(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Rising and volunteers could be seen out delivering food boxes on Thursday, December 15th in the evening. The organization began collecting donations and nominations in early November and completed another successful program. Atlantic Rising Social Chair, Kelsey Beschorner said “We anticipated to see a continued increase in nominations due to the sustained challenges of COVID-19. We were over-joyed to see the constant support of our community in both donations and volunteers.”

This year, Atlantic Rising was able to provide a holiday meal to over 180 individuals and families all throughout Cass County. The donations received from the community totaled over $6,200, which allowed each box to contain more items and each nomination to be fulfilled. Atlantic Rising teamed up with the Washington G.E.M, a local 4-H group, who helped assemble, pack, and load the vehicles with the Christmas boxes which made the process run smoothly.

Photo & info. courtesy Kelsey Beschorner

“Atlantic Rising is proud to carry on and continue to grow this tradition of the Christmas Box program. We are so thankful for our volunteers and the ability to partner with Hy-Vee who makes this big project a huge success,” Beschorner added.

If you are interested in joining Atlantic Rising and finding out what they are involved in throughout the year, you can contact Kelsey at 712-243-3017 or kelsey@atlanticiowa.com. The membership application can also be found at www.atlanticiowa.com.