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Hy-vee is ready to make the holidays festive It’s a one-stop shop for many seasonal needs by TERRENCE DWYER Getting ready for the holidays makes this time of year especially busy for just about everyone. The good news, however, is that the Fort Dodge Hy-Vee makes life simpler for busy shoppers. The store is a quite simply a one-stop shop for addressing an immense array of both everyday and seasonal needs. The main Fort Dodge Hy-Vee store, 115 S. 29th St., is a 68,000square-foot complex that includes

photos by HANS MADSEN some 22 major departments, stocks upward of 50,000 unique items and is staffed by a work force of just a bit more than 300. Additionally, Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits, 1511 Second Ave. N., with a staff of 12 and a huge inventory of beverages and related products makes what Hy-Vee has to offer even more extensive. “We have floral,” said Timothy Flaherty, store director, reflecting on just how many types of cus-

tomer needs the store can address. “We have a pharmacy, a Chinese department, international cheeses and a delicatessen. We have a vision center. We have a satellite wine and spirits location.” Then too, there is a cafe, a bakery, catering, a healthy foods department and much more. It is even possible to do banking in the store. Citizens Community Credit Union has a branch there. And the list could go on and on.

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Hy-Vee Baker Randy Jelsma, at left, and Bakery Assistant Manager Larry Schuster hold up a basket featuring some of the breads they produce each day. And Hy-Vee is at the customer’s disposal whenever the mood to shop strikes. It is open 24 hours a day virtually every day of the year. The only exceptions are Christmas Eve when the store closes early and Christmas Day when it is closed Great selection is at the heart of the Hy-Vee story, but that’s only part of what makes this huge enterprise popular and successful. “We like making sure that we take care of our customers,” said Store Director Timothy Flaherty. “We know that we’re here for them. We’re a service business. We’re here to take care of customers. There’s a lot of variety. We try to have all their needs. Time is precious to consumers. You can stop in and get all your needs, be taken care of.” Hectic lifestyles tend to become even more harried during the holidays. Hy-Vee helps make customers’ days a bit less stressful. “Everyone has a busy lifestyle,” Flaherty said. “People can come

find what they want when they want it. That’s what it all comes down to.” Making sure that shoppers know they are valued is a key priority at Hy-Vee. “We strive really hard to let our customers know that we appreciate them,” Flaherty said. “I always say that ‘thank you’ are the two sweetest words that customers and employees can hear.” Food is a key part of holiday celebrations. Hy-Vee, of course, has much to offer in that regard. “You could really hit home with the meat department,” Flaherty said. “Especially if we’re talking Thanksgiving. We have meat and potatoes from the Midwest. We have the freshest product in town. ... Our meat and seafood are outstanding. More and more people are eating healthier. Our seafood department is very good. ... It’s on the upward trend. More and more people are learning how to cook seafood and liking seafood. ... It’s

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flown in fresh. We’re not taking something frozen and thawing it out. We actually have great fresh seafood.” In all categories of food, Flaherty stressed that Hy-Vee is committed to having the freshest possible food products. “We are dedicated to fresh,” he said. “You are going to find good values and good quality foods. ... We don’t take a lot of shortcuts.” Whatever the patron’s desire, there is a component of this huge store ready to serve. Especially pertinent at this time of year are its bakery and catering services. “I think we have one of the better bakeries in town with all sorts of unique items — gourmet rolls, breads, desserts,” Flaherty said. On the catering front, the options also abound. Flaherty said just about any type event can be handled and pointed out that the options include a wide array of culinary choices including Chinese food and pizza.

If cooking a holiday meal isn’t part of a customer’s game plan, the team at Hy-Vee stands ready to help. For example, fully cooked Thanksgiving dinners to serve various sized family groups can be prepared in Hy-Vee’s kitchen and consumed at home. “It’s a heat-and-serve Thanksgiving dinner,” Flaherty explained. “It’s an already-cooked product. You take it home and reheat it. You can have turkey. You can have ham. You can have duck.” Creating the right mood is important for holiday or other special-event celebrations. To help patrons achieve an appropriate atmosphere, a visit to the Hy-Vee Floral Shop may be in order. “There are always unique centerpieces,” Flaherty said. “Fall is a wonderful time of year with all the different colors of oranges and yellows and reds and how they blend together to make that Thanksgiving feel.” Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits complements the offerings in the main store with extensive beverage choices and a selection of related merchandise. Bruce Murman, wine and spirits manager, said the store he oversees provides shoppers with a specialty outlet that is even somewhat unusual in the Hy-Vee system. He said the company only has about 18 standalone wine and spirits stores, including the one in Fort Dodge. Asked what sets this store apart from what customers might find elsewhere, Murman had a quick response. “The variety of products we carry is amazing,” he said. “We have some really nice wines. ... We have some really nice high-end gifts for that hard-to-buy-for person.” And should the customer need some help making a selection, Murman said his team includes three certified wine specialists who are able to provide whatever counsel the client may require. “We can steer you real good,” Murman said, stressing that customers should not hesitate to ask

