Engaging in local activities is one way GreenStone gives back to places where we work and live. Our employees carry out our passion for community engagement through a variety of activities both as GreenStone representatives and as volunteers – we are pleased to tell their stories here. Watch for upcoming stories of how our employees give back in our Open Fields blog!
Photo courtesy of The Country Today
Impassable roads, damaged property, collapsed barn roofs and injured livestock. What is normally the worst nightmare of any farmer became reality throughout northeast Wisconsin during winter storm Evelyn last week. Heavy snow and winds, blowing, drifting and low visibility wreaked havoc on this area. The storm was quickly tagged one of the largest snowstorms in Green Bay history, dumping 29 inches of snow and making it difficult for many structures to remain standing. After the storm blew through towns such as Shawano, Lena and Pulaski, the community pulled together supporting local farms by providing food donations. Area farmer Kellie Zahn quickly and efficiently put the project #FarmStrong together starting on April 17.
Ann Klemp, Heidi Pettis, and many other GreenStone team members at the Clintonville branch performed various tasks helping provide hearty meals to farmers and their families in the surrounding communities. The Clintonville branch was a drop-off point in Waupaca County for food and money donations. Volunteers brought the food donations to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bear Creek where meals were prepared for over 30 area farmers and their families. Monetary donations will soon be distributed to local fire departments and emergency service units for their efforts of removing snow from roofs showing signs of collapse and rescuing trapped animals. Other businesses and individuals pitched in as well, with over 30 volunteers helping prepare and deliver meals throughout the day. Community members near and far helped in any way they could, some taking in and sheltering livestock for other farms whose barns collapsed.
Farming is often a risky profession, because you never truly know what tomorrow will bring. When circumstances do not end in our favor, you realize how community and family are so important. It is amazing what is possible in a short amount of time when communities band together and help those in need.
Heidi Pettis, an appraiser at GreenStone’s Clintonville branch, shared her experience with the #FarmStrong project, saying, “Preparing and delivering meals was a small but impactful way of crossing dinner off the farmers’ to-do list while the rebuilding process begins. Farmers and their families were deeply appreciative and moved.”
Please continue to keep those affected by the storm in your thoughts, as the rebuilding journey has only just begun for many.
Photo courtesy of The Country Today
Impassable roads, damaged property, collapsed barn roofs and injured livestock. What is normally the worst nightmare of any farmer became reality throughout northeast Wisconsin during winter storm Evelyn last week. Heavy snow and winds, blowing, drifting and low visibility wreaked havoc on this area. The storm was quickly tagged one of the largest snowstorms in Green Bay history, dumping 29 inches of snow and making it difficult for many structures to remain standing. After the storm blew through towns such as Shawano, Lena and Pulaski, the community pulled together supporting local farms by providing food donations. Area farmer Kellie Zahn quickly and efficiently put the project #FarmStrong together starting on April 17.
Ann Klemp, Heidi Pettis, and many other GreenStone team members at the Clintonville branch performed various tasks helping provide hearty meals to farmers and their families in the surrounding communities. The Clintonville branch was a drop-off point in Waupaca County for food and money donations. Volunteers brought the food donations to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bear Creek where meals were prepared for over 30 area farmers and their families. Monetary donations will soon be distributed to local fire departments and emergency service units for their efforts of removing snow from roofs showing signs of collapse and rescuing trapped animals. Other businesses and individuals pitched in as well, with over 30 volunteers helping prepare and deliver meals throughout the day. Community members near and far helped in any way they could, some taking in and sheltering livestock for other farms whose barns collapsed.
Farming is often a risky profession, because you never truly know what tomorrow will bring. When circumstances do not end in our favor, you realize how community and family are so important. It is amazing what is possible in a short amount of time when communities band together and help those in need.
Heidi Pettis, an appraiser at GreenStone’s Clintonville branch, shared her experience with the #FarmStrong project, saying, “Preparing and delivering meals was a small but impactful way of crossing dinner off the farmers’ to-do list while the rebuilding process begins. Farmers and their families were deeply appreciative and moved.”
Please continue to keep those affected by the storm in your thoughts, as the rebuilding journey has only just begun for many.
