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Proclamation
Declaring to Drive Out Hunger during MN FoodShare for
Hastings Family Service
WHEREAS, MN FoodShare has coordinated a March campaign for 43 years to restock food
shelves throughout the state of MN; and
WHEREAS, 7.5 million visits were made to food shelves in Minnesota in 2023, an increase of
over 2 million visits over the previous year; and,
WHEREAS, Hastings Family Service strives to help our community members meet their basic
needs of food, housing, transportation, and clothing; and,
WHEREAS, Hastings Family Service has also experienced a significant 53% increase in the
need for food programs, and distributed over 425,000 pounds of food in 2023, and,
WHEREAS, 50% of those served by the Market Food Shelf at Hastings Family Service are
children; and,
WHEREAS, the generosity of our community makes it possible for Hastings Family Service to
provide help and hope to our neighbors, and all gifts of money and food are proportionately
matched by MN FoodShare throughout the month of March; and now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hastings does hereby
declare that the Hastings Community will work together during MN FoodShare and restock the
Market Food Shelf at Hastings Family Service to drive out hunger in our community.
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Mary D. Fasbender, Mayor