Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Local food shelf takes a shot at a Guinness World Record.
It was a valiant effort, but ICA Food Shelf fell short of setting a Guinness World Record for the largest food drive in a 24-hour period. The goal was 600,000 pounds of food. From 12 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, donations were brought to the Minnetonka Cub Foods after weeks of preparation, online auctions, food and cash drives. The food shelf was able to collect 398,049 pounds of food during the time period. "I think we fell short because we didn’t have enough time to really engage more Minnesota food companies," said Winona Kraft, ICA's special projects coordinator. However, Kraft was impressed by the hard work of the volunteers. "They are rockstars," she commented. From this effort alone, ICA Food Shelf will be able to …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
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 largest food drive 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 Cub Foods. 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. At Patch, we wanted to help. So on Friday, we hosted a food drive at Driskill's Foods 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 …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Patch will be collecting food from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Driskill's.
ICA Foodshelf is trying to set a world record for a 24-hour food drive, and Patch wants to work with you to help the organization hit its goal. We'll be at Driskill's Foods from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. collecting nonperishable food products that we'll hand over to ICA on the day of the record attempt. Stop by 25 11th Ave. N. in Hopkins to drop off your canned goods—or pick up items there while you do your shopping or grab lunch. Patch knows Hopkins and Minnetonka are full of giving residents, so come on out and show ICA how much you care. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Help make history! Be part of a record-breaking food drive.
ICA Food Shelf is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest food drive in a 24-hour period, and you can help. 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. There are also other ways to help. Donate money: All funds collected through a special fundraising page will be used to purchase food on March 24. To make a donation, click here. Become a sponsor: Are you part of a larger company or group that would like to become a sponsor? Several sponsorships opportunities are available: Leader - $5,000 or 10,000 lbs of food Champion - $10,000 or 20,000 lbs of food Hall of Famer - $20,000 or 40,000 lbs of food World Record Holder - $30,…
Trudy Kanwischer
3:34 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Of course they will meet the goal! They are a great organization and have wonderful volunteers! Good luck ICA Food Shelf!! more ›