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Second Harvest Heartland
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MN and western WI’s leading hunger-relief organization. Supporting neighbors through food distribution, advocacy & innovation. Join us in making hunger history. 🍎. 2harvest.org 🍎
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Today at MSP Airport, Second Harvest Heartland partnered with the Sanneh Foundation and the Metropolitan Airports Commission to provide emergency food boxes for federal employees impacted by the government shutdown.
🔗See more from WCCO: https://cbsn.ws/4hCSMyr
Are you looking for a way to get involved? At such at such a critical time, it's needed more than ever.
Turn your free time into meals for the community and sign up to volunteer with a local hunger relief partner today:
https://handsontwincities.galaxydigital.com/need/index?s=1&need_init_id=11012
Households facing hunger often also include family members living with chronic illnesses. By partnering with healthcare providers like Community-University Health Care Center/CUHCC, the hunger-relief system can help contribute to better overall health outcomes for patients
🔗 → https://bit.ly/3IR7ftI
Food shelf visitors are great neighbors-

🥕 - They make sure to pick up food for their neighbors with limited mobility
🍎 - They feed others with their cooking
🥬 - They share recipes
Hunger Action Month will be over at midnight, but there’s still time to pitch in!
Don’t miss this chance to have 2x the impact thanks to a match from our sponsors!

🔗Donate here: 2harvest.org/HungerAction
This summer, St. Peter Area Food Shelf welcomed Rebeca and Stella, students from nearby Gustavus Adolphus College as summer interns putting their classroom teachings into action to help fight hunger in their community.

🔗Read their story: https://bit.ly/48xQHRO
Have you ever had to feed growing teenagers? Having enough food for the entire family can be out of reach. The Care Center team is here to help. Give them a call or text and they will share resources available to you: 866-844-3663
This Hunger Action Month, we thank Kemps & The Giving Cow Project for 5 yrs of shelf-stable milk donations! 🥛
With The Giving Cow Project, communities get the nourishment they need, no fridge required!
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pfQ6dh
#MilkonAMission #ItsTheCows #HungerActionMonth
🏈 MN scored big on the field & off!

Thanks to our community + partners like Delta Air Lines and Hy-Vee, the #KickoffToEndHungerChallenge raised enough for nearly 250K meals💛

Keep the momentum going this Hunger Action Month! Every action helps put meals on the table for our neighbors in need.
Today is Hunger Action Day and we hope one of your actions today will be visiting one of our generous Meals that Matter partners!
Enjoy a meal and while you are there, snap a pic and tag us and #mealsthatmatter to help spread the word!
More info at 2harvest.org/mealsthatmatter
🏈 MN Vikings staff & cheerleaders showed up to fight hunger—now it’s your turn. Every $1 donated TODAY = 6 meals for MN families, matched up to $35K! Donate by midnight & help bring home victory off the field. 💛💜
💪 Let’s close out this challenge strong!
https://bit.ly/3JPXKed
🏈 Hunger Action Month + football season = time to rally, Minnesota!
We’re taking on Northern Illinois Food Bank in the Kickoff to End Hunger Challenge before the big game on 9/8 — & your gift is MATCHED to provide 6 meals!
💪 Join LB Bo Richter and donate today: https://bit.ly/3JPXKed
We are honored to be hosting a Blood Drive today with Memorial Blood Centers.
Did you know that just one hour of your time can save three lives & help end hunger? All month long, MBC is donating $1 to SHH for every person who donates blood. 1 donation, 2 gifts. More info: https://bit.ly/4nfpZ4n.
🧡September is Hunger Action Month🧡
How can you support:

- Donate - Thanks to matching funds, donations are matched all month so each $1 donated can provide 6 meals!
- Volunteer your time at our Volunteer Center.
- Advocate for food security
For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/41zlwRT
🏈 On 9/8 MN takes on CHI—& we’re competing against Northern Illinois Food Bank in the Kickoff to End Hunger Challenge!
How to join:
Donate thru game day 9/8 & DOUBLE your impact with a matched donation $1 = 6 meals 💜
🛒 Donate at Twin Cities Hy-Vee (8/27–9/8)
👉 Join: https://bit.ly/45Fd9W8
Thank you to everyone who visited us at the MN State Fair! The fair shows us how important food is to all of us.
It also shows us how cool it is when we all come together. To end hunger it's going to take all of us - September is Hunger Action Month & we are looking to all of you to get involved!
🌽🥔🍎Sign up - Show up - Pack food🍎🥔🌽
It's produce season and we need volunteers. Bring your friends, family, a neighbor -- maybe even that person you just met at your local coffee shop. Get your shift: https://volunteer.2harvest.org/need/detail/?need_id=563895
🍗 Meat and other protein: At the MN State Fair, you’ll find everything from pork to alligator on a stick! Our neighbors can pick up proteins like eggs & meat at partner food shelves. Chicken is popular & we provide ~200K lbs monthly!
Stop by our booth today for our last day at the fair this year!
🥔 Potatoes: French fry stands at the Minnesota State Fair serve around 400,000 pounds of potatoes each year. Potatoes are a staple at Second Harvest Heartland food shelves, too—we provide 400,000 pounds of potatoes -EVERY SINGLE MONTH. That's a lot of tators!
🥛 Milk: The All-You-Can-Drink Milk Stand at the @mnstatefair is one of the most popular, and milk is one of the most requested items. We help our partner food shelves distribute ~70k gallons monthly
Stop by our booth near Wright & Underwood from 8/21- 8/24 and say, "Hi!" https://bit.ly/45Fd9W8
450,000 is a big number. It’s the attendance at the @mnstatefair’s final weekend. Unfortunately, it’s also the number of Minnesotans impacted by recent cuts to SNAP.
Stop by our booth near Wright & Underwood 8/21-8/24 to get involved or find resources: https://bit.ly/45Fd9W8
Join Second Harvest Heartland at the Minnesota State Fair! Our booth located at Wright and Underwood for fun, swag and to learn more about the work we do.
Find out more: https://www.2harvest.org/advocate/action-center/sign-up/state-fair

#mnstatefair #fairfood
🎡 The Minnesota State Fair is almost here! 🎡
The fair is always better with friends. Be sure to stop by and show some love to some of our amazing partners and friends who help make our hunger-relief mission possible. 💛
Check out our full State Fair Guide 👉 https://bit.ly/4lygL20
#MNStateFair
Did you know that we have volunteer shifts on the weekend? Not everyone can make it during the week - so take some time to volunteer during the weekend. You can find shifts here: volunteer.2harvest.org/need/detail/...