March 22, 2021 – Buffalo Food Shelf

Happy Easter

The Buffalo Food Shelf Council, along with the staff and volunteers, wish everyone and their families a safe and health Easter.

We would like to celebrate with our traditional basket, but circumstances surrounding Covid and local guidelines make it impossible to do so this year, Instead, we would like to offer you a voucher that can be redeemed at Buffalo Cub for a free ham to prepare for your Easter meal. It is not necessary to be a client of the Buffalo Food Shelf. Please stop in to the Buffalo Food Shelf to receive your voucher.

March Campaign

March Campaign is coming soon! It’s a great time to do a food or fund drive for the food shelf as we are eligible for additional funding based on the pounds of food and dollars we receive during the March Campaign.

GMCC’s Minnesota Food Share began its work in 1982 as a campaign advanced by congregations to restock food shelves in the 7-county Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The effort was so successful, and the need so evident, March Campaign became a statewide initiative just one year later and is now in its 41st year.
Learn more about this year’s campaign at gmcc.org/march-campaign

If you would like to support our local food shelf, food donations maybe brought to your local church or the food shelf.

Monetary donations are accepted and appreciated!

By mail: PO Box 222, Buffalo, MN 55313

Online (via PayPal or credit card): Under the donate tab

Through the PayPal Giving Fund: (www.paypal.com/fundraiser/hub) enter “Buffalo Food Shelf”, select “Minnesota” for the state- make your donations.

March Campaign

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It’s hard to believe one year has passed since the pandemic changed our lives—for many, in ways unimaginable.
Millions of people who never imagined they’d struggle to put food on the table are now seeking help from food banks because of COVID. Today, we estimate 42 million people may experience hunger in 2021 due to the economic fallout of the pandemic.

COVID-19 vaccine

Wright County residents looking to get the COVID-19 vaccine will soon have a much better opportunity to get in the line to get their shots – if they’re willing to drive a little bit. The River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud is opening this week. River’s Edge is the sixth permanent vaccination site in site, joining mass vaccination centers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Bloomington and Rochester. Minnesotans can sign up to be alerted when they are eligible to receive the vaccine by signing up with the state’s Vaccine Connector https://mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/connector/

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Wright County Community Action Inc.

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Wright County Community Action (WCCA) offers Women, Infants & Children (WIC), a supplemental nutrition program.
Call 320-963-6500 x 245, or go online to https://www.wccaweb.com/Program/Women_Infants_Children for more information. All appointments are currently being completed by telephone at this time.