Donations to add new recreation to Le Sueur - Southernminn.com
Le Sueur Parks and Recreation Director Layne Wilbright was and Le Sueur reaped the major donations from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation and Treasures in Town as a result. The Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation is located in Rochester, and according to Foundation Directory Online had granted over $1 million through 2013. The organization focuses on giving to important services and groups within Minnesota cities and... This time, the organization is donating $12,000 to the City of Le Sueur for new hockey glass to be installed along the bleachers at the ice rink inside the Le Sueur Community Center. The current glass installed along the bleacher side stands at five feet, and spectators sit at eye-level or higher with the top of each sheet. "The majority of the bleachers will be shielded with the new glass," Wilbright said. The improvement comes at the tail-end of a community center project stretching over the last few years in Le Sueur, and with so much money invested in the cause recently, the facility will need fundraising and grants to make any improvements in... "The community center is the number one amenity in the community," Wilbright said. Treasures in Town, a non-profit thrift store located in downtown Le Sueur, has been giving back to the. Source: www.southernminn.com
