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June is National Dairy Month and as such, we would like to recognize Super One Foods, one of our largest regional donors overall and our largest donor of dairy products.

“The Miner Family and our family of Super One Foods stores have been proud to support you for decades,” shares President of Super One Foods and Second Harvest Board Member Patrick Miner. “Your team does a tremendous job serving regional food shelves and other partners that strive to meet their participants’ needs within their communities. Our region is fortunate to have a Food Bank that delivers leadership and a strong, positive track record in battling food insecurity.”

For more than two decades, Super One Foods has donated their surplus food and supported us financially, ensuring hundreds of thousands of meals for our NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin neighbors experiencing food insecurity. In addition to donating 460,508 pounds from their regional stores during the last year, 44% of their total donated product was fresh and wholesome dairy product, which provides essential nutrients to local children, families and seniors.

We’re so grateful for our partnership with Super One Foods in helping to supply almost 10,000 daily servings of dairy product each week.

Ellen, one of our grateful seniors who recently had a box of food from our Nutrition for Seniors Program delivered to her home, called to thank us.

“I just want to say thank you,” she shared tearfully, “I got my box today and I used the shredded beef and some of the diced tomatoes and cheese. This was the first cooked meal that I’ve had in about three weeks, and I just wanted to say thank you.”

Stories like this are not in short supply. Of the neighbors receiving our assistance, 19% are seniors, and so many share similar gratitude for your support of our food distribution in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin.

Our support of seniors is critical to their health and well-being. In fact, studies show that access to regular and nutritious meals lessens their chance of chronic health issues like heart disease, diabetes, asthma, and depression and could even help strengthen their immune system to fight viruses like COVID-19.

As Cherry, another senior, shares, “I’m so grateful for all the food I receive. The volunteers who deliver it are really kind. I’m so careful and make use of whatever I receive. We’re lucky to have you.”

We couldn’t provide meals to Ellen, Cherry, or other seniors without partners like you. Here’s a sampling of those who are generously supporting our hunger-relief work:

  • Catholic Charities Bureau, Diocese of Superior
  • Feeding America (and their generous supporters)
  • Lahti Family Charitable Foundation
  • Sam’s Club
  • Target
  • Walmart