for advice if they are uncertain about a purchasing decision. Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits has more limited hours than the main store. It is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. About Hy-Vee According to information provided on Hy-Vee’s corporate website, the company’s annual sales total more than $7.6 billion. It has more than 235 retail stores in eight Midwestern states (Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin) and ranks among the top 20 supermarket chains in the United States. The company’s mission statement is succinct and to the point: “Making lives easier, healthier, happier.”

a second assistant manager at a Hy-Vee store in Omaha. Two years later, it was on to Mason City to become an assistant store director, a role that lasted six years. In 2003, Flaherty advanced to store director at a Hy-Vee store in Omaha and two years later returned to Mason City to be a store director there. That was Flaherty’s post when he was chosen to lead the Fort Dodge Hy-Vee. The many hats Flaherty has worn at several Hy-Vee stores have each helped him develop professionally. “I’ve learned at every store I worked in — every community that I worked with,” he said. “They all help make you a better person.”

Meet Tim Flaherty Flaherty attended St. Edmond Catholic Schools, graduating from St. Edmond High School in 1989. He then studied at Creighton University in Omaha, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in 1993. While Flaherty’s career at Hy-Vee began in 1987 at age 16 when he became a part-time employee at the local store, his introduction to the business world started even earlier. He said he was a news carrier for The Messenger from fifth grade all through high school. After college, Flaherty joined Hy-Vee full time and began management training Hy-sVee Store Director Tim Flaherty, at left, looks with the company. over some of the seafood selections with employIn 1995, he became ee Sonja Moeding who is holding a lobster. November 2013 • FORT DODGE BUSINESS REVIEW • 7

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Selection makes holiday shopping easier by TERRENCE DWYER Finding just the right gift can be a challenge any time of year. With the holidays fast approaching, many Fort Dodgers will soon be joining the throngs of seasonal shoppers. Mary Kay’s Gifts & Home Decor, 1114 Central Ave., in the heart of the historic downtown commercial district, offers gift-giving solutions with particular appeal for anyone looking for something out of the ordinary. “I like to specialize in unique items,” said Mary Kay Daniel, who

photos by HANS MADSEN manages the store. “Home decor, furniture pieces, specialty gifts. ... I try to find unique pieces that when I’ve been out, I haven’t seen them multiple times. A lot of customers who come in say ‘I haven’t seen this anywhere else.’” That may be one of the reasons Messenger readers voted Mary Kay’s the town’s best gift shop in the newspaper’s most recent Readers’ Choice poll. Daniel, who has been the driving force behind the shop since it

opened in 2005, said that customer recognition is particularly meaningful to her. “It makes me feel so good that people enjoy coming here,” she said. The business is adjacent to the pharmacy the Daniel family has operated for a half century. “I get a lot of people coming in here to wait while their prescription is being filled,” Mary Kay Daniel said. “There are other people who come here just for the gift shop.”

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Mary Kay Daniel demonstrates the digital photo printing machine in her store. She said the whole family helps out both in the pharmacy and the gift shop, but she has the principal responsibility for making sure the gift shop succeeds. Selecting merchandise that will prove popular with customers is a major part of her role. “The great thing about being my own buyer is I can pretty much decide what I want,” she said. “When something sells, I usually try to bring in something different. When customers come in they will know that not everyone is going to have the same pieces that they have.” To find exciting merchandise, Daniel said she goes to vendor shows. “I’ve been shows in Colorado, Minneapolis, Las Vegas,” she said. “When I can’t get to the shows I use catalogs and go online.” Just now, Christmas gifts are particularly big sellers, but Daniel said she stocks seasonal gifts appropriate for the time of year at all times. The inventory in her shop is eclectic. Gift items abound, but it is much

