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Brief: Visitation Campus Minister Defends Food Drives
An opinion piece in the Star Tribune says money, not cans is the way to go. Not so fast, says Kathleen Daniewicz.
Campus Minister Kathleen Daniewicz spoke up over the weekend in a Star Tribune opinion piece defending food drives.
A previous opinion piece, originally written for the Los Angeles Times, argued that money, not donations of food, could extend much further to meet the needs of the hungry.
However, Daniewicz argued that efforts like the school's featured in Mendota Heights Patch teaches much more than how to dutifully write a check and should complement cash donations.
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Visitation is now in the midst of a Christmas stocking drive. To fill a stocking that will be given to a child in North Minneapolis, see the attached PDF.
Local food banks will accept your donations of either cash or food:
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Neighbors, Inc. (Serving northern Dakota County)
222 Grand Ave, South St. Paul
Augustana Lutheran Church (A Neighbors, Inc. location)
1400 South Robert Street, West St. Paul
The Neighborhood House (Serving St. Paul, Ramsey County)
179 Robie Street East, St. Paul
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