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A Minnesota Thanksgiving Tradition: The Walk to End Hunger

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014   

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - It has become a family tradition for thousands of Minnesotans who will be giving back by raising money for the hungry on Thanksgiving before they sit down and give thanks at that big feast.

The 7th annual Walk to End Hunger will be held Thursday morning at the Mall of America, with folks taking steps in what's been a growing effort, says Marcia Fink, director of Stabilizing Families impact area with the Greater Twin Cities United Way.

"People are recruiting folks from their church, from schools," Fink says. "We're seeing large school groups come up, and it's a fun event for the entire family. Everybody has a good time, lots of activities."

This year's goal for the Walk to End Hunger is $365,000, and the money raised will go to more than a dozen hunger-fighting organizations.

Fink notes, despite the economic improvement in the state, food shelf use locally is at a record-high.

"There are still so many people who seem to be a little bit left behind as the lingering impact of the recession and people not having the jobs they used to have," she says. "Working perhaps part-time or not earning as much money as they did before."

Fink says while hunger is still a big issue in the urban cores, the biggest area of increase they've seen in the past few years has been in the suburbs. Statewide, some 8,500 adults and children are fed by food shelves every day.


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