United Way Campaign a Success; Services Added
Despite the challenges, 2020 was a successful year of fundraising for the United Way of Steele County. President Annette Duncan reacted to one of the biggest campaign years ever while accepting a donation from Cash Wise Foods in Owatonna.
She exclaimed, We are just so excited to have partners like Cash Wise in our community who really step up to the plate to help ensure that everybody that needs services when they re in crisis can get them.We closed out the campaign almost to goal to the tune of $779,000 which is our third-largest campaign.even in COVID climate.We re going to be able to make of our commitments for 2021 to our external partners.
Cash Wise Committed to Putting Food on the Table
It s approaching a year since the pandemic began and Cash Wise Foods continues their support for helping people in Owatonna and Steele County with another set of gift cards donated to Community Pathways of Steele County. From the start of this crisis, Cash Wise representatives have made regular trips to Steele County s food shelf with a variety of donations that have reached a grand total of $8,430.
Over the last year Cash Wise of Owatonna has donated toilet paper, cookies, crackers, and paper bags in addition to stacks of gift cards. Nancy Ness is co-director of Community Pathways along with Maureen Scholobohm, and says their goal is to make sure people have food on the table.
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