Felling Trailers employees participate in food share campaign

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. – During the month of March, employees at Felling Trailers filled the “original” Felling Trailer with food and collected money for the Sauk Centre Food Shelf as part of Minnesota Food Share’s March Campaign. A total of 116 pounds of food and $250.00 was donated through Felling Trailers’ first annual Minnesota Food Share March Campaign.

The “original” Felling trailer has historical significance for the company. Merle J. Felling, the company’s founder, president and CEO has always had an interest in making trailers. While living on the family farm, he made his first trailer when he was 10 years old to haul rock and hay bales to the barn. The metal came from a hay loader and the wheels came from a horse mower. As a surprise for Felling, employees refurbished the trailer for the company’s 30th anniversary in 2004.

Each March, Minnesota FoodShare directs the March Campaign, the largest food drive in the state and restocks 300 food shelves across Minnesota. It recruits thousands of congregations, companies, schools and community groups to run local fund and food drives to aid in the effort.

Minnesota FoodShare organizes a statewide media campaign to promote food shelf donations. It produces and distributes free promotional and educational resources for food drive organizers. It acts as a clearinghouse for cash donations and distributes the funds to participating Minnesota food shelves. Throughout the year, Minnesota FoodShare advocates on behalf of hungry Minnesota families with both state and federal lawmakers and educates the public about hunger in Minnesota.