Chili Cookoff Crew

I was thinking about the core crew that really helped to put together the Chili Cookoff fundraiser. Lots of people helped and had input. But I wanted to especially thank the core crew. Most of us were sitting around at the Legion last night, tipping back some barley pops, and all got to talking where we grew up.

What struck me, is every one of us grew up in small town Iowa. A couple were from Roland, but the rest of us all found Roland one way or another. And though the crew might not be helping the town they grew up in, they are still helping a small town in Iowa think to the future.

Here are the key people that drove this event, and their small town Iowa hometown
Colleen Louw-Roland
Jerry Balmer-Roland
Mindi Balmer-Keota
Josh Greenfield-Burnside
DeAnn Pitman-Eagle Grove
Tony Greene-Pomeroy
Kathy Hovick-North Polk (didn't catch a town, but she went to North Polk)
Roger Fritz-Sanborn

So the event was a lot of hard work. There is still plenty of work to do, to get the park done. But it was fun hanging out at the Legion, watching football, tipping some back, swapping stories, and thinking about what is next to get the park done.