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Open Arms of Minnesota
1414 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-872-1152
612-872-0866 (fax)

 

Join the Bread & Butter Club
Be a monthly supporter of Open Arms
by Kevin Shores, Open Arms volunteer

Two years ago I signed up to make a monthly donation to Open Arms using my Visa card. At first I wasn’t sure. I thought this might involve a lot of paperwork and phone calls. I didn’t know if I could commit to a monthly donation.

What I discovered is that it took only minutes to call Open Arms and get set up for automatic monthly donations. More importantly, I also realized that the money I was now giving to Open Arms was money I would have spent anyway. I was spending about $5.00 a day for lunch at work. Over the course of a month, that amounted to $100. I made one change in my life. I started bringing lunch to work a couple of days a week. Not only did that result in fewer leftovers at home, but the money donated to Open Arms ensured that people living with HIV/AIDS get a lunch every day as well.

I like the name of Open Arms' monthly giving program, the Bread & Butter Club. It reminds me of the basics of a meal and that is what I want to support at Open Arms. I want to contribute to the basic costs of operating Open Arms every month so people who are sick in this community can continue to receive nutritious meals.

Open Arms has made it very easy to contribute monthly. To learn more, and to become a member of the Bread & Butter Club, contact Cheryl at 612-872-1152 or cheryl@openarmsmn.org.