Thank you to Julie Hafenstein, our generous Silpada representative, for all of the work she put into our fundraiser this year! Another thank you to everyone that came to the party, ordered online or booked a party as we were able to raise nearly $800 because of you!

If you would like to see what Julie has to offer you can visit her Facebook page. She always has special offers and drawings for free jewelry, don’t miss out.

THANK YOU for another successful year!

Join us to see the beauty of this jewelry in person or place your order online to help River’s Rally! We have set a high goal again this year, please help us reach it.

If you are ordering online, go to this link: http://sild.es/Gpu

You should see “Selected Hostess” as River’s Rally Fundraiser

AND the party just keeps getting better!!!
Attend the Silpada Fundraiser for River’s Rally at Julia’s Java on Feb 27 & you will be entered into a drawing for one of TWO $10 Gift Cards to use at Julia’s Java!
ALSO, we will be doing a drawing for $50 in FREE SILPADA Jewelry for anyone who orders at the party OR online!! This is how it works: The amount you buy (not including shipping/tax) earns you entries into the jewelry drawing, spend up to $49=1 entry, $50-$100= 2 entries, greater than $100= 3 entries!!!!
AND if we reach our goal for the fundraiser, the FREE JEWELRY will increase to $100 FREE!!!
**Remember, 30% of your retail order goes DIRECTLY to River’s Rally & helps us reach our GOAL!!!
If you have already placed an order, THANK YOU & you are entered into the drawing! Want to add to your order to get more entries? You sure can!! Let me know & I can help you out with that! It’s all going to such a great cause! Happy Shopping!

Where does the time go? It is hard to believe that it has already been 2 months since the 5th annual event! We have had a busy two months planning the new pavilion at River’s Park (Milltown Skate Park) as well as repainting the ramps there. We also have been working with Jay, at Madman Designs and Faith’s Lodge on permanent tree plaque memorials and this is wrapping up soon as well! They turned out more beautiful than words can describe. Lastly, we have been working on all of the loose ends that go along with hosting a major event! We spend 5-6 months preparing for each year and another 2-3 months wrapping it all up. Very, very thankful for our team of 7 that help get everything done!

We raised just about $8,000 this year putting our grand total of the last 5 years over $50,000!! This is amazing and so very heartwarming. I do not have the official race results handy at the moment or I would post them in addition to this update so check back for those and some pictures as well.

We want to thank the countless number of people that help this organization function. From hands and feet asking for donations to the donors themselves and everyone in between, we could not do this without you. We could not help the number of people that we do without your constant support. THANK YOU!! Looking forward to next year!

You can still pre-register for the race or walk, just remember that you will need to add a t-shirt to your checkout if you’d like one. All pre-registered participants (that means up until the day of the event) will receive a free water bottle!

Register here!

We are looking forward to celebrating River’s 5th birthday with everyone. Donations of auction and raffle prizes are arriving daily! Thank you to all of our donors and supporters. Thank you for helping us make this the best year yet, words cannot express our appreciation!

“A person’s a person, no matter how small.” — Dr. Seuss

Here is just a start to the items that will be on our live auction (or raffle) in just 3 weeks! Don’t miss your chance at some of these amazing items! Updates can be found here.

2 passes to Superior Public Museums – visit either the Fairlawn Mansion or the S.S. Meteor.
1 night stay in a standard room/chalet + dinner for 2 at the Grand Buffet at Grand Casino Hinckley
2 adult theatre tickets to Festival Theatre
1 night lodging at Microtel Inn & Suites in Rice Lake, WI
$25.00 gift certificate for Balsam Lake Pro Lawn
$50.00 gift certificate for Grandma’s Restaurant Company in Duluth, MN
4 Action City passes to Metropolis Resort in Eau Claire, WI
1 night stay in a Harborview Room (Sunday-Thursday) at Holiday Inn & Suites in Duluth, MN
$25.00 gift certificate for Duluth Grill
4 passes to Great Lakes Aquarium
$20 gift certificate for Red Lobster
4 passes to Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward, WI
1 night stay at Comfort Suites in a deluxe lake view king or double queen suite (not valid June-August).
4 Water Park tickets at Mt. Olympus  + 4 tickets to Top Secret in Wisconsin Dells.
$20 gift certificate to Grizzly’s in Duluth, MN
Free hotel stay and $20 off any food purchase at St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake.
Family pass to ride round trip to Marine on St. Croix from Minnesota Transportation Museums.

River’s Rally is very excited to sponsor Race for Carrots!

This fundraiser is for Kari Milberg who was involved in a tragic car accident this winter. Kari suffered a severe brain injury and extreme physical trauma. Kari is a graduate of Unity High School and this event is being coordinated by her classmates to help with costs she faces in her continued process of healing. The race is named Race for Carrots because Kari’s nickname is Carrots! Her recovery is truly a miracle and we invite you to join us in this celebration of Kari. The event includes a 5K Race and 1 Mile walk along with family fun!

Ben (co-founder of River’s Rally) was a classmate of Kari’s and it only seemed fitting that we were able to help with this event. All proceeds from this event will be given to Kari to help offset ongoing medical expenses. See details on the event below!

Date and place: Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Unity School.

Registration: 8:00 AM
Race Start: 9:00 AM
Little Carrots Kid’s Race following adult race.

Entry Fees:
5K Run/1 Mile Walk with Shirt – $20
Little Carrots Race (10 and under) – Free

T-shirts are available to purchase for pick-up at the event.

Pre-registration available until May 31st.

Route will be available soon, please check back for updates.

First of all, we want to say thank you to everyone that donated funds for us to match donations to the Chad M. Hansen Memorial Fund. We are able to donate $730 because of your generosity, in partnership with Art Anderson Realty.

This was our first adventure in this kind of partnership and matching funds so we are very glad it was so successful! With the remaining funds Art Anderson and River’s Rally have decided to purchase this statue to be placed in Milltown in memory of Chad and in honor of the excellent Volunteer Fire Department that we have. Watch for details regarding location as spring gets closer.

We express our deepest condolences to the Hansen family during this difficult time as they grieve a wonderful person, Chad Hansen. For those of you who may not have had the pleasure of knowing Chad, he was an employee of the Village of Milltown and a member of the Volunteer Fire Department and served as Deputy Chief most recently. As you can imagine, this loss is a tremendously difficult for the entire community.

There has been a memorial fund set up in his memory and River’s Rally with help from Art Anderson Realty would like to match funds donated up to $1,000. You may donate online via PayPal (which can be done with or without a PayPal account) or by mailing a donation to River’s Rally – PO Box 341 Milltown, WI 54858. We will collect donations until Monday, March 31st.

River’s Rally is thrilled to help a young member of the Milltown Community with his first annual event supporting the Milltown Public Library Building Project.

Milltown Miles: a 5K Race and Walk event will be held Saturday, June 22nd, beginning at Milltown Community Center. Get more information or register below:

We had a fantastic day despite the weather and raised over $7,500! Thank you to all of the participants, sponsors, donors and volunteers. We could not do it without you.

The 10K Race winners: Jeff Howe, Justin Fultz, and Brian Smith.
The 5K Race winners: Steve Schaffer, Marta Kirkhorn and Melisa Rodriguez.

Pictures of the day will be available as soon as we receive them from the photographer, Kix Photo. Thank you all again!!