Miles for Meals 2025
2025-07-26 08:30 (America/Chicago) | Minnesota
Do you want to run, feed our neighbors in need, and reduce food waste in Minnesota—all at the same time?

Join us for the Miles for Meals 5K, a fast and flat race course that supports Loaves & Fishes. Whether you’re a serious runner, casual walker, or virtual participant—you’re part of something bigger: the movement to reduce barriers to food access across Minnesota.

Join us Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Basset Creek Park (5609 32nd Ave N, Crystal, MN 55422)

The Loaves & Fishes 5K at Crystal Frolics begins at 8:30 AM with a kids’ Fun Run | 9:00 AM 5K Start

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WHY RUN WITH US?

Every step you take helps feed Minnesotans in need.

Every dollar raised supports food rescue, keeping perfectly good food out of landfills.

You’ll make an immediate, tangible difference while doing something fun with your community! In 2024, Loaves & Fishes served 6.9 million meals and rescued 15.3 million pounds of food.

Who doesn’t love a personal challenge? You’ll be part of a timed, chipped 5K with prizes for top finishers. Run, jog, or walk!

You’ll also be part of Crystal Frolics, a four-day community festival filled with fireworks, food, live music, pickleball, and fun for the whole family.

FREE FUN RUN FOR KIDS

Let your little ones join in the fun!

A 100-yard dash will take place at 8:30 AM to kick off our event!

Free to participate! Want a t-shirt for your child? Add it to registration. All profits will go directly towards our daily operations to reduce barriers to food access.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration is open now. Click this link to register today!

Miles For Meals 5K

Mar 31 – Jul 20

$44.79

Jul 21 – Jul 26

$50.14

Virtual Fundraising 5K

Mar 31 – Jul 26

$44.79

Virtual Option Available: Can’t make it in person? Participate anytime between July 15–27 from anywhere, send us your time, and we’ll mail you your official race t-shirt.

TAKE YOUR RUN FURTHER: CREATE A FUNDRAISING PAGE

Want to make an even bigger difference? Create a personal fundraising page and invite your network to support your 5K journey and our FREE Community Meal Programming. Start fundraising today!

Here’s why it matters:

Every dollar raised goes directly toward feeding individuals and families across Minnesota. By sharing your commitment with others, you can multiply your impact and help us reach more people with free, healthy meals.

How it works:

When you register, select the option to create a fundraising page.

Set a personal goal. Any amount raised directly benefits your community!

Share your page with family, friends, and coworkers.

It’s a powerful way to connect your efforts to our mission. The impact of fundraising is greater than we can put into words. Your donation will make an immediate, tangible difference.

PART OF CRYSTAL FROLICS WEEKEND

We’re proud to be part of Crystal Frolics, the city’s annual community celebration. After the 5K, stick around for great food, live music, games, and local vendors. Bring your friends and family. There is something fun for everyone! Learn More about Crystal Frolics here >>

Every step taken during the Miles for Meals 5K helps us serve more than 4 million meals each year to people across Minnesota. Your participation supports FREE Community Meals, Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through our Food Rescue Program, and Street Outreach.

Looking for help? Let’s Chat!If you have any questions or are interested in sponsoring this event, contact Lucy Beers Shenk, Development Associate at lshenk@loavesandfishesmn.org.

Bingo at LTD Brewing
2025-08-11 18:00 - 20:00 | LTD Brewing, 8 8th Ave N, Hopkins, Minnesota, 55343, United States
We are thrilled to partner with LTD Brewing to host bingo on Monday, August 11th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM! There is no cost to play and you will have the chance to win a variety of prizes. Come enjoy some tasty beer while supporting our free community meal programming in the Hopkins community!

Fall Jubilee
2025-09-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Minnesota
Overview:

We invite you to join us on September 20th, 2025!

Last year, we brought you inside our newest North Warehouse where food is now being redistributed to our daily programming and where our community care begins.

