4th Annual Food Dash

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 4th Annual Cub Foods/Rotary Food Dash on Tuesday. All together, $10,293.92 was raised for the ICA Food Shelf and an additional $300 to be donated by one of the winners to some local families in need. The Dash was covered by both KARE 11 and KSTP Tuesday evening. Cub Foods donated the $4,696.96 collected by the dashers which was matched dollar for dollar by the two Excelsior Rotary Clubs. Cub Foods also donated $1,200 in gift certificates to the winners. Here are the team results: · 1st place raising $1,684.44 – Allan Schneider, Minnetonka, and Tonka Bay Mayor Bill LaBelle · 2nd place raising $1,622.09 – Cathy Maes, Exec Director, ICA Food Shelf, (running for Nancy Middleton, Excelsior) and Fire Chief Scott Gerber · 3rd place raising $1,390.43 – Dick Bergesen, Wayzata, and Greenwood Mayor Debra Kind Allan Schneider ($500) and Nancy Middleton ($400) donated their winnings to the ICA Food Shelf. Dick Bergesen ($300) donated his winnings to needy families in his community. This brings the total contributions to $49,000 from this event to the ICA Food Shelf over the last four years. Thank you all. Bruce Trippet