Festival hands checks to charities following event’s success

Organizers of the first-ever Das Festival of Kendall made the rounds Aug. 15, presenting checks to four area charitable organizations with proceeds from the two-day event in June.

Representatives from the Comfort Golden Age Center, Comfort Table and Food Pantry, Kendall County Women’s Shelter and Heartland Children’s Home welcomed the $2,000 oversized checks.

“We had the ability to pull off this year’s festival,” said organizer Veronica Brown. “Being able to hand out these charitable donation checks the past two days have been such a great experience.”