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Archives: Hunger Matters
The Second Harvest Heartland Blog
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My First Second Harvest Heartland Volunteer Experience
September 29, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Second Harvest Heartland communications intern, Meghan Meints, writes about her very first Second Harvest Heartland volunteer experience, packing potatoes and corn for our hungry neighbors.
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W. W. Cargill Day at Second Harvest Heartland
September 28, 2015 By: Sara Blair
To celebrate Cargill's 150th anniversary, Second Harvest Heartland brought its founder, W.W. Cargill, along for a day to see what hunger relief looks like for Minnesota’s largest food bank.
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What Does the Food Shelf Mean to Me?
September 24, 2015 By: Sara Blair
What exactly does a food shelf mean to those we serve? Read some of the responses, collected from our agency partner Western Community Action, and find out how you can help provide more meals for more people in our community.
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CSFP Helping Feed Local Seniors in Need
September 23, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Lee visits Second Harvest Heartland’s Maplewood location once a month to pick up her Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) box. Through CSFP, Second Harvest Heartland provides a box of nutritious food each month to low-income seniors through the Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) program.
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Fun and Easy Ways to Fight Hunger this Fall
September 21, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Help us fight hunger this fall by giving back! Whether that means rounding-up to the nearest dollar at Cub or preparing your furnace for the winter ahead, every little bit helps!
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Donate and Double Your Impact this Hunger Action Month
September 18, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Double your impact this September by making a donation to Second Harvest Heartland today for Hunger Action Month. Donations made in September will be matched by UnitedHealthcare, up to $50,000. $1 provides 6 meals.
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Volunteer Spotlight of the Month: Kim Rathjen of Latreia
September 16, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Latreia builds community and serves others by providing custom mission trips to youth from the Midwest. Volunteers from Latreia help pack food at Second Harvest Heartland up to 20 times a year.
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Planned Giving Spotlight: Van Keszler
September 10, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Van Keszler has been a monthly donor to Second Harvest Heartland for nine years now, and recently added Second Harvest Heartland to his will. He is a chef and teacher and says that the commitment to giving back was something instilled in him by his parents.
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The Face of Hunger: Warren
September 8, 2015 By: Sara Blair
By day, Warren volunteers in the kitchen of the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul, an agency partner that Second Harvest Heartland supports. Warren enjoys giving back to the Dorothy Day Center, since it’s helped him so much in the months he’s been relying on its services—especially the free meals he eats there at least two times a day.
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Going Orange for Hunger Action Day
September 4, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Employees at Second Harvest Heartland went orange yesterday for ‪‎Hunger Action Day‬. Learn how you can go orange during Hunger Action Month to help create awareness for hunger in our community!
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What Our Volunteers Are Saying About Us: Friendly, Approachable and Fun
September 2, 2015 By: Sara Blair
Read some recent volunteer responses about their volunteer experience, and sign up for a volunteer shift today. During the entire month of September, as part of Hunger Action month, every volunteer hour will be matched with a $5 donation from Bremer Bank—up to $50,000 for the Double Down Challenge.
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