Post Messenger Recorder -

A fundaiser was held last weekend for the Monticello Empty Stocking. There were lots of great activities including a trap shoot, and train rides. The motto for the Monticello Empty Stocking Fund, which is open year around, is Need Knows No Season.

Mark Updike and Crew put on a hog roast and DJ Hunter Brewer of Albany provided music. A new event this year was the Fall Pie Contest.

The FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) group gets the sizes for the children, then they go shopping at ShopKo and Farm and Fleet to pick out what the specific children need. The clothing is marked in a certain manner which allows it to be exchanged for a more proper fit, but with the marking system used, the clothing can't be returned for a cash refund. Anyone wanting to make a contribution to the Monticello Empty Stocking Fund can drop off a financial contribution at Greenwoods State Bank in Monticello.