2020 Hometown Heroes

Page 36 2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 Oasis Senior Center and a band of farmers each contribute to the well-being of others CONTINUED u W ith no school and no work, families are spending more time at home right now. This means there is an increased need for food in almost every household. While public schools are providing some relief, families are still in need. Add to that, grocers are stressed to keep their shelves stocked and you have the perfect storm for some families. No food, little money, and less food available for purchase if money is available. On Tuesday, a small band of farmers who are an unofficial coffee club at Top Flight (Krueger) Elevator, rural Lincoln, came up with an idea. The first to think of it was Jeff Elsas. He shot out a group text to his coffee buddies suggesting they gather up some food to donate to the Lincoln Logan Food Pantry. All his buddies responded and on Wednesday morning, the guys brought their donations into the elevator. As the contributions were set out on the dock at the elevator, it became a pretty impressive sized donation for just a one day drive at the spur of the moment. Those who pitched in with donations included Jim Brown, Todd Stenberg, Rod Alberts, Jack Knollenberg, Steve Hasely, Kevin Smith, Scott Noltensmeier, Jeff Elsas and Bill Sahs. The food was loaded up on Wednesday morning and taken to the food pantry to assist in restocking the pantry shelves for customers. In the meantime on the other side of town, the Oasis Senior Center, which is currently closed due to the coronavirus, hosted a drive-thru pantry. COMING TOGETHER: