Friday Photo: Butterball 2011 Fundraiser
December 9th, 2011
I took this photo at the bi-annual Butterball Party that was chaired by our friend, Minnesota adventurer, explorer and author Dan Buettner. Rudy and Ana were our hosts for the fun evening and they served on Dan’s committee for the gala.
This year the fundraiser is slated to surpass the $100,000 raised in 2009. All the proceeds from The Butterball Party 2011 support the wonderful work of Open Arms. Open Arms is the only nonprofit organization in Minnesota that cooks and delivers free, delicious and nutritious meals to individuals living with serious and life-threatening illness, as well as their caregivers and dependent children.
Photo: From Left- Ana Schofield (Producer Rudy Maxa’s World for PBS) and my wife, Lindsay our Nipntuck Editor.
Friday Photo: Minneapolis Turkey Trot
December 2nd, 2011
My daughter, Ashley participated in this year’s Thanksgiving Turkey Trot. Here we are at the start of the race and then a nice photo of a familiar river bank site along the course.
The inaugural race began in 1989 in downtown Minneapolis. The LifeTime Fitness Turkey Day 5K has grown to host upwards of 15,000 fun-loving walkers, joggers and runners every Thanksgiving morning since then.
Besides becoming a local tradition for many, the event helps to supply the pantries of local food shelves with a record of 50,000 pounds of food being collected on race day.
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