Delaware County Pay It Forward, Iowa

10/10/2026

Thank you so much for the generous donation Country Cruisers Manchester !

10/02/2026

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kamille Milroy. Kamille was a friend of Delaware County Pay It Forward, and we are grateful for the kindness and support she shared with our community.

Kamille spent many years teaching children to play piano and especially cherished time with her family. We send our heartfelt condolences to everyone who loved her.

A GoFundMe has been organized to help support Kamille’s family with upcoming expenses. If you would like to contribute or share the fundraiser, you can find it here:

My name Is Kari Klaes, I am a long time friend and classmate of Kamille Milroy!… Kari Klaes needs your support for Support for Kamille Milroy and Her Family

10/01/2026

CHRISTMAS HOPE BEEF RAFFLE! 🎄 🎁

09/29/2026

Hey supporters!!

🤩We made the top 3 for a $1000 donation from Comelec Internet Services - VOTE for us!!

❤️ MANCHESTER, IT’S TIME TO VOTE! ❤️
We’ve narrowed down the nominations to 3 finalists for our $1,000 Comelec Cares donation, and now it’s up to YOU!
Which organization should receive $1,000 for our Manchester community?
1️⃣ Manchester Vitality Endowment Fund
2️⃣ Delaware County, Pay it Forward
3️⃣ Wyatt's Warriors
👇 COMMENT 1, 2, OR 3 BELOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE!
Voting ends October 2nd, 2026 . The organization with the most votes will receive the $1,000 Comelec Cares donation! ❤️
One vote per person.
You do not need to be a Comelec customer to vote.

09/27/2026

 FINAL THREE DAYS to get your raffle tickets for our quarter beef raffle to help fund Christmas Hope for kids and elderly neighbors in Delaware County

$20 each or six for $100
Live drawing Wednesday night at 7 PM
Each quarter is over $1200 value
TWO WINNERS!

Reach out to get your tickets today!

09/15/2026

Thank you to Set & Go Rentals! Highly recommend them for your events. They were so easy to work with from start to finish for our Family Fun Fest this summer - even with a last minute reschedule due to weather! Communication was great, and coordinating both pickup and drop-off of the tables was simple and convenient. Excellent service, dependable, and everything went exactly as planned. We’ll definitely use them again for future events!

09/10/2026

‼️ONLY 1000 TICKETS AVAILABLE - get yours before they're gone‼️

🥩🎄 QUARTER BEEF RAFFLE FOR CHRISTMAS HOPE! 🎄🥩

Delaware County Pay It Forward is kicking off something BRAND NEW this year — and this is a BIG one!

We’re raffling off TWO quarters of premium Delaware County Fair 4-H beef, which means *TWO WINNERS* will each take home more than 130 pounds of prepackaged beef valued at more than $1,200 per quarter!

🥩 WHAT’S IN A QUARTER?

Each winner will receive 130 pounds of ground beef, ribeye steaks, New York strip steaks, sirloin steaks, beef tenderloin, round steaks, chuck roasts, arm roasts, sirloin tip roast, rump roast and stew meat.

That’s a whole lot of beef for a $20 raffle ticket!

But the best part of this raffle is what those ticket sales will help us do. ❤️

🎄 This Christmas marks the SEVENTH YEAR of Delaware County Pay It Forward’s Christmas Hope program.

ALL PROCEEDS from this raffle benefit Christmas Hope, helping us continue making the holidays a little brighter for children, seniors and disabled individuals right here in Delaware County.

🎟️ RAFFLE DETAILS

🥩 TWO WINNERS — one quarter beef each
💰 $1,200+ value EACH
🥩 130+ lbs. of take-home beef per winner
🎟️ *$20 each or 6 for $100*
📅 Live drawing Wednesday, September 30
📦 Prepackaged and processed by Edgewood Locker

🎟️ TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!

