Woodmen help through auction, meat sale

With the help of Modern Woodmen's national Matching Funds Program, members from Cape Girardeau raised funds to help Tom Kuehn through a pie auction and a smoked meat sale. The event raised $2,537. Funds were matched by the Modern Woodmen home office for a total of $5,037 donated by the camp.

Modern Woodmen Cape Girardeau members are part of a nationwide network of camps that annually reach out to people and programs in their communities with fundraising activities.

"In appreciation for camp members' hard work, our organization's home office matches funds raised up to $2,500 on approved projects," said Marci Mann, Modern Woodmen camp secretary. "And thanks to the hard work of members, Modern Woodmen is able to make donations totaling nearly $4 million annually."

Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal life insurance organization, provides life insurance, annuities and fraternal programs for many Americans. The society's Cape Girardeau camp provides a number of volunteer service and social activities for local members.

Call Charles Blumenberg at 651-0030 for more information.