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Good Sam Cruise for Care is Saturday
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The Good Samaritan Society-Home Care is hosting a third annual fundraiser called Cruise for Care on Saturday, July 11. Participants will ride motorcycles or drive cars to each Good Samaritan Society facilities in Jackson, St. James, Mt. Lake, Westbrook and Windom. All proceeds will go to Good Samaritan Society-Home Care to purchase nursing equipment to serve clients in southwestern Minnesota.

“Not only will Cruise for Care raise money for useful equipment for our Home Care clients, but it also will be a fun event for the community members and will bring them to our Good Samaritan Society facilities,” Home Care Director Jodi Grandprey said.

Participants can register from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Good Samaritan Society-Jackson, 601 West Street. Registration is $20 and includes lunch, refreshments and door prizes. The fundraiser will be in St. James from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Mt. Lake from 11:30 a.m. to noon, Westbrook from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and Windom at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop out to view the cars and motorcycles and bid on silent auction items and join the fun.

Those seeking more information may call Nancy Garvin at 847-6220.

Thank you to our Jackson stop sponsor, Heser Auto & Detailing, for supporting Good Samaritan Society-Home Care Cruise for Care.

The Good Samaritan Society-Home Care is a Medicare Certified agency providing home- and community-based services in southwest Minnesota. Services include personal care and home management services, as well as Telehealth & WellAWARE monitoring under the supervision of registered nurses. Tailored to meet individual’s needs, the program’s goals are to allow clients to remain independent in their own homes for as long as possible and to offer needed care following hospitalization, illness or injury.

The Good Samaritan Society-Home Care is part of The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the nation’s largest not-for-profit senior care and services provider. The Society’s mission is to share god’s love in word and deed by providing shelter and supportive services to older persons and others in need, believing that “In Christ’s Love, Everyone Is Someone.”

For more information, contact Nancy Garvin at (507) 847-6220 or e-mail ngarvin@good-sam.com.

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