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Thank you**Thank
you**Thank you**Thank you**Thank you**Thank you
The 2nd
Annual Picnic in the Park, sponsored by Ascension and Calvary Lutheran Churches
is now over and done. Was held Saturday August 4th at Torpy Park in
Minocqua and it was FANTASTIC.
In 2006 the Picnic
in the Park brought in $485.00 and 300 pounds of food. Holding the event a
month earlier the organizers felt they could do much more this year. Knowing
that it all would be going to the Lakeland Food Pantry, it gave everyone such a
good feeling. Thrivent Financial for Lutheran had a challenge, if they hit the
$970.00 mark, they would increase that by $485.00. So a goal was set.
Because this was a
Church sponsored event, the Good Lord made his contribution by having the day
beautiful. Was quite a sight to see, the people just kept coming. We ran out
of Brats, they were so good, and grilled to perfection. All in all it was a
huge success and its all due to everyone’s donations. Whether it was any one of
the business’s that donated the products for this Picnic to happen. T.J.'s
Butcher Block supplied the Brats. Having Gregg Thomas with his band playing for
everyone all day made it even nicer. The hard workers from both congregations
that worked their fannies off pulling this together. These were all the things
that put this day in motion, but the folks that came to eat, spend time and make
their donations for the Food Pantry is why we made our goal and then some. In
money, the total was $1,257.75 and food items totaled 585 pounds. Since we
collected that amount, Thrivent Financial will add $485.00 which brings the
grand total to $1,742.75.
All for the Lakeland
Food Pantry
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