Next up was Pam Braziel and her sons James and John performing a song they wrote. It was their first time singing in front of people. They received a nice ovation from the audience.
Again, it was more auction items with a dozen cookies a month for a year sponsored by Nancy Jane’s Bakery fetching $65.
The trio who Al Batt described as “Two Guys and a Preacher” (Rev. Pamela and Lyle Jensen along with bassist Sam Hatman) performed a few songs including “Helplessly Hoping” by Crosby, Stills and Nash, and finishing with a blues tune entitled “Long Legged Woman.”
Panthera Vox Musica, a quartet from NRHEG High School, and Just Friends rounded out the day’s music.
Opening in 2009, the New Richland Area Food Shelf has increasingly provided food and other essential items to needy members of the community. In 2011, they served 5,078 people, which was up 36 percent from the previous year. Thirty-eight households use the food shelf during an average week. During the school year, they participate in the Backpack program, which provides four meals each weekend for 97 students at NRHEG Elementary school. Teachers discreetly put the food into the child’s backpack to take home; without the program these kids may go hungry.
“We raised 384 pounds of food and $2,455 this Sunday,” said Goehring. “This is a great kickoff to the March Food Share Month campaign. Thanks to everyone for making Groove for Food possible, the performers, the sponsors and everyone who attended. We can feed our neighbors because of the kindness and generosity of the people in our community.”
