Ozarks Food Harvest officials, at left, Oct. 13 receive a 67,000-pound donation of protein and vegetables from McDonald’s and Tyson Foods Inc. to help families struggling with hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation will help provide more than 55,000 meals through Ozarks Food Harvest’s network of 270 food pantries and meal programs.
Photo provided by Mid-Missouri Bank
SHARED CELEBRATION
Coinciding with the Oct. 8 opening of Mid-Missouri Bank’s newly built Springfield branch 1615 E. Independence St., the financial institution made donations to three local nonprofits: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks, Springfield Sertoma and The Victim Center. At right, Dan Derges, the bank’s community president, joins Susan Mellentine, BBBSO’s development director, and Brian Riedy, Mid-Missouri Bank’s CEO, for one of the gift presentations. Each received a $3,500 check.
SBJ photo by Christine Temple
MIW AT MOON TOWN
Springfield Business Journal Publisher Jennifer Jackson welcomes a limited attendance crowd to the 2020 Most Influential Women awards Oct. 9 at The Barley House at Moon Town Crossing. Each of the 20 honorees could bring one guest, to meet capacity restrictions, and SBJ broadcast the event on YouTube. About 60 people attended in person, and there were nearly 190 views of the webcast.
SBJ photo by Christine Temple
MIW AT MOON TOWN
At the 2020 Most Influential Women awards Oct. 9 at The Barley House at Moon Town Crossing, each of the 20 honorees could bring one guest, to meet capacity restrictions. SBJ broadcast the event on YouTube. About 60 people attended in person, and there were nearly 190 views of the webcast. Above, honoree Jennifer Charleston of the Springfield Police Department takes a picture with her award and guest, Lindsay Haymes Seifried.