FreeSecond Harvest Heartland Thanksgiving Family Food Sort & Pack
Through Nov 28Nov 24 – Nov 28 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Thanksgiving Week sessions: Tuesday–Saturday, Nov 24–28, 2026; 9:00–11:00 AM & 1:00–3:00 PM shifts
Second Harvest Heartland Volunteer Center7101 Winnetka Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 · 9.3 mi approx. from MinneapolisDirections
Ages 8 and up; youth must be accompanied by an adult guardian; closed-toe shoes required
FreeFree community volunteer activity (advance registration required)
About this adventure
Give back together as a family during Thanksgiving week at Second Harvest Heartland's modern volunteer facility in Brooklyn Park. Families with school-aged children work together in high-energy, music-filled two-hour volunteer shifts sorting fresh produce, packing family meal boxes, and labeling holiday food packages for food banks across Minnesota. It's a powerful hands-on lesson in gratitude and community care for kids. The volunteer center features wide concrete floors, comfortable indoor temperatures, clean family restrooms, and free parking.
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