Hutchinson Food Drive Challenge
Benefiting the McLeod County Emergency Food Shelf
March 1 – 31, 2010
Collection Goal of 3 lbs per resident (45,000 lbs total)
The Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, CVB and Local Businesses are teaming up with Glencoe, Winsted, and Lester Prairie for the Second Annual McLeod County Food Drive Challenge.
Last year this program raised over 75,000 pounds of food, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items for the McLeod County Emergency Food Shelf. This year the public need is even greater. The goals for this year is at least 3 lbs. per resident for each community, with bragging rights going to the community with the most donations per capita.
Items donated in March are matched pound for pound by Minnesota FoodShare, a state-wide program that promotes food shelf donations. Cash donations count too! One dollar is equivalent to one pound of food.
Public Donation Drop-Off Sites in Hutchinson include:
- American Family Insurance - Roger Mies Agency ~ 95 Hassan St SE
- Bursch Travel ~ 45 Washington Ave E
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co ~ 102 Main St S
- Culver’s Restaurant ~ 1510 Montreal St SE
- Factory Direct Furniture ~ 16919 Hwy 7 E
- Fink Family Chiropractic ~ 1060 Hwy 15 S / Hutchinson Mall
- Hager Jewelry ~ 138 Main St S
- Home State Bank ~ Cash Wise Location
- Home State Bank ~ 745 Hwy 7 W
- Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, CVB ~ 2 Main St S
- Hutchinson Eagles Club ~ 1000 Hwy 7 W
- Hutchinson Leader Office ~ 36 Washington Ave W
- Jake’s Pizza ~ 1060 Hwy 15 S / Hutchinson Mall
- Novation Credit Union ~ 1250 Hwy 15 S
- NU-Telecom - Hutchinson Office ~ 235 Franklin St W
- State Theatre ~ Washington Ave E
- The Oaks & The Pines ~ 945 Century Ave SW
- Twice is Nice ~ 35 Academy Ln NW
- Vivid Image ~ 897 Hwy 15 S
- Word of Life Church / Agape Christian Academy ~ 950 School Road SW
All donations should be dropped off at participating local businesses between March 1st and March 31st. Businesses will be delivering food to the McLeod Emergency Food Shelf (105 2nd Ave SW, Hutchinson) at the end of the Challenge to have it weighed and recorded. Cash donations will be added as 1 lb per $1 donation.
Please call the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, CVB at 587-5252 or email angela@explorehutchinson.com with any questions.
For a list of participating businesses in other communities, please contact the local Chamber or Business Association.
Hutchinson Food Drive Challenge
Date and Time
Monday Mar 1, 2010 Wednesday Mar 31, 2010
March 1, 2010 - March 31, 2010
Location
Public Donation Drop-Off Sites as listed
Contact Information
Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce, CVB 320-587-5252
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