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Immaculate Conception SVDP 'Feinstein Challenge' Fundraiser

The Immaculate Conception St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, located in Maplewood, is participating in the Feinstein Foundation 'Feinstein Challenge' fundraiser, during the months of March and April. 

The pantry will be totalling all donations of pounds of food, cans of food and cash donations during these months to compete for a portion of $ 1 milliion dollars donated by the Feinstein Foundation to organizations that fight hunger in communities nation wide.

You can help by bringing food items or cash donations to purchase food to the Immaculate Conception Church to be donated to the pantry.

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For those who may be interested in making donations to the Immaculate Conception Church SVDP Food Pantry for participation in the 'Fienstein Challenge', donation sites are currently located at the Maplewood Library and the Maplewood City Chamber of Commerce/ Community Betterment Foundation.

We will be adding the following the following donation drop sites in the next several days, Richmond Heights Public Library, St Louis Community Credit Union (Big Bend), Cheryl's Herbs (Manchester Rd).

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A special promotion is being coordinated with Kakao Chocolate the weeks after Easter.

These donations do make a difference, let see how much MORE difference we can make working together as a community!

For more information on how to participate in the challenge and the food pantry, please follow the link below.

http://icparish.wordpress.com/st-vincent-de-paul-organization/

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