more than a traditional gift shop. The inventory features an everchanging array of home decor items, wall art, candles, porcelain dolls, angels, picture frames and photo albums. There are gifts for every imaginable occasion including baptisms, confirmations, first communions, birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. There’s a wine decor section and a selection of specialty furniture (e.g., smaller bistro sets, tables, chairs). Logo products for fans of Iowa State University and the University of Iowa are always in stock. A picture station makes it possible for customers to craft photos to suit their needs from a variety of input media. Daniel said she is careful to ensure the substantial product variety includes choices at a wide array of price points. “A lot of people come in this time of year looking for something small for a co-worker,” she said. “I have items at any price range anywhere from $1.99 on up.” Helping customers choose gifts or home decor is a big part of a typical

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day at the store for Daniel. She said the most rewarding part of her job is the positive feedback she gets from satisfied customers. “I love when people come back in and thank me for something that they purchased for the home or someone else that worked or the gift that they gave that I suggested was perfect,” Daniel said. If something a patron seeks isn’t on the shelves, Daniel said she is happy to help determine where it can be found and initiate a special order. Building Fort Dodge Downtown Fort Dodge has seen an influx of specialty shops in the last several years. A group of small businesses along 12th Street near Mary Kay’s is particularly noteworthy in that regard. Daniel said she collaborates with those enterprises in marketing ventures. “We do shopping events at night,” she said. “Before all these other shops were here, I used to do them on my own. I can tell a significant improvement in the traffic

from having all the shops nearby. We group together and we meet and pick dates and events and coordinate. ... We try to do it every couple months.” Daniel said the growth of these shopping options in close proximity to one another is good for the community and proprietors working together to serve customers benefits everyone. “You can get a lot of shopping done in a small amount of space,” she said, noting that the store owners refer customers to each other. “We’re all small businesses that are trying to make it and be successful.” Daniel said she is bullish on the economic future of downtown and all of Fort Dodge. She shows her commitment to the community by active involvement in an array of groups focused on building better tomorrows for the town. Her pursuits outside the business include the Junior Women’s Club, Young Professionals, Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance and Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center’s Cake Auction Committee. She is a graduate of the Alliance’s Leadership Fort Dodge program. Currently Daniel is a member of the Downtown Development Board and the Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District board of directors. Helping Fort Dodge grow is part of Daniel’s agenda. So too is expanding her store. She said plans are underway to move the store into the building just west of its current location. This will make it possible to increase the merchandise she can stock. “I’m excited to move next door because I can do lots of things,” Daniel said. “We’re pretty much running out of space. My goals are to have more furniture pieces, larger furniture pieces. I’d like to specialize in throw rugs as well.” Trained in interior design at Iowa State University, Daniel said she hopes her future includes more projects in that field in addition to operating Mary Kay’s Gifts & Home Decor. “I do freelance design,” she said. “I’d like to do more of that. ... In the past, before I moved back to Fort Dodge, I did kitchen and bathroom

design, office systems. I did work for the University of Iowa — the dorms and the hospitals. ... Now, I’m doing mainly kitchens and bathrooms.” Whether serving customers in the store or providing design advice, Daniel said she finds interacting with her clients to be very satisfying. “The part I enjoy the most is working with the customers,” she said. “You get to know them on a personal level. ... They are more than just customers to you at that point.” Meet Mary Kay Daniel Daniel grew up in Fort Dodge.

She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High in 1994. After studying for a year at Iowa Central Community College she transferred to Iowa State University where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After college, Daniel worked in a variety of jobs elsewhere in Iowa including at an office systems company, an architecture firm and a kitchen and bath design company before returning to Fort Dodge. “There are a lot of good things in this town,” she said. “I like being here. ... I enjoy the town. I enjoy my work. I enjoy the friends that I’ve made. I enjoy seeing the progress of Fort Dodge.”

