MarketPlace Foods raises more than $400 for American Red Cross

Bemidji Red Cross Check.jpg — Pictured from left: MarketPlace Foods store co-director Mark Gilmore, Red Cross volunteer Connie Barsness and store co-director Brandon Granmo.

By Pioneer Staff Report

March 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM

MarketPlace Foods in Bemidji recently presented a $462.35 check to the American Red Cross following a fundraiser.

MarketPlace's company, Johanneson's Inc., raised a combined total of $24,343.16 between all of their store locations.

"We would like to thank all the members of our communities that helped donate toward the American Red Cross," a release said.

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