Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Despite tournament's cancellation, community support endures
Kraig Kruger presents Kathy Shepherd with a $10,000 contribution for the Kids Backpack Program, which provides H-M-S students with food on weekends.
Valero Hartley's plant manager Kraig Kruger presents Tina Vande Hoef with a $5,000 contribution for Kings and Queens Local (Kaden's Kloset).
The COVID-19 pandemic may have canceled the Valero Texas Open, but it didn't stop the tournament's legacy of giving back.
Business partners, sponsors and individual donors of the tournament and related events, including the Valero Benefit for Children, still contributed more than $14 million in net proceeds for charitable organizations across the United States, including those in northwest Iowa.
The Valero Hartley ethanol plant distributed $20,000 to local charities with funds raised through the Valero Energy Foundation and the 2020 Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children.
"This is really positive news for our local non-profit organizations, many of whom are facing challenges as a result of the pandemic," said Kraig Kruger, plant manager of Valero's Hartley location, in a news release. "We know how important it is to continue supporting these agencies and the work they do for the children in our community."
Local recipients of 2020 Valero Benefit for Children funds include:
• Kid's Backpack Program
• Upper Des Moines Opportunity, O'Brien County
• Kings and Queens Local (Kaden's Kloset)
"We are blessed by our long-standing relationships with our tournament and Benefit for Children top sponsors," said Joe Gorder, Valero chairman and CEO, in a news release. "We are stronger together."
