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Each March, Minnesota FoodShare, a program of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, organizes Minnesota's largest drive for the hungry: the March Campaign. Thousands of corporations, congregations, civic groups, and individuals raise millions of pounds of food and millions of dollars to feed families who need help. Channel One has participated in FoodShare since its inception in 1982. |
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With all the counting and weighing complete, the Channel One Minnesota FoodShare drive has come to a close with excellent results. The drive raised $122,740 which is 112% percent of the campaign monetary goal of $110,000. Food donations came close to meeting the goal of 75,000 pounds with a grand total of 71,585 pounds. The 2007 FoodShare campaign raised $101,044 and 59,999 pounds of food. During March, Channel One joins with the other 320 food shelves across Minnesota to collect donations of money and food that support our local efforts to help feed people in need and reduce hunger in our community. When your congregation, business, school or service club participates in the March FoodShare campaign, we make sure that the food and money collected provides food assistance for local people who need it. In 2007, Channel One Food Shelf provided free supplemental food to an average 3,200 household visits each month, making food available to over 9,800 individuals on a monthly basis. The Food Shelf distributed more than 2.1 million pounds of food during 2007 – much of this work was accomplished with the assistance of people like you! Our work could not be as effective as it is without your generous support. |
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Top 2008 FoodShare Campaigns Congregations
Business Campaigns
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FoodShare Planning Tips
Last year, Channel One’s March FoodShare campaign was the second largest campaign in the state because of your efforts. Help us call attention to the needs of our neighbors by participating in the campaign this year. Contact us with your questions or if you need additional information.
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Feinstein Challenge In conjunction with FoodShare, Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf also participates in the “Feinstein Challenge” during March and April. Rhode Island philanthropist Alan Shawn Feinstein will donate $1 million to hunger relief agencies nationwide through his Challenge to Help Fight Hunger initiative. Mr. Feinstein asks food banks, food shelves, and other hunger-relief organizations to use his donation to help raise additional funds from other sources. Nationwide, these organizations raise as much money as possible between March 1 and April 30, 2008. The more money we raise, the larger our share of the $1 million donation from this initiative. The results from the community's FoodShare activities and all donations that Channel One receives during the months of March and April are part of our eligibility for the “Feinstein Challenge”. |
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