Rice County Fair Outstanding Senior Citizen Honored
The Rice County Fair 2021 Outstanding Senior Citizen Award was announced today on Senior Day at the 148th Annual event.
I ve had the honor of hosting the program for a number of years and meeting the outstanding recipients. This year s recipient is from Faribault.
Lawrence Borst Senior, 85, has been an exceptional volunteer according to a number of organizations.
He told us he started volunteering at St. Vincent De Paul Center after his wife passed away in 2012. He started working 4 days a week and currently works 3 days a week.
Paradise Center for the Arts is another non-profit Borst has worked with for the past 15 to 20 years. Now they simply call whenever they need him for various volunteer efforts.