| Catholic Charities, Salvation Army and St. Joseph Food Shelves to BenefitCatholic Charities, Salvation Army and St. Joseph Food Shelves to Benefit ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The 21st annual Charity Challenge has reached its halfway point and we are excited to announce that we’ve raised more than $130,000. The Norman C. Skalicky Foundation, in partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF), host the annual Charity Challenge. The fundraiser helps benefit the Catholic Charities, Salvation Army and St. Joseph Food Shelves. With over $130,000 raised so far, it means we’ve met our $100,000 match offered by the Skalicky Foundation. However, although we’ve reached that first goal, we still need your help in raising more funds than we did in the year prior. Last year, the Charity Challenge raised over $625,000. If you are interested in making a donation, contributions should be sent directly to any of the following eligible food shelves to the attention of “Food Shelf Charity Challenge:” A word from Catholic Charities: “Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud is grateful to the Norman C. Skalicky Foundation for again offering the Charity Challenge 2021 match, benefiting Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf and the community we serve. Last year, more than 1.3 million pounds of food were distributed to more than 12,000 individuals across more than 4,100 households. Thank you for helping us fight food insecurity in the St. Cloud area and for your gift this holiday season.” Catholic Charities, PO Box 2390, St. Cloud, MN 56302 or online at www.ccstcloud.org A message from the St. Cloud Salvation Army: “The Charity Challenge has helped The Salvation Army to provide meals to 9,068 individuals with 360,283 pounds of food. It is truly a blessing to have this fundraiser every holiday season to help meet the needs of those in our area. We are blessed by the Norman C. Skalicky Foundation and are grateful to be able to provide assistance to our community. Please consider donating today.” St. Cloud Salvation Army, 400 U.S. Highway 10 S, St. Cloud, MN 56304 or online at centralusa.salvationarmy.org/northern/StCloud A note from the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf: “The Saint Joseph Community Food Shelf would like to thank Norman C. Skalicky Foundation and the community for giving us this opportunity once again to be part of the Charity Challenge. We were able to help the 121 families and provide many holiday baskets that we give throughout the season. God Bless!” St. Joseph Community Food Shelf, PO Box 384, St. Joseph, MN 56374 In total, since 2000 the fundraiser has contributed $4.9 million to support local food shelves. For all Charity Challenge updates, follow @CentralMinnesotaCommunityFoundation on Facebook. The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $147.6 million in assets and awarded over $134.5 million in grants to non-profits. The CMCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a collaborative of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 900 funds totaling nearly $201 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN. |
Charity Challenge Reaches Halfway Point
December 20, 2021
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