The Winona Hims performing to benefit Senior Dining via free will offering - join us for a holiday musical event! Where: Wesley United Methodist Church in Winona. When: Dec. 10th | Performance times: 1:00 & 3:30p Event Poster pdf
Semcac Clinic will be offering FREE Rapid HIV Testing at the Tenborg Building in Rushford. When: November 28th, Tuesday, from 1:30 - 4:00 p Only a quick, finger blood draw is performed, to get your results in 60 seconds! This opportunity is open to the general public and is made possible by grant funding from MN Dept of Health. Location: 113 East Jessie Street, Rushford (Same building where the Rushford Food Shelf and Rushford Senior Dining are located.) You do NOT need health insurance to participate! Know Your status. Get tested info. #knowyourstatus #SemcacClinic
Semcac will participate in Give To the Max Day, Nov. 16, 2017. You can schedule your donation to Semcac for Give To the Max Day from Nov. 1 - 15th, on the GiveMN donation page. Each year, generous supporters (you) celebrate Give To the Max Day by making your online donation. Please participate on this special day of giving and help us to continue changing lives by empowering and advocating for people to enhance their self-sufficiency by maximizing community resources. Your donation on Give to the Max Day also may help us receive an additional donation of $1,000. How? On [...]
Semcac Head Start is seeking 2 full-time Americorps LEAP members for the classroom locations in Kasson, Austin, Winona or Owatonna. National Service can transform your life – or at least get you better prepared for college or career. If you love children, and understand how important social - emotional skills are for a life of learning, achieving and succeeding, then our program is for you! We need social-emotional skill builders to serve across southern Minnesota. Positions provide a monthly living allowance, health and child care benefit option, qualifying school loan forbearance, and a $5775 Segal Education Award for college expenses. [...]
Semcac has the opportunity to receive money from Merchants Bank’s Swipe Out Hunger campaign, which will run August 1-8. Merchants Bank will donate a nickel to Swipe Out Hunger every time a Merchants Bank credit card or debit card is used between those dates, up to a total of $10,000. Supporters of the Semcac Food Shelf can vote once a day at the Merchants Bank Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/MerchantsBank. At the end of the giveaway, the food shelf with the most votes will receive the top donation prize of $2,500, second place will receive $1,500 and third place will receive $1,000. [...]
Caledonia, Kasson, Preston & Rushford, Minn – All four of the Semcac food shelf locations are participating in the 2017 Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Summer Challenge, a donation drive sponsored by Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless and Hunger Solutions, that takes place in July. As a member of Hunger Solutions Minnesota, Semcac is eligible to receive a percentage of grant funds designated for this challenge. The grant amount given to Semcac food shelves will depend upon the amount raised during the month of July. Therefore, more donations mean more grant money for the [...]
Annual MN FoodShare, March Campaign Some people face food insecurity every day, while others struggle after an unexpected expense or decrease in income. Hunger can lead to poor health or illness in addition to poor performance at school or work. During 2016, Semcac food shelves in Rushford, Preston, Caledonia, and Kasson had 7,936 visits from 1,343 households and distributed 377,841 pounds of food. Clients are also provided with information and referrals to other community services. The annual Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign promotes the collection of food and funds to stock food shelves across the state. As an official participant, Semcac’s food [...]
Get on Board! Semcac is seeking members to join the Board of Directors, who are consumers (including Semcac clients) in the counties of Fillmore, Mower and Winona. Please contact Wayne Stenberg, Executive Director, at 507-864-8201, wayne.stenberg@semcac.org, for more information about this great opportunity. Board Member Roles and Responsibilities Commitment to a 4 year term. Attend and participate in monthly board meetings. (Meetings are held in St. Charles, and you can be compensated for your mileage as well as child care expenses, if applicable.) Hire and monitor the Executive Director to ensure the agency is being managed properly. Mobilize resources. Uphold the agency [...]
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What: A Concert with Christian music! When: Oct. 23, 2016, Sunday, 2:00pm Where: Faith Lutheran Church, 308 2nd Street NW, Dodge Center Fundraiser Benefits: Dodge County Food Shelf Who: YOU! It's open to the public! What to Bring: Please bring a canned food or monetary donation. Hope to see you there!
