FIREFIGHTERS BELIEVE IT WAS VACANT. THERE’S CONTROVERSY DOWN IN CRESTON CALENDAR FEATURING A PICTURE OF THE TOWN’S NEARLY NAKED MAYOR. CAN’T HELP THE PEOPLE. IT’S INTENDED TO HELP. THE ORGANIZERS WANTED TO GIVE SOME OF THE CALENDAR PROFITS TO A LOCAL FOOD PANTRY. BUT NOW FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM MANAGER SAYS IT DOESN’T WANT ANY OF THE MONEY FROM THAT FUNDRAISER. KCCI 8 SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF THE BREWERY BEHIND THE CALENDAR WHO SAYS OTHER FOOD PANTRY REPRESENTATIVES TELL HER THE PROGRAM MANAGER DOESN’T SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE FOOD PANTRY ORGANIZATION. AS A RESULT, NO MONEY HAS CHANGE
Creston Food Shelf manager says pantry doesn’t want funds from calendar featuring mayor
The organizers of a ‘Father Figures’ calendar in Creston, which featured a partially nude photo of the mayor of Creston, wanted to give some of the calendar profits to a local food pantry.The calendar caused controversy, but also generated dozens of sales.Now, in a statement published in the Creston News Advertiser, the food pantry’s program manager says it does not want funding from the calendar sales.KCCI spoke with the owner of Hot Air Brewing, who is behind the calendar. She says other food pantry representatives tell her that the program manager doesn’t speak for the whole food pantry organization.As a result, no money has changed hands yet.
The organizers of a ‘Father Figures’ calendar in Creston, which featured a partially nude photo of the mayor of Creston, wanted to give some of the calendar profits to a local food pantry.
The calendar caused controversy, but also generated dozens of sales.
Now, in a statement published in the Creston News Advertiser, the food pantry’s program manager says it does not want funding from the calendar sales.
KCCI spoke with the owner of Hot Air Brewing, who is behind the calendar. She says other food pantry representatives tell her that the program manager doesn’t speak for the whole food pantry organization.
As a result, no money has changed hands yet.
