Barn Bash. The wish list of repairs to be made was very long and the funds provided by the Give Back Program would be put to good use. The Rochelle Township High School group representing the Rochelle Township High School and classes for the visually impaired presented their unique brand of humor and ideas on raising funds for the local Rochelle VFW roof project. Over 550 flags are stored at the VFW for use on special occasions and a dry building is very important to preserve these flags. Mark Pearson and Anthony Chavez call themselves the Ben & Jerry of gourmet chocolate. They were joined by Katie Dummer and Eric Sanders in this joint venture. Mark & Anthony spearheaded the Braille Bar’s concept a couple of years ago. They decided to raise funds for the local VFW by taking orders for, and mak- ing, large candy bars with braille messages on the bars. The chocolate bars can be made to say “Thank You”; “Have a Nice Day”; “I Love You”; and “Happy Birthday”. There is also a variety of flavors so your favorite white choco- late Oreo candy bar could say “Happy Birthday!” Ben & Jerry, or Mark & Anthony, are learning braille and the chocolate bars allow their peers to see and feel what braille is like. It takes a small army of students and staff to help make the candy bars for this fundraiser. The students are allowed to use the kitchen and a classroom at RTHS to put their skills to the test. After all this work is completed and the sales finalized, 50% of the profit will go to the Rochelle VFW roof repair fund and 50% to Independent Living Field Trips as will the funds received from the Give Back Program. The group of Crest Foods managers who were fortunate enough to see each of these presentations was tasked with the difficult decision of declaring first, ($2,500) second ($1,500) and third ($1,000) place. The consensus was that a very fine line existed between each of these places so a quick decision by management to add an additional $1,000 to the total to be awarded was made. Each school was then the recipient of $2,000 for each of their chosen orga- nizations. Everyone walked away a winner and with a new appreciation of the process of preparing, presenting and engaging in this process. It was very rewarding to see each of these students, as nervous as they were, show their passions for giving back within their communities. We wish to thank the schools and their sponsors who worked together with the students to take their time and energy to come to Crest Foods.
Happy 45th Anniversary! Over the past 45 years Chris Pfoutz has worked for many wonderful people like Jay Meiners, Bert Kemp, Charlie Nash, Jim Schultz and Max Ballard to name a few. When she started at Crest Foods she worked on the production line with high school friends while attend- ing school. Once she graduated high school, she came to work full- time and has worked in the Ingredient Division QC department, was a Sales Secretary for many years and is now Administrative Assistant to the Ingredient Division R&D department. Chris says the best part about working at Crest Foods is, “working with the 1st. 2nd. and now the 3rd. generation of Meiners’.” I would like to thank the entire Crest family for the beautiful bouquet of flowers and card given to me for my 45th anniversary with Crest Foods. It was very thoughtful of you. Sincerely, Chris Pfoutz.
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