March is Minnesota Foodshare Month. We are doing our part to help collect donations for two local food shelves, Nourish 282 and Ralph Reader. In particular, we are focusing on collecting items that are hard for food shelves to get but are essential. Examples of this are: toilet paper, cleaning supplies, hygiene products, and of course canned goods are welcome too.
Nourish 282 collects donations on the first Wednesday of the month from 4:00-5:30 in the parking lot of our church.
They distribute the food from 4:30-5:30 on second Thursday of the month. For more information check out their website Nourish282.com.
Faith UMC collects nonperishable food items all year long for the Northeast Emergency Depot (NEED) in Columbia Heights and the Ralph Reeder Food Shelf in New Brighton. The collection box is in the entry way by the parking lot.