Minnesota Senate President Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) today celebrated the success of a statewide fundraiser to benefit Minnesota’s food banks. The effort, led by Senators and Senate staff and Feeding America Network food banks throughout the state, reached its goal on May 14 – four days ahead of schedule.

“I am overwhelmed by the amount of support for this important cause,” said Senator Miller, who organized the fundraiser. “It never ceases to amaze me how well people come together in times of crisis, and I am proud and humbled to have been able to play a role in putting it together. The only thing better than meeting this goal would be to exceed it. There is still time to donate, so if interested, please consider making a donation. Every donation helps make a difference!”

The public is also welcome to contribute to the effort by visiting http://support.2harvest.org/goto/MNsenate.

All donors can remain anonymous should they choose. Donors can also choose to make their gift amount anonymous should they want to show that they donated but don’t want the amount to appear publicly.

This effort in the fight to end hunger includes the following Minnesota Cluster Member food banks: Second Harvest Heartland, Channel One Regional Food Bank, Great Plains Food Bank, North Country Food Bank, North Country Food Bank, and Second Harvest North Central Food Bank. Members of the Feeding America network, these food banks are serving Minnesotans to ensure that as we fight the coronavirus, we aren’t doing so hungry.