Hoover Elementary Pizza Party

In October Boston's Coon Rapids donated pumpkins to the four 2nd grade classrooms at Hoover Elementary. Each student decorated a pumpkin which was displayed (90 pumpkins total) at Boston's.  Our guests kindly voted for their favorite pumpkin and we awarded the top 2 students classrooms with a pizza party!  When the pizzas were delivered yesterday the students were polite and incredibly grateful, although we maintain that the students did all of the hard work! As we put out the pizzas we received endless hugs and thanks. What a terrific group of students and how COOL are their teachers?!  Check out the pics!

 Winner #1-Congrats!

 Winner #2-Congrats!

ALS Association Fundraiser & Raffle

Thursday, November 29th and Thursday, December 27th 5pm-9pm at Boston's Coon Rapids we will be hosting a fundraiser for the ALS Association to support the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease. Join us for dinner between 5pm and 9pm and we will donate 10% of sales to ALS.

Don't miss your chance to enter the Raffle for this Twins-themed Polaris ATV which will be parked out front during our events! 100% of raffle ticket sales will be donated to ALS.

Halloween 2012

We LOVE Halloween!  This year we hosted a pumpkin decorating contest with 4 2nd grade classrooms from Hoover Elementary. The 2 pumpkins with the most votes won a pizza party for their classroom.  We'll make sure to follow up with pics from the winning classrooms pizza parties! Check out pictures from the contest and the Halloween Party we hosted Sunday, October 27th this year which included a costume contest, kids eat free, balloon artist and face painting! 

 

Thank you to our guests for voting! We had almost 500 votes!

Fantastic Job by our Hoover 2nd Graders!

Congrats to our 2 Winning Pumpkins!

There were 90 pumpkins displayed at Boston's!

 
Costume Contest WINNER received 2 Unlimited Wrist Bands to Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America!



Mr. Incredible, Zombie Cheerleader & The Hulk

FREE Face Painting!

Most adorable Vikings fan EVER!

 

Blue Knights Team Rylan magazine article

http://home.comcast.net/~wayneschwartz/MNIVBlueKnights/Resources/Apr12Newsletter.pdf

RYLAN'S NEW BIKE!

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM RYLAN! WE DID IT!

Boston's is happy to announce the success of our April fundraiser for Child Abuse Awareness Month!  Boston's raised a total of $1,674.60 for the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Anoka County and $4,013.00 to buy Rylan an adapted bicycle!

Thanks again to everyone who helped Boston's raise funds to make this possible during April's Child Abuse Awareness Month! To the Blue Knights, YOU ARE AMAZING!  Thank you!

Pictured above is the Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department awarding Rylan a donation toward his new bike!  Thanks for your generous donations!

April is Child Abuse Awareness & Prevention Month

2012 Daytona 500

Cheer for Boston's drivers #74 and #31 

Sunday, February 26th at the Daytona 500!

                                                      

2012 Daytona 500 Commercial

The First Daytona 500

On February 22, 1959, Daytona International Speedway hosted the first Daytona 500. The posted awards for the "500-Mile International Sweepstakes" totaled $67,760. A field of 59 cars took the green flag for the start of the 200-lap race. A crowd of 41,000 was on hand to witness the beginning of another chapter in the history of racing in Daytona.

The finish of the race also went into the history books. The finish was too close to call, but Johnny Beauchamp went to Victory Lane and savored the celebration although the results were posted as "unofficial."

Sixty-one hours later, Lee Petty was the winner in what appeared to be a dead heat between Petty and Beauchamp - with the lapped car of Joe Weatherly making it a three-wide finish at the checkered flag. A clip of newsreel footage proved that Petty was the winner by a few feet.
(http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/News/DAYTONA-500-History.aspx)

2012 Polar Bear Plunge-MN Special Olympics

Congratulations to our Boston's Designated Divers for raising enough money for the MN Special Olympics that they placed 10th in the state in the restaurant team category!  With only 7 team members, one being only 7 years old, they truly took the plunge when it came to raising pledges.  Colleen Montanari, Tim Krongard, Dale Krongard III, Daisy Gabler, Ayiana Gabler, Jules Martin, and team captain Cassandra Martin jumped into Crooked Lake in Anoka County February 11th. 

