The past five years, Youth Hockey Hub and The Sandwich Project (TSP) have teamed up to make sandwiches for local homeless shelters and low income foodshelves in Minneapolis. Each year teams from all over the metro converge on Christ Presbyterian Church in Edina to make 150 sandwiches per team. This year 40 teams made 6,000 turkey and cheese sandwiches. 

Each year TSP administers the making, storage and delivery of 400,000 sandwiches to those less fortunate. "It started out with one group making 150 sandwiches for a shelter downtown," said TSP founder Matt Lockhart. "What was neat, by simple word of mouth and some pretty dedicated volunteers it has grown to a sustainable program that feeds thousands of people each week."

On Saturday, boys and girls teams made their way to Edina to learn about the organization and do their part in helping out. "We've done the project as a team the last few years," said Hill Murray Junior Pioneers coach Tony Gruba. "We love seeing all the teams from all over the area and it is such a great cause."

The teams made 6,000 sandwiches and helped raise over $1,500 for TSP who runs its volunteer only non-profit on a budget of less than $20,000 each year. "It is really great to see so many kids from all over the area, this year we had a team from Hudson, Wisconsin participate," said Lockhart.