Service Club to hold meeting Tuesday

Fairmont Service Club will meet noon Tuesday, Nov. 15, at the Best Western Hotel in Fairmont. The program this week will feature Nicole Johnson, chairman of Visit Fairmont. The public is always welcome to join club members for these programs. For more information, please call president, Gary Schaub, at (507) 236-6701.

Fairmont Library to host Books and Brews

Bring your coffee (we’ll bring the treats) and join library staff beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Fairmont Library, 110 N. Park St. in Fairmont. Library staff will talk about new book releases. This program is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.

CREST Participating in Give to the Max Day

CREST is proud to participate in the 14th annual Give to the Max Day on Thursday, Nov. 17. Give to the Max is a statewide giving event that raises millions each year for more than 6,000 causes across Minnesota and beyond.

Presently, CREST is in the midst of their annual appeal to raise money for the 2023 fiscal year. Funds are being raised to pay for salaries, insurance, office supplies, postage, and printing. All gifts given from October-December will be matched by an anonymous donor so if you participate in the Annual Appeal or Give to the Max Day, your gift will be doubled.

The mission of CREST is to help people improve their quality of life and remain independent as long as possible. They do this with live-in-home services, support groups, classes, out and about events and volunteer opportunities. Currently, CREST has 55 volunteers that serve around 140 active care receivers and in their 25 years of existence CREST volunteers have volunteered more than 46,000 hours.

To participate in Give to the Max Day, you can go to Givemn.org on the internet and type in CREST in the search line. If you would like to give directly to the CREST Annual Appeal, you may send your tax-deductible gift to: CREST, 820 Winnebago Avenue, Suite 2, Fairmont, MN 56031.