Dear editor,
With the Coronavirus and the setbacks that affected many in 2020, I want to thank all of those who took time to help with the annual Salvation Army Kettle Drive.
I thank Lonnie Larson and the Iola Kiwanis Club for their continued participation in seeing that there are Red Kettle bell ringers. Thank you to WalMart for letting us set it up at your location.
The following groups continue to volunteer their time each year. IHS Stuco, Dianne Kauth; ISH, NHS, Amanda Belknap; FBLA, Laura Schinstock; IHS FCCLA, Breanna Floyd; The following 4-H groups, City Slickers, Robbie Grisier; Prairie Rose, Angelea Heim; Square B, Becky Meiwes; MVHS K-Club, Kelci Bolts; Staci Talkington.
Thank you to the new volunteers, Maggie Barnett, Pat Spencer, Donna Orth, Judy Johnson. Doug Northcutt with the LaHarpe VFW. I want to thank Landmark Bank for accepting our bags of cash, counting it and providing the cashier check to send to the Salvation Army. A huge thank you to each and everyone of you who dropped your donation into the Red Kettle. With your generosity we will be able to help those residents of Allen County who will have difficulty making ends meet in the coming year.
At this time I would also like to thank those of you who sent your donation through the newspaper insert. Thank you to the Iola Register for seeing that these are delivered to your customers.
The money collected from both the Red Kettle and newspaper inserts stay within Allen County. I am fortunate to live in a county where there are so many who are willing to help those who need it.
Janet Wilson,
Iola, Kan.