Purchase tickets from any of these Delaware County Pay It Forward board members: Missy McIntyre • Melissa Coates • Michelle Ries • Nicki Klein • Carrie Crane • Melissa Hauschild • Teri Klaren • Susan Schaul • KeriAnne Schmidt

🥩 TWICE THE BEEF. TWICE THE HOPE. 🎄

Two winners. More than $1,200 in beef for each winner. And every ticket sold helps us bring Christmas Hope to Delaware County. ❤️

Please SHARE this post and help us spread the word about our brand-new raffle!

09/04/2026

Recently, our very own Kristi Willenbring accepted a grant check on our behalf from DelCo Ag. 🥰

💙 We are humbled and grateful for all community support we receive through the year for all organizations and individuals. Without them, we can not continue to do what we do to help those in need in our community!💙

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✨FOR PRESS RELEASE FROM DelCo Ag:✨

In recognition of September Hunger Awareness Month, DelCo Ag was proud to present Delaware County Pay It Forward Hope Gap Program with a $500 donation. We are grateful for the work the Delaware County Pay It Forward does to help individuals and families facing challenges in our community. We are pleased to contribute to an organization focused on creating connections, providing support and helping people move forward.

As a partnership of the Delaware County Farm Bureau, Cattlemen, Pork Producers and Dairy Promoters, feeding people is at the heart of what agriculture is all about. Our fundraising events give us an opportunity to take that commitment beyond the farm and put it directly to work in our own community.

This year's donations were made possible through the tremendous support of our sponsors, volunteers and community members who participated in Brunch in the Barn and the DelCo Ag Classic. Their support allowed us to raise funds that can now be put to work by organizations like yours.

We recognize that a check is only one small part of the work of addressing food insecurity. You are the ones on the front lines—serving families, filling shelves, connecting people with resources and making sure help is available when it is needed. We are honored to be able to play a small part in supporting that work.

09/02/2026

🥩🎫 Don't forget about our Beef Raffle going on!!

🎄🎁 Funds Raised to support our 2026 Christmas Hope Program! ❤️💚

✨ Reach out to any board member today to get yours!
Missy Heims McIntyre
Melissa Messer Coates
Kristi Willenbring
Michelle Ries
Carrie Crane
Nicki Klein
Teri Klaren
KeriAnne Schmidt
Rachel Polito
Susie Schaul
Melissa Hauschild
Recker

🥩🎄 QUARTER BEEF RAFFLE FOR CHRISTMAS HOPE! 🎄🥩

Delaware County Pay It Forward is kicking off something BRAND NEW this year — and this is a BIG one!

We’re raffling off TWO quarters of premium Delaware County Fair 4-H beef, which means *TWO WINNERS* will each take home more than 130 pounds of prepackaged beef valued at more than $1,200 per quarter!

🥩 WHAT’S IN A QUARTER?

Each winner will receive 130 pounds of ground beef, ribeye steaks, New York strip steaks, sirloin steaks, beef tenderloin, round steaks, chuck roasts, arm roasts, sirloin tip roast, rump roast and stew meat.

That’s a whole lot of beef for a $20 raffle ticket!

But the best part of this raffle is what those ticket sales will help us do. ❤️

🎄 This Christmas marks the SEVENTH YEAR of Delaware County Pay It Forward’s Christmas Hope program.

ALL PROCEEDS from this raffle benefit Christmas Hope, helping us continue making the holidays a little brighter for children, seniors and disabled individuals right here in Delaware County.

🎟️ RAFFLE DETAILS

🥩 TWO WINNERS — one quarter beef each
💰 $1,200+ value EACH
🥩 130+ lbs. of take-home beef per winner
🎟️ *$20 each or 6 for $100*
📅 Live drawing Wednesday, September 30
📦 Prepackaged and processed by Edgewood Locker

🎟️ TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW!

Purchase tickets from any of these Delaware County Pay It Forward board members: Missy McIntyre • Melissa Coates • Michelle Ries • Nicki Klein • Carrie Crane • Melissa Hauschild • Teri Klaren • Susan Schaul • KeriAnne Schmidt

🥩 TWICE THE BEEF. TWICE THE HOPE. 🎄

Two winners. More than $1,200 in beef for each winner. And every ticket sold helps us bring Christmas Hope to Delaware County. ❤️

Please SHARE this post and help us spread the word about our brand-new raffle!