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Dallas County Foundation Supports Local Food Pantries

Courtesy of Dallas County Foundation:

The Dallas County Foundation is proud to support our local food banks during this unprecedented time.

6 food banks in Dallas County were each awarded a $3,000 donation from DCF (total donated $18,000).

The six pantries are: Granger Food Pantry, Adel Good Samaritan Food Pantry, Cottage Pantry & Charitable Services in Stuart, Dallas Center Food Pantry, Waukee Area Christian Food Pantry, Perry Area Food Pantry.

Pictured Top L-R Michelle Messer (DCF),Donna Scharlau, Bud McCauley, Pastor Julie Higgs Bottom L-R Maureen Rohret, Roland Joiner, Macey McCollum representing the Good Samaritan Food Pantry in Adel.

Dallas County Foundation
P.O. Box # 46
Adel, IA 50003
Website: DallasCountyFoundation.org
Facebook: dallascountyfoundation

Terry Traveller at the Equator

Terry traveling alone… always a scary thought. We’ve had accountants quit over the expense reports.  – Editor

It might be a hot Iowa summer, but this is nothing compared to my summer along the equator.

I had just finished a long tour of the most northern point of the globe and thought I deserved a little fun in the sun.

I had been reading a fun book by Joan Wilder- I think it was called “The Stones of Romance” or something like that. So off to Columbia I went!

Columbia is home to coffee, oil, coal, and gold. It has a rich cultural history, thick forests that hide amongst the ageless trees, charming villages and caring people.

It is true that my parka generated a great deal of attention but after a few days of detainment and hours of conversation, I was sent on my way with a note pinned to the breast pocket which roughly translated read, “Crazy. Do not ask about coat. Avoid all conversation.” El Presidente.

The rest of my 2 month trip was uneventful, due in a great part to my approximate 2 month visit to the local hospital.

From what I remember, I had spent 3 days aboard a small bus, peopled with chickens, winding my way along a narrow mountain road following a vintage travel brochure from 1946.

We had reached a resting point when I apparently fainted exiting the bus.

I spent the remainder of my trip confined to my hospital bed and corridors regaining my strength from a serious case of heat stroke with a touch of typhoid.

The nurses seemed to like me well enough, at least they laughed when I walked the halls pushing my orange coat in a wheelchair.

I wasn’t allowed to wear the coat due to hospital policy but found it to be a comforting reminder of home.

On the day of my discharge I was given several hugs and souvenirs to bring back to the states.

I was detained again this time passing through US customs with a note that read, “Crazy. Do not ask about coat. There are bigger fish.”

People speculate that was government lingo for calling me a drug mule but I maintain it was the fishing tackle in my carry on bag that prompted such a response.

This is Terry saying it may not be true but it might as well be.

– Terry

Terry Traveller
Email: terry@discoveradel.com
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