Visit Pleasant Prairie Executive Director Michelle Williamson, from left, and ELCA Outreach Center Executive Director Karl Erickson show some of the donations collected through the tourism agency’s Big Bundle Up warm clothing drive. Since mid-November, with the community’s support, Visit Pleasant Prairie collected 390 items including jackets, hats, gloves, sweaters, snow pants and more. Donations will remain local, with all items being presented to ELCA Outreach Center.
PLEASANT PRARIE — Visit Pleasant Prairie recently teamed up with Travel Wisconsin in the annual Big Bundle Up program.
Since mid-November, with the community’s support, the Pleasant Prairie Convention & Visitors Bureau collected 390 items including jackets, hats, gloves, sweaters, snow pants and more. Among them were hand knitted scarves, hats, and gloves.
Donations will remain local, with all items being presented to ELCA Outreach Center.
“We are excited to have had the opportunity to partner with Travel Wisconsin on the Big Bundle Up warm clothing drive, and we appreciate those individuals that took their time to make a difference,” said Michelle Williamson, executive director of Visit Pleasant Prairie. “You’re sure to have warmed hearts and not just bodies this winter. We look forward to participating in the Big Bundle Up program again in 2021.”
El Camino Kitchen, Pleasant Prairie RecPlex, the Pleasant Prairie Village Hall and Pleasant Prairie Fire Station No. 1 served as donation sites.
Over the past decade, the program has collected over 185,000 warm winter items to help families in need.
Connect with Visit Pleasant Prairie on Facebook, Instagram, or by visiting its website www.VisitPleasantPrairie.com.
IN PHOTOS: Freezin' for a Reason food drive
County Supervisor Andy Berg and Alderman Dominic Ruffalo on Tuesday, Jan. 19, hosted a food drive at Grace Lutheran Church, where the duo is sleeping outside for three nights as part of a fundraising effort.
County Supervisor Andy Berg helps Jane Padlock unload a box of food during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo and County Supervisor Andy Berg are sleeping outside in tents during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo and County Supervisor Andy Berg are sleeping outside in tents during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo and County Supervisor Andy Berg are sleeping outside in tents during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo sorts through donations during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo, right, receives a donation from a woman during the Freezin' for a Reason event Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha.
Food and money donations are accepted during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo picks up donations to be brought into the building during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Supervisor Andy Berg, left, and Alderman Dominic Ruffalo receive food donations during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Katy Wallner, right, and Alderman Dominic Ruffalo sort through donations during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo, right, and Katy Wallner sort through food donations during the Freezin’ for a Reason event Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church.
Alderman Dominic Ruffalo, left, and Katy Wallner sort through food donations during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
County Supervisor Andy Berg carries donations during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
County Supervisor Andy Berg carries a box of perishable food down stairs to coolers during the Freezin' for a Reason event at Grace Lutheran Church.
