We receive grant financial support to fund our programs and increase capacity and infrastructure. In 2018, we have received funding from the following philanthropists: Otto Bremer Trust Richard Schultze Family Foundation J.A. Wedum Foundation Hunger Solutions We thank these charitable organizations for caring and trusting in our vision. Our family Read more…
This summer the Fruit of the Vine Saint Paul and La Vina de Saint Paul will be distributing farm fresh produce to our communities on the second and fourth Fridays of each month starting in July and ending in October. Here’s the planned schedule and remember all distributions are from Read more…
Dear Supporters, It’s the summer months again when Vineyard Community Services (“VCS”) asks our community supporters to consider donating to sustain our operations and take advantage of several matching grant opportunities. VCS is operating our emergency hunger relief program called the Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf for the eleventh Read more…
Come out this Saturday from 11am to 2pm to sort and quality check all the dry goods we collected during the U.S. Postal Carriers Food Drive. We have around 51,000 pounds to go! Join us in this fun project! Sorting will be setup outside next to the Citi-Cargo trailers in Read more…
Come join us on May 12th for the annual U.S. Postal Carriers ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive. Each year the postal carriers deliver their collected non-perishable food donations from the families in Burnsville and Savage to our facility at South Metro Vineyard Church. We usually collect around 30,000lbs of food Read more…
It’s March and that means it’s the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign! This is so important to VCS—it’s one of our biggest months for food and fund drives. We rely on the food and funds collected to get us through the next few months of operations into the summer. We also Read more…
The Vineyard Community Services board of directors invites you to join us Saturday, March 24th at 6pm for the annual Spring Spree dinner theater fund raiser for the Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf. Doors open at 5:30pm. This event is centered around dinner prepared by Chef David Aguilera, entertainment from Read more…
You bacon lovers are going to overload on the herb flavored cream cheese bacon-wrapped chicken breasts dinner entre Chef David Aguilera has in mind! He plans to accompany it with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and a bed of Asparagus with Red Peppers. Of course dessert follows. Get your tickets early to ensure Read more…
Vineyard Community Services has partnered with Title Sponsor FOSTAR Communications to present the 6th Annual FOTV Summer Swing Golf Classic charity tournament. This a critical fund raiser for Vineyard Community Services to benefit the Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf, one of Minnesota’s largest hunger relief organizations. Bremer Bank and CFS Read more…
January to March is a great time to donate to the Fruit of the Vine Food Shelf for the following reasons: March donations are matched as part of the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign January to April are usually very slow months for Vineyard Community Services from a donation perspective; we’re Read more…