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  • Maintaining a Healthy Diet when Times are Tough

    Maintaining a Healthy Diet when Times are Tough

    April 1, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    Maintaining a healthy diet during times of financial stress can be challenging—we hear about it from our agency partners and those we serve every day. That’s why Second Harvest Heartland is focused on collecting and distributing more fresh, healthy food items to our local food shelves and other agency partners.

  • Second Harvest Heartland Awarded Best in Business Award

    Second Harvest Heartland Awarded Best in Business Award

    March 26, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    Second Harvest Heartland was awarded the Best in Business Award from the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce this month—a great recognition of how we have excelled, grown and supported the community in unique and meaningful ways.

  • How Much Do You Know About Hunger? Read Our Hunger Facts to Find Out

    How Much Do You Know About Hunger? Read Our Hunger Facts to Find Out

    March 25, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    As a data-driven organization, Second Harvest Heartland loves to talk about numbers. Read our hunger facts, and learn how you can help end hunger in our community.

  • Eat, Laugh, Care at Dish: Cuisine for Change!

    Eat, Laugh, Care at Dish: Cuisine for Change!

    March 20, 2015 By: Marie Pauley

    Join us for a memorable evening of gourmet cuisine and a live performance from Paul Reiser! As a Top 25 Fundraising Event in the Twin Cities, Dish brings the community together to learn about hunger close to home and raise funds to help get food to the people who need it most.

  • Volunteer Spotlight of the Month: Jessica Thompson

    Volunteer Spotlight of the Month: Jessica Thompson

    March 13, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    At Second Harvest Heartland, we focus on data to help us understand the reach and scope of hunger in our communities. That focus made us a good fit for Optum software engineer and Second Harvest Heartland technology volunteer Jessica Thompson.

  • A Decade of Dedication: Vintner Ball

    A Decade of Dedication: Vintner Ball

    March 10, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    On behalf of all of us at Second Harvest Heartland and those we serve, sincere thanks to the individuals, hosts and sponsors who made the 10th annual Vintner Ball a tremendous success.

  • Turning Hunger into Hope

    Turning Hunger into Hope

    March 9, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    Meet some of our neighbors who are struggling with hunger. They have unique experiences, hard decisions to make, and stories to tell.

  • Second Harvest Heartland Awarded Best in Business

    Second Harvest Heartland Awarded Best in Business

    March 6, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    Thank you to the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce for recognizing Second Harvest Heartland with the ”Best in Business” award for 2015!

  • Support Your Local Food Shelves in the March Campaign

    Support Your Local Food Shelves in the March Campaign

    March 3, 2015 By: Sara Blair - Senior Communications Coordinator

    As the need for food assistance in our community continues to grow, your help is needed now more than ever. During the month of March, you can make a direct impact on your local food shelves and hungry neighbors through Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign.

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