Volunteer/Donor Highlight – Page 2

Thank You For Your Donation & Continued Support Soltis Chiropractic!

Thank you, Soltis Chiropractic, for your continued support and donations to the Waconia United Food Shelf! This year’s donation of $5,300 was awesome. This donation brings their total contribution over the past years to $14,000!

Thank You MidCountry Bank!

Thank you for your generous food donation to our Thanksgiving bags. We are thankful for our community contributors.

Thank You Waconia Lion’s! For your generous cash donation of $3,000

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Soltis Family Chiropractic donated $4,345 — Thank You!

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Volunteer Highlight

Thanks to Doug Sayles and Peter Potter for their effort in fund raising for the Waconia United Food Shelf. They brought in 575 pounds of food and $1265 in cash donations! What great role models for their students! Thanks to the community for supporting their efforts.
Photo courtesy of the Waconia Patriot.

Mackenthun’s Stuff a Truck was a Success!

Once again we are the benefactors of our generous community! The Stuff-a-Truck event organized by Mackenthun’s and supported by all of the schools and community members, delivered 8,372 pounds of food to the Waconia food shelf Friday afternoon! Thanks to Mackenthun employees, some community members and basketball and soccer players from Crown College for helping unload the semi!

Volunteer Highlight – Lorraine Kelzer

Lorraine Kelzer has been volunteering at the food shelf since it has been in existence, about 11 years.
Lorraine is 95 years old and holds the honor of being our most senior volunteer. She is friendly and enjoys visiting with our clients. She is great at keeping our produce looking good. She still gardens herself and likes to do embroidery. Thanks, Lorraine, for your commitment to the food shelf!

Lorraine Volunteering at the Waconia Food Shelf

Mayer Lutheran Senior Service Day

Thanks to Mayer Lutheran seniors, Maddie, Morgan, Brenna, Parit, and Dain for their volunteer service in October.

Waconia Lions Club Donates $5000

Thanks Waconia Lion’s Club for the generous donation to the Waconia United Food Shelf!

Pictured here Joe Koppi, Waconia Food Shelf volunteer, Marit Rinke, Food Shelf coordinator, Shawn Sweeney, Lions Club representative. — Pictured here Joe Koppi, Waconia Food Shelf volunteer, Marit Rinke, food shelf coordinator, Shawn Sweeney, Lions Club representative.

2014 Walk On Waconia Raises $6,607 for Food Shelf

Walk On Waconia donated $6,607 to the Waconia United Food Shelf on July 9th. Walk On Waconia participants also donated 602 pounds of food to the food shelf on the day of the event. The Walk On Waconia is an annual 10 mile walk/run around Lake Waconia starting at St. Joseph Catholic School. The event takes place every April and also includes a 10 kilometer option for runners and walkers. This year’s event, the ninth annual, attracted an event record 470 participants. The Walk On Waconia is organized by St. Joseph Catholic Church with the support of Unhinged Pizza, Koch Bus, Mocha Monkey, Promise Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Oakwood Church, ParkSide Church, Faith Lutheran Church, Waconia Moravian Church, Waconia Fire Department, and Carver County Sheriff. Lakeview Clinic and Ridgeview Medical Center are major sponsors of the event.

Walk on Waconia food shelf donation — Tim Litfin, Director of Walk On Waconia, presents Marty Cramer, Director of Waconia United Food Shelf, with a check.