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LUKE BRYAN ON TOP, KENNY
CHESNEY, DUSTIN LYNCH.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH PAUL COFFEE
IN 102.9 F.M.
AND THE MINNESOTA FOOD SHARE
MARCH CAMPAIGN.
SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE
GETTING CREATIVE.
WE'VE LIVE IN BERNSVILLE WITH A PIE.
ALL RIGHT.
KILEY, EXPLAIN ALL OF THIS FOR US.
Reporter: FIRST OF ALL,
YOU'RE SO LUCKY I'M NOT IN THE
STUDIO WITH PIES BECAUSE YOU
WOULD BE GETTING A HIGH IN THE FACE.
IT IS ABOUT AN AMAZING CAUSE AND
THERE'S A LOT OF FUN BEHIND IT,
TOO.
I HAVE ANIKA AND YOU WORK WITH
ME AT 360 COMMUNITIES. GOOD MORNING.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
JUST TONS OF DIFFERENT OP SAYS
FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND GET
THE FOOD THEY NEED.
OUR ORGANIZATION IS FOCUSED
ON THREE MAIN AREAS.
WE HAVE THE FOOD SUFFICIENCY
PROGRAM AND SAFE HOUSES FOR
WOMEN AND CHILDREN, FLEEING
DOMESTIC AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.
FOOD IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT
BRINGS PEOPLE IN OUR DOORS AND
WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON.
I LOVE WHEN WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT WHAT ELSE THIS IS ABOUT,
SO PEOPLE COME IN FOR THE FOOD
AND YOU CAN HELP CONNECT THEM IN
OTHER WAYS.
BUT WE KNOW THIS IS A BIG MONTH
FOR RAISING MONEY, WE'RE LOOKING
AT THESE GREEN TUBS RIGHT NOW.
THEY WERE JUST BROUGHT IN THIS
MORNING BUT THERE'S ALSO A
PICTURE OF PEOPLE ON THE FRONT
OF IT.
TELL US ABOUT HOW A FOOD DRIVE
THAT'S TURNED INTO A PIE FIGHT.
SO THE IDEA WAS REALLY TO GET
KIDS EXCITED ABOUT RAISING MONEY
AND FOOD, AND THE DAKOTA COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND
THEY'VE PARTICIPATED SO THEY
HAVE THESE PICTURES ON THE BINS
AND YOU COME IN AND PUT YOUR
FOOT AND WHOEVER'S BIN YOU MOST
WANT TO SEE GET A PIE IN THE
FACE, SO WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
WHO IN THE NEXT WEEK.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOOLS AND
BUSINESSES PARTICIPATE.
I LOVE THE THEME IS A
DIFFERENT KIND OF FOOT FIGHT, SO
IT FELL INTO -- FOOD FIGHT.
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A
COMPETITION HERE?
WE DO CERTAINLILY.
AND THE CEO IS A PART?
HE IS.
HOW CAN PEOPLE GET INVOLVED
IN EVERY DOLLAR STRETCHES SO
MUCH FARTHER THAN IF YOU WERE TO
DONATE THE REST OF THE WEEK.
SO WE'RE TAKING FOOD AS
DONATIONS BUT ALSO CASH, AND
YOUR DOLLAR REALLY STRETCHES
FURTHER DURING THE MONTH OF
MARCH BECAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH MINNESOTA FOOD SHARE, BUT
THE DOLLAR STRETCHES FURTHER
BECAUSE WE HAVE RELATIONSHIPS
WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK.
I LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING
HERE.
WILL WE GIVE YOU A PIE IN THE
FACE?
NO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT
IN ONE HOUR.
WE'RE GOING TO PIE SOMEONE OFF
TV, AND MAJOR CONVINCING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
STICK AROUND BECAUSE NEXT HOUR
-- AND THEN OF COURSE IF YOU DO
WANT TO DONATE YOU WANT TO GET
INVOLVED 360 COMMUNITIES.ORG, WE
PUT THE WEB SITE AT WCCO.COM/LINKS.
I LOVE IT.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET
PEOPLE INVOLVED.
LOOK FORWARD TO A PIE IN THE
FACE.
THAT'S THE BEST PART, THANKS,
KILEY.
SHE'S GETTING READY, TOO.
ALL RIGHT.
WCCO IS HOSTING A PHONE BANK
TOMORROW TO SUPPORT MINNESOTA
FOOD SHARES MARCH CAMPAIGN.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS
STANDING BY TO START TAKING YOUR
CALLS AT 6:00 TOMORROW MORNING,
SO GET READY FOR THAT.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TIME OF
COURSE TO DONATE FOOD TO FOOD
SHELTERS BECAUSE IT'S THAT TIME
OF YEAR WHERE THE HOLIDAY FOOD
DRIVES ARE OVER, AND YOU KNOW,
THE DONATIONS HAVE KIND OF WANED OFF.
300 FOOD SELVES AND THIS
MONEY GOES TO SUPPORT ALL OF
THOSE.
YOU'RE HEAVILY INVOLVED?
THERE IS STILL TIME TO
DONATE TO THE MINNESOTA FOOD
SHARE MARCH CAMPAIGN.
THAT'S MINNESOTA'S LARGEST FOOD DRIVE.
ONE LOCAL ORGANIZATION IS
GETTING REALLY CREATIVE IN
TRYING TO REACH THEIR GOAL.
