{"id":221075,"date":"2021-03-11T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=221075"},"modified":"2021-03-11T10:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:56:56","slug":"farmers-union-donating-50k-for-soldiers-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=221075","title":{"rendered":"Farmers Union donating $50K for soldiers meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">Jamestown\u00a0 (NDFU)\u00a0 \u2013 National Guard troops on duty in our nation\u2019s capital will soon be getting a different taste in the chow line. Farmers Union Enterprises (FUE) has announced\u00a0 it will be donating $50,000 to provide roughly 5,000 soldiers with a nutritious meal from Founding Farmers restaurants, based in the Washington, D.C., area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u201cFarmers are about feeding people,\u201d said North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne. \u201cThey do important work, just like our troops. This is our way of thanking the Guard for their service in protecting our capitol and democracy. We hope the taste of good made-from-scratch homestyle cooking from our farmer-owned restaurants reminds them that we appreciate their sacrifice and the time they\u2019ve spent away from their families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">FUE is made up of several Farmers Union-owned businesses in the Upper Midwest \u2013 the dividends of which help fund Farmers Union organizations in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin, as well as FUE programs and National Farmers Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">Dan Simons, manager of Founding Farmers and Farmers Restaurant Group, said lunch and dinner meals will be delivered next week to the National Guard for distribution through their food service network. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: black;\">Heart. Generosity. Farming. Security. Service. The ingredients in this recipe are amazing on their own and even more remarkable together,\u201d he said. \u201cMy team and I are honored to be able to provide delish meals to those who serve and protect each and every day, and have sincere gratitude to our farmer-owners for their generosity with funding this mission.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">Anyone wishing to donate to this humanitarian effort can do so online through the NDFU Foundation. Go to ndfu.org and click on \u201cDonate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (NDFU)\u00a0 \u2013 National Guard troops on duty in our nation\u2019s capital will soon be getting a different taste in the chow line. 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