HEART OF THE FARM DINNER

[William DeMarco]

Hi John,

You’re invited to the HEART OF THE FARM DINNER!

My wife, Claudia, and I have been founding members of this organization for 14+ years and have seen it through some lean and more successful years. We have carefully grown this non-profit from at request of Dennis and Bailey, the owners of Happy Heart Farm. They were providing farm shares to families in need and wanted to do more for the community.

Since Dennis and Bailey retired, the organization has changed its name to The Vegetable Connection and works with six CSA (Community Supporting Agriculture) farms in Northern Colorado. It connect families in need with these farms on a sliding scale subsidy. 

We are also growing that network of farms, who are paid at market rates, as part of our resilience efforts. The organization has only two part time employees, an Executive Director, Nicole, and a Program Manager, Jill.  

Our Mission

Improve Northern Colorado’s food resilience by supporting families in need with increased access to nutritious vegetables from our partner farms and nutrition education.

Our Values

We have built our organization on the following values:

• Everyone should have access to nutritious food no matter what his or her level of income.
• Supporting local farms that grow using sustainable methods is important for food security and economic development.
• It is important for people to understand how to grow, prepare and preserve food so they can make informed choices about what they eat and how it affects their health.
• Participating in a community nourishes the soul.

My accomplished cajon (hand drum) player friend, Kyle, and I will be playing music for 

the occasion. We hope you’ll  support us by joining 

the festivities!

More info: TheVegetableConnection.org

Regards,

Bill DeMarco

(585)230-7372

[John Kefalas]

Hello Bill,

I am interested in attending and/or supporting this very worthwhile cause with a donation if I am unable to attend. I will be doing an overnight camping trip with our 7-year old granddaughter and her mom the night before and should be back in town before 6:30 PM. Is there a way to pay with a check at the door if I can make it to the fundraiser - to avoid the $9 service fee? It looks like the event will take place at a location on Michaud Lane. Thank you, and I will place this in my calendar as a maybe.

	John Kefalas (he/him) County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

[William DeMarco]

Hi John,

We’d love to see you there and very much appreciate your support. 

Thank you for thinking of the expense to process tickets. Every dollar counts! 

We will accept payment at the dinner and can also take a check sent to our address. We’ll be sure that you’re on the guest list.

Please make a check payable to The Vegetable Connection. You can send it to the following address if that works better:

The Vegetable Connection

813 Kimball Rd

Fort Collins, CO 80521

I can come to the County Office Building to pick a check up, if that is easier for you. Just let me know. 

Regards,

Bill DeMarco

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On Aug 11, 2024, at 6:54 PM, John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:



[William DeMarco]

Hi John,

My apologies! I’m all thumbs!

Our address is:

913 Kimball Rd

Fort Collins, CO 80521

Regards,

Bill

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On Aug 11, 2024, at 7:05 PM, William DeMarco <wlde...@icloud.com> wrote:

Hi John,

We’d love to see you there and very much appreciate your support. 

Thank you for thinking of the expense to process tickets. Every dollar counts! 

We will accept payment at the dinner and can also take a check sent to our address. We’ll be sure that you’re on the guest list.

Please make a check payable to The Vegetable Connection. You can send it to the following address if that works better: