Donation of $3,600 given to Allamakee County Food Shelf

Friends of the Food Shelf and the Allamakee "Good Olde Boys" recently presented a donation check in the amount of $3,600 to the Allamakee County Food Shelf to assist the facility in its food cost share through the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, where every dollar allows the Food Shelf to cost share $11 worth of food items. The donated funds were raised at the second annual Allamakee County Food Shelf Chili and Chicken Noodle Soup Supper and Fundraiser held March 30 through meal purchases, auction proceeds and general donations. Pictured at the donation presentation are, left to right, Food Shelf volunteer Yvonne Brandt, Kristi Hager and Jerry Halverson of the Friends of the Food Shelf, Food Shelf Board of Directors members Lillian Christianson and Alaine Meier, Allamakee County Food Shelf Director Jessie Howe, and Food Shelf Board of Directors members Jon Payne, President Pastor Duane Smith and Dan Scholtes. Not pictured are Allamakee County Food Shelf Board of Directors members Karilyn Lenth, Ann Roed, Julie Rotach, Erik Nykannen, Barb Leppert, Patsy Kerndt and Nona Sawyer.