ALERT :
- The Waldorf College Theatre Company's performance of The Tempest at Lund Pond on the Waldorf campus has been postponed to Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. due to pending weather conditions. In case of rain on Tuesday, the performance will take place in the Atrium.:
- 5/20/13, The Forest City Parks and Rec has cancelled all ball practices at Pammel Park for today. :
- 5/20/13-No Forest City Park and Rec Baseball practice today at the Waldorf Field.:
Donate food through Operation Harvest
EVEN THOUGH THIS HASN’T BEEN THE IDEAL HARVEST FOR MANY FARMERS IN NORTH IOWA, THEY STILL SEE THE NEED TO HELP FEED THEIR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE WORSE OFF.
OPERATION HARVEST HELP IS A FUNDRAISING EFFORT SPONSORED BY THE FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION OF FOREST CITY, LELAND, AND KIESTER, MINNESOTA. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS FARMERS TO DONATE THE SALE OF A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF CORN OR SOYBEANS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOOD BANK IN FOREST CITY OR FOOD PANTRY IN KIESTER.
FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION MANAGER RANDY BROESDER TELLS ABOUT THE FUNDRAISER.
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OPERATION HARVEST HELP STARTED ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND HAS PROVIDED NEARLY $40,000 IN CASH DONATIONS TO THE TWO FOOD BANKS. BROESDER SAYS THE RECORD FUNDRAISING YEAR FINISHED CLOSE TO $10,000, AND THIS YEAR THEY WOULD LIKE TO SURPASS THAT AMOUNT.
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ACCORDING TO THE FOOD BANKS, THE PROGRAM IS A TREMENDOUS HELP TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS, STRUGGLING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND EVEN ELDERLY PERSONS BARELY MAKING ENDS MEET ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
OPERATION HARVEST HELP FUNDRAISING EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. TO DONATE YOUR GRAIN OR SOME MONETARY AMOUNT, CONTACT ONE OF THE FARMERS CO-OP ASSOCIATION LOCATIONS IN EITHER FOREST CITY, LELAND OR KIESTER.