With all the bad news one hears, we tend to forget what a great community we live in.
Since it is Thankgiving week we need to take a moment out of our busy lives, and remember that the many things we have to be thankful for. This past weekend, KNEB and Panhandle Coop teamed up to help the CAPWN Food Pantry. We did live remotes from Plaza Foods on Friday night, where KNEB had their Monsanto Silverado Pick up parked out front. We then had a Husker Tail Gate Party on Saturday. We collected food for a total of 9 hours.
In those nine hours, we filled the box of their pick up and collected over $600 in cash. The cash will be used to apply for a $500 matching grant from Land O' Lakes Foundation.
Today, Mayors Meininger and Greenwalt and I signed a proclamation commemorating the 25th Anniversary of "Thanksgiving in the Valley" which will be held again at the
Guadalupe Center on Thanksgiving Day from 11am-1pm. Last year over 800 meals were served, with half of those being delivered to the home bound. I worked at KNEB when a man by the name of Rich Berry started this project and Kevin Mooney has kept it going all of these years!!! Hundreds of volunteers help put this on and many businesses and organizations donate money to buy the food. It truly is a blessing for our enitre community.
Times are tough right now, but it does your heart good to know the community you live care for its own. If you would like to volunteer for "Thanksgiving in the Valley" contact Jill Allen at the Scotts Bluff County Volunteer Center, 308-632-3736. By the way, Jill can also tell you how to volunteer on an ongoing basis, with one of their many programs.
Have a very blessed and thankful Thanksgiving!
Since it is Thankgiving week we need to take a moment out of our busy lives, and remember that the many things we have to be thankful for. This past weekend, KNEB and Panhandle Coop teamed up to help the CAPWN Food Pantry. We did live remotes from Plaza Foods on Friday night, where KNEB had their Monsanto Silverado Pick up parked out front. We then had a Husker Tail Gate Party on Saturday. We collected food for a total of 9 hours.
In those nine hours, we filled the box of their pick up and collected over $600 in cash. The cash will be used to apply for a $500 matching grant from Land O' Lakes Foundation.Today, Mayors Meininger and Greenwalt and I signed a proclamation commemorating the 25th Anniversary of "Thanksgiving in the Valley" which will be held again at the
Guadalupe Center on Thanksgiving Day from 11am-1pm. Last year over 800 meals were served, with half of those being delivered to the home bound. I worked at KNEB when a man by the name of Rich Berry started this project and Kevin Mooney has kept it going all of these years!!! Hundreds of volunteers help put this on and many businesses and organizations donate money to buy the food. It truly is a blessing for our enitre community.Times are tough right now, but it does your heart good to know the community you live care for its own. If you would like to volunteer for "Thanksgiving in the Valley" contact Jill Allen at the Scotts Bluff County Volunteer Center, 308-632-3736. By the way, Jill can also tell you how to volunteer on an ongoing basis, with one of their many programs.
Have a very blessed and thankful Thanksgiving!
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