tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73352391327050887932011-07-07T20:13:54.423-05:00Charlie Mandilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01737349768623184400noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335239132705088793.post-13328810036271052992010-05-18T15:20:00.001-05:002010-05-18T15:58:52.468-05:00

Thanks to all of our sponsors who made the Gala 2010 the most successful Gala to date!Gracias a todos los patrocinadores quienes hicieron el Evento 2010 lo mas exitoso en récord!In-Kind Donations Throughout the Year / Donaciones de servicios y productosAllina Medical Clinic - NorthfieldAllinga Medical Clinic - FaribaultCannon Valley ClinicNorthfield HospitalNorthfield Hospital AuxiliaryNorthfield

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This past Saturday we held our annual fundraising event at the historic Bacharach Marketplace above the Cheese Cave in Faribault. Everything about the Gala this year was a success: Live music including a viola in the lobby, and folk music by Doug Madow and Mike Hildebrandt during the event, a sold-out silent auction that raised thousands of dollars for clinic services, and cheese, desserts,

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The Minnesota Department of Health recently released a Fact Sheet on insurance coverage in Minnesota. Here are some of of the interesting facts:In 2009, 9.1% of Minnesotans (480,000 people) did not have health insurance coverage. This is a dramatic increase and let me just say it again; a half-million people do not have health insurance in Minnesota. This number expands to 14% when people are

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A month after returning to our community here in SE Minnesota, my fresh eyes and new perspective have left with some very strong signals. More than anything, we should all be incredibly proud to be a part of such a diverse, vibrant, and cohesive community. Of all the places I have lived in Mexico, Chile, and Minnesota, the amount of support and community cohesion at a fundamental level, is

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