How about flapjacks and spaghetti for dinner tonight?
That may not sound like an appetizing combination, but by partaking you can help out a couple of worthy causes.
Her friends and co-workers at USD 257 food service promise light, fluffy pancakes and tasty sausage at the Iola High commons from 5 to 8 p.m. to raise money to help Rhoda Gilliland.
She has been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia and can use a hand with finances.
A modest charge will be made for the meal, and a little extra generosity would be appropriate and greatly appreciated. A raffle for a barbecue grill and other prizes will be part of the event.
At St. John’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, students who will represent USD 257 in national history competition in Washington, D.C., will serve spaghetti that will make your mouth water in another fundraiser, also from 5 to 8 p.m. Free-will donations will be accepted.
I’d recommend stopping by one benefit early and the other a little later. There’s an excellent chance one will whet your appetite for the other.
SUCH EVENTS as these occur frequently in small-town America, because those of us who live there understand that giving assistance to others, whether it’s to dull the financial pain of a major illness or help kids who have worked hard to make us proud, is not only the right thing to do but also something we understand as an obligation of “giving back” to our community.
Folks in this neck of the woods are good about volunteering to help make day-to-day life a little better for all of us and, to our credit, we also come across with generosity when need is demonstrated.
You’ll feel good for having made the effort, and the few dollars you’ll be out will have been well-spent.
Bob Johnson
