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Farm Bureau committees donate to county food pantry

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[December 21, 2011]  Two committees within the Logan County Farm Bureau have contributed to the Lincoln/Logan Food Pantry to support the facility's increased needs.

HardwareYoung Leaders, farmers 35 years of age and younger, donated $1,553 from the "Grain for Groceries" program conducted during the recent harvest. Farmers in the county can participate by signing up at their grain elevator and designating the number of bushels they wish to donate. The selling price for those bushels is the amount set aside for donation to Grain for Groceries. Elevators with participating farmers send a collective check from the sale of the total number of bushels to Young Farmers for donation to the local food pantry.

Young Leaders committee chairman Allen Sasse presented Norm Newhouse with the donation check on Tuesday morning.

"I'd like to thank everyone in the county who donated to the Grain for Groceries program and thank the elevators for the extra work it took in order to process the donations," said Sasse.

"This was the first year we promoted the program, and we learned a few things this year that will help us next year," he continued. "Maybe the food pantry representatives would meet with us for some input."

"We started late this year," said Jim Drew, Logan County Farm Bureau director. "If we had notified everyone sooner, there would have been more participation in the Grain for Groceries program. When we got things going, most had already started harvesting, and some were almost done. Next year we'll send out postcards early to notify farmers of the program, and they'll know about it when they begin harvest."

The second committee to assist the food pantry was the Farm Bureau's Women's Committee. The group collected a combination of food and monetary donations, which Sasse also presented to Newhouse.

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"We currently assist 550 families every month," Newhouse told Sasse and Drew. "That's about 1,800 people total.

"This is a good county to live in. People look out for each other and take care of others. All the churches donate, too.

"Recently the employees from Family Video wanted to donate, but their corporate office said they should also volunteer at the pantry. Several of them came one day to help sort food and stock shelves. They were interested to know more about what is here and where the donations go. It was a good experience for them." 

"People are giving very generously this year," Newhouse said. "After the holidays donations fall back. But somebody always steps up and brings in a big donation just when we need it." 

[By MARLA BLAIR]

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