Tag: fundraiser

The Allen Community College Endowment Association held their annual Red Scholarship Athletic Gala two Saturdays ago and broke last year’s record of money raised.  The event brought in $31,000 after expenses which surpassed last year’s…

ELSMORE — Elsmore Ruritan Club will have its annual chili/soup supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Elsmore Community Building. Club members will serve chili and a variety of soups, homemade cornbread, crackers,…

The Iola Masonic Lodge No. 38 gave LaHarpe organizers a $300 check Tuesday, part of the organization’s assistance with a successful citywide fund drive to raise $10,000 for a number of improvements around town. The…

The Iola High School gymnasium will be converted into a mattress showroom Sunday as part of a fundraiser sponsored by the school’s FFA program. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., all makes and models of…

Wings of Warriors Cancer Foundation members discussed plans Feb. 12 for their next fundraiser, a raffle on March 7 at Sam and Louie’s in Iola.  Tickets are available by contacting any Wings of Warriors member…

Since August, volunteers with the  Farm-City Days Committee have combined to work more than 1,500 hours manning concessions booths at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium. The work serves as a key fundraiser for the committee through…

What could be more fun than pelting your friend in the ribs with a spongy ball during the course of an otherwise normal school day? Doing it for a good cause. Iola Middle School combined…

Friends and family turned out in droves Sunday for a “Rumble and Rally” for Monica Sellman, who is being treated for a rare form of skin cancer. The rally, consisting of a meal and auction,…

Kim Whittley put a hand to her left cheek: “Every morning when I wake up, the weight of the world’s right here. The pain never stops.” Her face and mouth were extensively injured in a…