Mid-Sioux, local businesses team up for warm clothing help

Warm clothing for children this winter is a goal that has Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc., partnering with local businesses.

Area residents may help the cause by purchasing a mitten at participating businesses for $1. Proceeds from the sale of the "mittens" will go toward purchasing hats, boots, scarves, coats and other warm clothing items for children.

Mittens may be purchased at the following businesses located in the five service counties of Mid-Sioux:

Le Mars -- 4 Brothers Bar & Grill or Mr. P's Pizza and Sports Grill

Remsen - Mrs. B's Convenience Store, American Bank, or Majeres Food Town

Cherokee -- Fareway or Hy-Vee.

Ida Grove -- Pizza Hut, Pronto or Food pride

Rock Rapids -- Sunshine Foods

Sioux Center -- Sioux Per Stop, Hy-Vee or Culvers.

Mid-Sioux is a community action agency serving Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux Counties in fighting poverty on the local level.

Mid-Sioux was started in 1965 with a mission to meet individual and community needs through educational, health, financial and outreach services.

Among the programs and services offered by Mid-Sioux to help low-income families change their lives include Head Start; Early Head Start; Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R); Women, Infants & Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC); maternal health; child health; Family Development & Self Sufficiency (FaDDS); Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP); weatherization, outreach and emergency services.