Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Gogebic County 4-H program coordinator Ashley Dennis shows dry food items contained in a bag that is part of the organizations Knapsack program aimed at sending food home with school kids over long breaks from school across the county. Seen in the Ironwood Memorial Building, from left are Ironwood city manager Paul Anderson and Tyler Jacobson, municipal sales manager for Republic Services, which donated $1,500 to the program.
By MEGAN HUGHES
Ironwood - The Gogebic County 4-H Knapsack program received a $1,500 donation this past week from Republic Services to go toward purchasing of food for students in need during holiday breaks.
Tyler Jacobson, municipal sales manager for the Northern Wisconsin branch of Republic Services presented the donation on their behalf.
According to Gogebic County 4-H program coordinator Ashley Dennis, the donation will be able to feed approximately 100 families, divided among the four school districts the program serves.
Dennis brought an example bag of supplies to show what goes into them, including a variety of shelf stable food items totaling a value of $40.
"We try to hit up businesses and ask for donations for the program," said Dennis. "This one alone will go toward around 25 families per school district that we serve in Gogebic County. It's just families, and if they have four or more in the family, they get two bags so they have a bit more."
The program runs during the Thanksgiving, winter and spring break periods, said Dennis.
