Thank you to these community members who worked hard to make Harvest Fest and Harvest 5K 2018 on Saturday, Sept. 15 a success!

• Sue Adams, Health Access MN

• Janet Anderson, APAC Austin and Matchbox Children’s Theatre

• Amanda Barber, Hormel Historic Home

• Sandy Forstner, Austin Area Chamber of Commerce

• Marie Fryer, Downtown Association

• Karen Fuerstenberg, Mayo Clinic Health System

• Da’Nela Higgins, DH Consulting and Mower Refreshed

• Holly Johnson, Hormel Historic Home;

• Sara Lee, Mayo Clinic and Mower Refreshed

• Tedd Maxfield, YMCA

• Kelsey Ritchey, Austin Area Arts

• Debarah Smith, Mower Refreshed

• Amy Surdy, Mayo Clinic Health System

• Tim Ruzek, Cedar River Watershed District

Thank you to Mayo Clinic Health System for donating the Harvest Fest Grand Prize gift certificate of $500 redeemable at Rydjor Bike or the Austin YMCA. Many thanks, also, to the businesses and organizations who donated more than $1,000 in door prizes.

Thank you to those who volunteered the day of the event, including:

• Austin High School National Honor Society

• Dennis Hagan and the Boy Scouts

• Grand Meadow Student Cord Volunteer Program

• Riverland Ag Students

• Winona Nursing Program Students

And many thanks to the 48 runners in the Harvest 5K and the 283 people who participated in Harvest Fest!  Sixty-four pounds of food were collected for the Salvation Army, and $814.25 raised for area food shelves.  Be sure to Save The Date of Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019,  for next year’s Harvest Fest!

For more information and a full list of all who helped with Harvest Fest visit harvestfestaustin.com.

Marie Fryer, Harvest Fest Co-Chair