Local Labor Unions Donate to Food Shelves

24 boxes of donated goods are headed to Second Harvest Northland, CHUM, and Union Gospel Mission Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth Central Labor Body wrapped up a month-long food drive on Thursday.

The drive benefitted Second Harvest Northland, CHUM, and Union Gospel Mission Duluth. Each organization took home eight boxes full of non-perishable donations. These included canned goods, cereal, and even Girl Scout cookies.

The Duluth Central Labor Body has participated in food drives in the past said AFL-CIO Community Services Director Cody Cusick, but this is the first time they’ve hosted their own.

“I was really blown away, honestly, by the way our community stepped up,” said Cusick. “I didn’t really know what to expect with it being the first year, but I am beyond thrilled to see that so much food got donated. Really happy to be able to give it over to these great organizations.”

Members from each organization came to the Duluth Labor Temple Thursday afternoon to load the donations into trucks. Cusick says they’d like to continue to momentum in the future, through their own food drive or others.