 The Bemidji Community Food Shelf is on a mission to collect as many donations as possible in support of the Minnesota Food Share March campaign. Minnesota Food Shelves choose March for the campaign because this is the time of the year when donations are needed most. The community can help by giving anything from canned goods to sanitary items like toilet paper and shampoo. Money donations are also always needed. The campaign gives each food shelf a partial match based on how many donations they collect. It's a really big deal for us in two ways because your donation gets stretched but also because summer tends to be a really busy month for food shelves and a time of very low donations. Typically people think of giving to food shelves in the fall, you know, a Thanksgiving time and Christmas time and not so much in the summer when our usage is up. The Food Shelf's March goal is $110,000 and 40,000 pounds of food. You can keep up with their progress on their Facebook page. The Food Shelf is also always in need of volunteers. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.