Events and Promotions Calendar
Check the Second Harvest Heartland Calendar of Events and Promotions often to discover when, where and how you can participate to bring hope and food to people who need it.
We welcome organizations that are seeking a charity partner for their event. If you're planning an event, please let us know.
Upcoming events/promotions
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Featured Event
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Vintner Uncorked
Raise your glass and support a great cause.
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Day with Dalvin: Cook Out & Combine
Join Minnesota Vikings running back, Dalvin Cook, for a day of food and fun to raise awareness and end hunger in Minnesota.
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Indeed We Can Give Back Wednesday
Join us for a cold beer and some warm fuzzies on September 4th at Indeed Brewing!
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Plates for Good
Second Harvest Heartland and WCCO Radio present Plates for Good – a celebration of dining out for a cause on Thursday, September 12.
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Overrule Hunger 2019
Join Twin Cities area law firms in the fight to end hunger. From September 9-20, the legal community will compete to support Second Harvest Heartland and the 1 in 8 children in Minnesota who are hungry. Our goal is to raise $30,000 which can allow Second Harvest Heartland to distribute 100,000 meals to kids and their families.
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Featured Event
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Vintner Uncorked
Raise your glass and support a great cause.
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Day with Dalvin: Cook Out & Combine
Join Minnesota Vikings running back, Dalvin Cook, for a day of food and fun to raise awareness and end hunger in Minnesota.
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Indeed We Can Give Back Wednesday
Join us for a cold beer and some warm fuzzies on September 4th at Indeed Brewing!
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Overrule Hunger 2019
Join Twin Cities area law firms in the fight to end hunger. From September 9-20, the legal community will compete to support Second Harvest Heartland and the 1 in 8 children in Minnesota who are hungry. Our goal is to raise $30,000 which can allow Second Harvest Heartland to distribute 100,000 meals to kids and their families.
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Plates for Good
Second Harvest Heartland and WCCO Radio present Plates for Good – a celebration of dining out for a cause on Thursday, September 12.
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Featured Event
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Vintner Uncorked
Raise your glass and support a great cause.
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Past events/promotions
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Star Tribune State Fair Preview Event
It’s time to get ready for the 2019 Minnesota State Fair! Join us for a preview party sampling fair food favorites at Star Tribune in downtown Minneapolis.
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Drink For A Cause
During the month of July, enjoy a $5 pint of Deschutes Lil’ Squeezy at any four Cara Irish Pub locations and one meal will be donated to Second Harvest Heartland!
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Support Hunger Relief with Deschutes & Tally’s Dockside
For every Deschutes Brewery pint purchased at Tally’s Dockside on White Bear Lake, one meal will be donated to Second Harvest Heartland. You can also enter to win a trip for two to Oregon and Washington!
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Bushel Boy
Enjoy fresh, Italian cuisine at Monello or Mama DeCampo’s and you’ll help put fresh tomatoes on the plates of our hungry neighbors. With every purchase of the delicious Veal Chop Parmigiana, Bushel Boy Farms will donate 10 pounds of tomatoes to Second Harvest Heartland.
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Grand Old Day
Grassroots movement Grand Old Day Anyway has inspired the community to bring back the beloved St. Paul event, Grand Old Day! New this year is a food & fund drive to support Second Harvest Heartland. Donate online or bring a nonperishable food item to the Grand Old Day parade to support your hungry neighbors.
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Stamp Out Hunger
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 11 and be part of the largest single-day food drive in the country! Leave a nonperishable bag of food by your mailbox or give online to help your local letter carriers and Second Harvest Heartland fight hunger in our community!
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16th Anniversary Dish: Cuisine for Change
Join us in celebrating the 16th anniversary of Dish: Cuisine for Change on May 2, 2019! As Second Harvest Heartland’s signature fundraising gala, Dish: Cuisine for Change brings the community together to raise funds and awareness to help end hunger in our local communities.
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University of Minnesota Creative Writing Program’s Annual Benefit for Hunger
Enjoy readings from University of Minnesota assistant professors, while supporting Second Harvest Heartland, at the 11th Annual Benefit for Hunger! This event is free and open to the public.
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Sawatdee Thai New Year Celebration
Sawatdee Thai Restaurant invites you to celebrate Song Kran (Thai New Year) with them on April 16th. A special event featuring Thai dancing, a water blessing, and a very special menu will support Second Harvest Heartland.
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Community for All Brewery Crawl
Enjoy a cold brew and support Second Harvest Heartland by participating in Community Alliance’s first annual Brewery Crawl on Saturday, March 30! A portion of every ticket will help provide 45 meals to hungry neighbors.
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Firenza Pizza Plymouth Grand Opening
Firenza Pizza is celebrating the grand opening of their new Plymouth location by giving back to hungry neighbors. Download their app, purchase a tasty 10” pizza for just $5, and $2 will be donated back to Second Harvest Heartland.
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Punch Pizza Food & Fund Drive
Donate at the register or bring a non-perishable food item to help your local Punch Pizza fight hunger this week – and score some tasty deals while you’re at it!
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Hy-Vee Feed the Need
Help “Feed the Need” in our communities by rounding up your purchase at local Hy-Vee stores. All funds raised will go to support Second Harvest Heartland and other food banks serving the one in 11 neighbors who are hungry.
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Go Show with Hippo Campus – Jan 22
Go 96.3 is teaming up with Hippo Campus to support Second Harvest Heartland at a special invite-only Go Show. Your admission? A non-perishable food item for neighbors in need!
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Heartbeat for Hunger
Heartbeat for Hunger is an annual concert with local bands designed to attract a new generation of philanthropists, create awareness of the issue of hunger in our community and expose them to Second Harvest Heartland and their efforts to eradicate hunger. This year’s line-up is headlined by Trampled by Turtles with special guests Pert Near Sandstone.
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Let's Kick Hunger Radiothon
Join us for the 10th Annual Let’s Kick Hunger Radiothon! WCCO Radio, Taste of the NFL, Land O’Lakes, General Mills and Compeer Financial are teaming up again for the fundraiser to benefit Second Harvest. Heartland. Be sure to tune into 830AM on January 17, starting at 6 am.
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Bank of America Give a Meal
Donate to the Give A Meal campaign to help break the cycle of hunger in our community.
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Whole Foods One Dime at a Time
Visit your local Whole Foods now to the end of December and donate your 10¢ bag refund for every bag you reuse while shopping.
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Crate and Barrel
Donate in-store at Crate and Barrel and you’ll be helping feed hungry neighbors in our community.
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Soundset Sale to Fight Hunger
Soundset is donating 100% of profits from all sales on Soundset Merchandise to Second Harvest Heartland.