*/Val Lemkau, First National Bank-Brandon branch manager and Aaron Hansen of the local Pizza Ranch, present Brandon Elementary Principal Merle Horst with free pizza and chicken coupons and a Christmas movie for 12 local familes. Jill Meier/BV Journal
*/For the third year, Full Circle Tattoo artists Miranda Koltze and Ryan Ford offered half-price tattoo sessions in exchange for toys ($25 and up) that were gathered for the Children’s Home Society in Sioux Falls. Ford said they’ve scheduled more than 200 tattoos through the promotion. “We’ve met a lot of really great people and heard a lot of stories,” Ford said, “and of all the places, we thought this would be the most beneficial.” Jill Meier/BV Journal
*/Shauna Allmon, owner of Serenity Massage in Brandon, presents a donation of $918.80 to Linda Weber, executive director of the Brandon Area Food Pantry. Over six weeks, 72 of Allmon’s clients donated to the worthy cause. “We touch people’s lives every day, and they were very receptive to giving back,” Allmon said. Jill Meier/BV Journal
*/On behalf of retired staff from the Brandon Valley School District, Bill Miller (right) presents Brandon Community Foundation president Bob Logan with a crisp $100 bill. While the Brandon Valley School District foots the bill for the annual retired teachers luncheon – held Dec. 6 at Brandon Lutheran Church – a hat is passed to cover postage for invites and tip. After bills were paid, Miller said it was decided to donate the extra $100 to the Brandon Community Foundation. Submitted photo.
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