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Host a food drive

Messiah Community Food Shelf
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Lakeville, MN
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    • Details

    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    The time commitment is what you put into your experience of setting up, marketing, collecting, and delivering food to Messiah Community Food Shelf.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    1
    Cause Areas:
    Children & Youth, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Family, Hunger, Food Security
    Good For:
    Kids, Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    Host a food drive

    Thank you for hosting a food drive for the families in your community!

    Here are three links to assist you in setting up a food drive for your neighborhood, school, church, civic group, or local corporation.

    1. Here is a link for non-perishable items to collect (please copy and paste the link into your browser): https://messiahonline.org/food-shelf-needs/
    2. Here is a link for Hunger Statistics in Minnesota and Dakota County (please copy and paste the link into your browser): https://360communities.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Hunger-Statistics-Minnesota-and-Dakota-County.pdf
    3. Here is a link for a Food Drive Donation sign to help you market your food drive (please copy and paste the link into your browser):

    https://messiahonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/messiah-donationsign.jpg

    Please drop off your food donations during our posted food shelf hours unless otherwise noted. If you want to deliver donations outside these hours or have a donation larger than a carload, please call ahead to make arrangements: 952-236-0950....or email us: feedmysheep@messiahonline.org. Thank you!

    Thank you for hosting a food drive for the families in your community!

    Here are three links to assist you in setting up a food drive for your neighborhood, school, church, civic group, or local corporation.

    1. Here is a link for non-perishable items to collect (please copy and paste the link into your browser): https://messiahonline.org/food-shelf-needs/
    2. Here is a link for Hunger Statistics in Minnesota and Dakota County (please copy and paste the link into your browser): https://360communities.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Hunger-Statistics-Minnesota-and-Dakota-County.pdf
    3. Here is a link for a Food Drive Donation sign to help you market your food drive (please copy and paste the link into your browser):

    https://messiahonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/messiah-donationsign.jpg

    Please drop off your food donations during our posted food shelf hours unless otherwise noted. If you want to deliver donations outside these hours or have a donation larger than a…

    Location

    On-site
    Messiah Community Food Shelf, 16725 Highview Avenue, Lakeville, Minnesota, US
    16725 Highview Avenue

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