Minneapolis Greek Festival - Charity

C.A.D.E. (Children with Autism Deserve Education)

The basis of C.A.D.E. is to help fund education for autism for children that don’t have the funding to obtain it.  The direct teaching method known as ABA/VB has been found to be the most effective treatment for autism and is the methodology that we support.  Unfortunately, many children with autism don’t have the opportunity to benefit from this effective therapy & public schools don’t have the funding to provide it.  C.A.D.E would like to be able to help fund those children that don’t have the financial means for this.  Children with autism deserve to obtain the most effective means of education and we will help them get it.

C.A.D.E. will also support medical interventions for children.  There are many medical interventions that are being found helpful to the growing population of autism.  We will help provide funding for interventions that are supported and managed by medical doctors in the Twin Cities.

C.A.D.E. is 100% a volunteer organization, from the board to the other volunteers and all event proceeds it ultimately receives will go directly to fund grants for children in the Twin Cities.

Click here to learn more about C.A.D.E.

Joyce Uptown Food Shelf Food Drive

Taste of Greece and Joyce Uptown Food Shelf are joining forces to fill the shelves!  Bring 3 non-perishable food items to Taste of Greece 2012 and receive 2 free tickets (good for food and drink throughout the festival weekend.)

Joyce Uptown Food Shelf, located at 3041 Fremont Ave., S. in Minneapolis, has been serving hungry residents of southwest Minneapolis for over 40 years.

Their mission is "To distribute food to those in need with respect and dignity as an expression of the love of God."

Their services are:

• Providing clients with a 3-day supply of food once a month.
• Helping approximately 1,400 people each month,  Many of them families and elderly neighbors.
• Using donated money to purchase food at less than 20 cents per pound.

For more information about Joyce Uptown Food Shelf, click here.

Welcome to St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church.  We are located at 3450 Irving Ave. S. in Minneapolis.   To learn more about St. Mary's and Orthodoxy, please visit our website at www.stmarysgoc.org.

Mission Statement

To proclaim, celebrate, and share the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ in accordance with the Orthodox Tradition

Tasks

Hear the good news of what God has done in Jesus Christ (preaching, evangelism, mission);

Pray in order to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit (worship, the Sacraments, fasting);

Grow in knowledge by learning the new life in Christ and the Orthodox Tradition (catechism, Bible study, education);

Serve the poor, suffering, and needy, and bear witness to the Kingdom of God by working for social and economic justice;

Share our lives with each other (fellowship, meals, social and cultural events).