2023 Adel Citizen of the Year – Carole Schlapkohl
The 2023 Adel Citizen of the Year was announced April 25 at the Country Lane Lodge, during the Annual Celebrate Adel Dinner.
For many years, Carole Schlapkohl has been a steadfast presence in the community, always ready to lend a helping hand wherever it is needed.
She came to Adel in 1979 and began her career as a teacher and coach. She went on to become the curriculum director and administrator for ADM and taught in the district for 33 years.
Over the years you could find Carole behind the table at volleyball games, track, and cross country meets working the scoreboard and taking tickets. Carole also has volunteered at regional and state golf tournaments. To this day, Carole takes many children out to the golf course to teach and coach young children to love the sport.
Carole has a servant heart and is always looking for opportunities to help in our community. She is a Board member for the ADM Scholarship Foundation. She works tirelessly to track donations, send thank yous, and read the applications each year to ensure that that our senior students are treated with equality and respect.
She volunteered for the ALS Foundation and has raised money to support research to find a cure. She could be found mowing yards, picking up leaves, washing windows, and planting flowers for those patients and families affected by ALS. This is a cause that Carole holds especially near to her heart. Currently, Carole collects Cans for Cancer and delivers the cans to Washington, Iowa. She is active member of the Backpack Group through the Good Samaritan Food Pantry. Each week this group meets to pack Backpack meals for K-12 students who are food insecure on the weekends. She helps to pack these meals and deliver them to the schools.
Carole has volunteered numerous hours at AHeinz 57 Pet Rescue as a driver to transport animals, fostering and going to retrieve animals. She is actively involved in Purpose Bound. This is an organization that brings local companies and citizens together to support local charities. Through this organization, charities such as: ADM Meadowview Book Vending Machine, No Foot Too Small, Single Parent Provision, Blue Kindness, Iowa Service Dogs, LD Strong, Average Everyday Miracles and many more have received thousands of dollars.
Over the years Carole has served as a Church Council Member at Grace Lutheran Church, in Adel. In addition to providing this leadership for her church, she also volunteers at the Garden of Grace and running the sound system during worship.
Carole has made a profound difference in our community and in the lives of others.
Photo courtesy of Adel Partners L-R: Robert Cramer. Carole Schlapkohl, and Cory Johnson.Adel Partners
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