Lake City Food Shelf

Girl scouts donate cookies to food shelf and school district

Apr 30, 2020

On Saturday morning two of the three Girl Scout troops in Lake City donated 138 boxes of cookies to the Lake City Food Shelf. Last week the third troop donated 166 boxes to the Lake City School District. Those cookies were used in the school district’s free lunch program. The 2020 cookie program...

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...

Lake City Federal employees raise funds for local food shelf

Apr 1, 2020

Lake City Federal Bank employees were allowed to wear blue jeans to work on Friday, March 13 if they donated money to the Lake City Food Shelf. $245 was raised and donated as evidenced by checks held by employees Mara, Heidi and Beth (left to right). People who would like to donate to the food...

Tony Hebert Memorial donates $1,000 to Lake City Food Shelf

Apr 1, 2020

The Tony Hebert Memorial donated $1,000 to the Lake City Food Shelf last week. “This is exactly the type of thing this fund was set up for,” said Bob Hebert, “Tony cared so much for this community he went to fight the war on terrorism to help protect it. The Memorial fund was established to...

Food shelf still operating, some items becoming scarce

Mar 30, 2020

We receive many calls about whether the food shelf is open. The hours have not changed, but it will be curbside pickup. People should stay in their cars. When food comes out, try to help put it in your cars so our volunteers aren’t exposed. The Food Shelf is receiving less food from Channel One...

St. John’s students have a coin war, Lake City Food Shelf wins

Mar 11, 2020

Students at St. John’s Lutheran School recently held a coin war during spirit week to see which class could raise the most money for the Lake City Food Shelf. The eighth grade students won the challenge, and on March 5 they presented a check representing all the money raised during the coin war to...

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...

St. Mark’s outreach program proceeds benefit Lake City Food Shelf

Jan 2, 2020

Representatives of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Lake City presented a $1,000 check to the Lake City Food Shelf on Dec. 24 from the church’s outreach program. From left are Darwin Meyers of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, food shelf representatives Eunice Blattner, Carole Helgerson, and Ross...

St. John’s choir’s Christmas concert raises $800 for Lake City Food Shelf

Dec 26, 2019

Presenting a gift in the amount of $800 to Carol Helgerson, director of the Lake City Food Shelf, are Linda Sievers, St. John’s choir accompanist, and Joyce Zillgitt, St. John’s choir director. “A sincere thank you to those who attended St. John’s Advent-Christmas Choir Concert on Dec. 11 for the...