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Catholic Charities Senior Dining has organized Frozen Meal Distribution pop-up locations for the month of August across Central Minnesota, with meals for seniors age 60 and over available at 27 locations, including Albany, Askov, Big Lake, Brainerd, Deerwood, Foley, Hinckley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Mora, North Branch, Ogilvie, Paynesville, Pierz, Pillager, Rush City, Sandstone, Sartell, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Staples, Wadena and Willow River.
These healthy and nutritious frozen meals meet one-third of the recommended daily allowance for seniors, and are packaged in oven-safe containers that are easy to heat and eat in both conventional and microwave ovens. Meals are available in quantities of 10 and up to 30 per calendar month. Participants must be 60 years of age and older to be eligible, and all clients must complete an annual registration form. There is no cost to participate; however, donations will be accepted.
The Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project started in August 2020 and additional pop-up locations are continually being added. At the time of writing, 27 locations for the month of August are currently scheduled. Visit ccstcloud.org/events for the most up-to-date information. The project is partially funded under a contract with the Central Minnesota Council on Aging as part of the Older Americans Act.
Volunteer with Catholic Charities Senior Dining
Catholic Charities Senior Dining is in need of volunteers at congregate dining rooms, frozen meal distribution pop-up sites and delivering Meals on Wheels. Contact Annie Henriksen, volunteer coordinator, at 320-229-4590 or [email protected]. Learn more about Catholic Charities Volunteer program at ccstcloud.org/volunteer.
About Catholic Charities Senior Dining
Catholic Charities Senior Dining, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, has been providing low-cost meal options for seniors 60 and older in Central Minnesota for more than 55 years. The program’s nine-county region includes Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties, and the program has expanded to five additional counties, including Aitkin, Cass, Morrison, Todd and Wadena.
About Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud
The mission of Catholic Charities is to serve and enhance human dignity for people of all faiths and beliefs. Learn more at ccstcloud.org. Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.
Council meetings are held at Sartell City Hall on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. and are open to the public. Council meetings can also be viewed live on Charter channel 181 and again at 9:00 a.m. the Wednesday following the meeting.
Catholic Charities Senior Dining has organized Frozen Meal Distribution pop-up locations for the month of August across Central Minnesota, with meals for seniors age 60 and over available at 27 locations, including Albany, Askov, Big Lake, Brainerd, Deerwood, Foley, Hinckley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Mora, North Branch, Ogilvie, Paynesville, Pierz, Pillager, Rush City, Sandstone, Sartell, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Staples, Wadena and Willow River.
These healthy and nutritious frozen meals meet one-third of the recommended daily allowance for seniors, and are packaged in oven-safe containers that are easy to heat and eat in both conventional and microwave ovens. Meals are available in quantities of 10 and up to 30 per calendar month. Participants must be 60 years of age and older to be eligible, and all clients must complete an annual registration form. There is no cost to participate; however, donations will be accepted.
The Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project started in August 2020 and additional pop-up locations are continually being added. At the time of writing, 27 locations for the month of August are currently scheduled. Visit ccstcloud.org/events for the most up-to-date information. The project is partially funded under a contract with the Central Minnesota Council on Aging as part of the Older Americans Act.
Volunteer with Catholic Charities Senior Dining
Catholic Charities Senior Dining is in need of volunteers at congregate dining rooms, frozen meal distribution pop-up sites and delivering Meals on Wheels. Contact Annie Henriksen, volunteer coordinator, at 320-229-4590 or [email protected]. Learn more about Catholic Charities Volunteer program at ccstcloud.org/volunteer.
About Catholic Charities Senior Dining
Catholic Charities Senior Dining, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, has been providing low-cost meal options for seniors 60 and older in Central Minnesota for more than 55 years. The program’s nine-county region includes Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties, and the program has expanded to five additional counties, including Aitkin, Cass, Morrison, Todd and Wadena.
About Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud
The mission of Catholic Charities is to serve and enhance human dignity for people of all faiths and beliefs. Learn more at ccstcloud.org. Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.
