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Annual Charity Challenge Raises Record Totals For Food Shelves
ST. CLOUD -- The annual Charity Challenge raised a record $267,000 dollars for the local food shelf in 2013.
The Norman C. Skalicky Foundation along with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation announced today (Monday) they saw a 53-percent increase from last year's total.
The total includes a $100,000 matching grant from Norman C. Skalicky Foundation. It's the highest matching donation in the Challenge's 13-year-history.
The money will be distributed to the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities and St. Joseph food shelves.
The Charity Challenge began in 2001, and has raised more than $1.3-million for local charities.
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