PRISM Media & News

KARE 11 News

Food shelf demand up, donations down [ 7/18/2008 ]

As fuel and food prices increase, so do the numbers of middle class seeking help [ 5/19/2008 ]

NWTC Cable 12

Holiday Giving [ 12/7/2007 ]

Generosity at Plymouth School [ 10/25/2007 ]

Sun Post

Open house to kick off National Night Out [ 7/23/2008 ]

Needs increase at area food shelves [ 7/11/2008 ]

PRISM Featured on KARE 11 News

During the summer months, food shelves suffer due to the increase in the need and the decrease in the amount of donations. So far this year, PRISM has seen an average of a 16% increase in food shelf usage. That equals to about 200 more people every month!

KARE 11 News decided to cover this story about our community needs. Check it out!

Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx at PRISM
On March 31, 2008 our local basketball organizations did their part to contribute to MN Foodshare’s March Match month for area food shelves. At the Target Center from March 26-28, five different departments within the Timberwolves and Lynx organizations competed in a food drive from which all items were donated to Minnesota FoodShare, which in turn allocated the food to PRISM. They collected 1,615 pounds of food which were hand-delivered to PRISM by Timberwolves center Chris Richard and Lynx guard Noelle Quinn! It was a very exciting day for PRISM! For more information, visit the Timberwolves website:
http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/food_for_thought_080403.html

Allianz Life Insurance Company “Spirit of Giving Campaign”
During the Holiday season at the end of 2007, Allianz Life Insurance Company engaged in their annual Spirit of Giving Campaign. This is a campaign that encourages employees of Allianz Life to pull together to raise money and gather food and clothing donations to be given to a local social service agency. This year, PRISM was lucky and grateful to be chosen as that agency. Allianz exceeded their goal this past year by donating over 24,000 pounds of food, over 10,000 pounds of clothing and a total of over $12,000 in cash! Last December, hundreds of Allianz employees assembled into their famous human chain and loaded the donations of food and clothing into a semi-trailer and more than 15 employee vehicles. Then they recreated that human chain at PRISM and unloaded all of the donations right into the PRISM warehouse.

We would like to thank Allianz Life for their ongoing support of PRISM. Their kindness and generosity makes a significant difference in the community we call home.

To learn more about Allianz life, please visit www.allianzlife.com.

Multicultural arts & books

PRISM is interested in highlighting multicultural artwork and books in their facility.  If you are an artist that would like to donate your pieces to be spotlighted or would like to help with this cause, please contact:

Jess Kelly  763-529-1350 x109 or jkelly@prismmpls.org

Kelly Tomek  763-432-4202 or ktomek@prismmpls.org

Star Tribune article
"A Full-Service Center", Star Tribune 9-5-07

Our first television ad, on WCCO

This past Thanksgiving week, PRISM’s first television commercial aired on WCCO TV.  The 30-second spot was designed by the creative minds at Spangler Design Team in Hopkins, MN along with PRISM staff members Kelly Tomek and Elizabeth Johnson.  A special thanks to Spangler Design Team for their creativity and graphic design, Excel Media Corporation for production, and WCCO TV for this amazing opportunity. 

Hit the "play" button below to view

Thank you Doug Ohman

PRISM would like to thank local photographer Doug Ohman for photographing our Faith Partner Board churches. His beautiful artwork is displayed on the walls of PRISM. Come in for a tour of PRISM and enjoy his creativity! For more information about Doug Ohman and his published photography, visit his website: http://www.pioneerphotography.com

Brunswick UMC	House of Hope	Calvary Lutheran