(Spirit Lake)– 12 area Kiwanis clubs are asking the public to help them with a special project that will benefit Upper Des Moines Opportunity food shelves in Clay, Dickinson, Emmet and Palo Alto counties.
Mark Wehrspann of Wahpeton is the Lieutenant Governor of the Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis Division. He tells KUUO News donations of peanut butter and jelly can be placed in boxes that will be located in the entrances of area grocery stores beginning Click here for comment from Mark Wehrspann
Monday, April 16th…
Wehspann says they’ll be accepting donations through Saturday, April 21st, which is “Kiwanis One Day”…Click here for comment from Mark Wehrspann
Wehrspann says they chose peanut butter and jelly because they are staple food items and peanut butter is widely considered a good substitute for meat when meat isn’t available as it contains seven of the eight essential amino acids.
1,400 to 1,500 pounds of peanut butter and jelly was collected last year through the program. They hope to surpass that this year.
