after the state fair

More than 200 Minnesota State Fair food vendors are donating leftover food to Minnesota’s hunger relief network through Second Harvest Heartland and its partner food shelves.

Tuesday’s donations exceeded 10,000 pounds of food, according to Second Harvest CEO Sarah Moberg, who said the food could benefit more than 1,000 families. Second Harvest distributes food through a statewide network of food shelves and meal programs.

“We do believe this food will have an important impact. You know, September today, so many kiddos are going back to school,” she said. “We also know that one in three families with children are struggling right now to put food on their table, and so whenever we can come together as a community and help families get the food that they need, that's important, and that's what we are here to do as Minnesotans.”