Deb Gau
MARSHALL Â As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many area families are still facing food insecurity. With help from Lyon County, area organizations like United Way of Southwest Minnesota and United Community Action Partnership are planning an event to help.
A free food distribution event is being organized in March, at the Lyon County fairgrounds in Marshall.
County commissioners gave permission for the food distribution event to be held in the former ice arena building at the fairgrounds on March 16.
United Way of Southwest Minnesota President and CEO Sarah Kicmal said United Way and UCAP were working together with Second Harvest Heartland to plan a food distribution event. Without the Ruby’s Pantry food program being offered in Marshall, many area families are in need of some supplemental food support, Kicmal said.
In-person volunteering slowly returns in Minnesota after COVID surge Nonprofits report numbers are rebounding slowly; need is great. January 22, 2021 9:46pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Minnesota nonprofits that halted volunteer shifts due to rising COVID-19 cases are reopening their doors or hoping to do so soon in 2021.
Many nonprofits completely scuttled volunteering when the pandemic hit the state last March or shifted to at-home or online activities. Other hunger relief organizations such as Every Meal (formerly the Sheridan Story) and Second Harvest Heartland scaled back volunteer shifts to follow safety measures and then paused volunteering completely in November as Minnesota cases spiked again.
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For Kofi Bruce, who became CFO of General Mills shortly before the killing of Floyd George in the company s hometown of Minneapolis, environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus is more than an abstract goal. It is part of a numbers-driven plan to weave ESG values throughout the 93-year-old company.
He joined the corporation, which owns Yoplait, Cheerios, Pillsbury, Haagen-Dazs and many other brands, as treasurer in 2009, ascending through various financial leadership roles, before being named outgoing CFO Don Mulligan s replacement in August 2019. His first year as finance chief has been both challenging and illuminating, he told British publication Financial Director in an interview last week.
Paula Mohr
INPUT NEEDED: Minnesota soybean growers are asked to complete a survey to help direct future soybean research. The online survey is at mnsoybean.org/msrpc. Soybean survey seeks growers’ input on research and production challenges.
Jan 14, 2021
The Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council asks that state soybean growers participate in a survey to help the organization’s farmer-leaders and university researchers better address the diverse production challenges facing growers across Minnesota.
“As we look ahead to spring, we want to hear directly from farmers on the issues they’re facing on their operations,” says David Kee, Minnesota Soybean director of research. “The more we hear from our state’s growers, the more we can better focus our checkoff research on the issues that matter most to farmers.”
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A local Duluthian donated $1,000 in boxed meals from Vanilla Bean Restaurant to Emergency Room/COVID nursing staff at both Essentia and St. Luke’s.
A local Duluthian donated $1,000 in boxed meals from Vanilla Bean Restaurant to Emergency Room/COVID nursing staff at both Essentia and St. Luke’s. On Dec. 21, John Goldfine sent boxed meals to both hospitals for workers in the COVID units. His gift was in honor of the University of Minnesota Duluth’s men’s hockey team. Goldfine also encouraged others in the Twin Ports who are looking for ways to give back to consider sending meals to the local hospitals. This donation comes on the heels of another anonymous donation of $500 in meals to Essentia workers earlier this month.