Nathan '02 and Travis '00 Dahlke with some of this year's carrot crop at the Hands for Harvest farm in Green Isle, Minn. (Photo by Julie Dahlke)
Brothers Travis and Nathan Dahlke will receive the 2010 Gustavus Adolphus College Association of Congregations (GACAC) Service Award at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 18 in Christ Chapel.
The GACAC Service Award recognizes alumni and former students of Gustavus who have made distinctive commitments and contributions to the service of others. The College and the Association celebrate the efforts of members of the College community who participate in service activities through volunteer work, involvement in the church, and extraordinary professional accomplishments.
The Dahlke brothers are being recognized for starting the non-profit organization “Hands for Harvest.” On an acre of their parents’ land, Travis and Nathan started a volunteer farm in 2009 that has since yielded thousands of pounds of potatoes and hundreds of pounds of onions and carrots. The food has all been donated to several different food shelves around the state.
Click here to read more about Hands for Harvest on the College’s Make Your Life Count blog.
Both Travis and Nathan are natives of Green Isle, Minn., and graduates of Sibley East High School. Travis is a 2000 graduate of Gustavus, while Nathan is a 2002 graduate of the College.
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