HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation Declaring to Drive Out Hunger During MN FoodShare for Hastings Family ServiceProclamation 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.