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Peoples State Bank challenge nets $13,204 for area pantries

Peoples State Bank of Eagle River recently donated $1,683 to the Vilas Food Pantry as a part of its annual community challenge to raise food and funds for area pantries. Taking part in the check presentation were, from left, Peoples bankers Amy Young, Denise Jantzen and Val Dreger; and pantry Director Donna Martens. —Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW
Peoples State Bank of Eagle River recently donated $1,683 to the Vilas Food Pantry as a part of its annual community challenge to raise food and funds for area pantries. Taking part in the check presentation were, from left, Peoples bankers Amy Young, Denise Jantzen and Val Dreger; and pantry Director Donna Martens. —Staff Photo By ANTHONY DREW
For the fourth straight year, Peoples State Bank offered its community challenge to raise food and funds for area pantries, and the effort netted $13,204 for three food pantries and a hunger group.

The Vilas Food Pantry received a donation of $1,683. Other recipients included Rhinelander Area Food Pantry and Lakeland Food Pantry. Donations collected in the greater Wausau area went to the Marathon County Hunger Coalition.

The bank proposed a funds-matching challenge during December, asking community members to drop off nonperishable food items or monetary donations at any Peoples location.

Peoples State Bank said it would match up to $5,000. Through the generosity of the community, the match

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:57 PM
 

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