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Ciara Parizek/MDN Ashley Bruner of Dakota Angus delivered 30 pounds of beef soup bones to Faith United Methodist Church for the soup kitchen on Monday.
Ashley Bruner of Drake beef retailer Dakota Angus delivered 30 pounds of beef soup bones to Faith United Methodist Church in Minot on Monday for use in the soup kitchen.
Bruner Family Ranch was started in 1952 by Frankie and Cecilia Bruner and has been operated by four generations in north central North Dakota. They took his 25 Angus cows with him and the family business is still going strong after more than 70 years.
The Bruner family only buys cattle from a few ranchers, but Bruner noticed there were too many bones in the soup. Instead of throwing them away, she contacted soup kitchens, food pantries and senior meal programs to see if they could use them.
With some positive responses, they were individually packaged and distributed to appropriate locations.
“It’s good to take advantage of that and it gives us a way to be part of the community and be active.” Bruner said.
A large donation of 200 pounds of soup bones was brought to Heaven’s Helpers Soup Cafe in Bismarck. The important thing about soup kitchens is that they usually only accept products that can be used within the time before they spoil. However, while Heaven’s Helpers Soup Cafe is open six days a week and serves patrons, Faith United Methodist Church’s soup kitchen is open only on Mondays.
Bruner contacted Olson and Dunn and asked if they could use some of the bones. The bones were originally scheduled to be delivered around Christmas, but the mission was postponed until Monday due to a family emergency.
Once everything was settled, handover was scheduled for Monday morning. Before people showed up for lunch, Bruner took home 30 pounds of bones and stored them in the freezer for next week’s soup kitchen.
Volunteer Jacqueline Dunn immediately said she already had plans to donate.
“We weathered the storm.” Dan said. “We may have been down, but we couldn’t get out of it.”
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