Charity Gingerbread Competition Once again, we decided to “bake” a difference this holiday season and invite Crest Foods employees and customers to participate in a charity gingerbread house competition. 19 customers received a gingerbread kit donated by Wil ton, along with a simple set of rules to abide by if they decided to accept the gingerbread challenge: • The kit provided must be used for the home’s structure. • Any additional embellishments used must be edible. Completed house photos were submitted to Crest Foods Marketing on November 30, then judged by Wilton. The top three winners in each division were able to select a charity and Crest Foods made a donation in their honor to be used for the holiday season. Check out winners and their charities below and make sure you look at all of the gingerbread house submissions online at www.CrestFoods.com/news-room/gingerbread-contest/ Customer Competition Results
1st Place: $1,000 donation to Hospice of Crawford Co. (Titusville, PA) Hospice of Crawford Co., provides individualized end-of-life care to patients in their home environ ment. Their mission is to enable patients nearing life’s end to live free of pain, symptoms and anxieties
and empower them and their families to experience an optimum quality of life. 2nd Place: $500 donation to Channel One Food Shelf (Rochester, MN)
Crest Foods Employee Competition Results Channel One Regional Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in Southeast MN. They pro vide food assistance to low-income individuals and families through the Channel One Food Shelf Pro gram and rescue surplus donated food product from the food industry to distribute to area food shelves, meal programs, group homes, and shelters throughout Southeast MN and Western WI. 3rd Place: $250 donation to American Red Cross Disaster Relief (Boone, IA) From small house fires to multi-state natural disasters, the American Red Cross goes wherever they are needed, so people can have clean water, safe shelter and hot meals in their time of need. Services in clude overnight shelter stays, distribution of emergency supplies, health & mental health contacts, meals and snacks, volunteer workers and emergency response vehicles. 1st Place: $1,000 donation to Teen Turf (Amboy, IL) Teen Turf, Inc. assists the youth of local communities by providing an activity center for them to gather in a safe and wholesome environment with parental supervision. They supply mentoring, counseling, positive role models and after-school tutoring. 2nd Place: $500 donation to CASA of Lee & Carroll Counties (Dixon, IL) CASA volunteers serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for children in court due to abuse, neglect or private guardianship. Volunteers spend time with the children, families, teachers, thera pists, and medical professionals to collect information that helps the judge make the best interest deci sion for a safe, caring and permanent home for each child. 3rd Place: $250 donation to Granny Rose Animal Shelter (Dixon, IL) Granny Rose Animal Shelter promotes the humane care and treatment of all animals in Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties and to find homes for abandoned and homeless animals within this area.
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