"'Freezin for a reason' is what they call the plunge, but it's so much more than that and even young children know its important" says Daisy Gabler.  Despite Mrs. Gabler's multiple attempts to convince her 7 year old to wait another year to join the team, Ayiana was determined to help out.  When Ayiana said, "I want to do it for the kids Mom, and I know its going to hurt" Mrs. Gabler couldn't tell her "no."  Ayiana raised her required plunge funds quickly and walked to the platform with her head held high.  As the team ran to the platform Ayiana found herself frozen before the count of 3 and alone on the platform she continued to smile and try to muster the guts to leap into the frozen lake.  Her mother stunned the crowd as she stood in the water for more than a couple minutes giving her daughter the chance to take the plunge.  Frozen from fear Ayiana was cheered on by the crown and onlooking supporters while the water EMTs carried her across to meet her team.  Despite a dramatic afternoon Ayiana is convinced she can do it next year and wishes to give it another shot! 

If you ask the team the plunge was exhilarating, nerve wracking and rewarding all at the same time.  After the plunge was over every last team member committed to jumping in 2013!  We're proud of our Boston's Designated Divers and wish to give a special thanks to all of their supporters who made donations on their behalf to support the MN Special Olympics!  What an amazing day it was!   

Read about it here:  http://abcnewspapers.com/2012/02/13/anoka-county-polar-bear-plunge-raises-90000-for-special-olympics-minnesota/

About The Polar Bear Plunge — presented by Minnesota law enforcement as part of the year-round Law Enforcement Torch Run® events to benefit Special Olympics — is a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations and businesses to support Special Olympics athletes by jumping into frigid Minnesota waters. It consists of 16 different events that take place across Minnesota during the coldest months of the year. From January through March, our Plunge crew will be traveling around the state to 16 different communities with one goal in mind: raise funds for Special Olympics Minnesota!
(http://www.plungemn.org/whatstheplunge)

 

Boston's Cares Supports Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Efforts In Anoka County

Boston's Cares kicks off January 9th where we begin fundraising for Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention in Anoka County on behalf of The Domestic Violence Council of Anoka County, action team of The Alliance for a Violence Free Anoka County. 

How can you help?

Delivering Awareness

Feb. 6th-10th

10% of sale donated when you order take-out or delivery and mention Boston's Cares

Heart-Shaped Pizzas

Feb. 11th-14th

$1 donated for each purchase of a heart-shaped pizza, Gluten Free Brownie a la Mode or Red Velvet Cheesecake.

Dine 2 Donate

Feb. 21st 4pm-9pm

10% of restaurant sales donated

"LIKE" to Make a Difference?

Entire Month of February

$1 donated for each new fan at Facebook.com/BostonsCoonRapids up to 100 new "LIKES"

Local Anoka County Schools

Students, Take the pledge against Teen Dating Violence

To obtain an official Boston's Cares pledge form for your classroom, instructors please send your name, school name, address and phone number or email address to: bostons.coonrapids@blackshirtsinc.com or fax your request to:

 Attn: Cassandra Martin

Subject: Boston's Cares 

Fax#: 763-421-4300

                    

 _______________________________________

Take the Dating Pledge

Take the pledge and promise to have healthy, safe relationships free from violence and free from fear. Then, share it with your partners, friends and family because everyone has the right to a healthy relationship! 

I, (____________________), promise myself, future and current partners to maintain relationships that are based on respect, equality, trust and honest communication. I will value my partner’s boundaries online and behind closed doors. I will never engage in any type of abuse -- physical, emotional, sexual, financial or digital.

If one of my friends experiences abuse, I pledge to help them by saying something, modeling healthy communication and connecting them to resources.

 I pledge to remember, demonstrate and promote the fact that love is respect.

_________________________________________________

Mission of the Domestic Violence Council of Anoka County: "Our mission is to create a community-wide collaboration that will work toward eliminating domestic violence in Anoka County."

Facts & Statistics (American Psychological Association):

• 1 in 3 Teens will be involved in an abusive relationship
• 80% will stay with their abuser
• 40% of teenage girls, ages 14 to 17, have known someone their own age who has been hit or beaten by their partner
• Where there is physical abuse, there is also emotional abuse. All abuse has severe psychological consequences for the victim.

Thank you for your support during Boston's Cares Jan. 9th-Feb. 26th!

Visit Boston's National Facebook page for a brief overview of Boston's Cares:  http://www.facebook.com/BostonsNational?sk=app_185154574915208
For more information on our charity partner, The Domestic Violence Council of Anoka County, visit: www.violencefreeanokacounty.org

Boston's: 12794 Riverdale Blvd NW Coon Rapids, MN 55448  763-421-2100