(by Roxie Murphy, Gasconade County Republican, March 1, 2023 )
The Owensville Masonic Lodge and local businesses joined together on Feb. 24 to donate $4,500 to Owensville Middle School’s (OMS) Lunch Relief Program to pay off overdue lunch accounts.
Family/school liaisons Sam Mangrum and Liz Bruemmer accepted the donation from Mason members Cletus Rademacher and John Behrens and Grimco employees Shaun Christopher and Daniel Kleinheider on behalf of OMS.
“This is going to school lunches, to pay off overdue balances,” Mangrum said. “It is needed in the community.”
Mangrum said they will probably wait until May to distribute the funds into accounts.
“We monitor all of it and make sure it is a family who needs it,” Mangrum explained. “This is my favorite kind of donation and it helps a lot of families.”
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“This is going to school lunches, to pay off overdue balances,” Mangrum said. “It is needed in the community.”
Mangrum said they will probably wait until May to distribute the funds into accounts.
“We monitor all of it and make sure it is a family who needs it,” Mangrum explained. “This is my favorite kind of donation and it helps a lot of families.”
Many families are struggling to return to paying for…
read more:
“We monitor all of it and make sure it is a family who needs it,” Mangrum explained. “This is my favorite kind of donation and it helps a lot of families.”
Many families are struggling to return to paying for…
read more:
