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<br /> <br /> <br />Community Charities of Minnesota <br /> <br />Community Charities of Minnesota, holds their charitable gambling on a permanent basis at <br />The Mermaid located at 2200 County Highway 10 in Mounds View. <br />Community Charities of Minnesota is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable corporation. The <br />organization conducts fundraising to include golf tournaments and charitable gambling with <br />the proceeds donated to food shelves, post prom parties and summer education programs for <br />Minnesota Youth to name a few. Their charitable gambling license was approved by the <br />Mounds View City Council on July 23, 2007. Unfortunately, this organization was not able <br />contribute to the trade area due to a theft in December of 2007. However in 2008, this <br />organization made a contribution to the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf on August 20, 2008, in the <br />amount of $2,500.00. This was the only contribution that Community Charities of Minnesota <br />made to the trade area in 2008. Their renewal was approved by the City Council on <br />February 25, 2008. <br /> <br />Staff spoke to the Community Charities of Minnesota Gambling Manager, Mark Healy, about <br />concerns on their only contribution to the trade area. Mr. Healy stated that The Mermaid is <br />not generating enough sales, and the organization is seriously considering terminating <br />gambling activities at The Mermaid. <br /> <br />All gambling reports are available for your review at City Hall if you wish to examine any of <br />them. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Desaree Crane <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />