Fairs, Firemen And 4-H Fun We were busy this past summer supporting the local community at area 4-H fairs.
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Van Buren County Youth Fair
Pictured 1. Van Buren County Youth Fair 2. Delivering donations to Decatur Human Services 3. Cass County Fair 4. MEC employees Rich Drews, Candy Riem and Lori Ruff joined local firefighters to serve meals at the Fireman’s Grill. 5. Lenawee County Fair
12 OCTOBER 2018
We supported the large and small animal auctions by purchasing 14 animals from seven exhibitors, including pigs, rabbits, chickens and turkeys. We donated all processed animals to the following food pantries: Eleanor’s Pantry, Decatur Human Services, Lawrence Community Food Pantry, Gobles Pantry and Aleman Center. Donations included pork sausage, pork chops, smoked hams, bacon, chickens and turkeys.
Cass County Fair We contributed to over 23 exhibitors who showed pigs, dairy feeder steers, chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats and rabbits, and also participated in the
Gallon of Milk auction representing the youth dairy exhibitors. We donated the processed pig, chickens and turkey to Stone’s Throw Kitchen, ACTION, Helping Hands, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Church of God, Marcellus Food Pantry, and Our Lady of the Lake Church. Additionally, we rolled up our sleeves on July 31, working side-by-side with some of Cass County’s finest, to prepare and serve meals at the Fireman’s Grill. All net proceeds from sales over the course of the week, nearly $5,500, will help the Cass County Firemen’s Association with ongoing training and with the purchase of a foam trailer to aid in the suppression of large spills. We were honored to support our local emergency responders once again with their efforts to keep us safe.
