Lyon County Heart to Heart

10/19/2026

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PLEASE NOTE UPDATED LOCATION: National Guard Armory. Every year, Lyon County Heart to Heart provides hundreds of families with food and gifts during the Christmas season because of you. Thank you and see you soon! All activities will take place at National Guard Armory, 500 Timmerman Drive, Marshall...

10/14/2026

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PLEASE NOTE UPDATED LOCATION: National Guard Armory. Every year, Lyon County Heart to Heart provides hundreds of families with food and gifts during the Christmas season because of you. Thank you and see you soon! All activities will take place at National Guard Armory, 500 Timmerman Drive, Marshall...

10/07/2026

❤️🎄 As businesses and families begin planning their charitable giving and community support for the holiday season, we hope you’ll remember Heart to Heart.

Each Christmas, Heart to Heart helps families in need throughout Lyon County, Minnesota, by providing food and toys for children and families who might otherwise go without.
For some families, the holidays can bring added financial stress and difficult choices. Your generosity can help make sure that a child wakes up Christmas morning with a gift to open and that a family has food to share on the holidays.

We are asking local businesses, families, organizations, and community partners to consider including Heart to Heart in your holiday giving plans.
💗 A donation can help provide:
🎁 Christmas toys for children
🥫 Food for families
🎄 A little Christmas magic during a difficult time

10/07/2026

Registration forms are now available! They can be found at the food shelf, library, thrift store, Goodwill, Lyon County Health and Human Services, the churches, and United Way to name a few.

All forms must be postmarked by November 12th!

09/10/2026

Thank you Tall Grass Liquor for the generous donation! We appreciate you thinking of us!

09/10/2026

A huge thank you goes out to the YMCA Summer Camp kids who collected toys as part of their community service program!

09/03/2026

SAVE THE DATES FOR LYON COUNTY HEART TO HEART 2026! 💞

The holidays are just around the corner, and we’re excited to announce the 2026 Lyon County Heart to Heart dates! 🎄🎁

📅 November 12, 2026
➡️ Registration Deadline
Family’s & individuals must have registration post marked or submitted by this date!

🤝 December 7–12, 2026
➡️ Volunteer Week
It takes an amazing community of volunteers to make Heart to Heart possible, and we’ll need YOU!

🎁 December 12, 2026
➡️ DISTRIBUTION DAY!
We are so excited to announce that we’ll be BACK at the Armory this year for Distribution Day!

We’re looking forward to another year of neighbors helping neighbors, community members coming together, and making the holiday season a little brighter for local families. ❤️

✨ Mark your calendars and follow along for more details, registration information, volunteer opportunities, and ways YOU can help make Heart to Heart 2026 a success!

12/12/2025

Friendly reminder to all those registered, food and gifts can be picked up tomorrow from 10 am - 1 pm. Please note, we cannot have people enter the distribution area until 10 am.

If you are not registered, you can come at 1 pm. It is first come, first served until we run out! We can't wait to see you tomorrow!! Happy Holidays and Stay warm!

12/11/2025

UPDATED NEED FOR DONATIONS/GIFTS:

We have an urgent need for gifts for specific ages. If you are able to help, please drop off gifts at SMSU in the lower conference center TODAY until 4PM!

BOYS - Gift ideas https://heart2heartlc.org/2021/03/31/example-post-3/
Age 8-10yrs (need 10 gifts), 11-14yrs (49 gifts) and 15-18yrs (31 gifts)

GIRLS - Gift ideas https://heart2heartlc.org/2021/03/31/example-post-2/
Age 1-2yrs (19 gifts), 3-4yrs (12 gifts), 8-10yrs (19 gifts), 11-14yrs (20 gifts)

12/10/2025

We were so greatful to be recieving the generous donations & loved being persent to snuggle the santapaws 🐾

Thank you The Dog House for thinking of us for your awesome fundraiser 💕

MARSHALL — Taking pictures with Santa can sometimes be a little chaotic — especially when you’re trying to get a puppy to pose for the photo. “It can be hard to get them to look at us,” said photographer Katelyn Croat. Croat and her coworkers came prepared to get their subjects’ attentio...