Meals for Minneapolis started ten years ago. Since then, students, staff, and volunteers have packed over 300,000 meals that were delivered to local food shelves. In addition, Maranatha families have connected with family and friends to help raise over $790,000 to help further the school's mission of developing co-creators of tomorrow, grounded in Christian faith.
This year, we have a goal of packing 60,000 meals and raising $150,000.
Get ready to join us for Meals for Minneapolis, October 16-17, 2023.
How Does It Work?
Starting September 18 until mid-October, Maranatha families have the opportunity to create their own fundraising site through our easy-to-use platform. In as little as ten minutes, our families can customize their own site and use the tools on the platform to invite their friends and family to support Meals for Minneapolis by making online donations. The entire MCA community is encouraged to participate and help us reach our goal of raising $150,000, which will help fulfill our mission of developing co-creators of tomorrow, grounded in Christian faith.
Then on October 16 and 17, MCA students will come together and pack 60,000 meals in our gymnasium that will be delivered to local food shelves.
How Do I Get Involved?
In order to accomplish this lofty goal, we are asking all of our families to take a few minutes to make an eternal impact in one of the following ways:
Set up a fundraising site for your family using our easy-to-use platform (see instructions below)
Reach out to family and friends and offer them the opportunity to support Meals for Minneapolis with donations (There are many quick and easy ways to do this using our fundraising platform)
Pray for a successful Meals for Minneapolis
Sponsor, Donate, or Volunteer
Instructions for setting up a Family Fundraising Site
Click the "Register" button on the page and select how you would like to proceed (through social media or by email)
As a parent, you will create one page for the entire family.
Please enter each child's name, advisor/homeroom teacher, and T-Shirt size as this will be necessary for prizes and record keeping. Note: If you have a student in High School Sports at MCA, make sure to select the sport(s) to have a portion of your fundraised dollars go to that sport this year! ***This does NOT include Co-Op sports.
After completing registration, scroll down and click the set-up your page button.
Page Set-up
On the "Set Up Your Page" screen, change the field "How do you want your name to appear on the page?" to your family name (ex. The Nelson Family / Nelson's Unite / The Nelsons: John, Stacy, David, & Jimmy)
Feel free to customize the remaining fields with photos and videos.
With your site set up, you can share the unique link with friends, family, and coworkers using the tools on the page or copy and paste it into your emails.
Students can receive individual and class rewards as a thank you for donations. We have included a list of them here.
To volunteer for the Meals for Minneapolis Outreach and Fundraiser, please follow the steps below. New this year! Maranatha is implementing a volunteer management system from Bloomerang/InItLive. The site has many great features, including an easy-to-use app. There are a few basics to go through to get started.
Everyone will need to "register/sign up for the organization" by clicking here.
With safety as a top priority, we will make sure everyone registered has a completed background check.
Once we have a background check on file, participants will be invited to
Download the app
Fill out their personal profile
Find events where they can volunteer (please note, new events will be added throughout the year)
While Meals for Minneapolis is designed to be an online and easy way to raise funds (see instructions for setting up your family's fundraising site), many parents requested to have a form for students to take with them around their neighborhood to ask for donations. We listened and have created a form. To access and downnload the Door-to-Door Donor Tracking Form, please click here.
When Do the Students Pack Meals?
Meal-packing days for the 2023 Meals for Minneapolis Outreach and Fundraiser are Monday, October 16, and Tuesday, October 17. To find out when different grade levels pack meals, please click on the appropriate drop-down menu below.
Lower School Packing Schedules (PK-Gr. 4)
Do you want to know when your student will be packing meals? Please view the schedule below, or you can download the PDF, by clicking here.
The Middle School Students will be packing by Grade Level. Below is the packing schedule for this year's Meals for Minneapolis. You can download the schedule by clicking here.
Fifth Grade
Monday, Oct. 16, 1:00 - 1:40 p.m.
Sixth Grade
Monday, Oct. 16, 10:30 - 11:10 a.m.
Seventh Grade
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 8:20 - 9:00 a.m.
Eighth Grade
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 9:50 - 10:30 a.m.
High School Packing Schedules (Gr. 9-12)
This year, High School students will be packing with their D-Groups (not their Advisory or Grade Level).. Additionally, they will be packing with Lower School students. How fun! Below is the packing schedule for this year's Meals for Minneapolis. You can download the schedule by clicking here.
Harshbarger, John - Monday, Oct. 16, 8:20 - 9:00 a.m.
Osberg - Monday, Oct. 16, 8:20 - 9:00 a.m.
Shepherd - Monday, Oct. 16, 8:20 - 9:00 a.m.
Thomas - Monday, Oct. 16, 8:20 - 9:00 a.m.
Flaaten - Monday, Oct. 16, 9:05 - 9:45 a.m.
Oehler - Monday, Oct. 16, 9:05 - 9:45 a.m.
Sponsorship
If you would like to Sponsor the Meals for Minneapolis event and help make an eternal impact, please contact Chris Barber, Donor Relations Director at 763-488-7936.
Event Sponsor - Sold Out
Event Sponsor: $$10,000
4x6 banner with your company logo that will be displayed in the MCA gym during the meal packing on October 16-17, then hung in the gym for the 2023-2024 school year.
Logo featured on the Meals for Minneapolis website
Recognition on four social media posts
Photo and video opportunities during prearranged packing session with MCA students
11"×14" plaque with your company logo on the Community Partners wall
Half Page, full-color ad in the special section of the Mane Edition
Large logo on the back of Meals for Minneapolis t-shirt that will be distributed and worn by students, staff, and volunteers during the day of the event.
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor: $$6000
4x6 banner with your company logo that will be displayed in the MCA gym during the meal packing on October 16-17, then hung in the gym for the 2023-2024 school year
Logo featured on the Meals for Minneapolis website
Recognition on two social media posts
Photo opportunity during prearranged packing session with MCA students
8"x10" plaque with your company logo on the Community Partners wall
Logo on the back of Meals for Minneapolis t-shirt that will be distributed and worn by all students, staff, and volunteers during the day of the event.
Silver Sponsor
Silver Sponsor: $$3000
Logo featured on the Meals for Minneapolis website • Recognition on one social media post
Logo on the sleeve of our Meals for Minneapolis t-shirt that will be distributed and worn by students, staff, and volunteers during the event. • 6"x8" plaque with your company logo on the Community Partners wall
Bronze Sponsor
Bronze Sponsor: $$1000
Logo featured on the Meals for Minneapolis website
4"×6" plaque with your company logo on the Community Partners wall
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