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Kids Against Hunger
Kids Against Hunger is a ministry of Evergreen-Bloomington.
Evergreen-Bloomington operates this ministry by being an official Kids Against Hunger food packing satellite.
Satellites are organizations affiliated with Kids Against Hunger that package the proprietary Kids Against Hunger formulated food for the malnourished and starving children of the world.
The mission of Kids Against Hunger, a humanitarian food-aid organization, is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the USA and to feed starving children throughout the world. Kids Against Hunger is not affiliated with or restricted to a particular religious group and does not discriminate on any basis when distributing its meals. Some of the organization’s volunteers and affiliates are driven by their love of God and helping to feed all of His children, but all religions and non-religious groups are welcome to volunteer, donate, and help in any way.
The organization’s approach to achieving its goal - the eradication of world hunger - includes the packaging of a highly nutritious, vitamin-fortified soy-rice casserole by volunteers at numerous locations within the USA and Canada, and the distribution of those meals to starving children and their families in over 60 countries through partnerships with humanitarian organizations worldwide. In 2008 alone, volunteers at Kids Against Hunger’s food packaging centers across the USA packaged over 40 million meals for children and their families around the world and around the corner.
The Kids Against Hunger food packaging network consists of the organization’s International Headquarters office located in New Hope, MN (a suburb of Minneapolis), a Division in Mankato, MN, and close to 70 independent non-profit food packaging "satellites" across the U.S. and Canada.
If you would like to participate in an upcoming pack-a-thon, please visit our website filltheirplate.org.
If you would like to make a donation to Kids Against Hunger, you may do so online here.
mega sale*
Have you been meaning to clean out your cupboards, closets, garages and storage units? Have we got an opportunity for you! We are having a Mega Sale to raise $$$ for Kids Against Hunger and the fall mission trip to Spain. This is also a great opportunity for us to open the doors of Evergreen to our community. *The Mega Sale proceeds will benefit both the Bloomington Evergreen's KAH program AND it's Mission trip to Spain in October 2011.
We need your help in donating items, volunteering and spreading the word about the sale.
WHEN IS THE SALE?
Thursday, September 15th 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday, September 16th 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 17th 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday – Half Price Sale! 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Saturday – Bag Sale! 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
**CASH ONLY**
VOLUNTEER FOR THE SALE
We need to fill many shifts during the sale and during drop off times. You can sign up for times during the sale at the Events Table between services. Contact Kelly Morris at (651) 295-4291 or kellym3693@comcast.net
If you are available during the drop off times, please come to help.
We need people to:
- unload cars
- sort items
- price items
- clean items
- set up tents
- move large items (especially Sept. 11, 12, 13)
- help load cars during the sale
DONATION DROP OFF INFO
Please bring only clean, working, useable items. Items can be dropped off at the following times. Follow the signs to the drop off areas.
We also need boxes to store items once they have been priced and sorted. Boxes with lids are best; such as boxes for reams of paper.
Sundays, Aug 21 & 28, Sep 4 & 11, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, Aug 24 & 31, Sep 7, 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fridays, Aug 26, Sep 2 & 9, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays, Aug 27, Sep 3 & 10, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sundays, Aug 28, Sep 4 & 11, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
We have set up special drop off times for large items in order to save storage space. Please, do not bring furniture, exercise equipment and other large items until these dates.
FURNITURE and LARGE ITEM DROP OFF TIMES
Sunday, September 11, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 13, 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
We will have rooms or tents set up for the following categories;
Toys & Books, Household, Furniture / Sporting Goods, Adult Clothing / Shoes, Children’s Clothing & Equipment, Electronics / Tools, Holiday / Jewlery / Gifts
** A Donation receipt can be mailed to you. **
WE CANNOT ACCEPT THESE ITEMS
Please do not bring the following items, or Evergreen will have to pay to dispose of them.
- ANY broken or nonworking items
- Stained items
- Luggage
- Mattresses, hide-a-beds, water beds
- Old computers/monitors/printers
- Old TV’s before 2000
- TVs less than 19”
- Typewriters
- Skis/boots, Nordik Tracs, Tents, Trampolines
- Older appliances, Gas grills, Air conditioners
- Kerosene Heaters, fireplace inserts
- Pianos, organs, console stereos, large desks
- Baby cribs, playpens, car seats, old baby equipment before 2001
- Vaporizers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers
- Sinks, Building supplies, light fixtures, ceiling fans, stove hoods, tires
- Medical equipment, walkers, wheelchairs
- Reference book sets, encyclopedias, Readers Digests
- Christmas trees, Christmas tree stands
News feed...
Kids Against Hunger News
OUR COMMITTMENT TO HAITI CONTINUES
We are committed to feed the poor, widows and orphans in Haiti. For 2012 we hope to pack 570,000 meals and raise $80,000; but more importantly, we want to be compassionate, caring Christians who invite others to join us as we serve the poor & share the good news of Jesus. We are praying for 200 new people to visit Evergreen at packing sessions in 2012. Reach out and invite your unchurched friends, co-workers & neighbors.
NEXT BIG PACK-A-THON
Saturday, March 31, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM, KAH room. Sign up at www.filltheirplate.org/volunteer for this or several other packing sessions.
Kids Against Hunger Run
Saturday, June 16, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis. Last year corporate sponsors donated $16,500 which bought over 70,000 meals for people in Haiti! We invite you to see if your company can be a sponsor this year. Many corporations have matching funds and $$ budgeted for charity and donations. Sponsorship levels begin at $250 and can go as high as your company desires. Every donation makes a difference! Materials are available at the KAH display. Questions? Contact Angie Davenport at ar_davenport@yahoo.com.
2nd Annual Mega Sale
August 16 – 18, 2012. The 2nd Annual Kids Against Hunger/Missions Mega Sale is set! It's not too early to look in your closets, drawers, garages and basements for good quality clothes, furniture, electronics, household items, books etc. to donate to the Mega Sale. We'll need lots of volunteers and donations again this year and encourage you to mark your calendars!
