Thank You for your continued support to our program. We ask that you remember us on November 16 for “Give To the Max Day”
Don’t forget to see if your workplace will match your donation.
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http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Comofalconbnp


​Make a Donation
Choose a suggested amount below, or give whatever you want.

• $25 Allows us to run a background check to make sure a safe volunteer is placed with an elder
• $50 Supports an event and transportation for up to 10 people to come together avoiding the isolation that can be created by lack of transportation
• $100 Pays for the necessary office expenses per month
• $150 Covers the cost of rent in our building
• $200 Brings a special event to life honoring seniors and their volunteers, strengthening community ties
• $350 Pays for the cost of printing program materials to share with our elders and their families
• $500 Creates the ability for us to give over 1,000 miles in rides for appointments and errands
• $1,000 Gives us the opportunity to develop and expand our Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program, certifying 10 volunteers in First Aid and CPR
• $5,000 Expands our programs ability to develop and implement a new addition to our programs already successful services for seniors

Cooking for One. Cooking for You!
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I am Jennifer, Como Park resident and Homemaker for the Block Nurse program. Sharing food with neighbors started within hours of moving to the neighborhood. It was a hot July day and my new neighbors across the street brought over fruit salad and brownies. I knew I would love this neighborhood!

Over the years, talking about food and sharing food with neighbors has meant sharing when there is too much in the garden harvest; “borrowing” when there aren’t enough eggs in fridge to finish making those cookies; eating a casserole made for tired new parents; sending a nourishing meal to a grieving neighbor; the Block Party where cookies flow with the good conversations. Much of the time, preparing food and eating is a communal endeavor but as I have met more neighbors through the Block Nurse Program, I hear common questions about cooking for one. Cooking for You!

Cooking for one happens at different times in our lives: The 24-year old living on her own for the first time; the teenager home during the summer needing meals and snacks while his parents are at work; the married couple with different work schedules; the single parent whose kids are at their other parent’s house; the senior after their spouse has passed away or needed assisted living.

My future blogs will share recipes, tips and stories from around the neighborhood (and beyond) centered on cooking for one. The most important “one”, after all, is You!