Rush City area collection to benefit RC food shelf

The Rush City Food Shelf hopes to make this a record-setting  year for donations. Every year in March, Minnesota FoodShare sponsors a statewide food drive. All monetary donations and pounds of food collected through the month of March are reported to MN FoodShare. They in turn give the food shelf a check to “match” what was collected.Because of the large number of food shelves across the state, it’s not a dollar to dollar match. but the money can be used to buy other needed food items.

Food donations can be dropped at local churches or brought to the food shelf located at the community center. If you have any questions, call Carolyn Thiel at (320) 358-0903.

The Rush City Food Shelf is open Tuesdays from 2-5 p.m. and each first and third Thursday from 5-7 p.m. The food shelf Web site is www.rushcityfoodshelf.com.

North Branch Food Drive competition is back 

The North Branch Food Pantry invites all to participate in raising food and monetary donations during the March Food Drive.  The contest will start on March 1 and run through April 4 at 6 p.m. 

Food and cash donations ( $1 = 1 pound) will be accepted at the food pantry location- 6479 Main Street, North Branch, on Mondays 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

The individual, church, school, business, civic or neighborhood group that raises the most will be awarded the traveling trophy.  The winner will have possession of the trophy through February 2009.  Weekly updates will be listed in the Post Review.  

Please join the fun of competition while helping others in your community. 

Call with questions: (651) 674-8313.

 

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