(Atlantic) Officials with Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield say Cass County will be recognized as a finalist for the Healthy Hometown Powered by Wellmark Community Award Presentation planned for 6-p.m. Thursday, February 18th. The ceremony will take place virtually this year due, to the pandemic. A link to the ceremony can be found at http://www.iowahealthieststate.com/events/awards/.

The Healthy Hometown Powered by Wellmark Community award recognizes great work being done by communities to make the healthy choice the easy choice and the winner of the award receives $5,000 to spend on community health initiatives.

Cass County is being recognized for many collaborative projects across the county including Cass County COVID-19 Mobile Food For All, Grow Another Row, and park enhancements made at Schildberg Recreation Area and Sunnyside Park.

The Healthy Hometown Award is part of the larger Healthiest State Awards by Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative, a nonprofit organization with the goal to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation.

Healthy Cass County is a community-focused volunteer network formed to promote the health and well-being of Cass County residents. Follow Healthy Cass County on Facebook @HealthyCassCounty (https://www.facebook.com/HealthyCassCounty/). Reach out to Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh at bhoegh@iastate.edu or call 712-249-5870 more information.