Lester Prairie Community Chest seeks new members

LESTER PRAIRIE, MN – The current board of the Lester Prairie Community Chest consists of Dale Mensing, Amy Bettcher, Margie Hermann, Ralph Machemehl, Ethel Emich, and Miriam Jilek.

All of them have served for many years. Bettcher, who has been on the board for 17 years, described herself as the newcomer to the group.

Machemehl, Emich, and Jilek have indicated that they plan to retire from the board soon.

The board has asked for volunteers to join the group to keep the organization going, but no one has stepped forward.

The board has had a preliminary discussion with Chris Schultz, a board member of the United Way of McLeod County.

The community chest has agreed to investigate the possibility of a partnership with the United Way.

The group does not want to give up its Lester Prairie identity or the local emergency fund, but there may be ways the two organizations can work together. To read the full story, see the Oct. 12 issue of the Herald Journal.