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Terry Cook, owner of Candies & More, 819 Central Ave, shows off several of the Amish food items he recently began featuring in his downtown store.

candies & more is a holiday treasure Offers options not found elsewhere in FD by TERRENCE DWYER Central Avenue is experiencing a rebirth as a Fort Dodge shopping venue. It is becoming filled with specialty shops and unique venues for grabbing a bite to eat or a gourmet meal. As the holidays approach, these establishments — many of which have opened during the last few years — are a major seasonal resource. Terry Cook’s Candies & More, 819 Central Ave., launched just a bit more than eight years ago on May 4, 2005, was one of the trendsetters in this important downtown commercial renaissance. Cook said his enthusiasm for the

photos by HANS MADSEN city’s historic center remains strong. “We’re getting a lot more businesses downtown,” he said. “If all of us downtown get on the same page, I think it will help all of us.” Cook said collaborative marketing efforts by merchants on and near Central Avenue are proving an important factor in getting customers to shop in this increasingly popular locale. Candies & More, as the name suggests, offers customers a vast selection of candy. That’s just part of the story, however. “It’s mainly the candy,” Cook said, reflecting on his inventory.

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“Now as of (early October), we brought in a line of Amish food — beets, jams, jellies, noodles, popcorn, licorice, Amish butter. It’s a line of Amish food that we brought in and nobody else in Fort Dodge carries it. ... It comes out of Ohio. We’re just getting our feet wet with it so we’re going to be bringing in more and more.” He said the initial customer response to this new product line has been overwhelmingly positive. “It’s doing very well,” Cook said. “People who have tried it are very impressed.” Candies & More’s success has

been built on stocking products not readily available elsewhere locally. “We try to bring in candy that nobody else carries,” Cook said, noting that the store features many items from Abdallah Candies, a Burnsville, Minn.-based company that has been in business for more than a century. “All the fine chocolates in the showcases are Abdallah Candies. .... We’ve featured their products ever since we opened.” Candies & More additionally offers M&Ms in 21 colors, and is one of the few stores in Iowa to have that extensive an array of these popular candies. Cook said that product is extremely popular for weddings, graduations, proms, Halloween parties, Christmas gatherings and a myriad of other events where the color coordination of treats enhances the ambience. The immense selection at Candies & More may make choosing difficult for anyone with a sweet tooth. There are dozens of types of chocolates, a vast array of hard candy, fudge, assorted nut brittle, tempting nut options and much, much more. Ready for the holidays “Cashews are a big hit for the holidays,” Cook said, reflecting on some of the store’s big sellers. “The cashews are freshly roasted and salted when I get them. ... They haven’t been sitting around in a can. I order those in 50-pound cases. ... I usually carry almonds. ... My amaretto pecans, nobody else carries them and I can’t keep them in stock. My malted milk balls — They are a triple-dip malted milk ball. ... I have people who come in and get gallon bags full — that’s 6 1/2 to 7 pounds.” The choices are plentiful at any time of year, but for the holidays, Candies & More enhances its offerings. “We’ll be bringing in a lot of fudge, peanut brittle, divinity, peppermint almond bark — I can’t keep it in stock. As soon as it comes in, it’s out the door. I get people ordering a 100 or 200 bags of peppermint almond bark at time,” Cook said. The store also is a mecca for anyone looking for gifts or other unique merchandise. In addition to

the impressive edibles, Candies & that they can’t find somewhere else, More sells candles, greeting cards let me know. ... I’ve got resources to and assorted unusual treasures. It try and find it.” even is a spot to buy Tupperware. Candies & More is also a great And what is available is in a conspot to sample a product new to a stant state of flux because Cook is potential customer. always on the hunt for products “I let people try the stuff if they that will appeal to a clientele that are curious about it,” Cook said. “I appreciates unique choices. give out samples. I tell people, ‘If “I buy a lot of closeouts and I’ll you never come in, you never get a bring the stuff in here,” he said. treat.’ That’s been my line since I Seasonal merchandise is a prioriopened up.” ty as the holidays approach. In addition to operating one of “We’ll have a lot of candy gift Fort Dodge’s most popular specialbaskets,” Cook said. “I’m working ty stores, Cook is a strong supporter with the Amish company to do of his hometown. chocolate gift baskets for the holiHe has been active in the Greater day season. They should be very Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, was popular.” for five years on the Frontier Days Gift baskets featuring Abdallah Committee, and is currently a board products are also available. Cook member of both Comedia Players said some will be in stock, and othand the Fort Museum. ers can be obtained through special “I want to see Fort Dodge grow,” order with quick turnaround. Cook said. “So, I’m willing to jump “If people want them, we can in and help if I can.” usually get them in three or four Candies & More is open from 10 days,” he said. a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Cook also is ready to create cusFriday. tomized gift products that reflect the client’s preferences. “We can make up stuff,” he said. “I have my own boxes and gift bags we can use.” Teaming with other downtown merchants is part of the game plan. “I’ll probably be partnering up with Lily’s Floral & Gifts because we try to do some Christmas stuff together,” Cook said, by way of example. “We did some Valentine things together. I’ll try to partner up with some of the other downtown businesses.” Getting hard-to-find items through special order is a service Candies & More offers that has proved very popular. “If there is something people are looking for, I try my hardest to find it,” Cook said. ... If Terry Cook holds a tray of chocolates. While he there’s a certain kind of carries a variety of products, high-quality candy that people like chocolates are a mainstay of the inventory. November 2013 • FORT DODGE BUSINESS REVIEW • 13

