(Atlantic) Atlantic Rising started collecting donations and nominations in early November, and along with volunteers, delivered food boxes on Thursday evening.
“We anticipated seeing a continued increase in nominations due to the sustained challenges of COVID-19. We were overjoyed to see the constant support of our community in both donations and volunteers.”, stated Atlantic Rising Social Chair Kelsey Beschorner.
This year, Atlantic Rising provided a holiday meal to over 165 individuals and families throughout Cass County. The donations received from the community totaled over $5,500, which allowed each box to contain more items and each nomination to be fulfilled. Atlantic Rising also teamed up with the Cass County Creators, a local 4-H group, who helped assemble, pack, and load the vehicles with the Christmas boxes, making the process run smoothly.
“Atlantic Rising is proud carry-on and continues to grow this tradition of the Christmas Box program, and we are so thankful that we can partner with HyVee, who makes this big project the success that it is,” Beschorner stated.
If you are interested in joining Atlantic Rising and finding out what they are involved in throughout the year, you can contact Kelsey at 712-243-3017 or kelsey@atlanticiowa.com. The membership application can also be found at www.atlanticiowa.com.
