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CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Lenihan Intermediate School Secretary Lisa Crouch and Mama DiGrado staff get the order ready to take back to hungry staff waiting at the school.
The desire Marshalltownians have to help each other out has lasted through the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest example comes from the Marshalltown Community School District Lenihan Intermediate School.
Fifth grade teacher Laura Fricke and secretary Lisa Crouch were founders of a movement to support Marshalltown restaurants.
Every Thursday, a different restaurant in town is chosen to order take out from, since teachers and staff are not allowed to leave the building during the lunch hour. When a restaurant is chosen, a menu is sent to staff days ahead of time.