Lake City Food Shelf

Tony Hebert Golf Tournament raises money for Lake City Food Shelf

Oct 21, 2026

Laurie (left) and Bob (right) Hebert present a check in the amount of $2,000 to Nancy Roozen, of the Lake City Food Shelf. This money was raised at the annual golf tournament held in the memory of of the Heberts’ son, Tony Hebert, a life-long resident of Lake City who was killed in action in...

Church youth to trick-or-treat for Lake City Food Shelf

Oct 21, 2026

On Saturday, October 31, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., First Lutheran Confirmation students (seventh through ninth graders) will be participating in trick-or-treat for the food shelf, collecting nonperishable food items to support the Lake City Food Shelf. “They’ll be asking our neighbors to help them...

Masons donate bench to food shelf

Jun 10, 2026

Bruce Whitcomb (left), Senior Ward of the Lake City Masons Carnelian Lodge No. 40, Dianne Coombs (center), Co-Director of the Lake City Food Shelf, and food shelf volunteer Sandy Bendickson pose outside the Lake City Food Shelf with a bench made of recycled plastic. The Masons donated the bench...

Wellness businesses collaborate on food drive

Jan 28, 2026

In December, local business owners Jessica Richmond of Rivers Edge Wellness and Dr. Elizabeth Olson of Align My Day partnered to host a food drive benefiting the Lake City Food Shelf. Throughout the month, clients were encouraged to bring in non-perishable food donations during their visits. As a...

Fresh Market ‘Bag Hunger’ proceeds go to Lake City Food Shelf

Dec 24, 2025

Lake City Fresh Market presented a $2,472.96 donation to the Lake City Food Shelf as part of the Bag Hunger Campaign on Tuesday, Dec. 16. The collaborative effort is organized by the Minnesota Grocers Association and designed to boost donations for food shelves across the state. Pictured (from left...

Community Thanksgiving dinner raises $4,466 for Lake City Food Shelf

Dec 24, 2025

This year’s 38th annual Community Thanksgiving, hosted on Nov. 28 by local churches and organizations at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lake City, served 398 free turkey dinners and raised $4,466.00 in donations for the Lake City Food Shelf. On Tuesday, Dec. 16, representatives of participating...

Pass it On gives surprise donation to food shelf

Nov 26, 2025

It was a joyous end-of-shift moment at the Lake City Food Shelf last Thursday, Nov. 20. Just after closing time, when the volunteer crew had locked the door after completing their usual Thursday business from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., I showed up. A volunteer unlocked the door and let me in and I...

Bethany Lutheran donates fundraiser proceeds

Nov 5, 2025

Bethany Lutheran Church announced the recipients of funds raised at two fundraiser events. “Bethany Lutheran Church would like to thank our members and neighbors for attending our Block Party and our fall Garage Sale. We were able to donate $500 each to the Local Food Shelf, Packing for the...

Gardenaire Garden Club donates tour funds to school greenhouse and food shelf

Sep 17, 2025

The Gardenaire Garden Club delivered donations recently to Dianne Coombs and volunteers at the Lake City Food Shelf and to FFA officers for the greenhouse program at Lincoln High School. Each year the Gardenaire Garden Club in Lake City sponsors a local garden tour. This year members voted to...

Food shelf grateful for Pass It On volunteers’ support

Jun 25, 2025

The Lake City Food Shelf would like to give thanks for the great generosity of the volunteers at Pass It On Thrift Shop in donating $10,000 from the fruits of their labors. As Pastor Badgley mentioned in his article in a previous issue of The Graphic, we had a major repair to our walk-in cooler...