Five for Food

Five for Food announces $30,000 goal, sponsorships still available

Jan 20, 2021

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, begins its seventh year on Feb. 15. The drive will end on March 31. Eighteen sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to $1,000 for a total of $13,000. The sponsors’...

Five for Food raises $30k, shattering old record

Apr 8, 2020

Five for Food, the Greater Lake City Community Foundation’s annual fundraising initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf, has greatly exceeded its $26,000 goal with a total of over $30,000, the foundation announced. Sponsors provided cash contributions which were used to match the contributions of...

Director: Food Shelf is a community effort

Mar 11, 2020

March has been designated as Food Share Month in Minnesota. As a part of this, the Lake City Food Shelf is the beneficiary of the funds raised through the generosity of the community and the sponsors of the annual Five for Food Initiative. Most have no idea of how members of our community, which...

Fiesta shoppers round-up $1,500 for food shelf

Mar 4, 2020

In the month of December, Fiesta Foods in Lake City gave grocery shoppers the opportunity to round up their total to the nearest dollar at check-out with the difference going to the Lake City Food Shelf. Recently Fiesta Foods owner Phil Nyberg presented a $1,500 dollar check representing proceeds...

Five for Food exceeds goal in 2019

Apr 10, 2019

Sponsors of the Five for Food Initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf presented a check for $22,239 representing $10,000 in donations from sponsors and $12,639 provided by 1,234 members of the community who contributed $5 or more. Five for Food, the annual initiative of the Greater Lake City...

Woman’s Club donates to Five for Food

Apr 3, 2019

Five for Food coordinator Bruce Carlstrom (left) receives a check from Karen Weigel, Linda Dickey and Sue Caron of the Lake City Woman’s Club. Donations for the Lake City Food Shelf received by March 31 were included toward the matching funds of Five for Food sponsors.

Community support is key to food shelf success

Feb 13, 2019

The Lake City Food Shelf has served the greater Lake City Community since the early 1980s without having a paid staff or large corporate donors for support. Instead, the success of the Lake City Food Shelf can be attributed to many donors, giving varying amounts, and thousands of hours donated...

Five for Food 2019 two times better

Jan 30, 2019

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, begins its fifth year during February and March. Thirteen sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to $1,000 for a total of $10,000. The funds in the sponsor pool will be...

Five for Food raises almost $22,000

Apr 11, 2018

On April 9, sponsors of the Five for Food Initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf presented a check for $21,907.87 representing $10,000 in donations from sponsors and $11,907.87 provided by 1,422 members of the community who contributed $5 or more. Over the past four years, Five for Food has...

Letter: Five for Food returns with more sponsors and a higher match

Feb 28, 2018

To the editor: Five for Food, an annual initiative to raise money for the Lake City Food Shelf begins on March 1 and continues through March, which is Food Share Month. In the past three years, Five for Food has raised over $53,000, which has allowed the Food Shelf to purchase over $200,000 in...