He’s hoping their efforts will draw attention to the plight of those folks and encourage more charitable giving.
Keller said “Fences Among Friends” brought together companies and individuals to help farmers and ranchers out West who really need the help. We don’t know any one of them, but they are our friends.” John’s Lutheran Church noted that these are people 800 miles away, “but they are our neighbors. “This is a dream that exceeded expectations,” said Keller on Monday, April 24, as five truckloads of badly needed supplies headed west out of Sauk City.ĭuring a brief sendoff service, Pastor Fred Rilling of St. The community, with help from the FFA alumni chapter, raised over $31,000 and trucking companies donated transportation.
He called on friends Tim Lins, Fritz Wittenbach and Greg Marklay and together they decided they would try to raise $25,000 to help farmers in Kansas who were devastated by the wind-driven wild fires. Then he thought there had to be more he could do. He located a helpful charity online and gave some money.
SAUK CITY - When Sauk City farmer Joe Keller saw photos and heard stories about Great Plains farmers and ranchers who lost their cattle and in some cases their farm buildings, homes and even sadly, their lives, to freak wildfires, it stirred his sympathy.
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