Part of affiliation agreement to improve community’s health BY PCC STAFF WEST BURLINGTON – The GRHS-FMCH Community Health Foundation has pledged to provide up to $1.5 million to Promoting Outdoor Recreational Trails (P.O.R.T.) of Fort [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERGPCC EDITOR DONNELLSON – A cooling breeze blew in from the north under the arching wooden ceilings of the Lee County Fair’s newest addition and through the hair of Tricia Denning, who stood [Read More…]
Chuck Wilkens from the Ft Madison Columbus Club presents their annual donation to Food Pantry volunteer Karen Wellman. The Columbus Club has included the Pantry amongst their numerous community interests for many years now. Annually [Read More…]
Chuck Osmanski (PORT Committee member), back right, accepts the 4th installment of a $2,500 pledge, from Kathy Osmanski. The members of Beta Sigma Phi are great supporters of PORT and the work being done on [Read More…]
WEVER – Iowa Fertilizer Company recently donated $2,500 to support the Fort Madison High School “Cyberhounds” robotics team. The donation will help the team travel to area competition events and with additional improvements of the [Read More…]
Saturday Spaghetti supper planned to help raise additional funds for equipment Submitted article SALEM – Pilot Grove Savings Bank donated $2,500 to Salem Fire & Rescue Association, INC. Funds will be used towards the purchase of [Read More…]
KEOKUK – Pilot Grove Savings Bank donated $3,000 to the Keokuk Public Library Foundation in support of their new Library Park. Pilot Grove Savings Bank just celebrated its 5th anniversary of having a presence in [Read More…]
Pen City Cruisers Car Club of Ft. Madison recently donated to the Ft. Madison Elementary School Milk Program. It is the mission of the Pen City Cruiser Car Club to give back to the community [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Potowonok Circle of King’s Daughters donated $1,000 to the Eichacker Center this week. The Potowonok members donate funds to a variety of charitable causes in the community. “We are [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON –The Vets Behind Bars incarcerated individual organization at Iowa State Penitentiary has been around since 2005. The group strives to serve as support system for incarcerated veterans and to give back [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF KEOKUK – Pilot Grove Savings Bank has made a generous commitment in providing tri-state area nonprofit organizations critical grant funding. This week, Pilot Grove Savings Bank made a gift of $25,000 to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A second grader at Richardson elementary school told a blue ball yesterday that there are 12 months in a year and his voice was amplified throughout the [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Students in both the Burlington Community Public School District and Holy Trinity Catholic School District are gaining a fresher look this school year with the help of Kempker’s True Value and [Read More…]
Dear Editor: A huge thank you to Bob Schierbach and the Fort Madison Community Hospital for the timely donation of a roll-out commercial refrigerator to the North Lee County Food Pantry. During the summer months [Read More…]
HTC was honored to receive a $2000 donation from Pilot Grove Savings Bank at a recent volleyball game. The donation will go to our music and athletic programs. Pictured from left to right are: Stewart [Read More…]
The elementary school for Holy Trinity Catholic received donations of school supplies from the West Point Legion #668 this week. From left to right are: Lorene Fedler (West Point Legion), Jase Wilson, Madison Howard, Chase [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Eric Freitag, owner of the Turbo Wash Car Wash outlets and the Dog Wash station in Fort Madison has made a $1,200 contribution to the Lee County K9 Association. [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – PORT committee members receive a $750 check from members of the Fort Madison Elk’s Club. The donation will be used to provide matching funds for the Wellmark grant that was [Read More…]
From left to right Michelle Caston, Simone Omiatek, Donna Mann, and Jeremy Swink stand for a picture of Mann’s McDonald’s $1,000 donation to the Fort Madison Athletic Boosters.
BY PCC STAFF MONTROSE – The Lee County Sheriff’s courthouse security detail will soon be able to wear bulletproof vests thanks to a very timely donation from a local charity. Sheriff’ Stacy Weber said Tuesday [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The North Lee County Food Pantry is one of 86 organizations to receive a Working Here Fund grant in the first quarter of 2018. With this grant the Food Pantry will purchase [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Lee County Bank President Mike Culbertson presented a $2,500 check to Lin Cramer for the Fort Madison Food Pantry. Lee County Bank has been a long-time supporter of the Fort [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – We’re not supposed to outlive our children. It’s an unwritten rule we expect as parents and we don’t prepare for the flip of life when a child [Read More…]
Fort Madison Rotary President Tim Gobble presents a check for $900 to Lisa Knipe representing the Fort Madison City Band. The donation was raised by the Rotary’s annual Community Picnic. Photo courtesy of Jan Garza, [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – Sandy Brown receives a donation on behalf of PAWS from FMMS students Emily Eaves and Rylee Zimmerman accompanied by Principal Todd Dirth. The two eighth graders spearheaded a candy cane [Read More…]
Submitted article FORT MADISON – The Potowonok Circle of Kings Daughters, represented by Kate Lamb, left, was happy to present a check to Kelli Metcalf, who represents Christmas for Teens. This money was used to [Read More…]
PaperpakLLC, located at 1722 53rd Street in Fort Madison recently held a toy drive for Christmas for Kids. Pictured above are some of the PaperpakLLC employees with the over $600 in donated toys.
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Pinnacle Foods United Way Campaign has raised a total of $23,644 for the 2017-2018 Campaign. This amount was raised due to the generous support of our Pinnacle Employees [Read More…]
Linda Marshall and two of the committee members for Christmas for Kids accepts a check for $250.00 from Alliant Energy presented by Nancy Snaadt, Key Account Manager.
WEST BURLINGTON – Great River Cancer Center has received a donation of $2,431.70 from Hearth and Home Technologies. Employees of the Mount Pleasant, Iowa, business raised $1,215.85, and the employer matched the contribution. Fundraisers included [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – Beta Sigma Phi presented PORT (Promoting Outdoor Recreation Trails) of Fort Madison with their second donation of $500. They made a five year pledge to support the building of trails in Fort [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Community Foundation of North Lee County, based in Fort Madison, recently awarded money to 3 organizations in Fort Madison as part of their annual grant program. PORT, or [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF The Fort Madison Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks received a $1,500 grant from the Elks National Foundation in honor of the group’s 150th Anniversary about two weeks ago. The local [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A social group out of Burlington and Fort Madison is working to raise funds to buy $500 worth of school supplies for needy area children. Darrell Newquist [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – The Relay For Life of North Lee County partnered with the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Fort Madison for their 2017 kickoff event. The kickoff event was held [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – The local chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority donated $700 to the P.A.W. no-kill animal shelter in Fort Madison on Monday. Karen Hope and Deb Sylvester [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF LEE COUNTY – The Lee County K-9 Association received more than $3,000 from local students and businesses toward the funding of a K-9 unit for the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. Sixth graders [Read More…]
PCC STAFF Pictured are Tony Wolfe, right, representing Habitat for Humanity and Rachel Benda, Director at The Kensington. The Kensington employees love to give a donation each year to Habitat for Humanity because they believe [Read More…]
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