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Greater Fort dodge Growth alliance news by DENNIS PLAUTZ

At the time I am writing this, we are in the middle of an election campaign and the community is talking about everything that needs to get fixed or changed. The election will be over before this is printed and I think it is a good time reflect on some of the positives in the last year or two. We have seen more progress in the last few years than in any comparable period I can recall. So, I would like to reflect on some of that change that many other places can only wish for. Think about the primary sector investments, which are those that all economies grow from. From January of 2011 to April of 2013 according to the Iowa Economic Development Authority in Des Moines, assisted investments in all of Iowa were totaled $6,582,145,577 and had 22,435 jobs tied to those capital investments. In Webster County during that same two-year period there was $600 million and 600 jobs which is 9.1 percent and 2.7 percent of the total statewide invest-

ment and jobs. To dramatize this further when the Economic Authority looked in the same way at foreign direct investment and jobs, statewide numbers equaled $1,975,404,541 and 931 incented jobs. Webster County during that same period had investment of $343 million and 200 jobs or 17.4 percent and 21 percent of the statewide totals. Even more promising are the value-added type of investments and the associated pay scales. The significance of foreign direct investment is that in today’s expanding global economy, to really grow an area you need a global footprint and access to the global economy versus to only a local or regional economy. Further, our viability is not just based on the growth of companies in Iowa’s Crossroads of Global Innovation Park west of Fort Dodge, but numerous other primary sector companies locating and in expanding in Webster County and the region. The presence of Nestles, Silgan

Containers, Koch Industries, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Poet, C&S Products, Josephson Manufacturing, Calcium Products, as well as all the mining industry firms that have provided a solid base for years, and added to BHJ, Heartland Communications, Misty Harbor, Land O’Lakes, Certified Transmission and others certainly give way to legitimate optimism for our economic future. Companies are choosing to locate in our region for a variety of reasons including but not limited to access to raw materials, access to research and development, access to customers, a great work force, a favorable business climate, access to tremendous support infrastructure,as well as other specific reasons. We are going in the right direction and need to continue to work together and with common and consistent direction if it is to continue. Please support our companies and our efforts and our economy will be better tomorrow than even today.

A lliAnce R ibbon c utting

The Greater Fort Dodge Growth Alliance Ambassadors and the Alliance’s Trails Committee held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new section of trail that runs from downtown Fort Dodge to UnityPoint, Friendship Haven and Iowa Central Community College. This major piece of trail links the west side of Fort Dodge to the community’s ever-expanding trail network. 22 • FORT DODGE BUSINESS REVIEW • November 2013

