Midwest Family Lending Blog

Midwest Family Lending has chosen to support The Pink Tractor Foundation in the month of May and we encourage you to as well.

Bringing Families Together to Fight Cancer.  Each year, the amount raised at the Country Carnival has grown and in June, 2016 – at the fifth annual event – over $60,000 was raised. In one attendee’s words, the Country Carnival is nearly a “national holiday” in the community.  Although the tractor is pink, the Brommel family wants to make it clear that the Foundation’s support is not limited to individuals facing breast cancer.  Funds have been given to survivors of all types of cancer, including, but not limited to, breast cancer, brain cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, leukemia, melanoma and many others.

 The sixth annual Country Carnival is scheduled for Saturday, June 10, 2017 and is located at 3845-G50 Highway, St. Charles, which is at the home of Tom and Marilyn Brommel (and is also referred to as the “Brommel Party Shed”).  Auction items are accepted at any time.  The Foundation can be reached through its Facebook page or at pinktractorfoundation@gmail.com.  Donations can be mailed to 3845-G50 Highway, St. Charles, Iowa 50240. 

Who doesn’t love fresh coffee??

In the month of March Midwest Family Lending Corp donated $1600 to Freedom Blend Coffee, a Freedom for Youth Enterprise.

In the month of April Midwest Family Lending has chosen to support The Ronald McDonald House.  Please click the logo to learn more.

The Ronald McDonald House here in Des Moines has served as a beacon of family togetherness since 1981.  Our mission of enriching the quality of life for children and their families is what we have done for over 10,000 families since we opened our doors 36 years ago.  We serve families that have critically ill children being treated in our local hospitals.  We provide housing, meals and all amenities during this trying time so that families can focus their attention on the treatment of their children.

Midwest Family Lending has chosen to support Freedom for Youth in the month of March and we encourage you to as well. 

Freedom for Youth Ministries, founded in Des Moines in 2003, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit on a mission to reach Iowa’s youth. Our role is to unite and empower Christian communities to reach young people from kindergarten through 22-years-old with programs that help them stay in school, learn life skills, prepare for the workplace, and develop healthy relationships. These free programs include tutoring, after-school activities, meals, skills classes, and job training — all centered on the message of saving grace.

Currently, there are Freedom centers in Des Moines, Johnston, Knoxville, Winterset, Mitchellville, Stuart, Perry, Huxley, and Carlisle. Freedom for Youth’s goal is to one day be sharing the Gospel in each of Iowa’s 99 counties!

Freedom Blend Coffee, an enterprise of Freedom for Youth, will be opening later this spring. The full-service coffee shop (just west of the Des Moines campus) will serve as an employment training program for 16 – 22 year olds.

In the month of February Midwest Family Lending donated $1500 to the Children’s Charity of Iowa. If you would like to get more information about Variety- the Children’s Charity of Iowa please click here.

In the month of January Midwest Family Lending donated $1500 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. If you would like to get more information about Cystic Fibrosis please click here.

For the month of December Midwest Family Lending partnered with the Good Samaritan Food Pantry.

According to board member Linda Fuller “This came at a great time as we just moved our location and along with the move came additional expenses.  We greatly appreciate the financial support as we continue to serve our local communities.”

The food pantry is now located at 215 N 11^th Street in Adel in the ADM Administrative Building.  They serve approximately 100 families per month and distribute 110 weekend backpack meals to school children.  The only qualification that is needed is to live in the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn or Van Meter school district.

Thank you for all that you do!

In the month of November Midwest Family Lending donated $1500 to Make A Wish South Dakota. If you would like to get more information about Make A Wish South Dakota please click here.