Bemidji Pioneer article about our plans to establish a community garden at our new location!
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Final results of March FoodShare 2013!
Food Donations (goal 60,000 lbs.) : 53,681 lbs.
Monetary Donations (goal $85,000) : $86,473
With your help we exceeded one of our goals and nearly met the other! Thank you very much for your support and generosity.
March FoodShare historical donation data:
| Year | Food (lbs.) | Cash ($) |
| 2003 | 11,503 | $33,150 |
| 2004 | 22,746 | $31,711 |
| 2005 | 11,229 | $39,270 |
| 2006 | 7,953 | $42,063 |
| 2007 | 13,158 | $54,906 |
| 2008 | 31,408 | $60,761 |
| 2009 | 39,718 | $74,541 |
| 2010 | 45,606 | $81,444 |
| 2011 | 54,713 | $80,512 |
| 2012 | 39,158 | $83,617 |
| 2013 | 53,681 | $86,473 |
Food donations for 2013 is the second highest total in our history. Cash donations set a record for the second year running.
Again, thank you all for another successful year!
March FoodShare, only 5 days left!
There are only 5 days left for March FoodShare! We are well below our goals for our march campaign this year, we need your help!
How March FoodShare works (Everything in a nutshell):
The Bemidji Community Food Shelf and our community organize Minnesota FoodShare fund and food drives. We report our results to Minnesota FoodShare every week. Minnesota FoodShare provides BCFS with promotional materials and publicity for fund and food drives on top of that Minnesota FoodShare also provides a 10% match for every dollar raised. So, if we raise $10,000, we actually get $11,000. Quite a nice deal!
How to donate:
- Donate on-line with Razoo or PayPal. Buttons to donate are on right side of webpage.
- Through a local Minnesota FoodShare fundraiser
- Send a check through the mail and put Minnesota FoodShare as the memo. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3118 Bemidji, MN 56619
- Or check out our new building and donate. 1260 Industrial Park Drive SE. Bemidji, MN 56601
Thank you for donating!
Bemidji Pioneer runs front page story about March FoodShare
Thank you Bemidji Pioneer for helping the BCFS get the word out about March FoodShare!
For the rest of the story: The Bemidji Pioneer article
Cub Scouts Pack 80 donates to BCFS!
Thank you Cub Scouts Pack 80 for the donations and Luekens Village Foods for helping!
For the rest of the story:The Bemidji Pioneer article
BCFS Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign 2013
What is the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign?
The March Campaign is the only statewide grassroots effort where every dollar given goes to local food shelves to fight hunger.
How does the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign work?
Each March, Minnesota FoodShare directs the March Campaign, the largest food drive in the state and restocks almost 300 food shelves across Minnesota. It recruits thousands of congregations, companies, schools and community groups to run local fund and food drives to aid in the effort.
Minnesota FoodShare organizes a statewide media campaign to promote food shelf donations. It produces and distributes free promotional and educational resources for food drive organizers. It acts as a clearinghouse for cash donations and distributes these donations to Minnesota food shelves participating in the March campaign. Throughout the year, Minnesota FoodShare advocates on behalf of hungry families with state and federal lawmakers and educates the public about hunger in Minnesota.
Everything in a nutshell:
The Bemidji Community Food Shelf and our community organize Minnesota FoodShare fund and food drives. We report our results to Minnesota FoodShare every week. Minnesota FoodShare provides BCFS with promotional materials and publicity for fund and food drives on top of that Minnesota FoodShare also provides a 10% match for every dollar raised. So, if we raise $10,000, we actually get $11,000. Quite a nice deal!
How to donate:
- Donate on-line with Razoo or PayPal. Buttons to donate are on right side of webpage.
- Through a local Minnesota FoodShare fundraiser
- Send a check through the mail and put Minnesota FoodShare as the memo. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3118 Bemidji, MN 56619
- Or check out our new building and donate. 1260 Industrial Park Drive SE. Bemidji, MN 56601
