Holiday Train - Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park, & Newport MN

01/11/2026

To all of our In-Kind Sponsors and 10 Days of Giving Supporters -- thank you for making our 2025 CPKC Holiday Train Event another great year and a record breaking year for donations!!

01/10/2026

Our Glow-Stick sponsors helped light up the night - even in those frigid temperatures! Thank you for your generous donations to light up the crowds!

01/09/2026

Our ALL ABOARD Sponsors REALLY stepped up this year!! They each donated over $10,000 to Friends In Need Food Shelf, during the CPKC Holiday Train Campaign.

On behalf of the entire community, we thank you for generously supporting your local food shelf with these gifts. Raising over $246,000 ( a record for the CPKC Holiday Train - Cottage Grove Stop), would not have been possible without your generosity!

01/08/2026

Our Golden Spike Sponsors donated between $5,000 - $9,999 to Friends In Need Food Shelf , during the CPKC Holiday Train Campaign. WOW!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping us raise over $246,000 this year to serve our community. 😍

01/08/2026

We'd also like to recognize our Silver Spike Sponsors that donated between $1000 - $4999 to In Need Food Shelf , during the CPKC Holiday Train Campaign.

Without support like this, our record year of raising over $246,000 would NOT have been possible.

THANK YOU!!

01/07/2026

We couldn't have reached this huge milestone of raising $246,000+ this year without the help of our corporate sponsors!

We'd like to recognize our Bronze Spike Sponsors that donated between $500-$999 to Friends In Need Food Shelf, during the CPKC Holiday Train Campaign.

THANK YOU!!

01/06/2026

💙 THANK YOU, NEIGHBORS and ! 💙

It may have been a sub-zero weather event, but because of this incredible community, the CPKC Holiday Train event raised:

$246,851.48 for Friends In Need Food Shelf, along with over 12,000 personal care and food items donated

The generosity, kindness, and support shown this season will have a lasting impact on local families in need. We are beyond grateful to everyone who donated, volunteered, sponsored, shared, attended, and supported this event in any way.

Thank you for showing what community truly looks like. ❤️

12/13/2025

Thanks to everyone for coming out tonight!

12/13/2025

Thank you KARE 11 for having us on to talk about tonight's event and the needs of our community and Friends In Need Food Shelf!

Watch the segment here:

Cold weather impacting Twin Cities holiday events | kare11.com https://share.google/McCMPORK89b3sptpF

12/12/2025

Here we are on WCCO this morning, explaining more about the event tomorrow, Friends In Need Food Shelf and the impact your donations make!

Thank you for your generosity!

https://www.finfood.org/

A local food shelf is getting help this holiday season from a familiar source.

01/02/2025

Our 2024 CPKC Holiday Train totals are in! We're thrilled to announce we hit our $2 Million Dollars Raised Milestone since the Holiday Train started stopping in our communities - all for Friends In Need Food Shelf!

This was also our LARGEST YEAR EVER! THANK YOU THANK YOU for your continued support of the Friends In Need Food Shelf, the Holiday Train and all of our efforts to raise funds and personal care items for those in need in our own communities!

See you next year!

12/20/2024

A Huge Shout-Out to all of our In-Kind Sponsors that donate their time, resources and goods to make our Holiday Train stop a huge success!