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Olivia has supported our hunger-relief work for over 8 years. What started as a monthly gift to ensure daily meals for our neighbors facing hunger has blossomed into support that will feed families, children and seniors in perpetuity.
“I’ve been so impressed by the work you do,” she shares. “You go the extra mile to ensure families have food.” As a retired teacher, she shared that she was amazed by the perseverance of children despite being hungry. But also shared the importance of programs like ours because, “children can’t learn when they don’t have full stomachs.”

In 2019, Olivia named Second Harvest in her will as part of her estate planning. Her gift type is one of the simplest ways to have a lasting impact beyond her lifetime. By stating the details of which assets – cash, investments, personal property – she wanted to give, she’s now ensured her ongoing support of children, seniors and families throughout the Northland.

We’re grateful for friends like Olivia. If you’d like to learn more about how
you can join her, leave your legacy, and feed future generations, please reach
out to our Director of Philanthropy, Trisha Zimmerman.

Our Mobile or “Pop Up” Food Pantry Programs have supported neighbors for over a decade. They ensure nutritious food where need is high and food resources are low, especially in rural communities. As part of our recent merger, we leaned into neighbor and partner feedback and reviewed our 15-county map to learn where this important resource was most helpful and would ensure equitable food access within our region.

For neighbors like Tammy, your support of our program is important. “This is a big help to me being I lost my daughter to breast cancer, and I now take care of my grandchildren,” she shares. And for John, “I think it’s an incredible thing you guys do with the pantry. Many times, it has just given me hope to know it’s here when I need it.”

Our Mobile trucks pull into communities like Marble, Big Falls, Hurley, and Solon Springs loaded with pallets of shelf-stable and perishable food. Fresh produce, dairy, meat, and other foods are unloaded and set up by our community volunteers. Neighbors register and as they drive through their vehicles are filled with nutritious food.

Thank you for ensuring over 903,000 meals through our Mobile programs to Northland neighbors like Anne who recently shared following our distribution, “This is the best thing to happen to the community since I’ve been here.”