This has been a big week for the Food Bank of Siouxland. They had to purchase a truckload of food for the first time in several years – a step they needed to take to bring food levels back up on the floor of the warehouse. With demand far outpacing supply, they simply were…Read More »
Siouxland states will get some money. via Mortgage Settlement.
The entrepreneur who proposes the winning business entry in the 2012 Innovation Market not only will land a $5,000 cash award, but a place to jump-start the business, officials with the Sioux City Growth Organization will announce today. CENTURY 21 ProLink will donate office space for the start-up business in the corporate suites at 306 Virginia…Read More »
Siouxland housing market possibly on upswing.
Heaviest Turkey The greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey is 86 pounds for a stag named Tyson reared by Philip Cook of Leacroft Turkeys Ltd., Peterborough, United Kingdom. It won the last annual “heaviest turkey” competition, held in London on December 12, 1989, and was auctioned for charity for a record £4,400 (then…Read More »
The Gospel Mission is NOT a United Way agency, nor we do receive any government funding (on a national, state or municipal level). Yet with the economic downturn, we are inundated with requests for assistance with rent, utility bills, gas, bus transportation and more…on a daily basis. Most of the time, people walking through our…Read More »
The Gospel Mission Thrift Store generates revenue for our ministry from donated clothing that never gets sold. Hmmm…you may ask “How does that work?” The clothing we receive that is either stained, torn or missing buttons is placed into our baler. We’ve contracted with a company to pick up our baled clothing (and baled cardboard)…Read More »
as of September 2011 – provided by Home Builders Association of Greater Siouxland ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 Sioux City, IA 60 47 49 44 40 20 Union County, SD 79 72 78 50 28 South Sioux City, NE 18 14 17 15 12 12 Provided by “The Tool Box” put out by the Home…Read More »
The Gospel Mission has seen a dramatic increase in the number of individuals seeking financial assistance from us. Whether they’re asking for relief to help pay their rent, energy bill, water bill, or for a tank of gas, we continue to have a multitude of people requesting support from us on a daily basis. Unfortunately the number…Read More »
The Gospel Mission has given away nearly $1,200.00/week in clothing & miscellaneous items through our Thrift Store this year. The total # of giveaway items last month was 4,398…which comprised of men’s, women & children’s clothing, household goods, furniture & miscellaneous items. All of their “Friends in Need” each receive $20/month in vouchers to use…Read More »
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