2026 Martin Luther King, Jr
Service Opportunities

MLK Day honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and serves to encourage all to volunteer and serve others. Find out about events taking place throughout the community and explore ways that you can make a difference at www.handsontwincities.org/mlkday. HandsOn Twin Cities will be hosting a community-wide MLK Day Service Project on Monday, January 19 from 10 – 11:30 am at the Minneapolis Convention Center (following the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast).

2026 CVC-TC Annual Meeting

February 24 at 2:00pm CT via Zoom

Join us for the Annual Meeting to vote for the 2026-2027 leadership, hear about updates, and make your voice heard on what you want to see for programming this year.

This meeting is an essential part of our organization and allows all members to learn how their CVC membership can support them in their volunteer programming.

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Agenda

Welcome
Vote for 2026-27 Board Members
Welcome our 2026 President
CVC-TC Year in Review & 2026 Outlook
Annual Meeting Concludes

We look forward to "seeing" you on February 24!

A Virtual Conversation on Goal Setting

Date: Thursday, January 22

Time: 9 - 10am CST

Format: Virtual

Join us for CVC's first program of the year: a virtual conversation on goal setting! As we look ahead to 2026, we want to hear your priorities, what seems exciting and challenging, and how you are setting up your goals (and measuring them!). Looking forward to this informal hour to be together and share best practices as we gear up for another year.

Twins Make an Impact Throughout 20th Annual Holiday Week of Giving

The Minnesota Twins brought together players, alumni, employees and partners for their 20th Annual Holiday Week of Giving, a tradition that has become a highlight of the baseball team's offseason. The club kicked off the week with Thrivent and Reading Partners Minnesota, hosting a book fair at a Minneapolis elementary school where each student got to pick out two new books to keep. Hall of Famer and Twins legend Bert Blyleven, current players Kody Funderburk and Alan Roden and T.C. Bear joined Twins front office volunteers to read to the kids and help them pick out their books. On Wednesday, the Twins hosted their annual Home For The Holidays event with Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, connecting homeless veterans to housing, employment, healthcare and more. The team wrapped up the week by partnering with Target to host a holiday party at Gillette Children's complete with live reindeer, gifts, games, and room visits from Twins icons past and present—Justin Morneau, Royce Lewis, and Luke Keaschall. From reading to students to serving meals to doing crafts with hospital patients, Twins volunteers spent the week bringing support and joy to members of our community.

Shop gifts with meaning year-round

Don't forget to shop the FMSC MarketPlace this holiday season (and year-round)! Every purchase supports artisans, empowers communities and provides FMSC meals for children around the world. FMSC MarketPlace is verified by the Fair Trade Federation, affirming our commitment to fair wages, safe working conditions and long-term partnerships.

https://www.fmscmarketplace.org/

Thank You for Supporting
Second Harvest Heartland

2025 was a challenging and ever-changing year in hunger relief with continued high prices, reductions in SNAP benefits and a government shutdown impacting thousands. Through it all there was also hope that whatever was put in front of us, we could continue to meet the need in our community with the support of our volunteers and partners. Thank you to our partner corporations and thousands of their employees for joining us at Second Harvest Heartland in ending hunger together!