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The Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City was the topic of a program presented by Community Relations Manager Alan Lubert during the annual meeting of the Grundy County Farm Bureau on Thursday night, Sept. 19. Lubert said there are four Ronald McDonald Houses in Kansas City, providing 87 bedrooms for families needing a place to stay while their seriously ill children were hospitalized. Revenues come from various fundraising activities, including the collection of tabs from aluminum cans, which last year raised over $15,000 toward the $4 million budget which funds operations of the house. There are 25 staff members and over 200 volunteers. Those attending the meeting brought non-perishable items to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. During the business meeting, Suzi Beck of Trenton R-9 School and Rebecca Steinhoff of Pleasant View R-6 School were presented Farm Bureau mini-grants by Board President David Meservey. Board members were re-elected and resolutions were adopted for presentation at the state Farm Bureau meeting in December. Around 75 persons attended the meeting.
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