peters memorial fund

Family of Rich O’Flaherty donates to Peters Memorial Fund

Jun 11, 2025

Each fall, the family of the late Rich O’Flaherty hosts a classic car cruise to honor his memory and celebrate his love for community. This spring, they extended that legacy of giving by donating $500 to the Peters Memorial Fund (PMF). “The donation reflects the O’Flaherty family’s ongoing...

City bestows its highest honor on Peters Memorial Fund

Sep 11, 2024

The Lake City City Council presented a Key to the City, the city’s highest honor, to the Peters Memorial Fund at the council’s Sept. 9 regular meeting. Created to honor the memory of the late Tessica Peters and her son, Sawyer, the non-profit supports school-age children with initiatives like...

Rotary club presents $4,800 in donations to local efforts

Aug 14, 2024

On Aug. 12, your Lake City Rotary awarded amazing ladies $1,600 for their organizations. Recipients were teacher Angie Haviland for the Tiger Terrace outdoor classroom project at Lincoln High School, Becky Laqua for the Lake City Music Boosters, and Katie Christensen and Katie Rawlings for the...

For spreading love, Peters Memorial Fund are Water Ski Days parade grand marshals

Jun 26, 2024

In what may be a Water Ski Days first, the group behind the Peters Memorial Fund will be the grand marshals for the 2024 Water Ski Days grand parade on Sunday, June 20, in Lake City. “Well we have never done a group like this before in the history we have on file,” said Heidi Schwer, the parade...

Community foundation donates $2,000 to Peters Memorial Fund

May 22, 2024

The Peters Memorial Fund announced in a news release that it “is a proud recipient of a $2,000 grant from the Greater Lake City Community Foundation. The grant will help the Peters Memorial Fund cover the cost of prom fees and Driver’s Education classes for local students needing financial...

Peters Memorial Fund presents Spread Love gear to Gov. Walz at community fishing opener event

May 15, 2024

The Peters Memorial Fund presented Gov. Tim Walz with a Spread Love package on Friday, May 10. The group said they “were thrilled for the opportunity to tell him a little bit about their organization and how they spread love within the community.” Representing the Peters Memorial Fund are Knox...

Tiger track teams Spread Love

Apr 24, 2024

The Lake City High School girls and boys track teams came together to raise over $900 for Peter’s Memorial Fund by organizing a t-shirt order, the fund said in a news release. “The best part is that the team will proudly wear these special T-shirts with our ‘Spread Love’ message on the days of...

FFA donates blankets to Spread Love

Mar 13, 2024

At the February FFA meeting, Lake City FFA members spent time making tie blankets. They chose to donate the blankets to Spread Love to be able to have them go back to members of the Lake City community. Pictured, from left, are Katie Rawlings, Dena Huettl, Karl Meyer, Danielle Hegge, Alison...

Tiger dancers spread love with $4,000 donation to Peters Memorial Fund

Feb 14, 2024

The Lake City High School dance team sold Spread Love apparel this year at the Lake City Dance Invite in December. The dance team donated $4,000 to Peters Memorial Fund in honor of Michelle McElmury. Lake City dance team team and coaches are pictured above wearing Spread Love shirts. 

Greater Lake City Community Foundation grants $2,000 to Peters Memorial Fund

Sep 6, 2023

Heather Banks of the Greater Lake City Community Foundation presented a $2,000 grant to the Peters Memorial Fund, which provides assistance to area children in honor of teacher Tessica Peters and her son, Sawyer. Pictured, from left, are Katie Rawlings, Dena Huettl, Cari Kohrs, Heather Banks, Abby...