Dear Minneapolis Market Sponsors and Volunteers,

Thank you for your continued support of time and money to support the Minneapolis Market.  I have some great stories from the Market that I’m excited to share and all of us want to make sure we are saying thank you for making the Minneapolis Market what it has become.

One of the newest developments at the Market is that some volunteers from Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church (the location of the Minneapolis Market) have decided to serve dinner to the Minneapolis Market members on Thursday nights.  Before or after shopping for groceries, members can enjoy a little dinner at the church.  On the Thursday evening shift that I was working, the Redeemer Church volunteers had brought in Hot Dogs, Chile, Chips and Soda for dinner.

Two things happened.  First, members had a chance to sit down and share a little meal together, for free.  Second, members spend a little more time at the Market.  The best part about having the members there for dinner was they they got to know each other better and the volunteers also had a chance to chat and connect with the members.  It was great to see the kids playing together on the Foosball table, little kids running around saying hello to everyone and adults and volunteers getting to know each other on a more individual basis.  The other benefit of this Thursday night dinner is that if new people show up at the Market looking to become members, and we do not have membership available, they can still enjoy dinner for the night at the church.  The volunteers at Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church are trying to organize volunteers from their community to commit to bringing, cooking and serving a meal on Thursday nights at the Market.  The partnership between the two church communities and the Minneapolis Market is a blessing we could have never imagined.

As we were closing up the Minneapolis Market the other day, some volunteers were chatting with a few members having dinner.  A woman came into the market desperate for some toilet paper.  She was not a member at the Market, but a gentleman that was just leaving overheard our conversation and approached this woman.  He told her that he was a member of Redeemer Missionary Baptist Church and he was a member of the Minneapolis Market.  He told her that he still had 40 points on his card and he would like to give her 20 of his points.  This woman was so thankful and they man just simply told her that he was just “sharing the blessings.”  Again, it is amazing to see God and how He is working at the Market.  It is such a blessing to get to witness and experience the generosity that is contagious at the Minneapolis Market.

Interested in getting more involved with the Minneapolis Market?
We have a stocking team that needs volunteers on Wednesday nights for about an hour.
You can also volunteer at the Market or be a sub volunteer at the Market.
Please visit the Minneapolis Market Website to volunteer for any of the above teams:
http://www.minneapolismarket.org/volunteer/

Thanks again for your continued support.

Molly Schroeder
Minneapolis Market Sponsorship Coordinator

molschroeder@gmail.com