It started to feel a lot like the holidays as the Holiday Train pulled into a snowy Rochester, Minnesota. Our good crowds continued as Willy Porter, Sidney Grigg and the Red Plaid Jackets played for a cold but excited crowd. The Channel One Food Bank was thankful to have the train in town making it clear that a little help goes a long way.
“Here a donation of up to $2,500 allows us to distribute roughly 12,500 meals” said Jennifer Woodford, Channel One Food Bank representative.
In Owatonna, around 1,500 people braved the cold night air to come out to the Holiday Train and support their local food shelf. The cheers could be heard aboard the train long before the performers came out on stage. You could feel the excitement and holiday spirit as the fans danced and clapped their hands along to the music.
The crowd grew bigger at every stop we made, with the largest crowd at our last stop for the night in Waseca. -23 degrees Celsius didn’t scare anyone away last night, with approximately 3,000 people showing up with arms full of food to donate to the Waseca Area Neighborhood Service Center.
It was a successful day for the Holiday Train and we are excited to continue the fight against hunger as we make our way across the Midwest U.S.
~Sarah P
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