The results are in: More than 3.2 million meals raised

The results are positively astonishing! Your efforts resulted in providing more than 3.2 million meals. Food collections were more than 740,000 pounds and cash collections more than $490,000. Congratulations on making CHS Harvest for Hunger tremendously successful.

CHS Sun Basin finished in first place raising more than 6,500 meals per full-time employee. Congratulations, Ron, Dave and the entire group! The Country Operations contribution on behalf of Sun Basin is $400/full-time employee.

Second place goes to Garrison Farmers Union Elevator, Garrison, N.D., with more than 4,200 meals per full-time employee.

Third was Northern Plains, Gettysburg, S.D., with more than 3,400 meals per full-time employee.

We have another 14 business units that raised more than 1,000 meals per full-time employee. The Country Operations contribution for the 14 is $150/full-time employee. Here’s the list of the top 17 business units.

  1. CHS Sun Basin, Quincy, Wash.
  2. Garrison Farmers Elevator, Garrison, N.D.
  3. Northern Plains, Gettysburg, S.D.
  4. CHS, Drayton, N.D.
  5. CHS, Milton, N.D.
  6. New Horizons, Herman, Minn.
  7. United Plains Ag, Sharon Springs, Kan.
  8. Northwest Grain, St. Hilaire, Minn.
  9. Midwest Co-op, Pierre, S.D.
  10. CHS Office, Watertown, S.D.
  11. Prairie Lakes Co-op, Starbuck, Minn.
  12. Salol Elevators, Badger, Minn.
  13. Dakota Ag Co-op, Kindred, N.D.
  14. Mid Valley Co-op, Crookston, Minn.
  15. CHS, Wausau, Neb.
  16. Eastern Farmers Co-op, Brandon, S.D.
  17. Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, N.D.

Again congratulations on conducting an amazing and very beneficial campaign!

Posted 4.5.13

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Friday update: H4H totals jump to 2.95 million meals!
At the close of business yesterday, the 2013 H4H campaign raised an impressive 2.95 million meals! More calculating needs to be done to determine the final count — but we can be sure the final result will total more than 3 million meals.

Thanks to everyone for your time, energy and commitment to this important cause!

The locations leading the way in total meals raised include:

  1. Sun Basin, Quincy, WA
  2. Garrison Farmers, Garrison, ND
  3. Northern Plains, Gettysburg, SD
  4. CHS, Drayton, ND
  5. CHS, Milton, ND
  6. Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, ND
  7. United Plains, Sharon Springs, KS
  8. Northwest Grain, St Hilaire, MN
  9. Midwest Coop, Pierre, SD
  10. New Horizons, Herman, MN
  11. Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck, MN
  12. Salol Elevators, Badger, MN
  13. Dakota Ag Coop, Kindred, ND

Congratulations to Sun Basin for topping the charts in meals raised. Here’s a few recent photos from the Sun Basin team:

CHS Sun Basin General Manager Ron Kopczynski and Sun Basin office staff Charlene Smith and Joanne Baldridge who participated in food collections.

CHS Sun Basin General Manager Ron Kopczynski delivering donated food to the local food bank.

Posted 3.22.2013

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Wednesday update: H4H totals spike to 1.9 million meals
At the close of business yesterday, the campaign raised 1.9 million meals! Here are the top ten  business units — all who have collected at least 1,000 meals per full time employee:

  1. Sun Basin, Quincy, WA.
  2. CHS, Drayton, ND
  3. Garrison Farmers, Garrison, ND
  4. Northern Plains, Gettysburg, SD
  5. United Plains, Sharon Springs, KS
  6. Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, ND
  7. Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck MN
  8. Salol Elevators, Badger, MN
  9. New Horizons, Herman, MN
  10. Midwest Coop, Pierre, SD

Thanks to Great Falls and Garrison for sharing your fundraising highlights:

The Garrison FFA hit the streets on a balmy 15 degree spring evening in ND to canvass the city of Garrison for Harvest for Hunger donations. The group went out in “Amazing Race” fashion and collected over $1200 and 250 lbs of food in under an hour

 

Keith, from Central Montana Coop, received the most pledges for H4H, which earned him the opportunity to kiss a pig!

Posted 3.20.2013

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Tuesday update:  1.73 million meals collected
With just one day remaining before the close of the 2013 H4H campaign, Country Operations locations have raised 1.73 meals. Top contributors include:

  • CHS Sun Basin
  • Garrison Farmers Union Elevator
  • CHS Drayton
  • Northern Plains
  • United Plains Ag Services
  • Dakota Prairie Ag
  • Prairie Lakes
  • New Horizons

Posted 3.19.2013

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Monday update:  H4H reaches nearly 1.5 million meals
With two days to go before the close of the 2013 CHS Harvest for Hunger campaign, Country Operations locations have raised 1,485,000 meals…and counting. Way to go! Here are leading locations — all who have raised more than 1,000 meals per full time employee:

  • Sun Basin, Quincy,
  • WACHS, Drayton, ND
  • Garrison Farmers, Garrison, ND
  • Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck, MN
  • Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, ND
  • United Plains Ag, Sharon Springs, KS
  • New Horizons, Herman, MN
  • Northern Plains, Gettysburg, SD

Posted 3.18.2013

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H4H Highlights
With less than a week to go before the close of the campaign, CHS Country Operations locations have raised more than 1 million meals to help hungry families. That means we’re a little more than half way to our goal of 2 million meals! Here’s today’s highlight:

The Garrison FFA raised $800 during its Kiss the Goat contest to benefit Harvest for Hunger. The lucky winner was Deleene Wilcox, Controller at CHS Garrison.

