West Central Association of Realtors
The West Central Association of Realtors donated $1,424 to the Kandiyohi County Food Shelf through their “Realtors Helping Communities” program.
Willmar Area Community Foundation
WILLMAR — The Willmar Area Community Foundation has opened its annual grant round to fund programs that this year focus on three different areas: addressing the achievement gap for youth, increasing community connections and welcoming diverse populations, and supporting productive aging.
Eligible organizations must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, school or government entity that serves residents of Kandiyohi County. For additional information and the online application, visit www.communitygiving.org/grants and scroll down to “WACF General Grants.” The deadline is Jan. 15.
This past year, the foundation invested $100,000 into the Willmar Area Response Fund which helps to support local relief efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including wide-scale initiatives to help meet critical basic needs as well as sustaining local organizations providing critical services through recovery.
2021 Polar Plunge
SPICER — The in-person 2021 Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Minnesota in Spicer has been canceled due to COVID-19.
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There is still the opportunity to do a “virtual plunge.” The rules are simple: Get cold, be safe and don’t forget to document it. Virtual plungers should never attempt to jump into a lake, river or any other body of water for the virtual plunge. To register for and ideas for the virtual plunge, go to plungemn.org .
