Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, MI

Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly

527 Hancock Avenue
Hancock, MI 49930

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Keweenaw Winter Fun Sweepstakes 2006

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This contest provides funding for our Thanksgiving and Christmas Day dinners and our Christmas Gift Boxes. Our holiday parties are for anyone 60 and older who would otherwise be alone on these holidays. The meals are prepared from scratch, from peeling the white and sweet potatoes, to cooking more than 60 turkeys (baked in the kitchen of Michigan Tech's Wadsworth Hall) to homemade desserts and pies. For the homebound we package the same meal and recurit a volunteer to deliver the meal and stay for a visit.

There are no income qualifications and we provide transportation we requested. We expect more than 300 seated guest and more than half will be transported by our volunteer drivers, and we'll send out more than 300 meals to the homebound.

We also operate programs year-round. Firewood cuttinmg, Friendly Visiting, Medical Transportation in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties, transportation to the regional medical center in Marquette, Grocery Shopping, Scott's Matinee, and Toddler Teas round out our services.

All of these services are provided at no charge to our elderly friends. Fundraisers like these provide a large percentage of the funding for our programs.
Keweenaw Winter Fun Sweepstakes 2006 Fundraiser

snowblower Yard Machines Gold 8.5 HP 26" cut
1st prize is an 8.5 HP 26" Yard Machines

Two Stage Snowblower

with Electric Start and Tire Chains

Won by Judy Szyszkowki of Chassell, Michigan

2nd prize is One Night

at the Ramada Waterfront in Hancock!

Donated by the Ramada Waterfront
Won by Russell Wirsu of Laurium, Michigan

Ramada Waterfront Hancock MI

Elizabeth Cool as a Cucumber First Dance

Three 3rd prizes Ceramic Dolls

left Elizabeth from Hamilton Heritage Dolls 18" tall Won by Hugo Harkonen of Chassell, Michigan
middle Cool as a Cucumber from Ashton-Drake Galleries 10" tall Won by Tommie Waugh of White Lake, Michigan
right The First Dancing Lesson from Hamilton Heritage Dolls 12" tall Won by Peter Maierle of Calumet, Michigan

Our choice of award

4th prize is a Case of Preserves
Donated by Wood'N Spoon in Mohawk, MI. This is a dozen 9 ounce jars of jams and jellies, including thimbleberry, blueberry, strawberry, and many others Yummy! Selection shown is representative.

Won by Judy Sturvist of Lake Linden, Michigan
Case of Jam

Contest entries must be received by December 22, 2006, 10:00am. Restrictions apply to prizes. The snowblower must be picked up at our office. The motel room is subject to availability, we'll ship the dolls. Shipping of the preserves may be delayed due to extremely cold weather. Complete rules are included with the ticket.