Stearns Bank Community Challenge Increases Matching Funds

(KNSI) — Stearns Bank says it is adding $50,000 onto its Community Challenge match, upping it to a $150,000 dollar-for-dollar match.

The money will go to the Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf, the Salvation Army food shelf and the St. Joseph Community Food Shelf. Contributions can be sent directly to the organizations to the attention of the Stearns Bank Community Challenge. Here are the addresses:

Catholic Charities, 911 18th Street North, Saint Cloud, MN 56303 or online by clicking here.

St. Cloud Salvation Army, 400 U.S. Highway 10 S, St. Cloud, MN 56304 or online by clicking here.

St. Joseph Community Food Shelf, P.O. Box 384, St. Joseph, MN 56374

Donations must be received by December 31st, 2022, to count.

At the halfway point, the Stearns Bank Community Challenge has raised just over $137,000 for the food shelves.

“The outpouring of generosity and support in Central Minnesota is inspiring,” said Rory Bidinger, Chief Marketing Officer, Stearns Bank N.A. “With our community’s continued support throughout the final two weeks of the Challenge, we can truly help our neighbors who depend on the area’s food shelves.”

The Stearns Bank Community Challenge is hosted in partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. The 2021 Community Challenge raised $540,000 for local food shelves.

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