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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Anne Carlsen staff regionwide challenged each other to raise the most non-perishable food items to donate locally in December.

The challenge came through the Mission in Motion Committee, a newly formed group that works to “create a culture within Anne Carlsen of participation and sense of team throughout organization as one Anne Carlsen.”

Anne Carlsen staff in the East, Central, and West collected non-perishable food items and more to donate. This includes:

-Central (Jamestown) with 862 items donated to Community Action

-East (Fargo-Moorhead, Grand Forks) with 540 total items to Great Plains Food Bank and Hope Community Care Center and Food Pantry respectively

-West (Bismarck, Minot) with 209 total items collected and donated to Adult Resource Center and Lord’s Cupboard Food Pantry respectively.

The winning team was decided by the amount of items divided by the number of staff in those regions, with the West team taking the bragging rights for most items collected and donated.