April 2011
Dear Minneapolis Market Sponsors and Volunteers,
Happy Easter!  We are so thankful to the Upper Room Community for so many reasons this Easter Season.  Part of the Easter Offering will go towards the Minneapolis Market and helping to feed the hungry of Minneapolis.  We are so thankful for the volunteers, sponsors and larger community for their support and involvement in the Market.

Jose Volunteering at the Minneapolis Market

One of my favorite stories from the Market this month comes from one of our newest volunteers.  Jose, 13, and his family are members of the Minneapolis Market .  One day Jose asked if he could help volunteer and work at the Market.  As of today, Jose has decided to volunteer at the Market EVERY Thursday and Saturday.  Jose is 13 and attends Ramsey school.  He and his family have really benefited from the Market because he said, “sometimes my mom doesn’t have enough money for food, so the market helps our family get food.”  He really enjoys volunteering at the Market because it will help him to get into college so he can become either a lawyer or a chef.  He said that cereal is his favorite item that his mom brings home.  The best part of having Jose at the Market is that he is fluent in both English and Spanish.  Jose is able to help the volunteers and members communicate throughout the shift.  He is an invaluable resource to us and we are thrilled to have him as a part of our team.

The Minneapolis Market would also like to extend a special thank you to the Cornelia Brownie Troop #14236 for their donation of Girl Scout Cookies to the Market.  This troop consists of a few Upper Room Kids.  The girls were able to ask their customers if they would like to donate any boxes to charity as they bought a box for themselves.  The members at the Market were so excited to see the Girl Scout Cookies on the shelves and they were a very popular item.  Thanks again to the Brownie Troop and making a difference in their local community.
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Membership Application Event at the Minneapolis Market on June 6th.  We will be meeting with new potential members that would like to become a part of the Market.  We are looking for new Sponsors in order for us to accept new members.  Our challenge for you is to see if you could bring in one new sponsor to the Minneapolis Market so we may extend membership to other hungry people in the neighborhood.
Sponsors at the Minneapolis Market pledge $10 a month so that one hungry person can shop for food.  You can visit the Sponsorship tab at minneapolismarket.org and sign up to be a Sponsor.

Thank you so much for what you do for the Minneapolis Market.
Molly Schroeder
Minneapolis Market