CHS Care Team

09/28/2026

Going on a Costco run or putting in a grocery order soon? Please consider supporting the CHS Care Team by donating some shelf-stable fruit, veggies, proteins, or hearty soups, so we can stock our shelves this fall AND beat Chan HS in the food drive competition this Wednesday night! 💜🏆💜Donations can be dropped off at the school Monday-Wednesday or during the game.

~~~The Chaska Lions 🦁 are leading the way of service once again with a big food donation earlier this month. A special thanks to Gerri, the newest Lion, who got her pickleball team involved as well! The Hawks and Lions are an amazing team! 💪🏼

07/26/2026

School is on break, but our volunteers are still busy making sure CHS students don’t go hungry this summer. Thank you to everyone who donated food and thank you volunteers! A special shoutout to the CHS football players who helped carry and sort food and to Lakeside Church for packing every month! We appreciate you!

05/24/2026

One of our favorite things is when kids are passionate about helping other kids.
Middle school student Keller Hoff recently chose the CHS Care Team as one of the two organizations she wanted to help with her Black Belt project for Impact Martial Arts. Keller collected 26 jars of salsa, 26 pizza dough packets and sauce jars, 56 jars of pasta sauce, 16 bags of chips, and added 26 Parmesan cheese shakers for the pizza/ pastas. Thank you so much, Keller! You are making a meaningful impact and helping other kids have enough food this summer. ❤️

05/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to donate food! If you haven’t signed up and could donate some pizza dough mix, pasta, or any of the other items we still need, we would be grateful! https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/20F0F4AA4AC2CA5FB6-63567505-summer?useFullSite=false

05/05/2026

With just a month left until summer vacation, the Care Team is getting ready for our summer food packing and deliveries, and we need your help! Summer can be an especially difficult time for families who struggle with food insecurity because their children don’t get the free breakfast and lunch they rely on during the school year. The Care Team packs and delivers groceries and household items to all of our families once a month throughout the summer, hoping we can help fill in some of the gaps. Will you help us by donating items for the bags? Click this link to sign up for items, and please know that we (& our students) appreciate every. single. donation. 💜
https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/20F0F4AA4AC2CA5FB6-63567505-summer?useFullSite=false

02/26/2026

Edited: ALL FULL!!! Thank you so very much to everyone who signed up to donate food items for our Spring Break bags. We appreciate your generosity so much!!
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Please consider donating food if you are able!
https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/20F0F4AA4AC2CA5FB6-62335853-copy

02/15/2026

The CHS Care Team does more than distribute food. We do what we can to help when families are in crisis, and we currently have a CHS student whose dad needs a kidney to save his life. Please read the information on their page and do whatever you can to help. We would be so grateful! 💜

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞 Find a living Donor— We need “𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬” to help us find Jake a 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨.

Hi, I’m Nita, Jake’s wife. This page is our family's home base for Jake’s kidney transplant journey. We need 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 to save his life.

𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 — Kidney Transplant, Living Donor Info + Ways to Support

✅ 𝟏) 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫? ❤️

Step 1: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.mhealthfairview.org/blog/five-things-you-should-know-becoming-a-kidney-donor

Step 2: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫: https://mhealth.donorscreen.org/register/now

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭: Please select Jake Carlisle as the intended recipient (or follow the instructions on the form).

*Even if you’re not a match, you can still help through the 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 program.

What is the paired exchange donor program? Visit here: https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/incompatible-blood-types-and-paired-exchange-programs

✅ 𝟐) 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰:
Kidney4Jake: GoFundMe: gofund.me/647010465
Funds help cover medical expenses, travel, time off work, bills, and the costs of transplant life.

✅ 𝟑) 𝐖𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲:

~ Become one of his 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 /𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

~𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞/post (this helps more than people realize). Pray / good vibes/encouragement

~ 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 reach potential donors by sharing the donor links above

~ Offer practical help (home repairs, maintenance) or have questions, message us here or email: 𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲𝟒𝐣𝐚𝐤𝐞@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 for being here. We’re fighting hard, and we’re so 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐋 for all of you.

01/26/2026

The Care Team is working on a plan to help our students who need extra support right now, but in the meantime, you can support our families by donating to this resource drive. Thank you so much!

🚨URGENT Donation Update🚨

The following items are urgently needed and can be dropped off at our shop. We will make sure everything is delivered to our trusted community partners right away.

💙Volunteers needed message us for signup link!
😗 Whistles need a restock!
🏬 - 122 pioneer trail chaska MN
Hours - Monday through Friday 10 AM to 4 PM on Saturdays 10 AM to 2pm

Food Items
• Cereal (most needed)
• Hearty soups
• Crackers
• Canned chicken, tuna, and salmon
• Canned pineapple and mandarin oranges
• White rice and brown rice
• Healthy kid snacks
• Flour, sugar, and cooking oil
• Baking mixes

Household & Personal Care
• Diapers (sizes 5 & 6)
• Toilet paper
• Laundry detergent
• Dish soap
• Shampoo
• Feminine hygiene products

These needs are urgent, and items are moving quickly. Thank you for continuing to show up and support our neighbors.

12/23/2025

To everyone who donated food, gifts, and time to make our Winter Break deliveries possible…. THANK YOU! Thanks to your generosity, our families received:
-3 bags of shelf stable food
-3 bags of fresh food
-a soft blanket and a gingerbread house kit (thank you Lakeside Church!)
-a bag of holiday treats
-a gift for every member of the household!

The families were so grateful and the kids were so excited when we delivered the bags. You made the holidays much brighter for 27 students and their families. What a gift! ❤️

12/18/2025

Our Winter Break bags and gifts will be delivered today! We want to say a huge thank you to our generous and thoughtful students. The CHS Dance Team and Girls Basketball team adopted dozens of Care Team family members, then shopped for and wrapped their gifts. These girls have the biggest hearts! 💗