packing for the weekend

Old Frontenac church plans 8th Festival of Lights

Nov 20, 2019

Christ Episcopal Church in Old Frontenac will hold its eighth annual Festival of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 30. The event features multi-cultural readings and music by local artists, dozens of candle-lit nativities from around the world on display, outdoor luminarias to light the path, and...

Packing for the weekend rep presents to Rotary Club

Nov 20, 2019

Al Thompson presented to the Lake City Rotary Club on Nov. 18 about Packing for the Weekend. Packing for the Weekend provides families with children with a package of food (in a backpack) for the weekend consisting of a variety of food including bread and milk (and occasionally egg) vouchers for...

Rotary donates to local Packing for the Weekend program

Nov 7, 2019

On Nov. 4, Steven Lang of the Lake City Rotary Club presented a $1,000 donation from the club to the Packing for the Weekend program in Lake City. Packing for the Weekend provides free weekend food for 60 children in 20 families in the Lake City area. For more information or to learn how they can...

Club donates Bowl-a-Thon proceeds

Jul 10, 2019

Aktion Club members participated in their third annual Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser. Members collected pledges for participating in the bowl-a-thon in May from friends, family members and community members. Aktion Club members raised $734 to donate to the local “Packing for the Weekend”. Volunteers...

Aktion club supports Food for Kidz

Apr 17, 2019

Members of the Lake City Aktion Club presented a check to the Stewartville Kiwanis Club for $114.00 for the 16th Annual Food for Kidz held at the Civic Center in Stewartville, Minn. Twelve Lake City Aktion Club members, along with staff, helped pack bags of rice and bean meals to be shipped to...

Old Frontenac church plans Festival of Lights

Nov 8, 2018

Christ Episcopal Church in Old Frontenac will hold its seventh annual Festival of Lights on Saturday, Nov. 24. The event features multi-cultural readings and music by local artists, dozens of candle-lit nativities from around the world on display, outdoor luminarias to light the path, and...

Kiwanis Club learns about United Way programs

Oct 3, 2018

Lake City Kiwanis Club president Erick Enger (left) introduced guest speaker Maureen Nelson, executive director of United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha and Pierce counties at a recent meeting. Nelson spoke about United Way programs with an emphasis on Packing for the Weekend, a local project supported...

Run benefits Packing for the Weekend

Sep 5, 2018

Elizabeth (center) and Allan Thompson (right) accept a $1,500 donation for the Packing for the Weekend program from Ron Hooge, Lake City Rotary Club president. The Rotary Club raised the money at its annual Circle of Life running event over Water Ski Days weekend. Packing for the weekend provides...

United Way: Please help us help people

Jan 31, 2018

To the editor: Since 2000, United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha and Pierce Counties (UW-GWP) has re-invested more than $4.9 million locally to benefit the lives of your friends and neighbors. This is possible because of your financial investment in our work to improve lives and strengthen communities in...

Box gardens sprout in Lake City

Jul 6, 2017

The Garden-in-a-Box program has arrived in Lake City. Ann Nibbe, Jean Benson, along with Packing for the Weekend and the Gardenaire Garden Club, submitted an application to introduce families to this gardening program. The plan was to start small and if there is interest and success we will grow...