December 18, 2019
Sometimes Santa is a petite brunette
BY TYSON SMEDSTAD
More than anything, I want to teach my children that people matter, everyone matters. Little Lunches Organizer Dawn Kolden said. “Treat people with kindness and compassion.
This is just how Dawn Kolden is.
“Dawn is a treasure. She is one of the of selfless, caring people I know, always choosing to stay in the background, publicly thankful and grateful to others who support the project,” Elementary Principal Shelly Fuller said.
This sentiment is echoed throughout the community.
“Our community is so lucky to have her leading the charge,” Teresa Souza said.
Kolden and Souza have been friends for many years and volunteer on St. Paul Lutherans Parish Education committee.
This is just how Dawn Kolden is.
“Dawn is a treasure. She is one of the of selfless, caring people I know, always choosing to stay in the background, publicly thankful and grateful to others who support the project,” Elementary Principal Shelly Fuller said.
This sentiment is echoed throughout the community.
“Our community is so lucky to have her leading the charge,” Teresa Souza said.
Kolden and Souza have been friends for many years and volunteer on St. Paul Lutherans Parish Education committee.
Little Lunches
Kolden, and her daughter Kimberly were instrumental in starting the Little Lunches Program at the elementary and high school.
“Currently there are 34 children in the program, but the number fluctuates as families come and go,” Kolden said.
The inspiration for the program came from some 4-H students and leaders taking at trip to Fargo to do a service project for the Great Plains Food Bank. The group packed over 1,000 “Backpack Buddies.” After listening to some facts about hunger in North Dakota, Kimberly told Kolden, “Mom we have to do something,” and that’s where the inspiration for Little
Kolden, and her daughter Kimberly were instrumental in starting the Little Lunches Program at the elementary and high school.
“Currently there are 34 children in the program, but the number fluctuates as families come and go,” Kolden said.
The inspiration for the program came from some 4-H students and leaders taking at trip to Fargo to do a service project for the Great Plains Food Bank. The group packed over 1,000 “Backpack Buddies.” After listening to some facts about hunger in North Dakota, Kimberly told Kolden, “Mom we have to do something,” and that’s where the inspiration for Little
