News Talk 830 WCCO along with Land O' Lakes, Lindus Construction and Compeer Financial hosted "Let's Kick Hunger Day" and the WCCO listeners heard the call to help the food insecure by raising $544,974 for Second Harvest Heartland! Thursday's total more than doubles the 2020 total raised.
National celebrities such as Bobby Flay, Sir Nick Faldo, Robert Irvine, Jim Nantz, Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) joined local celebrities such as Chef Justin Sutherland, Matt Birk and Chef Gavin Kaysen in raising food insecurity awareness and money for Second Harvest Heartland. Sponsors such as Land O’ Lakes, Lindus Construction, and Compeer Financial and Tumble Fresh Coin Laundry all hosted donation matching hours all day long to help grow the number over half a million dollars. Minnesota Corn Growers also helped sponsor the day.
In Minnesota, one in six kids and one in nine adults don't know where their next meal will come from. Second Harvest Heartland helps fill food banks all across Minnesota to help those people in need find food. You can learn more about their mission here.
You can donate to Let's Kick Hunger Day by clicking here.