Edina Realty Joins Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign to Stock State’s Food Shelves

Edina Realty is helping raise awareness for hunger issues and collecting food and other donations for the state’s food shelves by participating in Minnesota FoodShare’s March Campaign, the largest food drive in the state, from March 1-31.
Throughout March, participating Minnesota Edina Realty offices, as well as our corporate office, will serve as drop off sites for the annual food drive. Items in need include non-perishable canned or packaged foods; baby items including diapers, formula and jarred food; and various household basics such as toilet paper, shampoo, laundry and dish soap, toothpaste and toothbrushes.
According to Minnesota FoodShare, in 2010, there were more than three million food shelf visits statewide and 63 million pounds of food were distributed to Minnesota families by food shelves.
Food shelf usage increased on average 14 percent, and in the Twin Cities’ suburbs, some food shelves reported a 60 percent increase. Children still represent about half of those served at food shelves.
Items can be dropped off at Edina Realty-815 Broadway, Alexandria. For more information please feel to call Sue Palmquist: 320-223-0762 or email: suepalmquist@edinarealty.com