This year, join us for an elegant evening that brings our mission to life through storytelling, shared purpose, and connection. You’ll see, hear, and feel the impact of your support, and the impact still needed, as we come together to remove barriers to food access across Minnesota.

This night is more than a fundraiser. It’s a celebration of community. A gathering of people who believe, like we do, that everyone deserves access to fresh, nutritious food. A chance to honor what we’ve achieved, and push forward, together, into what’s next.

Your presence fuels our progress. Your generosity ensures that children, families, and neighbors across our state continue receiving the meals they need.

So we invite you to join us, connect, celebrate, and stand with us in our mission.

Event Details:

Location

Join us at the Minneapolis Club | 729 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Timeline:

5:00 PM Exclusive VIP Reception for our VIP Impact Ticket Holders

6:00 PM General Reception for all guests

(includes a silent auction, music, raffles, games, and more)

6:45 PM Dinner and Program

Purchase Table:

Table Host | $1500

Host a table for ten and make a powerful statement of support. All Table Hosts enjoy reserved premium seating throughout the evening. It’s a meaningful way to gather your friends, family, or colleagues in service of something bigger. Supporting a table serves 750 meals to your community.

VIP Table Host | $2,500 ✨

Upgrade all 10 seats at the table to a VIP Table experience. It’s a cocktail event you won’t forget. Supporting a VIP table ensures a family of 3 has at least 1 nutritious meal a day for an entire year. The impact can’t be overstated.

Please note: You can reserve your table directly using the button below, or if you prefer to pay by invoice, simply email us at office@loavesandfishesmn.org and we can manually send an invoice.

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Purchase Tickets:

Community Ticket | $200

Join us for an evening of connection, dinner, drinks, and entertainment, all in support of Loaves & Fishes. This ticket provides access to the full event experience and helps serve roughly 100 meals to neighbors in need.

VIP Impact Ticket | $250 ✨

Enjoy an elevated evening with premium seating, early check-in, and a cocktail hour with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Your support helps us deepen our impact by serving roughly 125 meals to neighbors in need.

Purchase Tickets

Become a Sponsor:

Why Sponsor the Fall Jubilee?

Becoming a Jubilee sponsor is more than supporting an event; it’s joining a movement to reduce barriers to food access across the state of Minnesota on a larger scale. Join our mission to provide healthy meals to Minnesotans in areas where the need is greatest.

By partnering with us, your organization aligns with a trusted nonprofit that served over 6.9 million meals and rescued 15.3 million pounds of food last year alone. Your sponsorship directly fuels our mission while elevating your brand in front of a community that values purpose-driven action.

Sponsorship Benefits Include:

Your sponsorship helps provide fresh, nutritious meals to thousands of children, families, and individuals across the state, at a time when the need is greater than ever.

Reach a wide audience of community leaders, philanthropists, and mission-minded individuals through event signage, digital promotion, and print materials.

Show your customers, employees, and stakeholders that you’re committed to making a difference locally, and be recognized for it.

Attend the gala alongside other changemakers and supporters who care deeply about creating a hunger-free Minnesota.

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Meet our MC & Auctioneer

Karen Sorbo

As a leading benefit auctioneer, Karen Sorbo’s dedication, effusive energy, commanding yet elegant stage presence and precision techniques, have engaged audiences across the country and internationally. Karen has raised over ONE BILLION dollars, conducting over 3200 auctions since 1993.

Karen’s experience encompasses successful financial procurement over a wide spectrum of programs including environmental, private and public schools, churches community projects, and an ever-expanding range of non-profit organizations. Karen offers solid attention to detail and planning, powerful fundraising tools and exemplary service. With Karen, clients can rest assured that their benefit event will be passionately and professionally orchestrated by a seasoned expert.

In addition to being a Benefit Auctioneer, Karen is a Speaker, Author, Mentor, Resilience Coach, Humanitarian, Documentary Film Producer/Director and Travel Enthusiast.

Our Presenting Sponsor

Questions?

