The 2010 Campaign		News at Northern Lights CFC
Message from the Campaign Co-Chairs About Online Pledging   Need a Speaker at your Agency? Click here   Northern Lights CFC Our Target: $1,500,000.00 Our donations are $0.00 or 0% of our goal of $1,500,000.00 Thank you for your help! Thanks to you we’re at $0.00 or 0% →		IOWA CUBS-CFC FUNDRAISER - PLAYOFFS The Iowa Cubs, is thisclose to clinching the Central Division title and they have offered us the opportunity to get group tickets for the playoff game on Thursday, September 9th. We have a short window so get your orders in (use this form) and a portion of your ticket will go to support charities in the CFC. We will need your orders no later than COB on the 7th. iCare ABOUT THE COMMUNITY --  CROSBY FARM HABITAT RESTORATION National Public Lands Day is Saturday, September 25, 2010 and Northern Lights CFC and the Saint Paul Parks & Recreation Department are partnering with the National Park Service and REI to hold a large habitat restoration event at Crosby Farm Regional Park along the Mississippi River -- an area high in ecological significance. 150-200 volunteers are needed to remove the invasive buckthorn from the woods, which is a critical step in restoring the native ecosystem along the river. Training, tools, gloves, refreshments, and REI goodies will be provided! Please email Wink Newcomb of your interest: wnewcomb@communitysharesmn.org so we can get an idea of attendees. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. on September 25th and the event runs from 10:00 to 12:00 noon. Gather co-workers and family for a most-worthy effort and show that You Make the Difference! MN TWINS-CFC Fundraiser 9/30/10 They're on a roll and now you can share the excitement and make a CFC donation at the same time! And, these are seats that can't be beat for a terrific price: Home Plate View for the Toronto Blue Jays game 9/30. Use this form to order your tickets NOW! SUCH A DEAL!! LA LAKERS/MIAMI HEAT The Minnesota Timberwolves and Northern Lights CFC are presenting a super deal of tickets for two fabulous games: LA Lakers on Friday, November 19th and with the Miami Heat on April 1, 2011!! This is your chance to see Kobe Bryant and LeBron James live at the Target Center for the discounted price of $25 per ticket. These tickets will go fast and the deadline for ordering is October 29, 2010, so use this form to order now. AND, a portion of the ticket will go to the Northern Lights CFC! It doesn't get any better than that!! BIG NEWS Northern Lights and Central Iowa CFC have merged their campaigns and we want to welcome the Iowa federal employees to our expanded campaign area! The counties included surround Ames and Des Moines (which are also in the campaign) and can be seen in the campaign map. With the increasing use of online pledging, and now its extension to the Central Iowa agencies, we anticipate very little increase in expenses to add this area. PHOTOS We finally mastered getting slideshows of Campaign Events and the Awards Luncheon onto the website -- check it out under the Photo Gallery menu above. DID YOU KNOW... Previous users of CFC Nexus online pledging can log in and view their prior years' pledges under the menu item My Pledges. EMPLOYEES RECOMMEND A CHARITY Don't see a favorite charity on the list? Charities must apply annually to be included in the CFC Charity List. Let your favorite organization know about CFC and have them contact Wink Newcomb at wnewcomb@communitysharesmn.org or 651-647-6491 NEED A RECEIPT FOR FILING TAXES? Donors who need a receipt for their cash or check donation to the 2009 CFC may get one by contacting the CFC office at 651-647-6491 or by contacting Wink Newcomb: wnewcomb@communitysharesmn.org. Donors who made payroll deductions do not need a receipt as their end-of-year earnings statement along with their pledge form provide sufficient documentation.