Philanthropy

Kiwanians honor member for donation to children’s fund

Apr 13, 2022

The Lake City Kiwanis Club at a recent weekly luncheon general membership meeting, held at the Port 104, made a presentation and acknowledgement to Kiwanian Carole Berg “for her generous donation to the Kiwanis International Children’s Fund,” the club said in a news release. Lake City Kiwanis Club...

Books for all in honor of former teacher on her birthday

Apr 13, 2022

Recently the Peters Memorial Fund honored former Bluff View Elementary School teacher Tessica Peters by giving every child in grades kindergarten through six a free book on what would have been her birthday. “We put 587 free Books into the hands of our young readers,” the group said. Tessica...

Fresh Market customers round up to support weekend food program

Feb 9, 2022

The Kiwanis Club of Lake City extends a deep appreciation and thank you to Lake City Fresh Market and the shoppers at Fresh Market in supporting the Kiwanis Club President challenge for 2021-2022 in raising $5,000 to support 85 Lake City families with children in need of adequate food in January...

Recipients: Froyd donations leave a ‘wonderful legacy’

Aug 25, 2021

On July 29, the Lake City Food Shelf, the Lake City Public Library, the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society and the Lake City Youth Baseball Association were each paid a surprise visit by John Zimmer and Marsha Valtakis. John and Marsha have been helping care for their neighbor, Robert Froyd as he...

Generosity comes out of left field

Aug 25, 2021

It was another hot summer day in Lake City, the 12U Zumbro Valley Baseball League Championship tournament was just wrapping up the first day of competition at the Bluffview Elementary fields. Fields that were bustling with 14 of the league’s teams earlier that evening, made up of several hundred...

People’s Energy Coop announces grant recipients

Aug 18, 2021

People’s Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up Trust Board provided $26,000 in grants this quarter to the following area organizations: • The Landing, MN (Rochester) - $2,500 to help provide meals for the homeless at the day center in Rochester • American Legion, Wm. T. McCoy Post 92 (Rochester...

Frontenac Sportsman’s Club hits million dollar milestone with March donations

Apr 14, 2021

The Frontenac Sportsman Club celebrated a significant milestone this past month by donating their millionth dollar. At the March meeting, over $13,000 was distributed to the community, pushing them over the million dollar mark. One of those donations was to the Lake City Fire Department to...

Five for Food exceeds $35,000 goal by $6,000

Apr 7, 2021

Five for Food, an initiative of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation for the Lake City Food Shelf, has completed its seventh year with a record of 25 sponsors and $41,065 in total donations. Twenty-five sponsors agreed to donate between $500 and $1,000. The sponsor funds, totaling $17,...

Coop awards $32,518 in Round-Up grants

Feb 3, 2021

People’s Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up Trust Board provided $32,518 in grants this quarter to the following area organizations: • Bundles of Love Charity (Rochester) - $1,000 for bundles of love initiative • Dodge County Faith in Action (Kasson) - $1,000 to assist with housekeeping...

Pass It On gives athletic booster club a boost

Nov 11, 2020

The top row of the high school bleachers was an ideal place for a photo last Saturday morning when the temperature was close to 70 degrees. The Rev. David S. Badgley, representing the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City, presented a donation of $1,000 to Samantha Kubista, secretary for the Lake...