disease. Unlike breast cancer, a foe that can be fought and defeated,...
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VP Nominee Ryan Makes Dash For Minn. Cash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan was making a quick dash for cash during his first Minnesota visit since joining Mitt Romney’s ticket. A Saturday night fundraiser in...
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