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Mobile Food Pantries Expand to MN
 | | Ulen High School students volunteer time for their neighbors |
The Mobile Food Pantry program was launched in 2009 to serve our un or under-served rural communities across North Dakota. This week the Great Plains Food Bank expanded the program in Clay County Minnesota with food box distributions in Glyndon, Ulen and Barnesville MN. The boxes contain shelf-stable products like canned fruit & vegetables, pasta and sauces, cereal and snacks. To find a GPFB Mobile Food Pantry in your area click here. When asked what this food means to one Mobile Food Pantry recipient she replied, "Oh, the world. It means I get to eat today AND tomorrow. You are so special. Thank you." |
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Hunger Free Gardening
 Agricultural Commissioner Doug Goehring and the Great Plains Food Bank are asking gardeners across the state to plant an extra row of vegetables this year to help meet the needs of hungry North Dakotans. The 2011 Hunger Free Gardens project goal is 500,000 pounds of healthy fruits and vegetables which will be donated to feeding programs supplied by the GPFB such as food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. To learn more about this project, including drop-off points for garden-grown produce click here.
Strike Out Hunger
Pride of Dakota & the Hunger Free ND Garden Project are also teaming up with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks baseball team to strike-out hunger in North Dakota. You don't want to miss this opportunity to attend Home Run for Hunger on Wednesday, May 25th at 7:02 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field, Fargo. Purchase tickets here. To receive the online discount simply select the number of tickets you would like, and enter "Dakota" in the promotion code box.
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CHS Harvest for Hunger Challenge
 | | Robert Deraas, CHS Grandin, presents Linda Sailer with the matching gifts from his location |
The Great Plains Food Bank, North Country Food Bank and Feeding South Dakota were all recipients of the CHS Harvest for Hunger food and funds drive. The Great Plains Food Bank received over $70,000 in this campaign coordinated by the Country Operations division of CHS, Inc. a leading energy, grains and foods company. CHS' goal of one million meals for hungry families was nearly doubled, and every dollar donated by the community was reinvested back into the Food Bank to help our friends and neighbors. For more information please click here.
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Eggs in Time for Easter
 Father and son team Amon and Jareb Baer were on hand to once again donate over 36,000 eggs, providing nutritious protein to the clients served by the food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters who partner with the Great Plains Food Bank. The duo have been donating to the GPFB since 2008 with a total donation of more than 176,000 eggs. |
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Bremer Takes Action Again
 Bremer Banks in ND, MN & WI are challenging their customers and employees to Take Action Against Hunger by donating to their local Food Banks. Through June 30, 2011 Bremer will match dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000 to help feed children, men, and women in North Dakota and Clay County MN. Donate here.
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 Looking Ahead
Strike Out Hunger
Newman Outdoor Field
May 26
Mobile Food Pantries
Cavalier, Devils Lake,
Osnabrock, Edmore
June 1 - 30
Taking Action Against Hunger
Bremer Banks across the region
June 16
Mobile Food Pantries
June 21
Mobile Food Pantries
Devils Lake, Sheyenne,
New Rockford, Carrington
July 1 - July 31
Check Out Hunger
Donate at your favorite Hornbacher's grocery store.
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Small Bite
76% of GPFB client households reported that, in the last year, they had been in a situation where the food they bought "just didn't last" and [they] did not have the
money to get more.
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Thank You!
The Stamp Out Hunger campaign, held on Saturday May 14, was once again a resounding success! As of this morning, the Great Plains Food Bank has received over 23,000 lbs. of food, and the donations are still arriving. Thanks to the letter carriers who worked overtime to make this event happen. Together we can create a hunger free ND! |
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$25 Gift Special |
Waale Chiropractic Clinic PLLC
Dr. David Waale has returned to the Fargo Moorhead area, and is currently offering a New Patient Special that supports our hungry neighbors through the Great Plains Food Bank. For a $25 donation a patient will receive a comprehensive consultation, a detailed examination, and therapy! Give him a call at 701.365.0401 or email him at dwaale@gmail.com and join in the fight to end hunger! | |
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 The Great Plains Food Bank has launched our Facebook Page, and we invite you
to keep up to date with the new initiatives, event listings and much more by liking
our new page. Join Us! In addition to our new facebook page, see the faces of hope and the lives that you have impacted with your gifts of time and resources on our YouTube Channel. |
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The Great Plains Food Bank strives to create hunger-free communities by recovering and distributing surplus food, engaging in community partnerships and advocating for social change. The Great Plains Food Bank is a program of Lutheran Social Services of ND and a member of Feeding America. |
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