Byron Community Food Pantry

05/20/2026

🥬 Just in time for growing season! 🍅 Thank you Byron Lions Club!

🌱 COMMUNITY IN ACTION! 🌱
Take a look at the beautiful new raised planter beds at the CEC Food Pantry! We are absolutely thrilled with how they turned out, and they are going to make a huge impact on our ability to grow fresh produce for our neighbors.

This amazing transformation wouldn’t have happened without the Byron Lions Club.✨

It was a true team effort:

The Demo: Local high school students rolled up their sleeves alongside the Lions Club for Community Service Day.

The Build: Volunteers spent their Sunday putting the final, beautiful pieces together.

Thank you to the entire Byron Lions Club. We are so incredibly lucky to live in a community where people show up for one another like this.

Thank you all for your hard work, sweat equity, and big hearts!

05/06/2026

Thank You, Thank you, Thank you!!! The Byron Food Pantry asked and you all delivered in a big way! This is what makes Byron the Best! Neighbors helping Neighbors! Your generosity means so much!!!

05/06/2026

Huge shoutout to Byron Dental Group for thier awesome donation of toothbrushes!!

05/06/2026

☀️ Sign up to help us at the Byron Food Pantry this summer!

Your time makes a direct difference in ensuring no neighbor goes hungry this summer.

Volunteer Positions Available:
1. Powerpacks Program
Fresh Food Shoppers/Receiving (Adults/Families)
Distribution Team (Youth 12 +, Adults)
Delivery Drivers (Adults)
Cold Pack Assemblers (Youth 11+, Adults)
2. Donation Sorting (Youth 9+, Adults)
3. Garden Maintenance (Youth 9+, Adults)

➡️ Learn more: https://byronbears.arux.app/course/83/summer-2026%E2%80%941/summer-food-pantry-volunteering

05/02/2026

🏖️Upcoming event to celebrate the end of the year and support the Food Pantry!

💛🖤Amazing way for Middle Schoolers to make a difference in Byron!!

04/15/2026

Loads of Love from Our Community

April 15 marks National Laundry Day, a reminder of something many of us take for granted: access to laundry essentials like detergent and hygiene products which can be a significant expense.

Your generous donations of these items are greatly appreciated. Every bottle, box, and package helps lighten the load for someone in need. When the Byron Community Food Pantry receives laundry pod donations, they are divided into smaller packages so more households can benefit.

Your support helps ensure that individuals and families can feel comfortable, confident, and cared for in their daily lives. Thank you for making a meaningful difference in our community.

Donations can be dropped off in a variety of locations to include: Fareway and Byron Community Education Center at 630 1st Avenue NW. Please feel free to call the office if you have questions or needs at: 507-775-2336.

Food Pantry shopping hours are:

· Wednesdays 9-11 AM

· Thursdays noon-2 PM

· First Friday of each month 6-8 PM

03/05/2026

Thank you First Security Bank Byron for all of your support!

Don't forget! 📣

We’re collecting donations for the Byron Community Food Pantry and our team will be delivering any donations when we volunteer on March 9th!

Still needed: cereal, lunch box snacks, baby wipes, paper towels, Kleenex, lotion, shampoo & conditioner.

You can drop off any donations to the bin in our lobby entry way.

Help us fill their shelves! 💛🖤

01/29/2026

We’ve moved! 📦🚚

The Byron Food Pantry is officially settled into our new home—right across the hall! It might have been a short trip, but it was a massive undertaking, and our volunteers absolutely crushed it.

Between January 22–26, a "dream team" of 33 volunteers put in 95 hours of sweat equity to get us ready for you.

They weren't just moving boxes; they were: ✅ Sorting thousands of items by type and date (so. many. cans.).
✅ Assembling brand-new shelves and tables.
✅ Creating a beautiful, organized shopping area for our neighbors.

To our incredible move-in crew: You are the heart of Byron. Thank you for making sure we didn't miss a beat in serving our community! ❤️

01/13/2026

We are expanding and improving our shopping experience!

We have outgrown our current Food Pantry shopping space and are moving across the hall at the CEC. If you or other family and friends (ages 12-adult) want to help us move to the new space, sign up for a volunteer shift January 22-27. Call 507-775-2336 at least 1 business day in advance so we know you are coming!

Here are the volunteer shifts:
Thursday, Jan 22: 2-4 pm
Friday, Jan 23: 2-4 pm or 6-8 pm
Saturday, Jan 24: 10 am-Noon, 1-3 pm or 3:30-5:30 pm
Sunday, Jan 25: 12-2 pm or 3:30-5:30 pm
Monday, Jan 26: 10:30 am-12:30 pm or 6:30-8:30 pm
Tuesday, Jan 27: 10:30 am-12:30 pm or 6:30-8:30 pm

While this move is "only" across the hall, there is a lot to do!

In order to accomplish this, we are looking for volunteers to help move pantry items from the current space to the new space and move the recent donations into the new storage/sorting space (current shopping space). In addition to moving food items, we need help putting together some shelving units and tables.

Thank you!

01/09/2026

Thank you for donating to the Byron Community Food Pantry!!

🎉 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀! They won the Byron Chamber’s BrrrFest Home Lighting Contest for 2025 with their amazing dinosaur-themed display! 🦖✨

The prize was sponsored by Benedictine Living Community - Byron. The best part? They chose to donate the prize to the 𝗕𝘆𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆. ❤️

Marie Peterson, Benedictine Housing Administrator, explained that as the basket was being prepared, residents of the facility brought items to be donated, and the basket “just got fuller and fuller.” 🙌

Jennifer Dole, Community Education Director, stated how sweet it was of the winners and thanked them for their generosity. The Byron Food Pantry is in the Community Education building.

For more information about the Food Pantry and Community Closet, visit
https://bce.bears.byron.k12.mn.us/about-us/community-ed-at-a-glance/food-pantry-community-closet