Christian Elder Memorial 900

Special thanks to Merchants Bank, major sponsor of the CEM - Christian Elder Memorial 900, and other community groups and businesses for their support of the CEM, benefiting Kids ‘n Kinship!

Please join us to celebrate and welcome the bike riders home from their 900 mile ride!

Check out the cyclists’ journey at www.cem900.com.

To support the rider’s efforts, click here to donate: Your contribution directly helps Kids ‘n Kinship to establish and sustain fulfilling mentoring relationships between children and volunteer mentors.

You can also mail your donation to:
Kids ‘n Kinship
14870 Granada Ave, #127
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Make checks payable to “Charity Ride for Kids ‘n Kinship” THANK YOU!

Kids 'n Kinship 40th Anniversary

2012 marks the 40th anniversary of Kids ‘n Kinship.

The program began in 1972, when a local couple, Dick and Carol Frick saw a need for young people to have a supportive adult friend.

Kids ‘n Kinship was run as an all volunteer program for the first 20 years.

The last 20 years, the program has continued its singular mission: to provide friendships to children in need of a positive adult role model.

The program has served over 3,000 youth in the past 40 years.

Click here for some wonderful pictures of our 40th Anniversary Gala.

Our Recent Appearance on Kare 11

Rick's Bike Sale A Huge Success!

Friday, May 24, 2013

Rick Anderson, mentor in Kids 'n Kinship, hosted his 5th annual bike sale last weekend at his home in Apple Valley. It was a huge success, despite the rain, and his biggest sale yet! He sold 129 bikes to community members, many of whom are participants in Kids 'n Kinship. As a result, Rick generously donated over $11,000 raised this year to Kids 'n Kinship! Overall his sales have brought in more than $33,000 to Kids 'n Kinship over the years and we couldn't be more grateful for his support!

Here's a photo of a young man, who is matched through Kids 'n Kinship, enjoying his new bike!

Posted by Ingrid Henry

Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota

Kids 'n Kinship has achieved Expert Partner status through Mentoring Partnership Minnesota's Quality Mentoring Assesment Path (QMAP) and has a 100% overall implementation rating on an extensive list of best practices and quality standards for mentoring programs. We are 1 of only 9 other programs to earn this distinguished rating under these rigorous guidelines.

Acknowledgments

Kids 'n Kinship wishes to acknowledge the generous support of Mail Pack and Ship, Apple Valley and their wonderful donation of printing of our newsletter.

7th Annual CEM