United Prairie in New Ulm recently raised $550 through its Denim for Dollars program. Those funds were donated to the United Way of Brown County’s Project Lunchbox. This program aims to feed local kids on the weekends with food packages, and is currently serving around 80 kids. Denim for Dollars is a company-wide program that gives back to the communities United Prairie serves through a combination of employee and company donations. Employees have the option to pay $5 on Fridays to wear denim. From left to right are Jennifer Konakowitz, Diane Madsen, Katie Nosbush, Alex Arends, Carla Schultz, Tim Schultz, Lori Pickell-Stangel – Executive Director of United Way, Mark Petersen, Becky Hulke, and Julie Wilson.

United Prairie in New Ulm recently raised $550 through its Denim for Dollars program. Those funds were donated to the United Way of Brown County’s Project Lunchbox. This program aims to feed local kids on the weekends with food packages, and is currently serving around 80 kids. Denim for Dollars is a company-wide program that gives back to the communities United Prairie serves through a combination of employee and company donations. Employees have the option to pay $5 on Fridays to wear denim. From left to right are Jennifer Konakowitz, Diane Madsen, Katie Nosbush, Alex Arends, Carla Schultz, Tim Schultz, Lori Pickell-Stangel – Executive Director of United Way, Mark Petersen, Becky Hulke, and Julie Wilson.