Cranksgiving 2022 – Saint Paul!

ST. PAUL, MN Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles is sponsoring Cranksgiving 2022 St. Paul! on Saturday, November 19, 2022 beginning at noon. This is a food drive where folks ride bicycles to bring food and sundries to donate to Zion Lutheran Church in St. Paul’s Midway neighborhood.

Zion Lutheran Church, 1697 Lafond Avenue, St. Paul, operates a weekly food ministry that provides food and sundries to the needy. Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles partners with Zion Lutheran annually to conduct a bicycle powered food drive where people bring their food and sundry donations by bicycle to the event.

People can participate 3 ways:
 Carry donations to Zion Lutheran Church by bicycle on November 19 between noon and 4 PM
 Participate in the alley-cat style race to purchase food items at local stores
 Call 651-641-1037 to arrange an appointment to have someone pick up food items from their
home by bicycle (available only for people living in the Hamline Midway neighborhood)

Volunteers are needed to receive food donations and check in participants in the alley-cat race. Benita Warns, Owner of Mr. Michael Recycles Bicycles, said, “There are so many of our neighbors who are struggling financially due to the disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Zion Lutheran Church provides food assistance to anyone who shows up at their weekly distribution events. This is our opportunity as a business to share our blessings with our less fortunate neighbors, and to organize a
community effort to reduce food insecurity.”

For more information on participating in this event, whether by volunteering or donating, call Benita
Warns at 651-641-1037 any time daily between 9 AM and 9 PM.