Open Hands Midway is excited to share a NEW fundraising event taking place in 2025 called, "Miles for Meals". The Open Hands Midway Board of Directors unanimously approved this fundraiser to help raise awareness, and monetary donations, for the meal programs. 

The idea of doing the 'Miles for Meals' fundraiser came from pondering how miles our Executive Director rides her bike would equate to meals served at Open Hands Midway. Each week we serve approximately 350-400 meals combined on Monday and Wednesday. Making meals comes with a significant cost as prices of food continue to increase. A goal has been set to raise $3,600.00 and our Executive Director (pictured below) has committed to riding 3,000 miles! She LOVES to ride her bicycle and is thrilled to put her joy for biking to use as a means to providing meals on a weekly basis for the guests we serve. We invite you to consider supporting this fundraiser to help us offset the costs we incur.

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Now we want to tell you of a wonderful reason why you should make a donation.

A message from the Open Hands Midway Board of Directors:

"We are very excited to share the news that we have reached our 'Miles for Meals' fundraising goal of $3,600.00. While this is great news we, the Open Hands Midway Board of Directors, have an exciting additional piece of news we would like to share. An anonymous donor has agreed to give $500.00 per month (June through October) for every $500.00 our donors make to the 'Miles for Meals' fundraiser. Hunger is the world's most solvable problem, something we work hard to address at our meal program each and every week. Will you take the challenge and help us to raise an additional $2,500.00 by the end of October so we can secure the generous gift or our anonymous donor? Thank you for your consideration and for helping us help our neighbors in need." 

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From May 1 to October 31, 2025 (weather permitting), you can be a part of providing the basic life necessity of food for our guests. Our NEW goal is to raise $6,100.00!

​Our hope is that you will consider a donation, or multiple donations, to make up for the costs we incur to provide meals. If you wish to donate online, you may click here. A printable donation form can be found by clicking here, instructions are self explanatory on the form. 

If you are a bicyclist yourself, why not commit to riding AND making a donation? Be creative, try to organize a group ride to raise even more money! The form, which includes an option of completing your own 'miles for meals' ride and making a donation, can be found by clicking here.

Anyone who does not wish to donate online may simply download this donation form, return it, including your check payable to Open Hands Midway, write 'Miles for Meals' in the memo line and mail it to us at: 436 Roy St. N., St. Paul, MN 55104.

NOTE: Riders, please send us a picture from your ride which we will post on our Facebook page. Include your first name, number of miles you rode, and where you rode.

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Thank you for supporting 'Miles for Meals'!