Are you a compulsive eater? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Meetings held on Tuesday, 6 PM at Alano Club in Cold Spring or Saturday, 9 AM at Whitney Senior Center in St. Cloud (use East entrance). For more information call Joyce @ 320-761-2275 or Donna @ 320-291-7251 or visit oa.org.
Photographer shares veteran, survivor stories from
WWII project at Stearns History Museum
ST. CLOUD (June 28, 2021) – Jay Grammond will present One Last Time: World War II Veteran Stories at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, at the Stearns History Museum’s Breakfast Club.
Grammond, a professional photographer and amateur historian, will share the stories of World War II veterans and survivors who participated in his 13-year-old History Series in Elk River. He will retell the stories of homefront workers, Allied prisoners of war, Holocaust and Japanese-American internment camp survivors, and a German Soldier, who’s entire tour was spent on the Eastern Front.
Grammond, who studied the war for two decades, has worked with veterans from all eras. Sadly, some who participated in his series are no longer here. One even said: “This will probably be my last time telling this story.” Grammond is currently working on a video and portrait project featuring those from the World War II era.
Attendance for this event is limited to 50 people due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required and will close at noon Tuesday, July 13. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 to register.
The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7 for nonmembers.
Coffee and rolls will be provided. Don’t miss this unique insight into the lives of these amazing people.
The Stearns History Museum connects people through the power of history and culture, offering a premier cultural heritage experience in Central Minnesota. Check our website at StearnsHistoryMuseum.org for more information on membership options and other upcoming events.
Catholic Charities Senior Dining has organized Frozen Meal Distribution pop-up locations for the month of August across Central Minnesota, with meals for seniors age 60 and over available at 27 locations, including Albany, Askov, Big Lake, Brainerd, Deerwood, Foley, Hinckley, Little Falls, Long Prairie, Milaca, Mora, North Branch, Ogilvie, Paynesville, Pierz, Pillager, Rush City, Sandstone, Sartell, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, Staples, Wadena and Willow River.
These healthy and nutritious frozen meals meet one-third of the recommended daily allowance for seniors, and are packaged in oven-safe containers that are easy to heat and eat in both conventional and microwave ovens. Meals are available in quantities of 10 and up to 30 per calendar month. Participants must be 60 years of age and older to be eligible, and all clients must complete an annual registration form. There is no cost to participate; however, donations will be accepted.
The Senior Dining Frozen Meal Expansion Project started in August 2020 and additional pop-up locations are continually being added. At the time of writing, 27 locations for the month of August are currently scheduled. Visit ccstcloud.org/events for the most up-to-date information. The project is partially funded under a contract with the Central Minnesota Council on Aging as part of the Older Americans Act.
Volunteer with Catholic Charities Senior Dining
Catholic Charities Senior Dining is in need of volunteers at congregate dining rooms, frozen meal distribution pop-up sites and delivering Meals on Wheels. Contact Annie Henriksen, volunteer coordinator, at 320-229-4590 or [email protected]. Learn more about Catholic Charities Volunteer program at ccstcloud.org/volunteer.
About Catholic Charities Senior Dining
Catholic Charities Senior Dining, a program of Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud, has been providing low-cost meal options for seniors 60 and older in Central Minnesota for more than 55 years. The program’s nine-county region includes Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties, and the program has expanded to five additional counties, including Aitkin, Cass, Morrison, Todd and Wadena.
About Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud
The mission of Catholic Charities is to serve and enhance human dignity for people of all faiths and beliefs. Learn more at ccstcloud.org. Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer.
Are you a compulsive eater? Overeaters Anonymous can help. Meetings held on Tuesday, 6 PM at Alano Club in Cold Spring or Saturday, 9 AM at Whitney Senior Center in St. Cloud (use East entrance). For more information call Joyce @ 320-761-2275 or Donna @ 320-291-7251 or visit oa.org.
Sponsored by St. James Parish and Jacobs Prairie, 3:30-9 p.m. Pulled pork sandwiches, hamburgers, potato salad, chips, cole slaw, fruit and all the corn you care to eat! St. James Parish, 25042 County Road 2, Cold Spring.
