Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch
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Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Events

Below is a listing of special events at the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch.  For a full listing of events, please view our Event Calendar.

Ranch will hold it's
7th annual BLT Day fundraiser May 12

Bring mothers to choose their flowers,
enjoy a BLT meal

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch will welcome guests of all ages at its 7th annual BLT Day Saturday, May 12, at its Minot Campus, 6301 19 Ave. N.W. The family-friendly event is a fundraiser for the Verendrye Electric Greenhouse Technology Program on the Minot Campus, which is used in therapeutic programming for the children ages 10-17, who are residents on that campus.

Schedule for Saturday, May 14

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sales of vegetable and floral plants, grasses and herbs at the Greenhouse.

Unique planters, designed by Ranch residents, also will be for sale. This is the perfect day for families to bring Mom out to choose her gift for Mother's Day or bring a favorite planter to our potting station and the Ranch’s staff will help you with the plants of your choosing.

Also featured on campus will be vintage automobiles by the Dakota Cruisers.

11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Music by Marsha DesLauriers and a BLT luncheon in upstairs Bremer Hall. Lunch will include a menu of BLT sandwiches, soups, desserts and refreshments.

Cost for the lunch is $5 per person or $12 for families of three or more.

Plant Prices:

* Hanging baskets, $18 * Pots, $30 * 6-packs, $2.25 * 4" pots, $2.50

Please recycle: drop off pots/containers at our Minot Thrift Store.

Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is a private, not-for-profit agency with a mission to help at-risk children and their families succeed in the name of Christ. The Ranch has six residential treatment programs in Minot, Bismarck and Fargo.

Media are welcome to attend and cover the event. For more information, contact Carla Isom, public relations director, at 701-799-0380 (cell) or call the Minot campus directly at 701.839.7888.

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