Join us! Strikes for STEP
December 21, 2011
Join us for an afternoon of Bowling, Pizza and Door Prizes to raise funds for STEP’s Home! Thanks to The Park Tavern for donating lanes for the event! Saturday, January 21, 2012 11am to 2pm The Park Tavern 3401 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55426 Buy a Lane: $50 per hour (up to 6 people) Per... Read more »
This Holiday Season in Numbers
December 21, 2011
Click on each number to learn more and to help support the work in our community! 530 St. Louis Park families that received a Thanksgiving Food Basket from STEP 78 Volunteers needed to set-up STEP’s Toy Shop and distribute new toys to over 700 St. Louis Park children 61,921 Pounds of food distributed... Read more »
The Goal is in Sight!
December 12, 2011
Thanks to the support of over 580 generous donors to STEP’s Capital Campaign, we have reached the final $100,000! As of November 2011, STEP has only $97,000 more to raise in donations and pledges to completely pay for our permanent home at 6812 W. Lake St. in St. Louis Park. We’re hoping... Read more »
Sharon Anderson, Toy Shop Volunteer
December 9, 2011
Picture toys stacked on tables decorated beautifully with holiday wrapping paper. It’s like pictures you’ve seen of toys created at Santa’s workshop. That was my reaction when I walked into STEP’s holiday toy distribution for the first time. I think this magical moment... Read more »
Don and Arline Turkington
December 8, 2011
STEP is proud to have such committed and loyal volunteers to call “ours”. So many of these volunteers have served STEP for many years. Two of those volunteers, Don and Arline Turkington, have been faithfully involved with STEP for over 30 years. Don and Arline began their involvement with STEP... Read more »
STEP Distributes 530 Holiday Food Baskets
December 7, 2011
Throughout November, STEP, St. Louis Park’s local food shelf, was a little busier than normal. Each day, STEP volunteers and staff were not only distributing the usual amount of food—over 3,000 pounds—and clothing—over 30 bags—they were also distributing Thanksgiving Food Baskets to St. Louis... Read more »
NEW TOYS NEEDED!
December 7, 2011
As of December 6th, STEP has 367 children registered for our December Holiday Program. Our registration continues through Tuesday, December 13th and we expect to serve over 1,000 children this Holiday Season through our Toy Shop. The Toy Shop relies on donations of toys and Target Gift certs from... Read more »