Shortly before Thanksgiving the people of RiteWay began a competition. They were separated into 8 teams and given the challenge to see which team could bring in the most donations for the McLeod County Emergency Food Shelf by noon on December 21.
Donations of food or cash were accepted with each $1 donated counting as 1 pound of food. The team who worked together to bring in the most donations would be allowed to leave 2 hours early, with pay, on December 30th.
The goal was to raise the equivalent of 1,100 pounds of food. We didn’t reach that goal. We more than doubled it!
Everyone really banded together and donated 1,808 pounds of food as well as $712 in cash – the equivalent of 2,520 pounds of food!
While the winning team was the Ecstatic Elves with the equivalent of 793 pounds of food donated, every person at RiteWay was extremely generous. Every team had donations!
Merry Christmas!
Rowdy Reindeer
Timm Willert, Adam Mertz, Jose Chavez, Emerson Stone, Matt Schmieg, Kimberly Buckentin (not pictured)
Gift Gurus
Mark Marshall, Tarra Parsons, Jeremy Schweiss, Cory Klassen
Friends of Frosty
Jan Frederick, Brandon Sweeney, Julian Montes De Oca Guevara, Nick Helmbrecht, Gary Seaver, Zach Berg (not pictured)
Ecstatic Elves
Adrian Montes De Oca Guevara, Ethan Fairbanks, Tim Doering, Pam Green, Juan Hernandez, Mike McMahon
Candy Cane Crew
Dennis Hoese, Roger Neubarth, Dan Niemczycki, Carrie Wahl, Luis Giron
Pesky Penguins
Lisa O’Dell, Teryn Bennett, Bev Schmidt, Ron Rome, Jorge Giron (not pictured)
Santa’s Superstars
Leon Chavez, Brenda Judice, Clay Busch, Craig Zitzloff, Stephanie Hanson, George Kaml (not pictured)
Stocking Stuffers
Martin Lezama, Shrial Baksh, Jimmy Gritz, Denise Johnson, Wendy Marshall (not pictured)
