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The Nelson Company donates to Little Superheroes
The Nelson Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary of doing business in Fairfield.
To mark the occasion, the firm chose a local charity to donate to, and picked “Little Superheroes.“
Little Superheroes was formed in 2015 by Alex and Christie Kessel after their daughter Valerie was born with a rare condition whereby her intestines didn’t work properly. When this condition kept both parents by her side in the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City for months, they decided they wanted to do something to help other families struggling with serious long-term life-threatening issues.
The first Little Superheroes event was in 2016. Since its founding, it has helped more than 100 families. Its principal fundraiser has been the Festival of Trees.
Bob Bowman, president of The Nelson Company in Fairfield, hands a check to Christie Kessel of Little Superheroes. The Nelson Company made a donation to the charity as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. (Photo courtesy of Clint Hardin)
