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Declaring to Drive Out Hunger during MN FoodShare for
Hastings Family Service
WHEREAS, MN FoodShare has coordinated a March campaign for 41
years to restock food shelves throughout the state of MN, and,
WHEREAS, 3.7 million visits were made to food shelves during 2021 in
Minnesota, and,
WHEREAS, Hastings Family Service serves up to 135 families each week
through many different food programs, 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 who
need assistance with food, housing, clothing or transportation, and,
WHEREAS, all gifts of money and food throughout the month of March
are proportionately matched by MN FoodShare,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that I, Mayor Mary Fasbender of the City
of Hastings do hereby declare together the Hastings Community will
Drive Out Hunger during MN FoodShare to restock the Market Food
Shelf at Hastings Family Service.