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AREA GROUPS BENEFIT FROM FARM TECH DAYS
Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 -- 8:15 am
Posted by Riley Hebert-News Director
It was a lot of work, but now the church and service groups who manned the Farm Technology Days food stands are beginning to reap the rewards.
About $192,000 worth of food was sold during the three-day farm show in July. Food committee co-chair Peggy Erickson says around 20 groups put in 5,359 total hours of service at the food tents this year. They are splitting about $90,000 in profits.
Erickson, who shares the enviable task of getting to deliver the checks, says the groups were paid an hourly wage of $16.71. For instance, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Greenwood volunteered to operate a dessert booth. They’re getting a check for $8,294 for the 494 hours they put in. The Granton Rotary put in 238 hours and is getting a check for $3,996.
There are still some outstanding bills, but organizers expect Clark County will have around $40,000 left when they close the books on Farm Technology Days 2005. They expect to make a decision as to how to use that money this December or January.
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