BROKEN BOW – The sixth annual Food 4 Youth campaign organized by Adams Land & Cattle was a great success. Over $7,500 and 4,900 items were donated to Custer County backpack programs, which provide food and other needed items to be sent home with students. The challenge, held September 9 through September 25, was open to area businesses, schools, and civic organizations.
In all, 33 Custer County businesses and organizations participated, collecting 4,950 snacks and meals for students who may not know when their next meal will be. Monetary and grocery gift cards were also encouraged, administered by the Custer County Foundation. The monetary total by the end of the challenge reached $7,587, which will be distributed between all programs to support future needs.
Businesses and organizations that participated include: Adams Land and Cattle, Anselmo-Merna Schools, Ansley Public Schools Student Council, Black Hills Energy, Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce, Broken Bow First Presbyterian Church, Bruning Bank, Central Nebraska Medical Clinic, Custer County Chief, Custer County Feeders, Custer County Foundation, Custer County Historical Society, Evans Feed, Farm Credit Services of America, Flatwater Bank, Grocery Kart, Insurance of the Heartland, KCNI/KBBN, KBEAR, Lillie Kate Boutique, Melham Medical Center, Muddy Creek Ag, Nebraska Integral Wellness, Nebraska State Bank, North Park Elementary & New Discoveries Preschool – Broken Bow, Pearson Physical Therapy, Prairie Eyecare Center, Precious Angels Daycare, Rice Veterinary Services, Sargent High School FBLA, Sargent Irrigation, Drilling, and Pipe, Thomas Livestock, and Trotters.
“We would like to thank Custer County for making our sixth Food 4 Youth challenge a success and helping ensure that the youth of Custer County have nutritious meals at the end of the day,” said Liz Babcock, Director of Communications for ALCC. “All of us at Adams Land & Cattle are incredibly grateful and amazed by the response from the community and our neighbor businesses and organizations to support our local schools’ backpack programs.”
