Sheldon, Iowa — The 2020 Sheldon United Fund campaign received more than $3,000 in donations last week, which is down slightly from the week before.
United Fund officials report $3,015 in donations during the past week, which brings the total to $6,304. For the remaining eleven weeks of the campaign, donations need to average about $2,154 per week in order for organizers to reach their fundraising goal of $30,000.
This year’s Sheldon United Fund drive runs through the end of December, and will benefit twenty-five non-profits in Sheldon and surrounding communities, including:
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which serves children who live in the Sheldon Community School District. Each month, registered children from birth through their fifth birthday receive an age-appropriate book delivered to their home via the U.S. Postal Service, completely free of charge. There is no cost to the families for the books.
Family Crisis Centers of Northwest Iowa serves individuals and families in O’Brien, Osceola, Lyon and Sioux Counties. FCC provides office hours in Sheldon. All services are free and confidential. FCC provides a crisis hotline, crisis counseling, support groups, safe shelter, advocacy, emergency transportation and food/care packages to clients living in Sheldon.
Donations can be dropped off at Citizen’s State Bank, Iowa State Bank, Northwestern Bank, or Peoples Bank, all in Sheldon. Or you may mail your contribution to P.O. Box 41, Sheldon, Iowa 51201.
Sheldon United Fund Board members thank the businesses and individuals in Sheldon and the surrounding area for their support.
