Pass it on

Pass It On donates $10,000 for preschool curriculum

Jun 18, 2025

On a recent Thursday morning, a couple of weeks before the last day of school, I experienced the joy of visiting a group of kids, ages 3 and 4, at Bluff View Elementary School in Lake City. Their happy energy early in the morning made up for the caffeine I missed leaving the house before my second...

Pass It On donates $10,000 for preschool tuition assistance

Oct 11, 2023

When I visited Anna Walker’s pre-school class at Bluff View Elementary School recently, it took a little while to set up for the big reveal, but it was worth it. In my pocket was a check from our Pass It On Thrift Shop payable to the pre-school program at Bluff View. The shop is owned and...

Pass It On preschool donation a cause for celebration

Dec 7, 2022

The four-year-old preschool children in Jodi Lundell’s class at Bluff View Elementary School looked like Santa’s helpers after I made a surprise visit the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 30. I wore my animated Christmas hat with flashing lights, a bobbing bell, and music, and explained to the kids...

Zumbro Valley Food Shelf receives Pass It On donation

Mar 4, 2020

On Feb. 20, Pastor David Badgley met up with Pastor Colleen Hoeft at the Zumbro Valley Food Shelf, which is located in the basement of the South Troy Wesleyan Church, six miles south of Zumbro Falls on Highway 63. Pastor Hoeft, who is the director of the food shelf and minister of the South Troy...

Pass It On Thrift Shop supports student skiers

Dec 19, 2019

Pass It On Thrift Shop recently presented a $1,000 donation to Lake City Nordic Ski Club to purchase skis, poles, boots and accessories that are used by the 40 students who participate in the club. The money also will be used for a bus trip to Trego, Wis., where the club members will ski and stay...

Pass It On continues to support local school programs

Oct 9, 2019

Teachers and leaders at Lincoln High School were all smiles as they received financial donations from the Pass It On Thrift Shop in Lake City. The shop, which is owned and operated by the First Congregational Church, UCC, in Lake City, has made annual donations at the start of each school year to...

Pass It On donates to youth baseball/softball

Feb 26, 2019

Longing for summer days on the baseball diamond, Kevin Dather holding his grandson Grayson (right), and the Rev. David S. Badgley took some softball gear to the snow covered McCahill ball field in Lake City on Feb. 22. Rev. Badgley presented a check for $2,000 from the Pass It On Thrift Shop to...

Pass It On donation benefits humane society

Jan 30, 2019

There were big smiles when Rev. David S. Badgley (left) presented a check for $2,000 to Teri Bissonnette (center) and Kari Underdahl who volunteer with the Hiawatha Animal Humane Society (HAHS). The three are standing in front of the HAHS bulletin board posted at Lake City Anytime Fitness, owned...

Thrift shop provides summer hams

Aug 1, 2018

Volunteer workers at the Lake City Food Shelf welcomed the Rev. David Badgley when he arrived with certificates for free hams at the food shelf. The certificates are donated by the Pass It On thrift shop in Lake City, which is owned and operated by the First Congregational Church, UCC, in Lake City...

Pass It On helps provide meals for kids

Jul 11, 2018

The Pass It On thrift shop in Lake City recently donated $1,000 to Lake City Public Schools to help families in need of assistance with delinquent meal accounts. These funds help ensure that every student in the school district has access to proper nutrition on a daily basis. Superintendent of...