Baylake Bank Provides Double Benefit with Market Animal Purchase & Donation to Food Pantries in Waupaca, Weyauwega/Fremont, and Manawa.

September 8, 2009 - Baylake Bank recently purchased two hogs, a duck, and a goose from the Waupaca County Fair Livestock Auction, and donated the meat to local food pantries. The animals were purchased at the Livestock Auction from Rodney Kempf, Brian Wehrle, and Danielle Arnold who are members of the local 4H Club. The meat was donated to the food pantries located in Waupaca, Weyauwega/Fremont, and Manawa.

The purpose of the Livestock Auction Project is to instill responsibility, pride of ownership, and management skills in youth, who often use the proceeds from the sale of their animals for educational purposes or to invest in additional animals. “Donating the meat to the food pantries made the meat purchase even more rewarding. This is a difficult time of year for most food pantries since their supplies are dwindling. It is gratifying to know that our purchase not only helped the kids who worked so hard to raise and show their animals, but also helped local families in need, through the service provided by the food pantries,” said Ken Lammersfeld, Baylake Bank Central Region Market President.

Donations are still needed at most food pantries, and members of the public are encouraged to contact the nearest food pantry for more information about how to make cash or supply donations.

Baylake Bank serves its communities from 28 financial centers in Brown, Door, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Outagamie, Waupaca, and Waushara counties and from its website at www.baylake.com. Baylake Bank Central Region locations include Manawa, Waupaca, King, Fremont, Poy Sippi, and Berlin. For more information call (715) 256-9610 or 1-800-267-3610.

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