Pictured above are Community Services staff members: Lisa Peterson, Worth County Outreach Director; Amy Smith, Gentry County Outreach Director; Cathy Rybolt, Special Projects, Nodaway County; Sam O’Riley, Atchison County Outreach Director; Carla Whetzel, Operations Director, Nodaway County; Sydney Lyle, Nodaway County Outreach Director; and Kary Nelson, Holt County Outreach Director. (Submitted photo)
Atchison County Community Services held its annual back-to-school fair Wednesday, July 26, at the Tarkio Community Building. A total of 91 children and 42 families were served that day.
Families walked around to different tables gathering information. Tables included Boy Scouts, University of Missouri Extension, C.A.R.E., Community Hospital-Fairfax, Social Welfare Board, Connections Counseling and Wellness, North Star, Atchison County Library, Easter Seals, Young at Heart Resources, Atchison County Health Department, Atchison County Head Start, Community Services, Brooke Vette and Autumn Murry, and Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments.
On their way out the door, those attending picked up a snow cone from Connections Counseling and Wellness, school supplies, and hygeine supplies.
Donors for the event included: Annette Kaplan, Atchison County Veterinary Clinic, Beta Sigma Phi, Bob and Amy Sefrit, Ed Salmond, CPA, Fairfax Agency, Fairfax Christian Church, Fairfax Kiwanis Club, Fairfax Optimist Club, Fairfax Methodist Church Women, Golden Triangle, Kelly’s Welding, Mark and Frances Stockstill, Quality Auto Repair, Roger and Suzanne Southard, Salvation Army, Tarkio First Baptist Church, Tarkio Rotary Club, Tarkio/Westboro Ministerial Alliance, and True 2 U Auto Body & Repair.
