NEWS RELEASE

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               September 22, 2011                           Nancy Maeker

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A Minnesota Without Poverty (AMWP) Announces second  Enough for All Campaign in District 3 (Edina/Minnetonka).

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Edina, MN – A Minnesota Without Poverty (AMWP) announces the second of five in their campaign of Enough for All.  A Minnesota Without Poverty is a statewide movement to end poverty in Minnesota by 2020 and a partner in the Half in Ten Campaign.  We believe there is enough for all to have enough, if we all do our part.

The Enough for All Campaign will focus on issues on poverty in Minnesota and the United States.  There will be five campaign events in five Congressional Districts across the state.  The second Enough for All Campaign will be held in Edina on October 22 and Minnetonka on October 23, and is open to the public.  These campaigns will include: Arts opening with live performances, call to action on state and federal issues, mini-workshops and learning stations, discussion with your elected officials, the Minnesota Church Ladies live, fair-like atmosphere, food and drink and activities for the whole family.

Enough for All Campaign Dates:

Rochester                    Aug 10-11     Whistle Binkie’s & Rochester Arts Center

Edina/Minnetonka        Oct 22-23      Church of St. Patrick & Adath Jeshurun Congregation

Minneapolis                  Nov. 10         Fundraiser Dinner at Temple Israel Congregation

Grand Rapids               Early 2012

Staples                        Early 2012

“A Minnesota Without Poverty is pleased to partner with several local and national organizations and businesses to help bring more attention to the growing issues affecting people in poverty and the response needed by the community to create a society where poverty no longer exists,” said Nancy Maeker, executive director of A Minnesota Without Poverty.

For more information checkout our website www.mnwithoutpoverty.org or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  To register for the either or both events call 952-697-1414 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Co-sponsors include: Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Church of St. Patrick, Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin, Half in Ten, ICA Food Shelf,  Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Northwest Area Foundation, Otto Bremer Foundation, Resource West, VEAP, 

By Jim Jordal

I heard it again the other day: "It’s not about money, it’s about people." Sounds good, doesn’t it? Makes us feel that we’re somehow above all the smelly, earthy turmoil surrounding markets, budgets, taxes, spending. Allows us to delude ourselves that we are somehow better than the world of mammon, that besmirched, dirty stuff that greedy financiers and money wizards struggle over. But that’s not us, is it?

Folks, we had better get concerned about money if we’re ever going to conquer poverty in America, not to mention the world. It’s is about money, stupid! If we want to be about people, then we’d better also be about money. We need to learn where money comes from, why there’s so little of it, and why we can’t seem to make any changes in either of these. About the only thing most of us do know about money is that there’s not enough of it, but few care to find out why. Just so we have enough for ourselves. It’s sort of a peripheral area not to be concerned with because we’re so busy rescuing people.