On Wednesday, November 28th, Gary’s Super Foods presented a $3,742 check which benefits two organizations which take part in the effort to fight cancer. The money was raised at Gary’s Super Foods by an effort organized by the Running To Cure Brest Cancer organization of North Platte.
Benefiting organizations, the Bo Pelini Foundation, an organization which supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to the fight against cancer, and the Callahan Cancer Center at the Great Plains Regional Medical Center, are receiving funds raised by Gary’s Super Foods during the month of October.
The fundraiser at Gary’s Super Foods was fueled by asking for a $1 donation at the check-out, resulting in a total $3,742 of funds raised through nothing more than $1 donations and the community, “It was totally exciting,” explained Gary Suhr, owner of Gary’s Super Foods, “Our customers were more than generous to support this [fundraiser].” According to Executive Director of RTCBCNP of North Platte, Howard Mendonca, multiple contributors had decided to donate multiple times. Suhr explained his reaction to the response of the community, “Our customers shopping at Gary’s Super Foods, supporting this [fundraiser] as well as they did, [it] was just exciting to see their generosity.”
The RTCBCNP is on their third year of fundraising, best known for hosting the Labor Day Run to Cure Breast Cancer, a bowling tournament and a Texas-Holdem tournament. According to Mendonca, this year is the first year of hosting four events to fundraise. All proceeds from events hosted by the RTCBCNP are directed to the Bo Pelini Foundation and the Callahan Cancer Research Center at the GPRMC.
On average the RTCBCNP raises approximately $5,500 each year, based on three years of fundraising.
