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Menard's Food Drive 2025 · Ask The Experts

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  Speaker 1: Eight thirty nine thirteen ten Wiba and Madison in the morning.
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  Speaker 1: Twenty seven storm track forecast from meteorologist Emma hippis mostly cloudy,
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  Speaker 1: few shower is a high f seventy six n cloudie
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  Speaker 1: with showers a low fifty eight currently fifty nine with
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  Speaker 1: clouds here at thirteen ten Wiba. You can't go wrong
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  Speaker 1: with little Blondie in the morning. I can never never
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  Speaker 1: had a It just sounds perfect for the morning. Speaking
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  Speaker 1: of perfect things, it's always a you know, it's a
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  Speaker 1: thing we love to do here in Wisconsin and across
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  Speaker 1: the country stop by our local Minards store, even if
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  Speaker 1: you don't have anything to necessarily on that list, it's
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  Speaker 1: always fun to see what's going on at Minards. And
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  Speaker 1: one of the cool things going on right now through
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  Speaker 1: the end of the month is an opportunity to help
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  Speaker 1: out folks with food insecurity, and we talk about all
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  Speaker 1: the convenient locations of Minards. It's really a great, great
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  Speaker 1: partnership to make it so convenient to help people out
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  Speaker 1: here in the area. And joining us this morning from
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  Speaker 1: the West Side location of Minards their general manager, Daryl Erickson. Daryl,
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  Speaker 1: how are you doing this morning?
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  Speaker 2: I'm doing great, John, thank you for having me on
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  Speaker 2: good morning.
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  Speaker 3: It's great to talk with you again.
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  Speaker 1: And uh and yeah, I I what's interesting to me
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  Speaker 1: always is as we think about this stuff, is we
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  Speaker 1: tend to forget that that food insecurity is real. It's
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  Speaker 1: it's much more prevalent, uh than than we realize. And
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  Speaker 1: I think sometimes I think we're all obviously very generous
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  Speaker 1: and very caring, but because I think a lot of
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  Speaker 1: us just assume that it's not going on, uh, that
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  Speaker 1: it's not there, we tend not to do it. And
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  Speaker 1: one of the things I've loved in talking with you
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  Speaker 1: over the years is it's a it's a it's a
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  Speaker 1: simple reminder that it does exist, and you guys make
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  Speaker 1: it at Minard's really easy for folks to donate nonperishable foods.
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  Speaker 1: Let's talk a little bit about, uh, about the about
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  Speaker 1: the food the food round up that you guys are
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  Speaker 1: doing right now at Minard's.
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  Speaker 2: Yep, we do have a at the Minards stores. We
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  Speaker 2: have a grocery section where you can get like cereals
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  Speaker 2: and can goods. We're looking for non perishable items, and
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  Speaker 2: we have convenient locations at the exits of the store.
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  Speaker 2: We have bins that you can donate those items to
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  Speaker 2: the local pantries.
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  Speaker 1: And you, guys, it's it's all been ours. Of course
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  Speaker 1: you want to stop in and see Darryl. He's at
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  Speaker 1: the West Side location right on Commerce Drive here in Madison,
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  Speaker 1: And yeah, folks, it's you'll see him right as you
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  Speaker 1: as you walk in the entryway and real convenient as
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  Speaker 1: you exit out the store as well to drop those
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  Speaker 1: items off. And we think about we think about spending
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  Speaker 1: some time at Minards. And I've got to ask you this,
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  Speaker 1: since since you're you're the you're there, you're the general manager,
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  Speaker 1: you see it every day. Am I typical like that
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  Speaker 1: where you're like, there's like people that just you know,
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  Speaker 1: stop by my arts?
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  Speaker 3: What for? I don't know.
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  Speaker 1: Do you get a lot of people that are just
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  Speaker 1: there because they're like, I just want to see what's see,
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  Speaker 1: what's going on, what's new webinars?
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  Speaker 3: Do you run into a lot of folks like that? Oh?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely? And we have so many items, it's a one
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  Speaker 2: stop shop. And currently we have a Halloween the Halloween
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  Speaker 2: displays are oute and Christmas displays are starting to go up.
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  Speaker 2: So we definitely do have a lot of people to
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  Speaker 2: stop in here, and we definitely appreciate all the general
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  Speaker 2: see of the people that do participate in the food drive.
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  Speaker 3: What's the the hot Halloween inflatable this year, Darryl.
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  Speaker 2: Oh, there's there's so many. We have this really tall
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  Speaker 2: skeleton and then they got kind of like a grim Reaper.