THAT'S WHAT THE FOOD SHARE
DRIVE IS ALL ABOUT, DIFFERENT
FOOD SHELVES ALL AROUND THE
STATE AND KYLIE IS LIVE IN
BURNSVILLE THIS MORNING WITH A
REALLY FUN EFFORT AND A PIE. KYLIE.
REPORTER: AND A PIE, THAT'S
RIGHT.
A BANANA CREAM PIE TO BE EXACT.
WE'LL GET TO THE PIE AN THE
PIEING IN JUST A SECOND.
FIRST I WANT TO BRING IN ANIKA
RICHMER AND YOU HAVE THE PIE
WITH US THIS MORNING, BUT
YOU'RE WITH 360 COMMUNITIES.
SO BEFORE WE GET TO THE PIE,
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DO
HERE AT 360.
SO 360 COMMUNITIES IS A
WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT
SERVES FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS
IN DAKOTA COUNTY AND WE WORK TO
PREVENT VIOLENCE, ENSURE SCHOOL
SUCCESS AND PROMOTE LONG-TERM
SELF SUFFICIENCY.
WE HAVE A NETWORK OF FIVE FOOD
SHELVES AND RESOURCE CENTERS.
IT'S MINNESOTA FOOD SHARE, SO
WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT HOW
TO RAISE DOLLARS AND POUNDS OF
FOOD, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS
MONTH.
AND WE'VE COME UP WITH THIS
LITTLE COMPETITION PIE-IN-THE-
FACE CHALLENGE AND IT'S A GREAT
WAY TO GET THE COMMUNITY
EXCITED ABOUT RAISING DOLLARS
AND FOOD DEUR TOWN HALL MEETING TIME.
REPORTER: ABSOLUTELY.
AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I DO
WANT TO SHOW YOU WE HAD THE
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COME IN.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA,
YOU HAVE SOMEONE COME IN AND
PUT THEIR FACE ON IT SO YOU
DPLAIT TO THIS IN THE END WHO
YOU WANT TO MOST SEE GET A PIE
IN THE FACE, IS THAT RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
REPORTER: AND YOU ARE DOING
THIS AT 360 AS WELL.
I LOVE THE NAME THAT GOES
BEHIND IT BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT
FOOD AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS,
BUT YOU SAY PEOPLE COME IN FOR
THE FOOD, BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT
MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S USUALLY NOT JUST FOOD
THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
EXACTLY.
WE REALLY WANT TO GET TOT HEART
OF THE MATTER AND WE DO THAT
VERY WELL AT 360.
BUT THE FOOD IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT BRINGS
PEOPLE TO US AND IT IS SO NEAT.
ONE IN FIVE FAMILY WITH
CHILDREN IS FOOD INSECURE IN
MINNESOTA, SO WE REALLY NEED TO
DO OUR BEST TO RAISE THESE
POUNDS AND DOLLARS.
REPORTER: YOU'VE BEEN DOING
AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
YOUR GOAL $100,000 YES.
$100,000 AND 50,000 POUNDS OF
FOOD.
REPORTER: HOW ARE WE DOING SO FAR?
WE'RE DOING GREAT.
WE'RE ABOUT QUARTER OF THE WAY
THERE AND MOST OF IT COMES IN
TOOR THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT
WE'RE DOING GREAT.
REPORTER: I THINK THERE'S A
BIG FINAL PUSH THAT COMES AT
THE END BECAUSE, OF COURSE, YOU
WANT TO SEE YOUR BOSS GET A PIE
IN THE FACE.
SO THAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT 360 COMMUNITIES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE CEO WITH
US.
WE HAVE SAL AND SOME SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES WHO ARE KIND OF
HOLDING YOU IN.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW ARE YOU FEEL SNG
I'M DOING GOOD.
I'M HERE TO TAKE ONE FOR THE
TEAM HERE, I THINK.
REPORTER: WE HAVE ANIKA
WHO'S READY, A DELICIOUS BANANA
CREAM PIE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
ABOUT 360 COMMUNITIES BEFORE
YOU'RE PROBABLY UNABLE TO TALK
IN A SECOND.
WELL, THANKS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY HELP.
WE COULD NOT DO THE THINGS WE
DO WITHOUT THAT.
WE HAVE 1,300 VOLUNTEER THAT IS
COME FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WE
GET ABOUT 40% OF OUR RESOURCES
THAT COME FROM THE DONATIONS,
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM THE
BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS
WELL, WE DO HOPE THAT YOU
WIN AND GET THAT PIE IN THE FACE.
ANIKA, LET'S SEE YOU RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.
HERE IS GOES. OH!
THERE IT IS.
IT LOOKS TASTY.
HOW'S IT TASTE?
PRETTY GOOD.
UP IN THE NOSE IS NOT SO
EXCITING -- AT ALMOND UP THE
NOSE ISN'T SO EXCITING.
REPORTER: GO TO
360COMMUNITYS.ORG TO DONATE.
DON'T LET THIS PIE IN THE FACE
BE IN VAIN.
THREE MORE DAYS.
REPORTER: THREE MORE DAYS,
ISN'T THAT GREAT?
SAL, YOU'RE SUCH A SPORT
THAT WAS GREAT, SAL.
YOU DID GREAT
KYLIE, YOU COULD LET THE
DEPUTIES RELEASE SAL.
THEY'RE HOLDING HIM DOWN THERE.
REPORTER: THEY SAY THE
DEPUTIES, YOU CAN RELEASE HIM NOW.
IT'S OKAY.
HE SERVED HIS TIME
WHAT A GREAT EFFORT.
KYLIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO
HOST A PHONE BANK TO BENEFIT