PORTIONS | AUGUST 2021
Monthly e-newsletter from the Great Plains Food Bank
Suz Sews up solutions for hunger
When masks became mandatory in most locations as a result of COVID-19, 10-year-old Susie Vastag took advantage of extreme circumstances and found a unique way to help those in need.

With her company Suz Sews, Susie teamed up with Sandy's Doughnuts to begin making and selling masks. The groups also agreed to give back to the community. For each mask sale made inside Sandy's Doughnuts, $5 was donated to the Great Plains Food Bank.

Susie, Sandy's Doughnuts and the Great Plains Food Bank recently came together to celebrate a great day in the fight to end hunger (shown at right).

Also making recent substantial gifts to the Great Plains Food Bank were: Otto Bremer Trust ($75,000); Feeding America ($75,000); Marathon Oil Company ($15,000); Bayer Fund ($12,000); Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation ($7,300); American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation ($5,000); Northwest North Dakota Community Foundation ($5,000).
Groups come together for annual United Way Day of Caring
Individual volunteers along with groups from the North Dakota Department of Water Resources and the Lewis & Clark Development Group joined together to give their time as part of the MSA United Way Day of Caring.

Volunteers filled the Great Plains Food Bank Bismarck Regional Service Center on August 11 to pack fresh produce to be distributed on routes of our Mobile Food Pantry.

The end result was 12,600 pounds of food packed, which was enough to provide more than 10,000 meals.
Take a look here at highlights from another memorable Day of Caring.
Local veteran service clubs help Great Plains Food Bank
A number of Fargo-Moorhead area veteran service clubs including the Fargo American Legion, Fargo VFW and Auxiliary, Fargo AM Vets and Auxiliary, Sons of AMVETS, AMVETS Riders and West Fargo VFW have all teamed together to help ensure fewer people go hungry.

Through much of August, the groups have been collecting food items, financial donations and hosting a virtual food drive to benefit the Great Plains Food Bank. With still a few days left in their campaign, the groups have already collected enough to provide more than 9,000 meals for those in need.

You can still help in their work by giving to their virtual food drive HERE.
CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Tina Meissner
When Tina Meissner first moved to Hazen, she was self-sufficient and able to provide for her young family. But times started to get tough when Tina struggled to find consistent work as a full-time commercial cleaner. Tina then saw a Facebook post for the Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry coming to Hazen and decided to attend. It has now become a regular stop for her each time the Mobile Food Pantry visits Hazen.
About the Great Plains Food Bank
The Great Plains Food Bank strives to end hunger through community partnerships. A proud partner of Feeding America, our vision is to create a hunger-free North Dakota and western Minn. We do all things in the spirit of passion, service and innovation. Together we can solve hunger.

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