Aug. 9, 2010 issue
New food rules don’t impede Minn-Kota world relief sale
By Lynette and Peter Preheim Minn-Kota Festival for World ReliefSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Three weeks before the Minn-Kota Festival for World Relief, organizers learned of new regulations for preparing and serving food.
Yet the July 23-24 festival met the challenge, raising $67,000 for Mennonite Central Committee, according to preliminary reports.
The local Board of Health and the State of South Dakota mandated that some foods be prepared in licensed kitchens and certain items, such as cream pie, some salads, and home-dried apples, were not permitted. Some baked goods required detailed labels. More hand washing stations were required.
With the work of the food committee chairs and the cooperation of the workers and donors, the food court and farmers market passed inspection with one citation: not all coolers had thermometers.
This year’s sale added a Children’s Festival. The theme was “Shaking in Our Boots With Fun for Earthquake Victims.” Area churches’ children operated booths with activities. Penny Power raised $6,065.66 as of July 24.
Sale organizers expanded the Kid’s Stuff Auction by soliciting donations from recreational businesses and sport teams. An autographed picture of Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings sold for $125. The auction brought in about $800 for earthquake relief.
The regular auction Saturday sold a variety of donated items. The top-selling quilts raised $1,400, $1,200 and $1,100. A library stand-lectern brought $625. A luggage stand and a wooden bowl each sold for $500.
Bob Votruba, a motivational speaker from Ohio, presented the Friday evening program, encouraging listeners to perform one million acts of kindness in their lifetimes.
The Minn-Kota Festival has raised more than $2.5 million for MCC in the past 24 years.
Comment on the article New food rules don’t impede Minn-Kota world relief sale
The purpose of comments is to engage in dialogue. We expect commenters to treat authors and each other as each would want to be treated. Respectful criticism is welcomed; offensive comments or parts of comments will be removed by the site administrator. Name and comment will be posted; email address is for follow-up only and will not be made public.
Download
Download a free PDF showing the populations of
Mennonite groups and other Anabaptists.
