BROKEN BOW – Adams Land and Cattle says that through the support of their sixth annual Food 4 Youth campaign, they were able to donate $7,500 and 4,900 items to Custer County backpack programs, which provide food and other needed items to send home with students. The Food 4 Youth Challenge, held September 9-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 the Custer County backpack programs, which help provide food for their students, who may not know when their next meal will be.
Adams Land and Cattle also encouraged monetary and grocery gift card donations to support the programs through the Food 4 Youth fund administered by the Custer County Foundation. The total received by the end of the challenge was $7,587 which will be distributed between all of the programs to support their future needs.
“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,” ALCC Director of Communications Liz Babcock said in a release. “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.”
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.
