During July, we get a proportional donation match from Open Your Heart! Feel free to mail checks to Friends in Need, P.O. Box 6, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 or donate on our website at FINfood.org with either a credit card, debit card or PayPal account. Thanks!

The New Pine Ridge Girl Scouts brought in schools supplies yesterday! Our School Supply Giveaway is on Thursday, August 16 from 4:00-6:30 and we serve Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park and Grey Cloud Island. Donations are really appreciated!

As you get ready to shop on Amazon Prime Day, remember that Friends in Need is a registered charity for Amazon Smile. Thanks for your support!!

Savannah Denzer, founder of Savannah Saves the World, brought in 76 pounds of pet food for FIN! Savannah also brings in Birthday Kits periodically! Way to go, Savannah!

Friends In Need in Need is looking for a Landscaping Company or Tree Service to cut down two ash trees at our food shelf in St. Paul Park. All donations are tax deductible, so we can give you a receipt if you donate the service. Thanks for spreading the word!

Whole Family Chiropractic in St. Paul collected toiletries for Friends in Need and Victoria Florence was kind enough to deliver them! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

Cindy and Mike La Clair just delivered 200 pounds of diapers and toiletries, along with $20, from the Summers Landing neighborhood in Cottage Grove!

The Darling family brought in 550 pounds of toiletries and $222 collected at their Nightmare Grove Haunted House this past week!

Julia Dorn has been assembling and donating Birthday Bags for the past 15 years! Today she brought us 82 bags that are labeled for specific ages. What a treat for our clients! Thanks, Julia!

Please enjoy this short video about the Holiday Train, which was produced by CP (Canadian Pacific Railroad). You'll see how this amazing fundraiser has benefited food shelves all across the US and Canada! x.com/CPHolidayTrain…

#It may be snowy and freezing outside, but inside FIN, OUR DONOR TREE IS FLOURISHING! We just added 232 leaves representing donations over $100 from individuals for 2018. We really appreciate all of you who help FIN feed the hungry in our community!

FoodShare Month is in full swing! We get a partial match for everything donated to Friends in Need Friends In Need this month!

Sharing a card we just received - "I want to thank everyone at the Food Shelf for helping me. I appreciate the food so very much and everyone is so kind and nice."

We just had a client drop off this lovely thank you note. She was in tears and so grateful for the help she received. Without this generous community, we wouldn't be able to make such a difference in the lives of our neighbors, so THANK YOU!

We are in the final stretch of the MN FoodShare! We can count all donations through the end of next week so feel free to donate by check to Friends in Need, P.O. Box 6, Cottage Grove, MN 55016, or online with a credit card at finfood.org. Thanks so much!

In July, all donations will qualify for a proportional match from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless! Please send checks to Friends in Need, P.O. Box 6, Cottage Grove, MN 55016 or donate by credit card, debit card, or PayPal at finfood.org. Thank you!!

I just attended the St. Paul Park Refinery's 80 for 80 Celebration, where they celebrated the 80 years that the refinery has been in St. Paul Park, and 80 community partners they support! We are so grateful for all they do to help Friends in Need serve our community!

During this difficult time, we are so grateful for the donations that are helping us serve the increasing number of clients. Many of you are including kind notes to thank our wonderful volunteers! We appreciate your support!

We received this lovely note yesterday from a donor and we want to thank this amazing community for their ongoing support during this difficult time. Please remember that MN FoodShare's partial match has been extended through the month of April. Stay safe and healthy.

Thank you to ACME Awning in Minneapolis for donating this beautiful new custom awning so we can serve our clients at the curb!