Your Lake Crystal Happenings
from the Lake Crystal Area Chamber of Commerce
Saturday, June 6th
Zion Lutheran Church and Cornerstone United Methodist Church are joining together to do a food drive for ECHO Food Shelf on
SATURDAY, JUNE 6th
They will be collecting much needed personal care items: TOILET PAPER, SOAP, SHAMPOO, TOOTHPASTE, DEODORANT, TOOTHBRUSHES,
AND- FOOD: most needed are CANNED CHICKEN, CANNED TUNA, PEANUT BUTTER, FLOUR, SUGAR, OIL, CANNED VEGETABLES (please check expiration dates)
Cash donations are also accepted. Make checks out to ECHO Food Shelf.
Collection will be on SATURDAY, JUNE 6th. Place donated items in plastic bags and set out on the curb by 10:00 am.
Donations can also be dropped off at Zion Lutheran.
Anyone who would like to help pick up donations please contact Rod at 507-380-3351, call or text or e-mail to randli@mchsi.com or send Facebook message to Gina Setter.
Helpers will meet at 10:00 at Zion Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 6th to begin collecting donations.
Please consider helping our community by donating and/or volunteering.
Lake Crystal Blood Drive
Recreation Center Gym
621 W. Nathan St.
 
Monday, June 8, 2020
12:30 pm to 5:30 pm
 
Please visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: LAKECRYSTALMN   
OR CALL 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT  
GRACE Thrift Store
Public Shopping Opener
We are going to attempt Opening our doors back up to the Public on
June 9th and 11th!

This is how it will work:
1. You must have a face mask to enter. GRACE will have hand sanitizer and gloves for you at the door. ( If you do not have a mask, there will be home-made ones available for $5). This will go towards the efforts to keep GRACE going.

2. GRACE will have 5 baskets (sanitized) Lined up outside of the door- you must grab a basket to enter. (We will only be allowing 5 shopper in the building at a time.) *If there are no baskets outside the door, then please wait in your car until one becomes available. They will reward people who pay with CASH- "Perks" on future purchases.

3. At this time, GRACE will not be limiting how long you can shop- but remind you to keep others in mind. If it becomes a problem, we will set limits on shopping times.

NOTE: GRACE will ONLY be open 11-3 on Tuesdays and Thursdays unless circumstances change- stay tuned to our Facebook page (and windows) for updates.
FREE Breakfast and Lunch Program Offered through LCWM School
Grab and go meals for children ages 1-18 are available at each of the locations below beginning Tuesday, June 2nd. School district vans will be delivering meals to the locations at the times listed. Please call the district office at 507-726-2323 with any questions. Thank you!
LCWM Elementary: 11:30-12:30
Garden City: 11:00-11:30 *NEW LOCATION-by 1st Baptist Church
Vernon Center: 11:45-12:15
Crystal Creek: 11:00-11:20
Lily Lakes: 11:25-11:50
Rapidan: 12:00-12:20
Please note there will be NO meals Monday, June 1 or Friday, July 3.
New Updates from the LCARC
The LCARC 9th Annual Duathlon is going VIRTUAL
The Annual LCARC Duathlon & 5k has become a virtual race this year. This means that all participants will complete the race individually. The race completion window will be from June 19th-21st. All participants will receive a medal in the mail within a week of completion and times will be posted to the facebook page.

This race is a 3.1 mile run (5k), 13 mile bike ride, and then a 2 mile run. Or you can choose to run/walk just the 5k. You can sign up as an individual or a team for the duathlon. As a team, one team member will run, and the other will bike.
Register online - CLick HERE to Register
Community Picnic Fundraiser - Postponed to August 18th
Summer Reading Program
Sign-up for the Blue Earth County Libraries' Summer Reading Program 2020, "Imagine Your Story," began on May 18th, but you have all summer to enjoy the world of books!
Children Ages 0-17 can earn a Barnes & Noble gift card for time spent reading or being read to. Children ages 0 to 3 will earn a 5.00 card; children ages 4 to 11 will earn a 10.00 card; kids ages 12 to 17 will earn a $15.00 card.  
 
In addition to the reading incentive, children can attend weekly fun, educational virtual programs on our website and Facebook page. Programs this year include: "Dragons: Return of the Ice Sorceress" presented by ScienceTellers; "Imagine the Magic of Your Story" by Mike Prestby; "Engineering Hero" with Peter Johnson; Peter Bloedel's Perpetual Variety Show; musician Billy Hartong; The Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo; and many others. The links for the video programs will be posted on the news flash of our website's homepage and also on our Facebook page.
For more information call (507)304-4020.  
       
To participate in this year's program is easy as 1-2-3.
Step 1 :  Click the link Here to sign-up.   
Step 2 :  Start reading. Each participant will need to read 10 books to earn the Barnes & Noble gift card. 
Step 3 : When you have completed all 10 books, fill out & submit the reading log.   


Summer Reading Log  - to be completed once all 10 books have been read.

June 11th
Virtual Pub Crawl -
7:00 to 8:00 pm
for details click HERE
BECHS Upcoming Events
June 4th - Beginning Online Genealogy
As we cannot get together for programs at the moment, BECHS is bringing programming to your living room.

Ancestry, Family Search, My Heritage and more are all different online places to start your online genealogy. But which one may be right for you? Learn about beginning your online journey into genealogy or discover some new tricks to breathe new light into your online genealogy.

Admission is $7/adults, Free for BECHS Members. This presentation will be brought to you through Zoom. Registration opened on May 28 at 5 p.m.
Dreaming of a vacation? Let's get planning!
When the time is right - Contact Amber Pietan with ALL of your upcoming travel needs. 507.382.0669 Just click HERE
Please be kind!
Your Lake Crystal Businesses rely on YOU!
Please contact the Chamber office with any questions or concerns!