Atlantic Rising and volunteers could be seen out delivering food boxes on Thursday, December 17th in the evening. The organization received the most nominations and donations in the history of the program. Atlantic Rising Social Chair, Kelsey Beschorner says “We anticipated seeing an increase in nominations due to the unprecedented year. We did not expect the overwhelming amount of donations that came pouring in immediately after the project was announced in October.”

Assembly line (Photos submitted)

This year, Atlantic Rising was able to provide a holiday meal to over 160 individuals and families all throughout Cass County. The donations received from the community totaled over $5,600, which allowed each box to contain more items and each nomination to be fulfilled. Beschorner says “Atlantic Rising is proud carry on and grow this tradition of the Christmas Box program, and we are thankful that we are able to partner with HyVee and give back to our community.”

Boxes in Truck

If you are interested in joining Atlantic Rising and finding out what they are involved in throughout the year, you can contact Kelsey at 712-243-3017 or kelsey@atlanticiowa.com. The membership application can also be found at www.atlanticiowa.com.