 

Posted 03.15.2013

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H4H campaign totals 1 million meals…and counting!
At the close of business yesterday, the Harvest for Hunger campaign raised 1,062,000 meals! Way to go!

The leaderboard includes the following locations — all of which have raised more than 1,000 meals per full-time employee:

  1. Sun Basin, Quincy, WA.
  2. Garrison Farmers, Garrison, ND
  3. United Plains Ag, Sharon Springs, KS
  4. Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, ND
  5. Northern Plains, Gettysburg, SD

Locations that have raised between 500 and 1,000 meals per full-time employee include:

  1. New Horizons, Herman, MN
  2. CHS, Drayton, ND
  3. Eastern Farmers Co-op, Brandon, SD
  4. Midwest Coop, Pierre, SD
  5. Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck, MN

Posted 03.14.2013

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H4H total spikes to nearly 869,000 meals!
Good news:  Today’s H4H total spiked to 868,574 meals, which means we’re nearly half way to our goal of  raising 2 million meals!

The leaders in order include:

  • Sun Basin Coop, Quincy, WA
  • Garrison Farmers, Garrison, ND
  • Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, ND
  • United Plains Ag, Sharon Springs/Quinter, KS
  • New Horizons, Herman, MN
  • CHS, Drayton, ND
  • Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck, MN
  • Eastern Farmers Coop, Brandon, SD

Posted 03.13.2013

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H4H Spotlight on Prairie Lakes Coop
So far, CHS Country Operations locations have raised more than 500,000 meals to benefit the CHS Harvest for Hunger campaign. Thank you for the time, energy, commitment (and fun!) you all bring to this important cause.

Today, we’d like to highlight Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck, Minn., whose employees have gone above and beyond to help raise funds for hungry families in their community. Thank you to Brandi Sperr and the employees at Prairie Lakes for sharing your story!

Submitted by Brandi Sperr, Prairie Lakes Coop:

Team work and community involvement has gone a long way for the Harvest for Hunger campaign at Prairie Lakes Coop. To kick off the campaign, the Hoffman location hosted roller skating night on March 1st, at the Hoffman Square. Children of all ages were in attendance for fun, food and laughter. Funds raised for the roller skating event including a free will donation hot dog feed tallied up to be $1087.

On March 2, the Park Rapids team gathered together to host a snowmobile fun run. 28 snowmobiles gathered to support this great cause. Door prizes were drawn at each stop along the way. The fun run collected $791.

On March 3, the Starbuck and Lowry teams prepared a pancake feed for the community at the VFW in Starbuck. They raised $1033 that morning. The Starbuck group is also actively selling handmade sashay scarves. So far, they have sold over $500 in scarves.

The Long Prairie team served a Spaghetti supper on March 7. The Long Prairie community was excited to help promote our event as they advertised on the radio, had billboards on the streets, and the banks had their marquee’s advertising as well. With the great community involvement, the team served over 130 people and raised $1700.

Additionally, the Elrosa team is supporting Harvest for Hunger by selling Harry’s Pizzas. Glenwood will be serving a noon Pork Sandwich meal on March 14. Cyrus, Lowry, Starbuck, Glenwood, and Long Prairie have also been actively getting grain donations from patrons.
Employee activities have also been a big hit for Prairie Lakes Coop. Employees have bought Root Beer floats that have been served by management, brought their spare change in, and have been actively asking patrons to help donate to the campaign and hanging up “I Gave” Harvest for Hunger signs. Prairie Lakes Coop is proud to be involved in this campaign again this year and will continue to collect food, grain, and cash donations for the remainder of the campaign. To date, Prairie Lakes Coop has collected $7457 in cash, 74.5 pounds of food, and approximately 1400 bushels of grain.
Posted 3.13.2013

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Week One Update
Through the generosity of customers,  employees and community partners, the CHS Harvest for Hunger food and fund drive has raised 500,000 meals for hungry families. The goal is to raise more than two million by March 20.

The top locations include:

  • Sun Basin, Quincy, WA
  • Dakota Prairie Ag, Edgeley, ND
  • Garrison Farmers, Garrison, ND
  • CHS, Drayton, ND
  • Prairie Lakes Coop, Starbuck, MN
  • United Plains Ag, Sharon Springs, KS
Here’s just a sampling of ways CHS locations are getting creative for a good cause:

Garrison Farmers Union Elevator held a Harvest “Fore” Hunger simulator golf tournament. GM Chris Gratton (pictured here) concentrates on his putting while sporting his “safari pirate” look.

Drayton recently raised an impressive $6,000 at their outdoor golf tournament!

Posted 3.11.2013
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CHS H4H campaign collects 300,000 meals…and counting!
Since the start of the third annual CHS Harvest for Hunger campaign, CHS Country Operations locations across the country have pulled together to raise an impressive 300,000 meals for hungry families. Top contributors include:
  • CHS Drayton
  • CHS Sun Basin
  • Garrison Farmers Union Elevator
  • Eastern Farmers Co-op
  • Shipman Elevator Co.

Congratulations on a strong start to the 2013 H4H campaign!

Posted 3.07.2013
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2013 CHS H4H campaign kicks off March 1
As Harvest for Hunger planning ramps up, be sure to check this site often for captain materials, important dates and other campaign information.
And don’t forget to tell us what you’re up to and how your Harvest for Hunger campaign is making a difference in your community. Simply click on the “photos and story ideas” tab at the top of the page to share your campaign stories and successes.
Posted 1.29.2013