Laura Rannals from Area Residential Care dropped in the other day to drop off the Runde's Community Supoprt Truck. Area Residential Care is a non-profit agency that serves people with mental or other devolopmental disabilities. They have grown to serve about 300 adults with disabilites and about 300 staff members in Dubuque (the headqurters), Dyersville, and Manchester. They will soon be moving to the old Econofoods building off of JFK.
The Community Support Truck was used to help move items and goods to and from A.Y. McDonald Park in Dubuque where they held the 2010 Corporate & Community Games. Laura Explains that the Corporate & Community games is the annual fundraiser for Area Residential Care. The event takes place on the second Wednesday of every June. Teams of eight to ten people sign up to play silly games to support Area Residential Care. There were ten games total this year and you may be asking; "what entails a silly game?" How about shooting rubber chickens through a water ballon launcher to score points? As long as you are over 18 you can join a team. This year they had 40 teams and the winning team went home with some goodies. 
Money from the event goes towards different needs within Area Residential Care and the support of all of the participants, sponsors and spectators really help the cause. This is the third year that Residential Care has borrowed the Runde's Community Support Truck for help with the event. Laura stresses, "The truck was a HUGE help. It would not have gone as smoothly without it. It gives you that peace of mind that everything is loaded and ready to go for the event when you have other things to worry about."
To learn more about Area Residentail Care visit their website: www.arearesidentialcare.org/ and help support these great non-profit agency's that do everything in their power to help the community.
4 responses to “Runde's Community Service Truck Helps With Silly Games”
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Jul 20, 2010 at 6:39 PM I think this is a great thing you are doing for the community. Keep up the good work
Jul 21, 2010 at 11:43 PM Cool story. Way to go Runde's. I bought my Silverado there last year.
Jul 21, 2010 at 11:48 PM My sister actually used the Runde truck when her school had to transport some larger items to a different facility. I know that she was very thankful. We both have been Runde customers for a long time.
Jul 21, 2010 at 11:54 PM It's good to know that this service is avalable for non-profits. We'll keep it in mind. Enjoy the Runde newsletters and updates.