North Iowa Pork Producer Donates More Than 4,000 Pork Loins for Veterans Day
A number of north Iowa community organizations have received free pork loins to enhance their Veterans Day celebrations.
The Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation along with more than 100 community groups from across the state came to the Iowa Select headquarters in West Des Moines recently to distribute more than 300 cases of nearly 4,000 pork loins for local Veterans Day celebrations. Each case of pork loins is also accompanied by an event kit, including patriotic aprons, disposable placemats, buttons, table decorations and styrofoam cups.
Jen Sorenson, Communications Director for Iowa Select Farms, which started in Iowa Falls, says, “After attending several local Veterans Day events last year, we were touched to see how close-knit and meaningful each celebration was for veterans, their families and friends, and their communities. We saw free breakfasts, programs at the schools, free suppers at the Legion, presentations of Quilts of Valor, bands playing ‘America The Beautiful.’ Something truly special happens at these Veterans Day events and we wanted to contribute to help keep these celebrations going.”
Participating Organizations receiving the pork loins kits include
* Algona: American Legion Post #415
* Algona: Moving Veterans Forward of North Central Iowa / Top’s Guns
* Aplington: AMVETS Post #102
* Charles City: American Legion Post #174
* Charles City: VFW Post #3914
* Parkersburg: American Legion Post #285
* Spillville: American Legion Post #467
* Tripoli: VFW Post #4013
* Waverly: AMVETS Post #79
* Waverly: Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community
* Waverly: VFW Post #2208
