WHAT IS NEEDED?

Non-perishable food items; volunteers to sort, stack and count all donated food items and deliver food baskets; cash donations. All the money and non-perishable food items help the needy families in Bismarck and Burleigh County.

It is expected that around 325 families in Bismarck and Burleigh county will receive assistance from Open Your Heart this year, and about 450 children will be provided with new clothes.

Families range in size from 1 to 12.

November 29 - December 20, 2010

Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at Bismarck Public Schools.

Saturday December 4, 2010

KFYR 550 AM Radio will conduct its 25th consecutive live on the air broadcast in support of Open Your Heart. The broadcast will be held from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm inside Kirkwood Mall just in front of Herbergers with the American Legion Lloyd Spetz Post #1 accepting cash donations and non-perishable food items. [Read More]

Wednesday December 22, 2010

Volunteers are needed to sort, stack, and count all donated and purchased food items from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. in the Civic Center Exhibit Hall. At 6:30 pm more volunteers are needed to pack baskets for the families. For more information, Robert Wefald at 223-8975 or 222-6682, ext. 124.

Thursday December 23, 2010

Open Your Heart campaign loads and delivers baskets from 7:00 to 11:00 am at the Civic Center Exhibit Hall. Volunteers are needed to stock perishable food items in food baskets and deliver them to the families. For more information, Robert Wefald at 223-8975 or 222-6682, ext. 124.

In addition to the Bismarck Public Schools, food and cash donations can be delivered 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, at the American Legion office located in the Alliance Real Estate building at 1022 East Divide Avenue in Bismarck.

Cash donations are being accepted now

Send your donation check to:
“Open Your Heart”,
P. O. Box 753, Bismarck, ND, 58502.