FIRSTLINK’S ANNUAL Gala

irstLink’s Annual Glitter Gala took place on August 9, at 6 p.m.

The event was hosted by Amanda Lea from Big 98.7. The program included fun games and their always popular glitter beard contest. Attendees arrived dressed in beautiful sparkled outfits and everyone looked fabulous. The event was generously sponsored by M.J. Capelli, Bremer Bank and Prairie St. John’s.

FirstLink leads the way in suicide prevention, education, follow-up and immediate support. FirstLink assists people to identify, access and make effective use of community and volunteer resources 24 hours a day. It’s the first link to connect people to resources. Just call 2-1-1 or 701-235-7335(SEEK) to contact their help-line.

Giving to FirstLink takes your dollar and turns it into resources utilized by our whole community. Your donation makes sure the resources for a strong community are always available.

TO GIVE, VOLUNTEER and MAKE A DIFFERENCE, connect online at myfirstlink.org.

Sometimes Angels

choose fur instead of wings. These are just a few of our furry angels awaiting their forever homes.

BUTTERCREAM homewardonline.org | facebook.com/HomewardAnimalShelter/ 1201 28th Ave N, Fargo | 701-239-0077

Homeward Animal Shelter is a local and community-funded, nonprofit animal shelter. Its mission is: “Rescue. Shelter. Protect. Rehome.” It provides a second chance at happiness to lost, abandoned and owner-surrendered animals and educates the community in the proper, loving and kind treatment of animals.

RECIPES by MOLLY YEH – creator of the popular food and lifestyle blog my name is yeh , author of Molly On The Range and host of Food Network's "Girl Meets Farm" photography by FOOD NETWORK