Don’t hesitate to contact us at office@loavesandfishesmn.org

Join us for Give to the Max Day!
2025-11-01 08:00 - 2025-11-20 17:00 | Minnesota
Join us for Give to the Max Day! All donations made November 1st-20th will be DOUBLED thanks to the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and other anonymous donors.

Help us reach our goal to raise $200,000 during Give to the Max!

Double Your Donation Today- Give to the Max!

Learn more about Loaves & Fishes

At Loaves & Fishes, we’re not just a meal provider. We’ve created an extensive ecosystem dedicated to nourishing Minnesotans in need. We do so through our Food Waste Reduction, Free Meal Programming, and Community Partnership initiatives.

Our Food Waste Reduction initiative hinges on our Food Rescue program. This operation tackles both hunger and environmental impact by saving millions of pounds of edible food from going to waste each year. Through partnerships with large chains, local stores, farms, and more, we capture surplus food and redirect it to support all our meal programs.

Our Free Meal Programming ensures that everyone in our community has access to nutritious food. Through our Community Meals, we provide free takeaway meals and in-person dining at over 35 locations. Our Street Outreach brings mobile meals, hot soups, sandwiches, and groceries directly to people experiencing homelessness, offering a vital, consistent source of nourishment.

Here are some stories of guests of our Free Meal Programming:

Eric, a recent college graduate, found himself homeless after a series of unforeseen circumstances left him without stable housing. Through our Community Meal program, he discovered not only a warm meal but also connections to local resources that helped him secure temporary housing and job placement services.

Angela, a mother of four who turned to us after her partner lost his job. She finds solace in our meals, often bringing them home on Wednesday nights, always grabbing an extra one to share with her 89-year-old neighbor down the hall.

James, a retiree, experienced deep loneliness after losing his wife, but by joining our meals, he formed friendships that revitalized his spirit and introduced him to local social activities, bringing joy back into his life.

These stories remind us that every meal we serve is a stepping stone toward empowerment and community support.

Our Community Partnerships strengthen the impact of our mission by collaborating with local nonprofits through The HUB, offering them access to rescued food at a reduced cost to support their own meal services while staying focused on their core missions. Our Institutional Partners initiative builds alliances with facilities across Minnesota, where our staff utilize their kitchens to prepare nutritious meals for residents and support nearby communities. Additionally, our Commissary Kitchens transform rescued ingredients into meals that are distributed throughout our various programs.

Today, we face a unique paradox. The need is more significant than it’s ever been, the barriers are higher, and the financial gap is wider than ever. The donor environment has changed, making it essential for us to find creative revenue sources and introduce Loaves & Fishes to new donors willing to help us bridge these gaps.

Our next guest might be anyone – it could be you, a neighbor, or a beloved relative. We open our doors to all without question or hesitation.

We believe in the transformative effect of a simple sandwich or a warm meal. With your support, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans, one meal at a time.

Together, we can reduce barriers to food access across Minnesota. Join us today and make an immediate impact.

90's Trivia at LTD Brewing
2026-05-18 18:00 - 20:00 | LTD Brewing, 8 8th Ave N, Hopkins, MN 55343, Hopkins, Minnesota, 55343
Are you ready for an epic night of Trivia?!

Grab your scrunchies, dust off your gel sandals, and gather your crew. We’ve got 90s Trivia Night coming to LTD Brewing on May 18th!

From 12 – 9 PM, 20% of every dollar you spend on craft brews, non-alcoholic beverages, snacks, merch, gift cards, and to-go orders goes directly to supporting Loaves & Fishes!

Trivia kicks off at 6 PM and wraps at 8 PM.

Come ready to compete across categories- 90s Music, 90s TV Shows, 90s Fashion, and more!

Think you and your crew have what it takes?

Grand prize: Winning teamCool prize: Runner-up teamSolid prize: Best team nameSolid prize: Best outfit (90’s themed)

Come and support the mission. You may just walk out with some fun prizes and bragging rights.

AS IF you’d miss it… 😉
