MC&MCA 2014 Annual Meeting and Excellence Awards Banquet

Words: Renae RogersThe MC&MCA Annual Meeting and Excellence Awards Banquet is fast approaching! Join MC&MCA on Friday, February 21, for the 2014 Annual Meeting and Excellence Awards Banquet. This will be the first year that the Awards Banquet is held on a Friday night. We hope many of you can attend!!

Along with our meeting and banquet, we conduct the annual silent auction. This has always been a good fundraiser for MC&MCA. Items contributed last year included a Stihl gas leaf blower, trout stamp print, tickets (dinner theatre, Twins, Timberwolves), laser range meter, bird bath, Dremel tool kit, wine, camp stove, fly fishing trip, gardening tools and much more!

Visit www.mcmca.com or call 651-293-9295 for additional information.
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