‘We’re giving hope’ – 500 food boxes donated to families

Arconic workers assemble food baskets

By: Dave Thompson|December 18, 2025

|4 min read

Boxes of food are lined up by volunteers Wednesday night, Dec. 17, at the Arconic Learning Center in Riverdale, Iowa. The work of filling the boxes was part of the annual Christmas Basket Program presented by Arconic, its employees and two unions. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

RIVERDALE, Iowa – Dennis Butler says he loves helping people and the community, which he proved late Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17, as he kept very busy as part of a volunteer crew assembling food boxes for needy families in the region.

“We love to serve. We want to give back to people,” said the Rock Island man, who is a 23-year employee of the…

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