Feeding our Hungry Neighbors
March is Minnesota Food Share Month. Hamline Church participates in this drive every year and this year the need is particularly great. As a result, we will be offering several opportunities to participate in the Food Share drive.
Drive-by Collection: On Friday, March 12 from Noon – 4pm, we will have a focused collection effort in the church parking lot. You can simply drive through the lot and we will have volunteers available to collect donated items from your car. Keystone Community Services, our local food shelf provider, will provide a truck to pick up the collected food items at the end of the day. COVID safety protocols will be observed to keep us all healthy.
Pick-up Option: If you can’t make it to the church on the 12th, but have items to donate, we will have some volunteer drivers available to pick up items from your home between 10am – Noon on March 12. Watch for more details on this option in the weekly emails. Contact Diane Krueger (dkkrueger@comcast.net) with questions.
Wednesday Drop offs: If you are not able to participate in the March 12 collection, you can also bring your offerings to church any Wednesday in March between 10am – 2pm.
Financial Donations: You can also donate on-line at hamlinechurch.org/give and select the fund “Minnesota Food Share.” If you wish to give cash, your check should be made out to Hamline Church, with MN Food Share or Keystone Services in the memo line.
All donated items should be shelf stable, nutrient dense, and low sodium and easy open if possible. Suggestions include: applesauce, canned beans and other vegetables, canned meat (chicken, fish, ham, Spam), canned or dried fruit, crackers, peanut butter, instant mashed potatoes, rice, pasta, meals in a box, cooking oil, basic herbs and spices, whole grain cereal, and shelf stable liquid or powdered milk. Small can openers are also useful. A final note, boxes and paper sacks are always needed at the food shelf. If you can deliver your items in a box or a paper sack that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance for your generosity!