The Open Door

Our large-scale Pop-Up Produce distribution at the Northern Dakota County Service Center has served more than 2,000 households so far this year! Here are some images from this week's distribution, where we shared more than 37,000 pounds of fresh food with nearly 500 local households. If you need food support, or would like to volunteer, Save the Date for our final Pop-Up at this site: Oct. 8 in West St. Paul ➡️https://ow.ly/keK150Tnky7

🙌🏼 Thank you to local The Coca-Cola Company volunteers for joining us at our large-scale produce distribution on Tuesday! Your efforts helped us distribute 37,000 pounds of healthy food to Dakota County families in need.

Open Door Executive Director Jason Viana made an appearance recently on Town Square Television's series featuring local nonprofits. In this short clip, Jason introduces our mission, and explains how *you* can support our work fighting hunger in Dakota County.

Today we're sending a HUGE Open Door Shout-out to our seasonal #staff, whose efforts are SO essential to our work during our busy summer season. 👏👏👏 🙏Thanks so much to Eli and Claire, and to our #interns: Jill, Tara, Madison, and Hailey. #Internship #EmployeeAppreciation #SummerStaff

Happy Read A Book Day!📚 Open Door staff recommend the following books that touch on topics of food or hunger: "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer "Maid" by Stephanie Land "Salt Fat Acid Heat" by Samin Nosrat "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck "The Hunger Games" (series) by Suzanne Collins You can also check out NC State University's recommended reading list on food insecurity: https://ow.ly/fA0f50Th1mm What are you reading right now? #ReadABookDay #FoodForThought #ReadingList #HungerAwareness

📣We're hiring! The Open Door is seeking a dynamic individual to join our fundraising team as the Development Manager. This is a full-time position with benefits and a hybrid work schedule. Visit https://ow.ly/1chW50TfQ3R to learn more and apply!

➡️The Open Door is closed today, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. We will resume regular business hours tomorrow.

🙌Sending a special thanks to Breakthru Beverage for hosting a Food and Fund Drive in August! Reps from Breakthru dropped off four separate donations to supply our summer Snack Packs, totaling more than 1,700 pounds of tasty snacks. 😋Wow! What a great way to support our youth-focused programs as the school year starts! 🍎

The Open Door will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2, in observance of Labor Day. We will also be closed the previous Saturday (8/31) and Sunday (9/1). Wishing you all a restful holiday weekend!

🚚🎉We still have a few spots to fill for the Burnsville Fire Muster Parade on Sept. 7. Can you join us? Volunteer to walk alongside The Open Door truck and hand out stickers and cards on the one-mile parade route. Sign up for this quick and fun volunteer shift is only in SignUp Genius: https://ow.ly/zUxK50T8W89