 Well, the 11th annual Persas for Partners fundraiser took place out at Grandview Lodge in Niswa over the weekend. 150 women and girls attended the spring luncheon to raise funds for the Kinship Partners youth mentoring program. A silent auction full of different style Persas brings in major funds for the organization. Kinship Partners does not receive state or federal grants, so these events are crucial to supporting their youth mentoring program. It's just great to have the support and Kinship has always had a really good support system in the Brainerd area and so it's just, it's important to see and we value every one of our mentors, everyone that comes to our events, all our fundraisers, all our businesses that sponsor us, we just appreciate them. Kinship Partners youth mentoring program serves children ages five and older. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.