One in 10 Minnesotans, or more than 500,000 state residents, expreience food insecurity on a regular bases. That is more than the number of people who attended Minnesota Vikings home games during the 2014 regular season.
?ÄúHunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of Justice.?Äù – Jacques Dioufh
A grassroots food and fund drive, the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign is the only statewide effort where every dollar donated goes directly to food shelves to purchase food for the hungry.
Access to healthy food improves school performance for children. Over half of the students who attend public school are from low-income families. Three out of every four teachers say they regularly see kids who come to school hungry.
Your Kimball Area Food Shelf can use the following
Breakfast:
Canned juices, hot and dry cereals, pancake mixes, syrup, jelly
Lunches/Dinners:
Soups, stews, tuna fish, peanut butter, canned fruits and vegetables, baked beans, hamburger and tuna helpers, rice, macaroni and cheese, pasta, spaghetti noodles, spaghetti sauces, mashed potatoes, stuffing mixes
Special Treats:
Cake and muffin mixes, granola bars, pudding and Jello-O mixes, packaged cookies
Personal Hygiene/Household Items:
Toilet paper, facial tissues, laundry soap, dish soap, shampoo, conditioner
Special Diets:
Gluten free items, low sugar and salt items
Your help is needed
So would you please help out your neighbors, friends and family by giving generously to the Kimball Area Food Shelf Inc. this March. All monies and food collected are kept in this community.
All checks may be sent to Kimball Area Food Shelf Inc.,
PO Box 99, Kimball MN 55353
Or, food may be dropped off at any of the local churches, schools or the Kimball Area Food Shelf Inc. located at St. Anne?Äôs Church.
Sorry, we cannot accept any baby food or food that is out-dated.
Thank you for your support
Mary Mathies
Kimball Area
Food Shelf Coordinator