The Shelf of Hope had a productive January. We have seen a shift in the population we are serving. The majority are single staying at one of the various shelters downtown. We continue to serve people at the Drake, but there are fewer families there now. We are told this will pick up again. We served a total of 130 individuals - 9 children, 119 adults (18-64), and 2 seniors (65+). We were able to give out over 874 pounds of food to people in need.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Shelf of Hope raffle at this year's Diocesan Convention in Minneapolis. We are happy to say that we raised nearly $300!
Without further ado, the raffle winners were Mary Lou Wiley and Kathleen Fischer.
Congratulations to both of you and to everyone for supporting such an important cause. We enjoyed talking with all of you about the Shelf of Hope and look forward to your continued support. Once again, thank you!
Today, our service group went outside with around twenty bagged lunches, it was a little chilly outside and really cloudy so we all had to dress warm. We went around downtown near Super Target and the IDS building. There were a few people around in Target and a few people sitting around in the IDS building. The people i went to really appreciated it and we all put smiles on their faces.