Spare Key Seeks Nominations for the 2014 Derian Keech Parade of Kindness Award

Spare Key, a Minnesota-based non-profit that provides housing grant payments to families is seeking nominations for the 2014 Derian Keech Parade of Kindness Award. The award, named after the son of Robb and Patsy Keech, founders of Spare Key, honors the life of Derian Keech who earned his “Angel Wings”

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U.S. Bank Foundation Makes $5,000 Donation to Spare Key

A big Spare Key “Thank You” to the U.S. Bank Foundation for their generous $5,000 grant to Spare Key! U.S. Bank has been a long and committed supporter of our efforts to help families “Bounce and not Break” and we are proud of our ongoing relationship with their organization, its

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A Sweet Donation from Tank Goodness and Bell State Bank & Trust

How sweet is this? Cindy Erickson, owner of Tank Goodness, a company that makes and delivers delicious warm chocolate chip cookies, donated $500.00 to Spare Key! The donation is part of the Pay It Forward program from Bell State Bank & Trust. Desiree’ Cremers, a Spare Key mom whose family

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Cities 97 Sampler Program Donates Nearly 18k to Spare Key Families

Spare Key was honored to be one of the organizations selected to share in the proceeds from Cities 97 Sampler Volume 24 — and we just received a check for NEARLY $18,000 to be used to help Spare Key families!!! A HUGE and HEARTFELT thanks to our friends at Cities

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96.3 K-TWIN/Spare Key Golf Scramble Raises Nearly $16,000 for Spare Key Families

The Golf Scramble this year was a HUGE SUCCESS, with nearly 16 THOUSAND dollars raised for Spare Key! Here’s 96.3 K-TWIN’s B.T. with Spare Key Executive Director Erich Mische.

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Spare Key Program Director Nikki Lignell at the Michael Foods Employee Giving Drive

Thank you to our friends at Michael Foods for hosting this event!

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Is the Nonprofit Sector Right For You?

Some nice ink for Spare Key in this TWIN CITIES BUSINESS article! Executive Director Erich Mische was interviewed for a piece on making a career switch from the for-profit world to the nonprofit sector. Here’s a brief excerpt from the article: As for fund-raising? Mische credits his board of directors

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Double Play: The Saints and Spare Key Team Up for Families!

We had a GREAT time at the Saints game last night! Huge thanks to the Saints and to everyone who came out to support Spare Key families and have some fun! Photos from the event can be viewed on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151688756999516.1073741829.72091774515&type=3  

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Unusual medical condition gives Abe, his parents tough start to new life

This Green Bay Press Gazette article featured Spare Key family Emma and Mike Slowinski and their son Abe of De Pere, Wisconsin. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20130529/GPG0101/305290431/Unusual-medical-condition-gives-Abe-his-parents-tough-start-new-life?nclick_check=1

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MMIC presents $7,000 check to Spare Key

LaVonne Harrer of MMIC presented Spare Key Program Director Nikki Lignell with a check for $7,000.00 to help families with a seriously ill or critically injured child “Bounce not Break.” MMIC, a Minnesota-based company that provides physicians, clinics and hospitals with medical professional liability insurance and exceptional risk management services, is

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