Community Partners COVID-19 Fundraiser

Dear Supporter, 

Community Partners has been providing support services to seniors and caregivers in the Two Harbors area since 2000.  In fact, this year, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary providing these crucial services to keep our older community members safe and supported.  Right now, the people we serve need us more than ever.  Your donation will help us be able to continue to provide our essential services.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, we have had to shift from helping older adults Age in Place to Sheltering in Place.  We are passionate about ensuring our seniors looked after during this time.  Currently, we are providing Transportation to Essential Medical Appointments, Grocery Shopping & Delivery, Telephone Reassurance (Friendly Phone Calls and Check-ins), Caregiver Support and Caregiver Support Group over the phone. We are also getting creative and partnering with KTWH 99.5 FM to offer Bingo on the Air on Tuesdays at 1:30pm.  We have bingo cards at our office for anyone who wants to participate!

Over the last 7 weeks, we have seen the number of grocery deliveries provided triple.  Each week we sign up new participants, and deliver more groceries.  This is huge considering we have only offered this program for just over a year.  We have also had to make the hard decision to cancel 2 of our 3 major fundraisers; Spring Fling & Black Tie Bingo Event, and our 3rd Annual Pulled Pork and Pie on the 4th of July.  As with other nonprofits, we rely on a diverse source of income to sustain our work and we are saddened at the loss of this source  of income and being able to offer these fun events to our community members.

Your donation will go toward our Grocery Shopping Program and our Care Package Project.  We have always been concerned with social isolation amongst older adults, and now, we want to be sure at least a few seniors we serve have something special during this time, as well as the groceries they need.

Thank you for your help in helping us continue to support our older neighbors and caregivers.

Sincerely,

Taylor Holm

Executive Director