Community Corner

Will Local Foodshelf Set a New World Record?

The goal is 600,000 pounds of food. From 12 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, donations can be brought to the Minnetonka Cub Foods.

ICA Food Shelf is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the in a 24-hour period.

The goal is 600,000 pounds of food. From 12 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, donations can be brought to the Minnetonka .

ICA has been asking to community support in this endeavor, by asking for volunteers, money, food and group-hosted food drives leading up to the big day.

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At Patch, we wanted to help. So on Friday, we hosted a food drive at in Hopkins from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We collected bags of food products—and $30 from some generous donors—that we handed over to ICA on Saturday– the day of the record attempt.

It was amazing to see the caring spirit of our community members who went out of their way to give to the cause. We also got to chat with some new people, which is always a blast.

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Will ICA meet the goal? Tell us in comments.


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