I am passionate about supporting a local charity in Nisswa, MN – The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes (Outreach BLA). I am asking for your support today to help Outreach BLA.
Outreach BLA packages and distributes 10 different meals to local area food shelves, community meal programs, shelters, after school programs, etc. The meals ONLY require 3-8 cups of boiling water to make. Each meal contains vitamins, minerals, protein and other nutrients to ensure a healthy product. They pack foods like apple oatmeal, macaroni & cheese, and Spanish Rice. The packing of meals and the distribution is facilitated by community volunteers.
The vision of Outreach BLA is that 80-90% of the meals they package will stay in Minnesota, while the other 10-20% can be distributed for disaster relief and/or international need. In 2024, Outreach BLA packed over 602,000 meals. They’ve been doing this since 2012 and have packed over 4.8 million meals in total.
Each October, the charity hosts a fishing tournament on Gull Lake (this year it is October 4th) called the Fishing To End Hunger WalleyeDan Tournament (FTEH). FTEH was established in 2013 as a fundraising event to support the efforts of The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes, a Nisswa Minnesota based humanitarian food aid organization with a simple mission: feeding families in need.
Fishermen/women that participate in the tournament also fundraise to help this awesome organization fulfill their mission of feeding families in need. While the anglers are out chasing walleyes on the Gull Lake Chain, they have a chance to win the 1st place prize of $16,000.
The BIGGER picture for this event is that it’s for charity AND it’s for helping to feed families in Minnesota.
This year, the charity has a FUNDRAISING MATCH Challenge from a Brainerd business, National Conductor. For every dollar fundraised, National Conductor will match up to $20,000. Although I’m not fishing in the event, I am part of the cheering/support section and would like to ask you to consider supporting The Outreach Program of Brainerd Lakes. Your donation is greatly appreciated and will go a long way towards fighting food insecurity for our neighbors.