Local Charities
NKM Crooked Trails Snowmobile Club held a benefit for Cindy Fellenz of Campbellsport. She suffered serious injuries in
winter when she was outside in the bitter cold temperatures. The $6000 raised
will assist her with medical and living expenses. The club would like to
thank the area businesses who helped us raise the money by donating raffle
items, food, and other items.
In early February 2011, members of the club were on an overnight
snowmobile trip when they heard the news that nine girls from Cambellsport High
School were
involved in a deadly crash. As you can imagine with only hearing bits and
pieces and knowing that some of us mostly likely would know some of the girls
and their families, the weekend held a cloud over us. We would later learn that
2 died at the scene and a third one lost her life soon after. The club
donated $50 to
each of the nine families to help with their expenses.
Section 7:10 of our bylaws read: Crooked Trails Foundation: The Corporation is to set aside a minimum of
10% of its annual proceeds from all fundraisers for local charities and
donations to other non-profit corporations.
The amount of the fund is to be determined from the prior year financial
reports no later than the November meeting of the new year. As club funds allow, the membership will
allow a larger allocation to the Crooked Trails Foundation.
Although each year we make donations
based on need, donations in the past have been made to:
v Multiple
Sclerosis Society
v American
Cancer Society
v Lymphoma
and Leukemia Society
v Needy
families in the area
v Christmas
gifts to the Beachwood Nursing Home
v Other
local snowmobile clubs
v Long
Lake Youth Baseball team
v Lions
Club in Dundee
v Sportsman
Club in Dundee
v College
scholarships for students at Campbellsport High School
v Long
Lake Water Patrol for safety equipment
v Wisconsin
Association of Snowmobile Clubs
v Fond
du Lac Snowmobile Association
v Dundee Mill Park
v Sent needy child to camp for kids with disabilities
v Donation to teenager who lost father in a cycle accident
v Playground
equipment to the Dundee Sportsman’s Park
v
Playground
equipment to the Campbellsport’s Fireman’s Park
v Donation to Mike Bord a
cancer patient
v Donated two picnic tables to the Dundee Sportsman’s Park
v Vets Wall of Healing
v Kewaskum 911 Memorial
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We have also provided
community support by doing the following:
v Volunteering
members to both snowmobile and non-snowmobile fundraisers in other local clubs
v Volunteering
members to help the local Dundee Mill Park
v Providing
challenged kids with snowmobile rides
v Hosting
a hospitality room at the AWSC workshops