Coins for a Cause happening in Rochester

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"* it's y chance to gather up all the loose change you have around your home and turn it into something good.

Madelyne... where can people take their extra coins and what will happen to brooke.

Anyone can head here to "affinity plus credit union" in rochester with their can or bag of loose change and it'll then be turned into a meal for someone in the community.

Earlier this week, we introduced you to the new initiative, "coins for a cause."

It's a partnership with minnesota food banks to comb season ?

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The need for food has nearly tripled since the pandemic first started.

If you donate just one dollar today ?

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"* that's only four quarters ?

"**- then you'll be donating three meals to someone who needs it.

The branch manager at "affinity plus credit union" billie packer, tells me in just four days... "coins for a cause" has been able to provide over 25 thousand meals to "people really want to give right now.

There really are some really generous people who have gone through some things in their lives, so we just wanted to provide a way.

So if we can have people bring in their coins, something that they're not using and turn it into something good, we really knew the communities would get behind that.

So we're excited."

And if that didn't motivate you enough to want to donate your spare change... the first 50 people to drive through and donate today between 11 and 4 will get a thank you madelyne.

For every dollar that's donated to "coins for a cause," "affinity plus