Oneota Co-op raises $3,200 for local food pantries

Alan Macdonald and Debbie Reiling enjoy the recent Taste of the Holidays at Oneota Co-op

The Oneota Community Food Co-op says it raised $3,700 for area food pantries from its recent Taste of the Holidays Event.

Over 200 people attended the event, paying $15 per person, with all of the proceeds split between four local food pantries: Decorah Lutheran Church, First Lutheran Church, Greater Area Pantry, and NE Iowa Community Action.

Decorah Bank & Trust donated $500.00 in addition to the money raised at this year's event, which will help increase the gifts to the area pantries and bring the total donation for 2014 to $3,700.

Since the inception of this yearly fundraiser in 2009, the Co-op has raised over $18,000.