Second Harvest Heartland recently received an $8,000 donation from a new program C. H. Robinson launched called “Fill Hearts Not Landfills.” Instead of spending dollars on promotional items that are handed out at career fairs and eventually end up in landfills, C.H. Robinson chose to donate those dollars to organizations that give back to communities. Six organizations were selected as potential recipients and career fair attendees voted. The most votes went to Second Harvest Heartland!

C. H. Robinson also won an award through the International Academy of the Visual Arts for this creative program and plans to run this web-based program again next year.

Eric Mesenburg, Director of Recruiting said, “At C.H. Robinson we take pride in our commitment to ensure that our communities are great places to live and work. We thought the ‘Fill Hearts, Not Landfills’ campaign would be a great way to show our support of and impact communities across the world. One of C.H. Robinson Foundation’s giving priorities is assisting with basic living needs so we felt Feeding America and their members, like Second Harvest Heartland, align nicely with our priorities. We are proud to support them.”

Many thanks to C.H. Robinson for their support.

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.