Five for Food

Five for Food surpasses $50,000 goal

Apr 17, 2024

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, exceeded the $50,000 goal for 2024 with a record total of $50,661 raised, according to a news release. The total raised last year was $45,611. Due to the increased food shelf use and increased...

Legion Auxiliary, church women’s group supports Five for Food

Apr 3, 2024

Joyce Moechnig and Vicky Fick of the Lake City American Legion Auxiliary recently presented Lake City Food Shelf Co-Director Dianne Coombs, with a check for the annual “Five for Food” initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf. Moechnig also presented a check from the Women of Redeeming Grace...

Mayo - Lake City again supports Five for Food

Mar 13, 2024

Staff members of Mayo Clinic Health System – Lake City gathered to recognize their employer’s ninth year as a sponsor of the Five for Food Initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf. Mayo Clinic Health System – Lake City was one of the original five sponsors of the program in 2014. This year, 33...

Legion supports Five for Food

Mar 6, 2024

The Lake City American Legion Post is supporting the Five for Food Initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf with a $500 donation. Donations for Five for Food can be made until March 31 using the donor form below. Donations of $5 or more are matched up to the total of the sponsor pool of $24,450...

Kiwanis Club again supports Five for Food

Feb 28, 2024

The Lake City Kiwanis Club has again supported the Lake City Food Shelf with a sponsorship donation for the annual Five for Food Initiative of Greater Lake City Community Foundation. Thirty-two sponsors of individuals, businesses and organizations have pledged over $23,000 to the sponsor pool,...

Five for Food sponsors gather to help kick off 2024 campaign

Feb 21, 2024

Some of the sponsors of the Five for Food Initiative for the Lake City Food Shelf gathered at the Food Shelf to kick off the 2024 campaign. Sponsors pledge $500 or more to the sponsors’ pool. The sponsor pool is used to match community contributions of $5 or more, dollar for dollar, to the...

Five for Food underway with $50,000 goal

Feb 14, 2024

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, begins its ninth year on Feb. 15. The drive will end on March 31st. A record number of 35 sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to $1,500 for a total of $23,200. The...

Additional sponsors sought to help Five for Food meet $50,000 goal

Jan 17, 2024

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, is seeking additional sponsors as it prepares to kick off its tenth year on Feb. 15. The drive will end on March 31. A number of sponsors have stepped forward with contributions from $500 to...

Legion donates $500 to food shelf

Apr 26, 2023

Lake City American Legion Post 110 donated $500 to the Lake City Food Shelf through the Five for Food initiative. The food shelf is currently serving 125 families per month. Pictured, from left: Legion member Dick Grobe, food shelf volunteers Michelle Smith and Sharon Anderson, and Legion member...

Five for Food raises a record $45,612 for Lake City Food Shelf

Apr 12, 2023

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, has completed its ninth year with a record $45,612 in total donations. The 2023 donations exceeded the previous record donations of $42,259 last year. Twenty-eight sponsors agreed to donate...