Regional Divisions
Spring 2009 Minnesota North Collecting New Socks and Undies
All congregations in the Minnesota North District are invited to collect new socks and undies (men’s, women’s and children’s) for Orphan Grain Train and bring them to the in-gathering at the Minnesota North District Convention, April 27-29, 2009, at Madden’s Resort, Brainerd, Minnesota. These items will be sent to help meet the needs of children in the Texas missions and other countries where new items are allowed. For more information, please call Gene Pasche (Director of Orphan Grain Train Minnesota North Division) at (320) 589-2796.
Potatoes Sent to Ysleta Mission
On Sept. 4, 2007, 42,000 pounds of potatoes from Minnesota North Regional Division were delivered to Ysleta Lutheran Mission in El Paso, Texas.
Photos courtesy Elvira Viramontes, YLM.
The potatoes, donated by a farmer in Long Prarie, Minn., will be distributed by YLM to needy people in the area.
Fall 2006
Health kits collected by the MN North LWML in 2005 for Hurricane Katrina recovery.
Collection of new socks and undies at the 2006 MN North District LCMS Convention in Brainerd, Minn.
Hospital beds donated by Eventide Lutheran Home in Moorhead, Minn.
A load of donated clothing from South Dakota Regional Division.
Volunteers pause for a group photo while loading boxes of sorted clothing to be shipped where needed most by Wisconsin Regional Division.
Volunteers after packing another load to be shipped by Wisconsin Regional Division.
Minnesota North Spring 2006
Since January, 2006, the division has done the following:
* January - Collected Global Care Packages and brought them to Norfolk.
* January - Brought 28 boxes of health kits to Norfolk
* February - Our division emptied our trailer (800 or more boxes were sent to the Wisconsin Division for shipping. (Thank you Bill for your help)
* March - We are receiving lots of quilts at this time that the ladies in our District have made this past winter.
* We continue to work with South Dakota Division with receiving and storing boxes until shipping.
* As of April 10, we have 504 boxes in our warehouse.
Director of Minnesota North Division
Eugene Pasche