Walking Club is Back! Warmer weather means it’s time to get outside and do some walking and running! The Walking Club will be back in action starting this May, and we are excited to get some exercise and raise money for local charities! Last year, this group raised $7,920.00 for the Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon – just by participating in local 5K events. This year, we will be raising money for HOPE of Ogle County in Rochelle , which provides support, assistance and resources to those who are or have been affected by domestic abuse. We will be participating in 7 events, starting with the Make-a-Wish 5K in Dixon on May 14th. Events will then take us to the towns of Oregon, Rock Falls, Byron, Ashton, and Dixon, and will support local groups like Make-a-Wish (Dixon), the Ashton Community Fund, Dixon Athletic Boosters, Dixon Main Street, Dixon Park District, YMCA Strong Kids (Dixon), the Whiteside County Food Bank, the Oregon High School Athletic Department, and Oregon Village of Progress. Schedules and Walking Club information will be available soon at Crest. For those who are not familiar with the club, Crest will pay all entry fees, and for every event that you participate in will put $20 into our fund for HOPE of Ogle County! Crest will also be paying a $1000.00 bonus to the fund if our runners win any of the Corporate Chal- lenges at the races this year (last year, they won 1 event)! Contact Erika Meiners (x201) or Jamie Wilcox (x270) if you need anything or have any questions, and we hope that everyone can join us this year! Sherry Joos is Baking for a Cause by Cheri Kemp
In November, A-Shift Production employee Tara Lifka and her son Colten, were hit nearly head-on by an impaired driver. Thankfully her son got by with minor injuries. Tara, however, was not so lucky. She sustained many serious injuries and has had several surgeries. She is slowly recovering and starting physical therapy to rehab her broken neck and ankle. Sherry Joos, of A-Shift QA, decided to do something to help Tara and her fam- ily. Joos, who has been a baking advocate for several years said “My goal was to raise $500 for Tara and I am nearly there. When I finish up with my current
Sherry Joos frosting cupcakes
orders I will hit my goal.” Sherry said she likes trying new recipes and making up her own. “I started making cook- ies for my family and perfected that. Then people started asking to buy them. I think I really got started into baking because I like cake! I never thought I would be doing this but now it has snowballed into cupcakes and decorating cakes, too” said Joos. Recently, Sherry burned up her oven with all the baking she has been doing which resulted in purchasing a brand new oven. In addition, several hand-mixers have bit the dust as well. “My family is really sup- portive and if there is a decoration that I can’t quite figure out, they are there in the 11th hour to help me out. One time I had a cake cooling on my screened in porch and a squirrel broke in and ate it! I had to start all over! I learned a lot on my own by trial and error as well as by watching YouTube videos.” Sherry has often baked for other fundraisers in the local communities and continues to add items to her list of deli- cious baked goods. This fundraiser hit closest to home for her – a fellow employee in need. She has a talent she is willing to share as well as donate her time to shop for all the ingredients, then time in her kitchen to prepare it! This fundraiser started the first week in February and will wrap up the first week in March with all proceeds going to Tara and her family. No doubt Sherry’s goal of $500 will be met.
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