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Meijer Simply Give

Sunday April 2, 2023 - Saturday July 1, 2023
Between April 2 and July 1 stop by Meijer and purchase a $10.00 Simply Give gift card that benefits The Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network.

In the Simply Give Campaign, Meijer will contribute additional funds in addition to your $10.00 purchase. All your donations and the Meijer additional funds will be given to the Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network so we can buy items that we do not receive as donations, or have in short supply. The Simply Give donation cards can be found near the checkout lanes at our local Meijer.

Saturday, June 17 will be a Double Match Day. On these days, for every $10.00 donation, Meijer will give an additional $20.00. For example, your $10.00 donation becomes $30.00 for EFPN.

BackPack Buddies

In cooperation with the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, EFPN is offering the BackPack Buddies program for the 22-23 school year.

Elementary and preschool children are eligible to participate if they qualify for free or reduced meals, live in a household with a Food Stamp FIP case number or in a household qualifying for WIC assistance.

There is no cost to participate in the program.

To enroll in the program, parents should contact the administration of their child's school for an enrollment form.

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Stop Hunger Challenge

Join EFPN for the Stop Hunger Challenge during the months of March and April. The Stop Hunger Challenge is an annual fundraising event for the Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network (EFPN). All money and items collected from March 1 to April 30 are counted for this effort – food, personal care and cleaning items donated are valued at $1.

Our 2023 goal is $80,000 and again this year we have an anonymous donor who will help to match a portion of the funds raised from the campaign. Even better - the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (FBEM) is offering a 10% credit on our account for money donated to us enabling us to purchase more food, ultimately serving more of our neighbors in need.

To learn more about how you can make a donation click here.

Volunteer

Become an EFPN volunteer today!

Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network could not help those in need without volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help in the regular pantries, the mobile food pantries, the senior delivery program, to sort or pack food donations at the warehouse or other areas to help keep our programs going. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Pesi Kennett, outreach@midlandcountyefpn.org or (989) 750-7177