Fundraising efforts a success

Dodge County residents saw the needs recently and met them.
Last Wednesday the Kasson-Mantorville Ministerial Association sponsored the area’s first “Boo for Food” event. Students, along with adults, met at St. John’s Lutheran in Kasson and spread out in groups to collect non-perishable food and monetary donations. On Thursday, 1,040 pounds of food were delivered to SEMCAC’s Food Shelf in Kasson.
On Saturday, residents dropped off non-perishable food, winter clothing, and hygiene items at the Kasson Hy-Vee. The items donated will be distributed to local families by the Salvation Army.
There was also a large crowd that attended a fundraiser in Hayfield on Saturday afternoon. The total amount raised was not immediately available, but all monies raised were for Dawn Frieberg to help defray expenses from chemotherapy treatments in her fight against breast cancer.
One of the biggest fundraising events of the year is coming up in a couple of weeks at the annual Care & Share event. This year’s event is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. at K-M High School on Nov. 14. Included in the evening’s activities will be meal available for purchase, auction, and a fun cookie and cake walk.
Auction items are already coming in and donations can be dropped off at Community Education or the Kasson Liquor Store. On Nov. 13 they can be brought to the high school north doors between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
All the money raised supports families and individuals in need in the K-M area during the Christmas season. Cash donations can be directed to Matt Bradford at Home Federal Bank in Kasson.
The Thanksgiving and Christmas season will soon be here and numerous other events will be held to raise funds to help those in the local area who are in need.
And don’t forget the lutefisk
On another note, we don’t want to forget the lutefisk. In his column elsewhere in this week’s DCI, Ron Albright writes that people’s tastes vary and what one person may think is the absolute best food another will think is terrible.
I guess that was apparent at last Thursday’s lutefisk dinners at St. John’s Lutheran in Kasson.
There were several seatings throughout the day and they were sold out. There was also an opportunity for takeout meals.
I attended one of them and at the table were three people who had driven down from Rosemount specifically for the dinner. Of the three, two really enjoyed the lutefisk while the third stuck with the meatballs. I also heard there were other people from the Twin Cities who came to Kasson just for the lutefisk.
I mentioned last week in this column that despite having tried this unique way of preparing cod I never got to the point I liked it. Alas, the same thing happened this year. I will be there next year, of course, but I’m sticking with the meatballs.
And for those of you who really do like lutefisk, next year’s dinner is already scheduled. It will be October 24, 2024.
 
Corrections/Clarifications
A recent story in the DCI on Sen. Carla Nelson’s comments before the Kasson Chamber of Commerce incorrectly implied that Minnesotans in lower income levels did not receive the recent tax rebate. Nelson’s comment regarding lower income residents referred to those individuals who have an income at a level that they are not required to pay taxes. Individuals and families above a certain level also did not receive a rebate.
In commenting about the family leave legislation Nelson also commented that some businesses already offered benefits that exceeded the new state rules and employees would have preferred to keep their current benefits.
The DCI regrets the error and confusion in the report.