DONATE MONEY :
Money donations may be brought to the food shelf or mailed to:
ECHO
PO Box 3212
Mankato, MN 56002

 

Items ECHO doesn't buy, but gladly accepts as donations to give out:

  • Baby items:
    • Diapers, Wipes, Baby Shampoo, Baby Lotion, and Baby Food
  • Cleaning Supplies:
    • Laundry Detergent and Dish Soap
  • Snacks:
    • Chips, Cookies, Crackers and Candy
  • Drinks:
    • Coffee, Tea and Juice
  • Personal Hygiene:
    • Shampoo, Toothbrushes Toothpaste, Deodorant, Toilet Paper, Feminine Napkins, Tampons, Razors, Shaving Cream

 

Current Volunteer Needs:
  • Food Rescue/Bread Pick-up
  • On-Call Volunteers
  • Speakers/Tablers to represent ECHO at Community Events

 

Minnesota Food Share LogoECHO Food Shelf is participating in the 2009 March Campaign and we need your help!

ECHO is joining food shelves across Minnesota to collect donations of food and funds. Our collections will be used in Blue Earth County and North Mankato. We encourage donations to help us provide food assistance to our neighbors who need it.

All donations collected in March are matched proportionally by the Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign and the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation, making your donation more valuable.

You Can Help Us

1. Make a donation through our web site.
2. Bring a donation to ECHO Food Shelf or a participating collection site such as Curves.
3. Participate in the Boy Scouts Scouting for Food drive on Saturday, March 14.
4. Join us on March 22 at 4 p.m. for Pasta with the Padres, a spaghetti dinner and silent auction
held at St. Johns Catholic Church to benefit ECHO.

If your organization is interested in helping, information packets and additional materials are available upon request. Contact Abby by phone at (507)345-7477 or via email at echofoodshelf@yahoo.com.

Food Drop-Off Locations
Food Donations may be brought to the back door of the food shelf at 614 N 2nd Street, Mankato from 1 pm to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. A volunteer will help bring the donation inside and get it ready for distribution. There is no need to call ahead, just stop on by!

Please Note: No one is available at the food shelf to accept donations before 1 pm or after 5 pm. Other arrangements may be made by calling the office (507)345-7508 or (507)345-7477.

If you are unable to drop your location off during ECHO's hours of operation and you do not need a receipt for your donations, you can drop food off at either Cub Foods Store in Mankato.
Cub Foods East is located at 1800 Madison Ave and Cub Foods West is located at 1200 S Riverfront Drive. Both have collection boxes located adjacent to their exit doors. Cub delivers these donations to ECHO on a regular basis.

 
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