Connecting Kids Holiday Giving
One out of three youth in our area is not engaged in any out-of-school-time enrichment activity—that means nearly 2,000 hours of unstructured time each year.
Give a disadvantaged child in Greater Mankato the gift of belonging this holiday season by sponsoring a child through Connecting Kids and providing them an experience every child needs of participating in an organized activity.
Examples of how your donation can help:
$15 would sponsor a 10 year old to participate in Home Alone Safety Training
$20 would sponsor a 7 year old to participate in Softball Camp
$25 would sponsor a 12 year old to participate in Intro to Pottery Class
$35 would sponsor a 13 year old to participate in Youth Soccer
$50 would sponsor a 6 year old to participate in Swimming Lessons
$60 would sponsor a 16 year old to participate in Lancers Color Guard
$65 would sponsor an 8 year old to participate in Youth Tennis
$85 would sponsor a 9 year old to participate in Drama Kids
$100 would sponsor a 14 year old to participate in 9 weeks of Gymnastics
$150 would sponsor a 15 year old to participate in four months of Dance
$200 would sponsor an 11 year old to participate in Summer Horse Camp
$250 would sponsor a 10 year old to participate in Camp Patterson Summer Camp
View the full list of recreational programs youth can choose to participate in with Connecting Kids scholarships.
Two ways to give:
Send check to Greater Mankato Area United Way, 127 S. 2nd St. #190, Mankato, MN 56001. Please make checks out to “United Way” and write “Connecting Kids” in the memo.
Donate online at https://www.mankatounitedway.org/donate and type “Connecting Kids” in the comment box.