 The warm temperatures this past weekend did not keep a first-time event from happening. In this week's community spotlight, our Josh Peterson shows us how a first-time event made use of the snow we have left and how it was put to use for a good cause. As the holiday classic goes, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you. The Beltrami County fairgrounds took on a more seasonal feel with the sound of jingle bells and the sight of horse-drawn sleighs that were all part of an event to benefit the Bemidji community food shelf. It's great. It's a perfect day to be out here. You don't need a blanket. You can just wear a light jacket and there's enough snow to have the events. Even though this is the first year that the Bemidji community food shelf has offered a sleigh ride event, it actually has a longer history beginning over in Cook County. My uncle, Mike Hansen, does a sleigh ride up in Cook, Minnesota for the food shelf every year and my mom and dad and my husband and I go up there every year to help out and the last two years I said when we got we were coming home I said I want to do this ride. I want to do something like this for our food shelf. For the Bemidji community food shelf, this opportunity came at the right time. The March food drive is extremely important for the area because it not only helps with food donations but monetary donations can stretch well into the summer months when the food shelf is at its busiest peak. Starting Thanksgiving time and then Christmas, those are the times that people generally think of giving to the food shelf and then the summer months, not so much. But the interesting thing is that's the time of our highest usage. When it comes to helping the food shelf, anyone can step forward and put together a project. Whether it's simple or elaborate, any help with raising awareness and funds is welcome. I would like to see lots of little events, lots of these kind of grass roots events popping up because they're diverse you know and each event might attract somebody new. But the first year of hosting a community sleigh ride considered a success. The hope is that it returns and sees continued growth for years to come. I'd like to see it grow. I'd like to see more people coming out and doing different things. With this week's community spotlight in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.