November 23, 2014
Duane (left) and Alice (right) Carlson of Springfield had the idea to form ECHO when he, the former pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Springfield, saw the community need for food and other assistance grow beyond what the church itself could help.
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ECHO Steps Up Holiday Giving in Burke and Springfield
Duane Carlson and his wife Alice are sorting canned goods into a long row of evenly spaced paper bags, each representing a family. On the Monday before Thanksgiving, there’s a vibrant energy among volunteers buzzing around the Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO) building in Springfield. The nonprofit basic need for assistance organization is open year-round, and now it has the feeling of Santa’s workshop.
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