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  Speaker 2: But the kids, kids love to come in and shop
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  Speaker 2: that area with their folks and stuff. So it's it's
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  Speaker 2: it's really fun to see that is eyes light up
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  Speaker 2: as they walk through there.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, that is always super cool.
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  Speaker 1: And and uh and yeah, there's I know, there's always
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  Speaker 1: kind of like one or two things that everyone's like, gosh,
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  Speaker 1: that is the coolest thing in the world. That is
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  Speaker 1: the uh you know, I I'd love to get like
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  Speaker 1: four of those giant skeletons and put them them and
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  Speaker 1: uh and yeah, it's it's always fun to do that stuff.
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  Speaker 1: And as we talk about, uh, the the the opportunity
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  Speaker 1: to to help the area of food pantries. I know
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  Speaker 1: this is going on through the end of the month
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  Speaker 1: collecting those non perishable food items and as we mentioned,
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  Speaker 1: you make it really easy to do at minards and uh,
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  Speaker 1: we we tend to forget because it's such a you know,
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  Speaker 1: it's it's it's it's so ingrained and and who we
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  Speaker 1: are Minars. We forget that that Minards is a it's
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  Speaker 1: a wiscon and business. It's a local business. Obviously there's
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  Speaker 1: locations across the country, but founded right here in Wisconsin.
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  Speaker 1: It's really a true success story, isn't it.
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  Speaker 2: Yes it is yep. Our headquarters is located in No Claire, Wisconsin,
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  Speaker 2: So we are definitely Wisconsin company. And you know we're
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  Speaker 2: here to supports community whichever way we can.
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  Speaker 1: I love folks to get on into any one of
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  Speaker 1: the area Minards stores. Again, they've got the convenient collection
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  Speaker 1: boxes right there to make that donation. Again, they've got,
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  Speaker 1: of course the food pantry right in the store as well.
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  Speaker 1: You can pick up pick up items on nonperishable food
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  Speaker 1: right from the store and again drop them off in
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  Speaker 1: those bins or bring them in as well for you.
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  Speaker 1: And as they've got these ongoing food drives, do you
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  Speaker 1: guys accept things like I know in the past we've
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  Speaker 1: talked about toy drives and pet supplies. Do you guys
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  Speaker 1: are those are coming up soon too, aren't they?
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  Speaker 2: It's funny you should say that because we actually just
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  Speaker 2: started the Toys for Tots programs. We do have those
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  Speaker 2: boxes out too right now.
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  Speaker 1: Oh perfect, So it's like it's a win win, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: Well for folks that are in that are that are one.
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  Speaker 1: You get to get into Minards and have and do
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  Speaker 1: some great shopping and you can also help help with foods.
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  Speaker 1: You can also make help make a kid's Christmas and
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  Speaker 1: holiday season brighter as well. Darryl, it's always great chatting
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  Speaker 1: with you, and look forward to seeing you real soon
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  Speaker 1: at the store. And thanks for all the great work
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  Speaker 1: that you guys do.
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  Speaker 2: All right, Sewan, I really appreciate thanks for having me
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  Speaker 2: on again.
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  Speaker 3: Take care.
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  Speaker 1: Darryl Ericson, General manager of the West Side location of Minards.
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  Speaker 1: Don't forget the food drive is running through the end
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  Speaker 1: of the month, through the end of October, so you
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  Speaker 1: got some time.
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  Speaker 3: To get in.
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  Speaker 1: I wouldn't hesitate though, get on and make that donation,
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  Speaker 1: and while you're there, pick up some cool stuff for
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  Speaker 1: the holidays at Minards.
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  Speaker 3: Again.
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  Speaker 1: I always love those those you mentioned, those those giant
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  Speaker 1: inflatable skeletons.
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  Speaker 3: Those things are so darn cool.
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  Speaker 1: They are very very neat and they've got a little
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  Speaker 1: bit of something for everyone at the Minards stores again.
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  Speaker 1: A great time to help out our neighbors with folks
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  Speaker 1: in need and food and facing food and security by
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  Speaker 1: making the donation your choice up in storm Track Forecast,
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  Speaker 1: it comes to us from Meteorologistamma Hippus. Mostly cloud to
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  Speaker 1: day with a few showers of high at seventy six.
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  Speaker 1: It's like cloudy showers low fifty eight for tomorrow, Partly
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  Speaker 1: sunny with scattered showers a highest seventy three. Currently fifty
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  Speaker 1: nine with clouds here at thirteen ten WIBA. There's more
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  Speaker 1: of Madison in the morning. Comes your way next it's
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  Speaker 1: eight forty six.