by Susan Cantine-Maxson
“What did you do before LIFT opened?” asked a volunteer.
“We went hungry,” said a client.
Lansing Iowa Food Trust (LIFT) opened one year ago during the first week in October at 220 South Third Street (the former Rethwisch Lumber building) in Lansing. Board members are pleased with the number of people that they have served in the past year. They are particularly proud that in a recent Readers Digest contest, LIFT was designated the “Nicest Place in Iowa.”
They will find out in the November issue of that publication as to whether they won the designation of the “Nicest Place in the U.S.” They feel this is quite an accomplishment for only being an organization for one year.