(from news release)
“Kids Fighting Hunger” will host a “We Are Thankful” project to package food and promote collection of nonperishable food items on Sunday, Nov. 17 at St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center.
Designed to give central Minnesotans the opportunity to serve by providing food to children, adults and families. 600 volunteers are needed to package more than 120,000 oatmeal and rice meals for area food shelves including those in St. Joseph, Catholic Charities, Albany, Big Lake, Buffalo, Cold Spring and many others in central Minnesota.
Concurrently, Kids Fighting Hunger is also hosting a non-perishable food drive to benefit Catholic Charities. Coborn’s has generously donated 200 cases of macaroni-and-cheese that food shelves add to their Thanksgiving boxes.
“There’s a genuine struggle for individuals in our community experiencing food insecurity,” said Cathy Wogen, executive director of Kids Fighting Hunger. “Together, we’ve been able to support area food shelves helping serve our neighbors in need.”
To donate to the food-packing event, one can write a check to Kids Fighting Hunger and mail it to Kids Fighting Hunger, P.O. Box 7550, St. Cloud, MN 56302. Or a check can be dropped off at the convention center along with a non-perishable donation on Nov. 17 while the event is happening.
Food-packaging shifts are each about 75 minutes and begin at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. To volunteer for the event and to register, visit getconnected.unitedwayhelps.org/event.
For more information about the 2024 We Are Thankful event, visit facebook.com/kidsfightinghunger.
Kids Fighting Hunger is a volunteer-driven service whose mission is to engage the communities of Central Minnesota through education, partnerships and volunteerism to provide temporary hunger relief. They also package and distribute humanitarian relief in communities worldwide where there is immediate need.
A separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Kids Fighting Hunger hosts, works with and empowers volunteer groups in central Minnesota, including schools, athletic teams, faith communities, businesses and Scout troops, to package food and prepare it for distribution to areas of the world where crisis has struck and where food is in short supply. Learn more at kidsfightinghunger.org and facebook.com/kidsfightinghunger.