cvB by KERRIE KUIPER Marketing director Convention and Visitors Bureau In October, I attended the Iowa meals. During these multi course sessions have information which I Tourism Conference. This confermeals the producers are introduced, can pass on to interested individuence brings together 200-300 mentioning what the product they als. If you are interested in any of tourism professionals from grew or produced. These producers this information please contact me throughout the state for three days can be approached by those at the at fdconvention@frontiernet.net of industry speakers, netand I will pass it on to you. working and educational sesPlease visit us at sions. I always come home www.fortdodgecvb.com for a “Tourism is truly vibrant in Iowa and with my mind spinning with complete list of upcoming the Fort Dodge CVB is proud to new ideas and possibilities. events. Tourism is truly vibrant in n The Silver Showcase: a contribute to this $7.6 billion Iowa and the Fort Dodge Gala to support the YWCA CVB is proud to contribute to will be Nov. 23 in the industry in our state.” this $7.6 billion industry in Wahkonsa Building lobby. our state. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., live I would like to share inforauction starts at 8 p.m.. mation on one particular session meal if they have questions about n Lizard Creek Blues Concert will with readers. This session contheir product and/or want to purbe at Best Western Starlite Village cerned culinary tourism and how chase products directly from them. Inn & Suites Nov. 29. Door open at 6 regions are maximizing food proTherefore, not only does the chef or p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m. duction, preparation and dining restaurant purchase the needed Mudd Jugg Blues Band opens at 7 opportunities to create tourism produce from a local source but p.m. and Super Hot, Too Slim and attractions for their communities. now the producer has 20 to 50 the Tail Draggers play at 9 p.m.. From speaking with group tour potential new customers. Visitors n Sonshine Singers presents operators and leisure travelers, we came from 100 to 250 miles away, as “Christmas with Sonshine” from 7 know unique restaurants and shops far as Wisconsin, Illinois and to 8 p.m. at Corpus Christi Church serving local foods attract the most Minnesota, to attend these dinners. on Dec. 5 and 7. visitors. Culinary tourism builds on Food or providing a unique dining n Lights at Kennedy holiday this knowledge to create more option can be a good tourism draw. light display with live manger opportunities in communities. The Other conference sessions includscene will be open for drive through trend for many visitors is knowing ed information from agencies traffic on the evenings of Dec. 7, 8, not only what they are eating is a throughout Iowa speaking about 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 and 22 at the local cuisine but also knowing the their best practices, partnerships, Kennedy Park Campgrounds. food was grown, processed and and how they capitalized, develn Fort Dodge Area Symphony prepared locally. For culinary oped and leveraged their strengths performance “Holiday Festival” tourism to be successful, regional to create attractions and communiwill be at the new Fort Dodge partnerships between the grower, ties to draw visitors into their areas. Middle School at 3 p.m. Dec. 8. processor and retail establishments It is nice to be part of an industry n Hawkeye Community Theatre must be developed and maintained. where the successful agencies and performance of “Babes in Toyland” In one example a renowned Iowa professionals share their expertise will be at 7 p.m Dec. 20 and 21 and chef holds dinners for 20 to 50 peoto improve tourism in Iowa. These at 2 p.m. Dec. 22. at their theater. ple at various local sites. These sites interactions help to create a friendly n Fort Dodge Choral Society perincluded entertainment venues, and welcoming industry. formance of “Joy to the World” will tents at farms, community centers, There were also professional be at First United Methodist restaurants etc. The food producers development sessions on advertisChurch, 127 N. 10th St., Dec. 22. (i.e., farmers producing the meat ing, digital marketing, CEO/leaderReception with refreshments at 2 and growing the vegetables, the ship, social media, public relap.m., singing carols at 2:30 p.m. and vineyard providing the wine, the tions/marketing, sales, using concert at 3 p.m.. orchard providing fresh produce events to maximize sales and grant n Community Orchards closes etc.) are invited to attend these writing. Most of the educational for the season Dec. 23. November 2013 • FORT DODGE BUSINESS REVIEW • 23

investing in our community by AMY BRUNO Program coordinator Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way

2013-2014 United Way Campaign The United Way fundraising campaign is in full swing. We are thankful for the many donors who contribute financially to the United Way campaign. With the donations from individual donors, payroll deductions and the generous corporate dollar-for-dollar matches we receive from some of our Pacesetter companies, we are able to financially support more than 35 nonprofit organizations and programs in our community. These organizations provide various forms assistance for children and families with children and address needs in our community such as hunger, homelessness, mental health crisis care. Did you know: n 99 percent of all United Way contributions stay in our community. n These United Way dollars provide financial support to over 35 agencies and organizations. n Only one penny of every dollar donated is sent to United Way of America. The other 99 cents stays right here in our community to support local programs, organizations and projects. n United Way has nine basic focus areas: positive youth development, hunger, emergency support, education, health, mental health, women and children homelessness, early childhood development and public safety. n United Way’s core mission is to help every child in our community reach their full potential academically and developmentally so they will have future filled with hope. The following is an example of how funds contributed to the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and

