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�ES'4RF'y <br />Our mission is to serve as a trusted community resource by helping our friends <br />V and neighbors become hunger free and attain a healthy life. <br />�0D SUL <br />4 <br />February 28, 2023 <br />Mayor Tyler Gardner and City Council Members <br />City of Pequot Lakes <br />4638 Main Street <br />Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br />Dear Mayor Gardner and City Council Members: <br />Lakes Area Food Shelf appreciates the opportunity to present to the Pequot Lakes City Council during its March <br />6 meeting. The purpose is to provide you with an update on the food shelf; share our strategic plan for 2023 — <br />2025; and seek a financial contribution from the City. Last Fall, we submitted a funding request letter for 2023, <br />seeking a donation of $5,000 or an amount the Council felt was appropriate. We appreciate the Council's <br />consideration of that request. <br />Last year was a challenging year for many local families, given high inflation; high food costs; and increased gas <br />prices. Many of our friends and neighbors were forced to make decisions such as, "Do I pay the heating bill or do <br />I buy groceries?" A local school social worker contacted us about a student with a badly abscessed tooth, but <br />whose family couldn't afford to pay for a dentist. She contacted us again about bringing a mother to the food <br />shelf, who feels shame that she cannot pay her monthly bills. Still others needed housing assistance, help to fix <br />their vehicles so they could go to work, heating assistance, and more. We had 10,978 visits from friends and <br />neighbors in 2022, up from 4,657 in 2021. <br />Lakes Area Food Shelf can only exist through the generosity of our donors. The work we do helps build a <br />stronger, healthier community, and it is our hope the City of Pequot Lakes will support what is a vital <br />organization. <br />We look forward to visiting with you on March 6. We have attached a summary of our impact and our strategic <br />plan for your review. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kathy Adams, Director <br />Lakes Area Food Shelf <br />218-839-0048 (Cell) <br />Attachments: LAFS Summary <br />Lakes Area Food Shelf PO Box 423, 29316 Patriot Ave, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br />Lafs1@tds.net https:/Ilakesareafoodshelf.ore/ Facebook Instagram <br />