The 6th Annual Dash for Hunger for ICA on Tuesday, Oct. 4th
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Oct 27, 2011
Welcome everybody to the 6th Annual Dash for Hunger sponsored by Cub Foods and the local Rotary Clubs from Excelsior to be held next Tuesday, Oct 4, from 10-11 am at the Shorewood Cub Foods at Highways 41 and 7. This event has raised over $60,000 for the ICA Food Shelf over the years.
Below are the team pairings, contact information and updated rules. Note that the coffee section has been added to the excluded sections this year so the teams will need to adjust their strategies accordingly. is off limits this year for the first time so revise your sorry). Feel free to contact your team member to coordinate strategies or to show up early and figure it out then. Team names and costumes are encouraged.
· Team 1: Stephanie Weiss and Mayor Nick Ruehl, Excelsior
· Team 2: Kathy Benhardus and Mayor Bill LaBelle, Tonka Bay
· Team 3: Cathy Maes and Police Chief Bryan Litsey, South Lake Minnetonka
A big thank you goes to Raffle Winners Tom Verburgt and Peggy Morgan, from Excelsior, who are donating their winnings to the ICA Food Shelf. They are being represented in the Dash by Cathy Maes, Executive Director, and Kathy Venhardus, President, ICA Food Shelf.
Team contact Information:
Dashers:
- Stephanie Weiss, c (612) 710-8507, sweiss@beaconbank.com
- Cathy Maes, c (952) 992-0000, director@icafoodshelf.org
Mayors:
- Bill LaBelle, Mayor, Tonka Bay, h (952) 470-0374, bill@labellebarin.com
- Nick Ruehl, Mayor, Excelsior, w (952) 474-4504, c (612) 889-2851, nruehl@mchsi.com
· Bryan Litsey, Police Chief, South Lake Minnetonka, w (952) 474-3261, blitsey@southlakepd.com
The event agenda is attached. Dash rules and background information is below. .
Thank you again for being part of this fun and worthwhile event sponsored by Cub Foods and the Excelsior Rotary Clubs to benefit the ICA Food Shelf.
See you at the Dash!
Dash for Hunger Rules
· The length of the Food Dash is 3 minutes.
· Each team must stay together and with their cart at all times.
· Aisles to be used are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14. Not included:
§ Spice, Baking Pan and coffee sections in aisle 8;
§ Water Filter section in aisle 9.
· Each team must visit at least 3 different aisles.
· Bring back each filled cart to the team’s assigned checkout lane where an empty cart will be available.
· Items must be picked up and placed into the grocery cart, rather them just “sweeping” the items from the shelf and allowing the items to fall into the cart.
· Items dropped need to be picked up if not broken and placed in the cart, or returned to the appropriate shelf.
Dash for Hunger Charity Event Background
Cub Foods Shorewood and the Rotary Clubs of Excelsior are sponsoring a 3 minute shopping spree with involvement from local mayors and winners of the recent local Rotary Club fundraising raffle held in August. The three prizewinners (or their representatives) are paired with three of the mayors in a timed race through the aisles of Cub Foods.
The contestants compete for $1,200 in winnings (lst prize - $500 in Cub gift cards; 2nd prize - $400; 3rd prize - $300).
Cub Foods will donate the equivalent dollar amount of groceries that are selected to the ICA Food Shelf. This amount will be matched by the combined Excelsior Rotary Clubs:
- Excelsior Rotary Club - Meets Tuesday noon at Bayview
- Lake Minnetonka – Excelsior Rotary Club meets Wed 8 am at Maynards
This event has raised over $60,000 for the local food shelf since it was started in 2006.
|
Total ICA Food Shelf Donations 2006-2010 | |
|
Cub Foods' Matching Donations |
$27,195.90 |
|
Rotary Clubs' Matching Donations |
$27,195.90 |
|
Cub Foods' Gift Certificates Donated |
$5,700.00 |
|
Total Raised |
$60,091.80 |
(Pictured here is the Food Dash Team of 2010 - Story and photo by Steve Frazier)