United Way directly helped a young family in crisis. A young mother sheltered at the Domestic/Sexual Abuse and Outreach Center with her 5-yearold son and infant child, had escaped an abusive situation and was starting over. They owned nothing but a few clothes in a duffle bag. They had no furniture, no household items; literally nothing. D/SAOC, a United Way Partner Agency, contacted United Way to see if we could help this young family get settled in their new apartment. That’s when United Way went to work. Jess Martens, our Bridging the Gap coordinator, met with the mother at the Bridging the Gap warehouse so she could choose some donated household items her family needed. She was able to choose two beds, a crib, some furniture and household items so that she and her family could begin to get settled and start their new life. The Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way also partners with UPS, another Pacesetter company. UPS volunteers the use of its trucks and drivers to help deliver the furniture for Bridging the Gap. In this case, when the delivery was made, Jess discovered the little boy and his mother had been sleeping on an inflatable mattress, and the infant was sleeping on the floor. There was not one other piece of furniture in their apartment. As the furniture was being delivered, the little boy was very excited and happy to see the items come into his new home. Jess was helping to coordinate the delivery and told the little boy that he could get his

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pillow and blankets and make his own bed. He quickly did this, looked at his new bed, and told Jess that this was the first time in his life that he had his own bed to sleep in. Just think what a positive difference this sort of stability will bring to this young family. The 5-year-old will get a good night sleep, the baby will have a crib to sleep in and the mother will be able to find greater security and stability in her new home. This only possible because of generous United Way supporters who give because they want to make a difference. United Way brings many organizations and businesses to the table to quickly and efficiently work together to address needs in our community. Your United Way donations are utilized wisely and effectively. Please consider donating to this year’s United Way campaign. Donors who contribute $150 or more per year (about $2.77 per week) receive the United Way Giving Card which entitles them to discounts at approximately 50 local businesses each time they shop. Please visit our website at www.fdfoundation.org and click on “United Way/Giving Card” to see the complete list of participating merchants. If you have used furniture or household items you would like to donate to Bridging the Gap, please call Jess Martens at 573-3170 to arrange for your furniture to be picked up. To donate to this year’s United Way campaign, checks should be mailed out to the Fort Dodge Community Foundation and United Way, 24 N. Ninth St., Suite B, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.

iowa central insights by DR. DAN KINNEY President Iowa Central Community College

As Thanksgiving is quickly level. needs of employers in our region. approaching, it makes me reflect I would be remiss not to thank the The college is thankful for strong on the following quote, “No partnerships with business one achieves success without and industry and our K-12 the help of others. The wise partners. Working together “We are blessed that the communities and confident acknowledges we build the work force for believe in Iowa Central’s ability to this help with gratitude.” — the region. Alfred North Whitehead. We are blessed that the offer a quality education for their Iowa Central Community communities believe in College has plenty to be Iowa Central’s ability to children at an affordable price .” thankful for. offer a quality education for Past visionary leaders at the their children at an affordcollege and in the community able price as evidenced by envisioned what the college could community for its support. The resiour strong enrollment. be. Now almost 50 years later, dents of Area V (Buena Vista, Iowa Central’s success is a result Iowa Central offers 49 transfer Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, of everyone’s effort and support. programs, 32 applied science and Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Thank you and have a happy technology two-year programs, 19 Webster and Wright counties) have Thanksgiving! applied science and technology supported the college in many ways. programs (one year or less) and Financially, they seven career option programs. have generously This visionary leadership also contributed to includes current and past board of the Iowa Central directors and foundation board Foundation to members that represent their comsupport scholarmunities. ships, provide The Fort Dodge campus is home facilities for the to 1,155 students who live in our College that on student housing. With the allowed for new recent addition of three new buildprograms and ings and additional parking, the program expancampus has been transformed for sions, passing the future. property tax The campus has the same collelevies and an $18 giate atmosphere of a small univermillion bond refsity with 23 athletic programs, fine erendum. arts opportunities and many other The communiorganizations for students. ties also provide The staff and faculty of Iowa support to our Central work to put students first students by and provide a great learning enviattending theater ronment for 5,697 students. The and athletic college continues to explore new events and countevery day in programs and ways to better serve less volunteer the students, and its lifelong learnhours. The volers. If it wasn’t for the current and unteer advisory past faculty and staff, Iowa Central committees help wouldn’t be what we are today. It to make sure is these individuals that have Iowa Central is moved our college to the next aligned with the

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