2010 Benefits
GCFN  in the Community
  • Gavin Jordan Family -- donated a 1,000 watt portable generator to help the family stay mobile while allowing for continued care of their infant son.
  • Provided money to put toward mortgage assistance to a family who recently lost an 18-month old child at a benefit on behalf of the family.
Team Red Plays
Santa in 2009
The GCFN Sleigh Makes Great Deliveries
in Green County in 2010


•Provided fuel oil for an elderly woman who recently lost her husband
•Provided Christmas dinner for several families whom we discovered had that as their only Christmas wish
•Monroe Lions Club (current vendor for the GCFN) joined forces with us to donate funds to provide for eyeware for a young girl dealing with a degenerative eye disease
•Provided several overnight stays at Great Wolf Lodge for families struggling with medical bills and the challenges of raising children with extraordinary health issues and are unable to find “family time” in the process
•Provided food, food and more food to several families (one family raising 6 foster children, a single parent with six children working hard to provide for her family,
•Gave a “Chicago Bears” Christmas to a home-bound 10-year old boy struggling with cancer 
•Helped a single mom with 4 children (two of whom are struggling with eye accident and disease) -  a Sony reader that magnifies the font to make reading a bit easier and a Sponge Bob Christmas to the little 4 year old who ran a metal rod through his eye – also a set of pots and pans for mom (the only Christmas wish she had)
•Fixed a broken windshield for grandparents who are currently trying to raise 5 grandchildren – also provided them with a gas card from one of our sponsors
•Provided clothes of necessity, school supplies, household items and a small heater/fireplace for a family of 5 – (Note: the greatest excitement came when the HUGE box of laundry detergent was noticed!!!!!)
•Made two brothers (one in high school and one in middle school) believe in Christmas by making their one and only Christmas wish come true – a surround sound and an iPod Nano – also gift certificates for pizza
•Purchased bed frames, box spring, mattresses and bedding for a single mom and three girls who had been sleeping on plywood woods for over a year
•A stove had been purchased (theirs didn’t work and all the money was going to driving the 9 year old back and forth to Madison for cancer treatment) and was to be delivered along with a gas card and Christmas dinner.   Unfortunately, before the delivery could be made, we received word that the little boy had passed away on Christmas Eve.
•Provided money to put toward mortgage assistance to a family who recently lost an 18-month old child at a benefi t on behalf of the family.
•All in all, 14 families were given assistance over Christmas 2010.
Proceeds from the GCFN have been used to help numerous families and individuals over the past several years. One of the biggest contributions made in 2009 was the delivery of 11,200 pounds of food to the new Green County Food Pantry - Green Care in Monticello just two weeks before to Christmas.  "Team Red" -- organizers of GCFN -- spent part of a day unloading a trailer full of non-perishable foods. Thanks to the support of the community and the sponsors, we have been able to feed many this cold, winter season. Special thanks to Piggly Wiggly for their support of GCFN's food pantry efforts!






For the second year in a row, Team Red surprised unsuspecting families on Christmas Day, bringing gifts, necessities and help to families who have suffered a variety of hardships. Here’s an example of some of the Christmas Day deliveries:
•Provided rides to work for a family with health issues and who rely on one vehicle for the sole employed family member. We also got their vehicle repaired.
•Gave a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge to a family of 6 who adopted 4 foster children – some of which have special needs.
•Delivered Christmas gifts to a little girl who lost her daddy to brain cancer just a few weeks before the holidays
•Delivered household and cleaning supplies to an unemployed mother with two children
•Delivered household staples (sheets, towels, dishes, cookware, etc.) to mother/daughter who just started over after removing themselves from a home of abuse.

2011 Benefits
  • Provided a gas card to the parents of a 14-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer so they can travel back and forth to the cancer center.
  • Provided financial assistance to a family who lost their home and belongings in a home fire
11,200 Lb. Donation
GCFN loses a
'Little Hero'
On July 17, 5-year-old Jayda Hawkins lost her year-long battle with brain cancer -- but not before touching the hearts of many in the Green
County area. During the 2010 GCFN, can coozies were sold at a "name your price" -- with all proceeds going towards a fund for Jayda. But it didn't stop there. Many of the tractor pullers also contributed portions of their winnings and other cash donations.
  Because of the generosity of our community and the tractor pullers, Jayda's family will be able to purchase a beautiful headstone -- a daily reminder of the love of strangers and the compassion of community.
  On behalf of the GCFN Red Team and our families, thanks to each of you who -- whether it was $1 or $500 -- took a moment to care about a little girl you most likely didn't know...a little girl who has become a hero to many of us.