Thank you to all who contributed to our employee food drive, which ended on March 31st.

FirstLight employees donated a combined total of 580 pounds of food, paper products or toiletry items to area food pantries in the month of March, beating our last year’s goal of 550 pounds.  Thank you for your donations!

The donations have already been delivered to the pantries.  If you still have items you wish to donate, you can deliver the items to the pantries at your convenience.  Thank you!

Mora Food Pantry hours: Tuesday and Friday 9:30am-12pm  214 Railroad St. NW

Ogilvie Food Shelf hours:  8-10:30am the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, 225 E George

Pine City Food Pantry hours:  Monday and Wednesday 10am-4pm, Thursday 11am-7pm, 220 7th St

Sandstone Food Shelf hours:  Tuesdays 9am-3pm, Wednesdays 9am-5pm, 312 Main St. N,

The Hinckley food shelf has closed and we are unsure if/when it will reopen.

Many area schools also have a backpack program, where kids can take home a backpack of food over the weekend.  Check with the school in your area if you are interested in donating.

The Wellness Coordinator is getting buried in FOOD!

So far we have collected a total of 276 pounds of food, toiletries and paper products for local food pantries.  We only have 8 more days to beat our last year’s total of 550 pounds.  WE CAN DO IT!

If you plan on grocery shopping over the next week, check out the item(s) assignment for your department and pick up a few things for the food drive.  Departments were given a particular item to donate to help meet the highest needs of the food pantries but ANY donation will be accepted!  Bring in items by March 31st.

2017 FOOD DRIVE DEPT ASSIGNMENTS

Reminder: please check expiration dates.  The food pantries cannot accept any expired items.

Thank you for helping feed our communities.