 Well an American core group is helping to feed dozens in Bemidji by volunteering at the local food shelf. Our own Cheryl Moore tells us about their time in the city. For the past month, seven AmeriCorps in triple C members have spent hours shelving, unpacking, picking, planting, and farming at the Bemidji community food shelf. I got to see how our garden is supposed to be legitimately done. I haven't really worked on a farm before so it's nice to get introduced to farming. The AmeriCorps in triple C members give up 10 months to do service work all over the country. The members themselves come from all over the country too. They live together and travel together. Being in it is definitely one of the biggest pros that I could see is that you just meet so many different people. The network that you build is gigantic. The AmeriCorps group spends five days of their work week working here at the food shelf. Of course during that time they get to interact with one another but another thing they get to do is meet other volunteers who spend their time here. Just getting backstory and like how they you know get into the program and and uh like why they come and help out and do what they do but it's awesome to like I know just sort of interact with people that are just ready to help. Tomorrow will be the group's last day in Bemidji. Then they'll be off to Iowa for more training. They say they'll take the good memories and lesson they learned from the food shelf on their future service projects. We've really enjoyed the experience. Bemidji is a beautiful city. The people here are the nicest. Minnesota Niceness is a great thing and the service itself has been amazing. The work has been super rewarding. Burning of Bemidji, Shraamor, Lakeland News. And you can learn more about that program at the website you see on the screen. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.