Yesterday, Peter Warwick, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, Legal, presented Rob Zeaske, executive director of Second Harvest Heartland, with a check for $125,000 to help provide meals to those in need in our community.

“This contribution is one way we can give back to the community that has given so much to our business, and provide immediate support to the families who truly need it now,” said Warwick. “These issues take on even greater urgency when they occur in our immediate community.”

We are humbled by, and grateful for the generosity of all employees at Thomson Reuters. Click here to read the full story on their blog, Legal Current.

At 10:30 on Saturday morning, you could be playing paintball with Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe and other players! For $30, you get paintball marker rental, mask rental, free air refills, lunch, and five raffle tickets. At the end of the day, you can use your raffle tickets to win Vikings and 93X merchandise or paintball gear.

Registration proceeds from the event will be matched by Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings and donated to Second Harvest Heartland. Paintball ammo proceeds will be donated by MN Pro Paintball to Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Click here to visit MN Pro Paintball’s website for park information and directions.

It’s not just the economy that causes people to need hunger relief. There are plenty of other reasons our neighbors find themselves in dire situations – health issues, unforeseen personal emergencies, natural disasters … And now, as those in Fargo, North Dakota and the surrounding Red River Valley towns are enduring the worst flooding in their history, all of us at Second Harvest Heartland are proud to do what we can to help make this difficult time a bit easier for those affected – some of whom are losing everything.

On Friday, at the request of the Emergency Response Team, we sent a truck filled with 30,000 pounds of bottled water and granola bars to the Fargo area for volunteers working on the ground there. And this past Monday, we filled a semi-trailer with approximately 30,000 pounds of ready-to-eat food items for victims of the flood. Our ability to respond to this immediate request for food is due to the fact that we are part of an emergency relief system that is at-the-ready to respond when crises strike. In addition, we thank you – our dedicated supporters – for providing the support it takes to allow us to help out our neighbors in such a crisis.

Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those who are facing the devastation of flooding in Fargo and Moorhead and all of those who are doing what they can to help.

Check out the image slideshow below, or view the set on Flickr.

(Thanks to Kent Flemmer Photography for the photos.)

On the eve of one of the most significant presidential inaugurations in history, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy of service and equality for all American people. On this day, 10,000 Minnesotans will come together to join the fight to end hunger in our community, and dozens of folks are sharing their experiences on our blog at www.10000strong.org. When Michelle Obama declared hunger relief as one of the causes she would support as first lady, we realized we had a unique opportunity to honor the Obama family, Dr. King – and spread awareness about hunger in our community.

The 10,000 Strong initiative has been a tremendous success so far, but we still need your help. Please visit www.10000strong.org today. Watch the inspiring video with Dr. King, our new president, and the faces of hunger in our community. Head over to the blog and join the dialogue. See what other people are saying by comments and by video, and share your experience with us. Tell us how you’re turning your day off into a day on – and help us put an end to hunger in the heartland, one click at a time.