At Thursday night’s annual meeting of the Hochheim Prairie Branch 131, members voted to donate funds to several local non-profit groups.
Members, who are also policyholders, of the district gather annually to decide how the $5 per policy holder received from Hochheim will be used in their community. Attendees also received a BBQ dinner. The event concluded with drawing for several dozen door prizes.
Members voted to give $1,000 each to the following departments:
- New Waverly Volunteer Fire Department
- Dodge Volunteer Fire Department
- Riverside Volunteer Fire Department
- Thomas Lake Road Volunteer Fire Department
- Oakhurst Volunteer Fire Department
- Pine Prairie Volunteer Fire Department
- Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department
Members also voted to donate up to $500 for new signage at the Good Shepherd Mission.