Volunteer
URGENT NEED: Give to Your Local Food Shelf
As SNAP funding remains in jeopardy, we urge you to give to your local food shelf. Here’s a list of food pantries in Sawyer County communities and nearby Rusk County communities. Thank you!
Sawyer County
Hayward area
Hayward Community Food Shelf
16216 W U.S. Highway 63
Hayward, WI 54843
(715) 634-4237
https://haywardfoodshelf.net/donations
—LCO Food Distribution Program
9026 N Round Lake School Road
Hayward, WI 54843
(715) 634-3677
https://lco-nsn.gov/lco-food-distribution/
—Northwoods Community Food Pantry (at Spider Lake Church Campus)
11255 N State Highway 77
Hayward, WI 54843
(715) 699-4449
https://spiderlakechurch.org/campuses-and-services/food-shelf-youth-center/
Winter area
—WALDO Community Center
6635 W State Highway 70
Winter, WI 54896
(715) 651-6012
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/885703903458552/
Rusk County
Bruce Area
—Bruce Pop-Up Food Pantry
718 N Main Street (Use rear entrance in alley)
Bruce, WI 54819
(715) 415-1863
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BruceFoodPantry
Ladysmith Area
—Rusk County Food Pantry
103 W Third Street, East End
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 415-2564
—Hope Lutheran Church Food Pantry
320 S First Street
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 532-7739
https://www.hlcladysmith.org/hope-in-the-community
—Ladysmith Pop-Up Food Pantry
320 E Worden Ave.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
Donate through Feed My People: https://www.fmpfoodbank.org
Join Us for Our One Year to Win Canvass in Sawyer County!
Prices continue to rise and Wisconsinites are struggling to pay their everyday bills—including health insurance—because of the GOP's Big Ugly Bill, their tariff tax, and their attacks on workers.
We will be knocking on doors in the Hayward area and reaching out to hear about how these policies are hurting our neighbors and what they need from their representatives. We’ll also share how our values align with theirs. We can't afford to wait--YOU can make a difference! Our Sawyer County effort is part of WisDems’ (three-day) Weekend of Action.
We'll gather at Caribou Coffee at Marketplace in downtown Hayward at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. Bring your mobile phone so you can use Mini-VAN for recording your visits. We'll give you addresses and literature, and we'll answer your questions about canvassing.
NOTE: You will have three days until 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, to finish your visits. That way you can also attend a chili feed and candidate forum Saturday afternoon in Spooner if you wish.
Please register via Mobilize or email the Sawyer County and LCO Democratic Party at sc.lco.dems@gmail.org to help us plan. Thank you!
Important Notes
As we approach one year out from the midterms, it’s never been more important to engage our communities, hear their stories, and lay the groundwork for a blue wave in Wisconsin come 2026. This is a unique moment where we can build relationships with infrequent Democratic voters as well as dive into no data and unknown targets in voter lists to help expand our universe for 2026. The canvassing we are doing now will help shape the voters we are talking to next year.
Want to volunteer?
Watch this page for information about volunteer opportunities, including both political and community events. Email us at sc.lco.dems@gmail.com for more information.
“As we approach one year out from the midterms, it’s never been more important to engage our communities, hear their stories, and lay the groundwork for a blue wave in Wisconsin come 2026.”